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Norbert Brinkhoff-Button DG Information Society European Commission

Information Society Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme Overview and update. Norbert Brinkhoff-Button DG Information Society European Commission. IST in FP6 Timetable Vision & strategy Structure. Instruments Overview Integrated Projects Networks of Excellence Article 169

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Norbert Brinkhoff-Button DG Information Society European Commission

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  1. Information Society Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme Overview and update Norbert Brinkhoff-Button DG Information Society European Commission

  2. IST in FP6 Timetable Vision & strategy Structure Instruments Overview Integrated Projects Networks of Excellence Article 169 Targetted Research Other instruments Web resources Expression of Interest Agenda

  3. The timetable for FP6 February 2001 _____ FP6 proposal to Council & EP May 2001 _________ SP proposal to Council & EP October 2001 ______ 1st reading in EP Dec - Jan 2002 _____ Council position Feb - May 2002 ____ 2nd reading in EP Sept-Oct 2002 _____ Conciliation procedure Oct/Nov 2002 ______ Final adoption of FP, SP & participation rules ~December 2002____ First FP6 call

  4. IST in Context • Challenges • burst of the Internet bubble, economic slowdown • widening research gap with respect to US • faster IST life cycles, fragmented research scene • Union objectives • ERA: moving to a European level research policy • Lisbon council: global race for knowledge • eEurope: concerted action with member states

  5. Vision • Building the knowledge society for ALL • Bring “people” to the foreground - build technologies for the background • ‘Our surrounding is the interface’: everywhere, embedded in everyday objects (e.g: furniture, clothes, vehicles, smart materials, …) • Exploring interfaces beyond “the PC, screens & keyboard” • Enabling multi-sensorial dialogues supported by computing & networking

  6. Strategy • Concentration and critical mass • European level approach • Simplification of procedures • More autonomy and flexibility • Visionary, forward looking • Core technologies AND applications • New organisation of WP, Calls, etc

  7. Structure Knowledge and Interface Technologies FET Communication, Computing and Software Components and Microsystems Technologies for Major Societaland Economic Challenges Ind. Budget:3,600 ME(+Géant, grids)

  8. Main research headings • Technologies for major societal & economic challenges • health, mobility, environment, cultural heritage... • e-business, e-government, e-/m-commerce, e-learning... • trust and security, GRID’s and complex problem solving • Communication, computing and software technologies • mobile and wireless systems, wireless re-configurable IP, all-optical networks... • software, embedded and distributed systems, network embedded systems with sensors... • Components and micro-systems • pushing the limits of CMOS, optical, photonic components... • micro and nano-technologies, microsystems, displays, micro and nano structures and new materials...

  9. Knowledge and Interface Technologies • Knowledge technologies • Cognitive and agent-based tools supporting the full knowledge lifecycle, enabling new semantic-based and context-aware systems. Aim is to make the Web (and other knowledge resources) machine-processable. • Includes digital media technologies, to support the design, creation, management and delivery of multimedia content, across different networks and platforms • Interfaces and interactive surface technologies • Natural, adaptive and multi-sensorial interface technologies for a seamless human interaction with devices, virtual and physical objects and the knowledge embedded in everyday environments • Multilingual and multicultural access and communication

  10. IST in FP6 Timetable Vision & strategy Structure Instruments Overview Integrated Projects Networks of Excellence Article 169 Targetted Research Other instruments Web resources Expression of Interest Agenda

  11. Overview of FP6 instruments • Integrated Projects • Networks of Excellence • Article 169 (joint implementation of national programmes) • “Stairway of excellence”: • Specific Targeted Research Projects • Co-ordination actions • Support Actions

  12. Integrated Projects - purpose • Achieve clearly defined objectives and results • Integrate the types of activities needed to obtain the goals (full technology chain) • Integrate the critical mass of resources needed to obtain the goals • Support industry-academia collaboration including SME’s

  13. IP - activities • Full technology chain • research and technology development • demonstration • technology transfer or take-up • training and dissemination • Special attention to • appropriate management • coherence

  14. IP - critical mass • Resources • commensurate with objectives • budget up to several tens of M€ • Partnership • min. 3 participants from 3 different countries • Duration • typically 3 - 5 years

  15. IP - financial regime • EU contribution to actual costs • that are necessary for the project (no predefined categories) • determined in accordance with each participant’s own accounting definitions and practices • Annual cost statements • certified by an independent auditor • with a justification of costs coupled to acorresponding activity report • Rolling advance scheme throughout duration

  16. IP - proposals / contracts Provisional…! • Key elements of proposals • S&T objectives, socio-economic impact • outline “implementation plan” for whole duration • detailed implementation plan for first 18 months • global budget estimate, justified • Participants share • joint & several technical responsibility • joint & several financial liability • Community contribution • distribution between participants or between activities does NOT have to be spelled out

  17. IP - implementation • Implementation plans • one overall plan, updateable • detailed workplans, rolling • Changes to the consortium • up to consortium to take in new participants(without additional funding) • the contract will specify when the addition of new participants must involve a competitive call • competitive call by EC to add tasks and funding

  18. Networks of Excellence (NoE) - objectives • To reinforce scientific and technological excellence on a particular theme: European leadership • By integrating research capacities across Europe: overcome fragmentation • To act as a “Virtual Centre of Excellence”: spread excellence beyond partnership

  19. NoE - main features • Joint Programme of Activity (JPA) (RTD, training, transfer, mobility... ) • Established or emerging research fields • Several M€ per year • Minimum of 3 participants bringing together universities, research labs, industrial labs

  20. NoE - “Joint Programme of Activity” • “Re-thought” RTD activities of participants • co-ordinated as “one” RTD programme • less redundancy, better coverage • Integrating activities e.g. • common software libraries • common development platforms • joint RTD teams • exchange of researchers • shared knowledge and IPR • Dissemination • training and technology transfer to industry CRITERIA Excellence and ambition Extent, depth and lasting character Spreading of excellence Management & governance

  21. NoE - flexibility & autonomy • JPA • updateable overall plan • rolling, detailed JPA • Funding • autonomous distribution among partners & activities (consortium agreement) • For changes in the network partnership • consortium may decide on new partners • can be through a competitive call

  22. NoE - financial regime Provisional…! • Grant for integration • ‘incentive’ calculated on the basis of a lump sum per researcher ‘involved’ • 20K€ (?) per researcher/per year - less as number of researchers increases • Payments • disbursed in annual instalments according to planned progress in JPA

  23. Article 169 • At the initiative of the member states • Support to “national” programmes jointly executed (article 169) • Common or priority issues • Increase impact of national efforts • Carried out by governments, national research centres or regional authorities • EU funding to support the joint programmes • Harmonised work programmes • Coordinated assignment of budgets • Launch joint calls for proposals

  24. Targeted RTD projects • Focus on one specific activity & result • research activities of more limited scope & ambition than Integrated Projects • Similar to current RTD contracts • research (50%), demonstration (35%) • combined research & demonstration • More limited partnership • particularly suited for smaller research actors, including SME’s & candidate countries

  25. Coordination & specific support actions • Coordination Actions • similar to current thematic networks • support to logistics, .. • can cover up to 100% of additional costs • Specific Support Actions • an evolved form of the accompanying measures of FP5 • e.g. conferences, seminars, studies and analyses, expert groups, operational support, dissemination, information and communication

  26. Provisional…! FP6 cost models • Cost reimbursement principle, 2 models: • SimplifiedFull Cost Model • 3 cost blocks: personnel, “other” and overheads = more flexibility • standard overhead rate = simplification • ‘Other expenditure’ = all substantial direct costs other than personnel; to be identified in TA • Additional Cost Model • Maximum rates (SFC / AC) • 50% for RTD - 35% for demonstration • 100% of direct costs for management & training • up to 100% of AC for all project components

  27. Web resources - Status updates Detailed provisions and discussion papers on CORDIS for IPs and NoEs http://www.cordis.lu/rtd2002 Other useful links http://www.cordis.lu http:// www.cordis.lu/ist http:// www.cordis.lu/ist/fp6/fp6.htm IST helpdesk Fax: +32 2 296 83 88 E-Mail: ist@cec.eu.int

  28. Invitations for Expressions of Interest • Opened on March 20, deadline June 7 • Stimulate partnerships and proposal building • Invitation for “embryonic” proposals in IPs & NoEs • Response will be analysed and a report produced • An anonymized report is expected to be made public

  29. Conclusion • FP6 is not business as usual • size, complexity, integration • final shaping of instruments still unknown • Good research (ideas) will always be accomodated, whatever the framework • What matters most is simplification of the process, for all stakeholders

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