SEPVE Thessaloniki, 8 March 2007 Prof. Panos Argyrakis University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

1. Building the Europe of Knowledge Towards the SeventhFramework Programme 2007-2013 SEPVE Thessaloniki, 8 March 2007 • Prof. Panos Argyrakis University of Thessaloniki, GREECE National Representative of GREECE in the EU Special Configuration Committee

2. Lisbon target: 3% GDP on 2010 • Improved research and innovation policies • Supports the integration and attractiveness of the ERA • Contributes to increased competitiveness • Contributes to sustainable development • Research and innovation as a priority of the National Reform Programmes for growth and jobs To be a genuinely competitive, knowledge-based economy, Europe must become better at producing KnowledgethroughResearch, at diffusing it through Educationand at applying it through Innovation.

3. Putting the knowledge triangle of research, education and innovation to work RESEARCH EDUCATIONINNOVATION Europe a Global Competitive Knowledge – Based Economy -Economic Growth -Competitiveness -Jobs -Social Cohesion

4. FP7: significant impacts on S&T and the economy • Economic benefits • Reduced commercial risk • increased turnover and profitability • enhanced productivity and market share • Innovative performance • Enterprises participating in FP: • tend to be more innovative • more likely to patent • engage in innovative co-operation with other firmsand universities €1 €4-7 (long-run, econometric models) (research) at European level

5. FP7 Structure SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES COOPERATION ΙDEAS PEOPLE CAPACITIES + JOINT RESEARCH CENTER EURATOM (2007-11)

6. FP 7 RTD Promote Excellence in Scientific and Technological Research, Development and Demonstration COOPERATION: Transnational cooperation in different forms across the Union and beyond, in a number of thematic areas corresponding to major fields of knowledge and technology ΙDEAS: Supporting ‘investigator – driven’ research carried out across all fields ΕUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL PEOPLE: Strengthening, quantitatively and qualitatively Human Potential in Europe, encouraging the mobility CAPACITIES: Strengthening of the Research Capacities

7. THEMATIC AREAS 1. HEALTH 2. FOOD, AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES, BIOTECHNOLOGY 3. INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 4. NANOSCIENCES, NANOTECHNOLOGY 5. ΕNERGY 6. ENVIRONMENT + CLIMATE CHANGES 7. TRANSPORT + AERONAUTICS 8. SOCIO-ECONOMICS SCIENCES & HUMANITIES 9. SPACE 1Ο. SECURITY

8. 18,5% HEALTH Biotechnology, generic tools and technologies for human health Translating research for human health Optimising the delivery of healthcare to European citizens Child health Healthy Ageing Technology Platform for Innovative Medicines

9. 6% FOOD, AGRICULTURAL & FISHERIES, ΒΙΟTECHNOLOGY Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments ‘Fork to farm’: Food, health and well being Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

10. 28,2% INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ICT Technology Pillars Integration of Technologies Applications Research Future and Emerging Technologies

11. 10,7% Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Materials New Production Integration of technologies for industrial applications

12. 7% ΕΝΕRGY Hydrogen and fuel cells Renewable electricity generation Renewable fuel production 2/3 Renewables for heating and cooling Near zero emission power generation Smart energy networks Energy savings and energy efficiency Knowledge for Energy policy making

13. 5,8% ENVIRONMENT + CLIMATE CHANGES Climate change, Pollution and Risks Sustainable Management of resources Environmental Technologies Earth observation and Assessment tools

14. 12,9% TRANSPORT + ΑΕRONAUTICS Aeronautics and Air transport Surface transport (rail, road and waterborne) Support to the European global satellite navigation system (GALILEO)

15. 1,9% SOCIO-ECONOMICSCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIS Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society Combining economic, social and sustainability objectives in a European perspective Major trends in society and their implications Europe in the world : understanding change The citizen in the European Union Socio-economic and scientific indicators Foresight activities

16. 4,5% SPACE Space-based applications at the service of the European Society Exploration of Space RTD for strengthening space foundations European Space Policy European Space Programme from 2008

17. 4,4% SECURITY Protection against terrorism and organised crime Security of infrastructures and utilities Border security Restoring security in case of crisis Security systems integration and interoperability Security and society Security Research Coordination and structuring

18. FP7 budget € 50 521 million, (current prices) • Note: Euratom FP: €2.7 billion over 5 years - not included above

19. COOPERATION

20. ΙDEAS Frontier Research is a key driver to innovation and economic performance ΕUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ERC) SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL DEDICATED IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE 100% COMPETITIVE FUNDING INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH TEAMS

21. ΙDEAS • Support investigator-driven frontier research over all areas of research • European added-value through competition at European level • Autonomous scientific governance • Excellence as sole criterion • Simple, user-friendly • ERC Launch Strategy provides for two streams of funding activities starting in 2007: • • ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant scheme (ERC Starting Grant) • • ERC Advanced Investigator Researcher Grant scheme (ERC Advanced Grant) Budget ~ €1bn p.a. (2007-2013 ~ €7.46)

22. PEOPLE (1) The FP7 programme’s activities will be based on the long and successful experience of the Marie Curie actions and will cover all stages of a researcher’s professional life, from initial research training to life long learning and career development Better structuring Industrial participation A stronger international dimension

23. PEOPLE (2) • Initial training of researchers  Marie Curie Networks* • Life-long training and career development  Individual Fellowships  Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes • Industry-academia pathways and partnerships  Industry-Academia Knowledge–sharing Scheme* • International dimension  Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships  International Cooperation Scheme  Reintegration grants  Support to researcher ‘diasporas’ • Specific actions  Mobility and career enhancement actions  Excellence awards Budget ~ € 4.75 bn (2007-2013) * Open to third-country nationals

24. CAPACITIES ENHANCE THE EUROPEAN CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATION RESEARCH INFRASTRACTURES RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF SMEs REGIONS OF KNOWELEDGE RESEARCH POTENTIAL SCIENCE IN SOCIETY COHERENT DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

25. RESEARCH INFRASTRACTURES • Support to existing research infrastructures: •  Integrating activities •  Research e-infrastructures • Support to new research infrastructures: •  Construction of new research infrastructures • and major updates of existing ones •  Design studies FUNDING: - FP 7 - STRACTURAL FUNDS - NATIOANAL FUNDS - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK

26. RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF SMEs STRENGTHENING THE INNOVATION CAPACITY OF SMEs & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS RESEARCH FOR SMEs - Support small group of innovative SMEs RESEARCH for SMEs ASSOCIATIONS - Support SMEs associations and SMEs groupings Encourage and facilitate SME participation - ‘EXPLORATORY AWARDS’ - COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION PROGRAMME (CIP)

27. REGIONS of KNOWLEDGE Two objectives for all European regions: Strengthen their capacity for investing in RTD and carryingout research activities Produce research strategies that contribute to regional economic development Through the development of regional ‘research-driven clusters’

28. RESEARCH POTENTIAL Two objectives for EU’s convergence and outermost (RUP) regions • To fully realise the European Research Area in the enlarged Union Through: • Transnational two-way secondments and recruitment of staff • Development of research equipment and the material environment • Workshops and conferences for knowledge transfer • ‘Evaluation facilities’ Unlock and develop their research capacities Foster an increase in their participation to Community research activities

29. SCIENCE IN SOCIETY • Strengthening the European science system(inc. scientific advice) • Broader public engagement on science-related questions • Promoting better science through ethics researchand ethical review • Science and technology and their place in society • Gender research, gender dimension, and the role of womenin research • Science education – curiosity and the participationof young people • Policy for the role and engagement of universities • Communication between scientists, policy-makers, mediaand the public

30. COHERENT DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH POLICIES Monitoring and analysis of research related public policies/industrial strategies: • Information and intelligence service (ERAWATCH) • Industrial research investment monitoring • Indicators on research activity and its impact on the economy Coordination of research policies: • Implementing the Open Method of Coordination • Bottom-up initiatives undertaken by several countries and regions (OMC-NET)

31. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (1) ‘Horizontal’ support actions and measures not carried out in the Cooperation or People programmes Two interdependent objectives: Support competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields Address specific problems that thirdcountries face or that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit To facilitate contacts with partners in third countries with the aim of providing better access to research carried out elsewhere in the world

32. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (2) Cooperation with third countries in the Seventh Framework Programme will be targeted, in particular, at the following groups of countries: • Candidate countries; • Countries neighbouring the EU, Mediterranean partner countries, Western Balkans countries (WBC) and the Eastern European and Central Asian countries (EECA)[1]; • Developing countries, focusing on the particular needs of each country or region concerned; • Emerging economies. [1] Formerly called the New Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The theme-oriented international cooperation actions will be carried out under the "Cooperation" . The international actions in the area of human potential will be carried under the "People" programme.

33. CAPACITIES Budget ~ € 4.1bn (2007-2013)

34. STATE OF PLAY • 42 Recently Published Calls • Cooperation: 2006-12-22: FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1, FP7-AAT-2007-TREN-1, FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD, FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN, FP7-ENV-2007-1, FP7-ERANET-2007-RTD, FP7-ERARESORG-2007-1-RTD, FP7-HEALTH-2007-A , FP7-ICT-2007-1, FP7-ICT-2007-C, FP7-KBBE-2007-1, FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1, FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1, FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-1, FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1, FP7-SEC-2007-1, FP7-SPACE -2007-1, FP7-SSH-2007-1, FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1, FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1 and FP7-TPT-2007-RTD-1 • Ideas: 2006-12-22: ERC-2007-StG • People: 2006-12-22: FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN, FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-2-ERG, FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-3-IRG, FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-1-1-NIGHT and FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-2-AWARDS • Capacities: 2006-12-22: FP7-INCO-2007-1, FP7-INCO-2007-4, FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1, FP7-REGIONS-2007-1, FP7-REGIONS-2007-2, FP7-REGIONS-2007-3, FP7-REGPOT-2007-1, FP7-REGPOT-2007-2, FP7-REGPOT-2007-3, FP7-REGPOT-2007-4, FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007-1, FP7-SME-2007-1, FP7-SME-2007-2 and FP7-SME-2007-3 • Euratom: 2006-12-22: FP7-Fission-2007

35. Indicative calendar of call (2007) • Publication of first call: 22 December 2006 • Closure date: April - May 2007 • One single submission/ evaluation procedure • Evaluation of proposals: • Individual evaluation: May-June 2007 • Consensus meetings: July 2007 • Launch of negotiations: September 2007 • Signature of first grant agreements: from December 2007 • Publication of 2nd call: Oct-Nov 2007

36. Funding schemes of call (2007) • Specified for each topic • Collaborative research: • large scale integrating projects (4-7 mio. €) • small- or medium-scale focused research projects • (max. 3.5 mio. €) • Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICA) • Network of Excellence (4-7 mio. €) • Coordination and support actions: • coordinating type (incl. ERA-NETs – max. 2 mio. €) • supporting type • Research for the benefit of specific groups • (CSO - max. 2 mio. € )

37. PARTICIPATE IN FP7 Participation is open to international organisations and legal entities established in third countries after the minimum conditions laid down in the ‘Rules for participation’ have been met, as well as any conditions specified in the specific programmes or relevant work programmes. Partners from Candidate Countries (scheduled to join the European Union) and Associated States (countries with science and technology cooperation agreements with the EU that include a financial contribution to FP7) can participate on similar terms to participants from the EU Member States. Organisations from an international cooperation partner country (ICPC) can also receive funding.

38. International cooperation in FP7 The participation of third countries in the Cooperation SP will be possible via 2 mechanisms: • The opening of all activities to third countries – both for ICPC* and industrialised countries in the Themes • Specific international co-operation actions (SICA) in each thematic priority dedicated to ICPC Identifier: FP7-INCO-2007-4 Publication date: 22 December 2006 Budget: € 370 000 Deadline: 02 May 2007 Identifier: FP7-INCO-2007-1 Publication date: 22 December 2006 Budget: € 17 000 000 Deadline: 02 May 2007 *International Co-operation Partner Country (ICPC)