UKRAINE: ICT SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL AND COOPERATION POSSIBILITIES

1. UKRAINE: ICT SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL AND COOPERATION POSSIBILITIES Lviv, Ukraine, 02 July 2009 Vadym Yashenkov, NIP Ukraine Deputy Director

2. Organisation of NIP Ukraine • Established pursuant to the Order # 514 of 01 August 2003 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine • Hosted by Kyiv State Centre for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information • INTAS Help Desk: March 2004 – December 2006

3. Principal objectives • Fostering integration of Ukrainian scientific community into the European Research Area (ERA) • Involvement of SMEs into the European research programmes to increase competitiveness of this sector • Operating as a part of NIP/NCP network

4. Principal activities • Collection and dissemination of information on the EU research programmes • Organization of the awareness raising activities in Ukraine: seminars, conferences and workshops • Providing consultations and trainings to develop practical skills in project writing and management • Establishing and maintaining contacts with Ukrainian and foreign scientific and research institutions • Ensuring assistance in partner search • Participation in FP projects

5. NIP Ukraine Network • Dnipropetrovs’k: Dnipropetrovs’k Centre for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information • Donets’k: Donets’k National University • Ivano-Frankivs’k: Prycarpattya National University after V.Stefanyk • Lviv: Lviv State Centre for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information • Odessa: Odessa National University named after I.I.Mechnikov • Simferopol: Tavrida National V.I.Vernadsky University • Uzhgorod: Uzhgorod National University • Zaporizhzhya: Zaporizhzhya State Centre for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information

6. NIP Ukraine’s Experience in FP6 Projects • Scenarios for Coordinated Approach to Sustainable S&T Cooperation with the Eastern Neighbors of the EU-SCOPE-EAST • Strengthening Cooperation between European Research Area and NIS – ERANIS • Promoting International Cooperation for Environmental Research Through Dissemination and Networking Activities-INT-ER-LINK • Support for Participants in ICT Priority by Network for IST under the Transition to the 7th Framework Programme – IDEAL-IST7fp

7. NIP Ukraine’s Experience in FP7 Projects • S&T International Cooperation Network for Eastern European and Central Asian Countries - IncoNet EECA • Extending ICT Research Co-operation between the European Union, Eastern Europe and the Southern Caucasus – EXTEND • Enhancing the bilateral S&T partnership with Ukraine – BILAT-UKR • Networking on Science and Technology in the Black Sea Region – BS-ERA.NET

8. Structure of Science Management in Ukraine

9. Structure of Institutions Implementing Scientific and S&T Works (in %, by sectors)

10. Number of Researchers Who Implemented S&T Works(in thousands) 449,9 450,0 400,0 350,0 300,0 262,5 233,3 250,0 215,0 199,4 188,0 178,0 170,6 181,5 173,9 173,6 200,0 160,8 150,0 100,0 50,0 0,0 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

11. Financing of S&T(in % to GDP)

12. Financing of Science in Ukraine • State budget 36.6% (4% for international S&T co-op) • Domestic customers 29.9% • Foreign customers 24.9% • Funds of research institutions 6.4% • Other sources 2.2% Total amount (in 2006) 5.535 bln. UAH

13. Policy Base for S&T Cooperation with Ukraine • EC-Ukraine S&T Co-operation Agreement • EU-Ukraine Action Plan • European Neighbourhood Policy

14. Basic Laws of Ukraine for ICT • On Scientific and S&T Activities (adopted in 1991; revised in 1998) • On S&T Development Priorities (2001; new draft - 2007) • On Scientific and S&T Examination (1995) • On S&T Information (1993) • On the National Programme on Informatization of Ukraine (1998-2001) • On Specifics of Legal Activities Regime of NASU, Sector-related Academies of Sciences and Their Property Status (2002)

15. Information and Communication Technologies • ICT Technology Pillars • Integration of Technologies • Applications Research • Future and Emerging Technologies

16. ICT Importance • Key enabler for productivity growth competitiveness • Important sector in its own right • Facilitator for more efficient public services • Providing tools for addressing societal challenges • Underpinning progress in all S&T fields

17. ICT Technology Pillars • Nano-electronics, photonics & integratedmicro/nano-systems • Ubiquitous and unlimited capacity communication networks • Embedded systems, computing and control • Software, grids, security and dependability • Knowledge, cognitive and learning systems • Simulation, visualisation, interaction and mixed realities • New perspectives emerging in ICT drawingon other science and technology disciplines

18. Integration of Technologies • Personal environments • Home environments • Robotic systems • Intelligent infrastructures

19. Applications Research • ICT meeting societal challenges • ICT for content, creativity and personal development • ICT supporting businesses and industry • ICT for trust and confidence

20. Participation in FP6 Projects

21. FP6: Links of Ukraine with the EUNumber of Participants

22. Preliminary Results of Participation in FP7(as for 23.03.09)

23. FP7: Links of Ukraine with the EUNumber of Proposals

24. Upcoming Calls for Proposals • ICT Call 5: open 31.07.2009 – 03.11.2009 Budget: 722 mln. euro • ICT Call 6: open 24.11.2009 – 13.04.2010 Budget: 286 mln. Euro • FET Open: open 19.11.2008 – 31.12.2010 Budget: 61 mln. Euro

25. ICT Call 5: 31.07.2009 – 03.11.2009

26. ICT Call 6: 24.11.2009 – 13.04.2010

27. Thank you for your attention!