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6CP - October 2003

www.cordis.lu/nest. 6CP - October 2003. New and Emerging Science and Technology ….. possible implications for excellence and convergence. Outline. ERA and FP6 – brief review NEST – what is it and how does it fit into FP6? Excellence and convergence - the NEST implementation perspective.

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6CP - October 2003

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  1. www.cordis.lu/nest 6CP - October 2003 New and EmergingScience and Technology …..possible implications for excellence and convergence

  2. Outline • ERA and FP6 – brief review • NEST – what is it and how does it fit into FP6? • Excellence and convergence - the NEST implementation perspective

  3. ERA – Policy objectives • Organisation of research facilities • Coherent public policies • Private investment • Scientific reference • Human capital and mobility • Europe and regions attractive to investment • Shared values

  4. FP6 as a means to promote the ERA • Structuring: • resources (human, infrastructure) • large instruments (“social capital”) • Focused EU funding • Self-organisation (ERA-net) • Flexibility

  5. FP6: context and organisation • ERA/FP6 – distinction between policy and programme • Overall architecture which allows: • More specific objectives for individual activities within the programme • Less need for intra-programme co-ordination • Stronger “scientific” content

  6. Outline • ERA and FP6 – brief review • NEST – what is it and how does it fit into FP6? • Excellence and convergence - the NEST implementation perspective

  7. NEST objectives • Stimulate visionary long term research at the frontiers of knowledge and at the interface between disciplines • Give researchers freedom to develop and prove their ideas within the broadest possible limits • Respond rapidly to new problems and opportunities

  8. What NEST may achieve • New science, new principles in emerging fields, new techniques and basic technologies • Enhanced creative potential in European science and technology • New communities of knowledge in emerging areas • An increased responsiveness to possible problems arising from new discoveries • Strategic inputs for the development of future European research initiatives

  9. FP6Where does NEST fit in? Focusing and Integrating Community research Thematic priorities “Wider field of Research” Support to policies NEST SMEs Genomics IST Nanotechnologies. Food Citizens Aeronautics Sustainable dev. International co-operation JRCc Structuring the ERA Strengthening the foundations of the ERA

  10. Two modes Open domain: • ADVENTURE • INSIGHT • NEST SUPPORT 215 M € Overall Budget, (to be topped up) Focused actions: PATHFINDER

  11. Implementation Through standard FP6 instruments • STREP: Specific Targeted Research Project. To provides funding for research activity. • CA: Co-ordination Activity. To provides funding for networking and co-ordination. • SSA: Specific Support Action. To provide funding for activities in direct support of NEST

  12. Evaluation Peer review, following EC Guidelines on quality and fairness • 1-stage or 2-stage submission scheme • A panel of high-level scientists with a broad perspective and a good appreciation of multi-disciplinary issues • With inputs from specialised remote referees • Open and transparent feedback to proposers

  13. Key characteristics of NEST projects • May fall in “any” area of research • Research not falling within the Thematic Priorities • Novel, possibly multi-disciplinary, possibly unconventional • Well focused objectives, which are ambitious but clear, possibly risky, and consistent with the scale of the project

  14. Look ahead Second Call OPEN DOMAIN • Call reference: FP6-2003-NEST-B • Call date: expected December 2003 • Budget 30M€ • (ADVENTURE, INSIGHT, NEST SUPPORT) • No major changes w.r.t. 2003, • (except enable CA for ADVENTURE) • Closure dates: 14 April, mid-September

  15. Look ahead Second Call PATHFINDER • Call reference: FP6-2003-NEST-B • Call date: expected December 2003 • Budget 35M€ • Actions: “Synthetic biology”; “Tackling complexity in science”; “What it means to be human” • Closure date: 14 April 2004

  16. INSIGHT: The mandate “research to assess rapidly new discoveriesor newly-observed phenomena, which may indicate emerging risks or problemsof high importanceto European society, and identify appropriate responses to them.”

  17. NEST Support: The specific areas • Promotion of interaction with the research community and the identification of opportunities for research under NEST • Analysing the conduct of highly advanced science and technology in the European context, and on a comparative basis, and the specific socio-cultural and economic factors affecting its performance • Analysing the dynamics of scientific and technological change, and management issues specific to high risk and interdisciplinary research • Improving the methodological basis for addressing systemic and societal vulnerabilities to science-based hazards

  18. Build and consolidate European capabilities in promising emerging (interdisciplinary) areas, for the long term. Actions of up to EUR 10m or more; several STREPS, one or more CAs Annual calls for proposals; several topics per call First call autumn 2003, closure April 2004 PATHFINDER: The mandate

  19. Build and consolidate European capabilities in promising emerging (interdisciplinary) areas, for the long term. Actions of up to EUR 10m or more; research projects (STREPs) + co-ordination action NEST should provide “early stage funding” - as ideas mature they should be translated into more conventional funding modes Approach must be inter-disciplinary and ambitious, even if initial funding is limited PATHFINDER initiatives

  20. Ideas must come “bottom-up” from the science base “Structured dialogue” with the research community: information from research literature, foresight and other strategic analysis, plus open invitations for ideas definition of strategic orientations: areas where radical opportunities arise from cross-disciplinary application of new methods and techniques. Progressive rounds of consultation with external experts and internally (thematic priorities) to explore candidate areas and to refine and focus in areas selected Identifying PATHFINDER topics

  21. Tackling complexity in science: focus on complex problems and “generalisable” methods for simplifying and solving them. Synthetic biology: engineering new proteins, genes and (ultimately) organisms from scratch, to improve understanding of biological processes and to develop the knowledge and skill base for a true engineering discipline in biology What it means to be human : interdisciplinary research with focus on the unique characteristics of human cognitive capacities, their origins and differences from other organisms PATHFINDER TOPICS FOR 2004

  22. Outline • ERA and FP6 – brief review • NEST – what is it and how does it fit into FP6? • Excellence and convergence - the NEST implementation perspective

  23. NEST - impacts on convergence? • Divergence? • Instabilities due to positive feedback from competitive funding • Uneven starting points • Convergence? • Transnational collaborative research • Few pre-conditions, limited “inertia”

  24. Uneven starting points

  25. Suggestions for management • Don’t consider activities like NEST as zero-sum games • Don’t dilute or confuse specific objectives • Don’t ask researchers to carry policy responsibilities • Do improve “equality of opportunity” • Do establish the right “policy mix” including complementary measures (eg “capacity building”) • Do ensure “joint ownership” between Community and member states

  26. Improving equality of opportunity • Access • Awareness of NEST • Transparency of resources/ expertise (partner search, advice…) • Peer review • Avoidance of implicit bias

  27. Peer review: avoiding bias due to conservatism • Potential problems for NEST: • Avoiding conservatism in assessing ambition/novelty • Avoiding gender bias • Avoiding “reputation” bias • Possible solutions: • Multi-disciplinary approach • Two stage proposals - anonymous first stage

  28. Country distribution of participants(all proposals)

  29. Country distribution of participants (retained proposals)

  30. Changing context • Enlargement + Developing reality of the ERA • Institutional diversity: new players, new forms of competition • Greater emphasis on basic research • new dynamics for negotiation/decision in the EU

  31. Final observations • Excellence and inclusiveness must be pursued together • ERA provides a broader and more flexible basis to create appropriate policies and programmes • Diversity and experimentation are needed to create “self-organised coherence” • Programme objectives, implementation modalities and management, matter as well as the policy mix • Joint effort is required at Community and national level (policy, NCPs, others…)

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