International Scientific Cooperation in FP6: Future Calls for Proposals

1. International scientificcooperationin FP6:Future calls for proposals JULY 2004 European Commission, Unit N2 International Scientific Cooperation Projects

2. Presentation Overview • International scientific cooperation • The 2004 INCO Work Programme • The 2005 INCO Work Programme

3. International scientificco-operation in theSixth Framework Programme • International Co-operation represents an important dimension of Sixth Framework Programme • It contributes to a European Research Area open to the world • It is implemented through three major complementary routes:

4. Three major routes for international scientific co-operation in FP6 • Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations • Specific measures in support of international co-operation • International mobility of researchers

5. Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations • Participation of researchers, teams and institutions from third countries in projects within • the seven Priority Thematic Areas of Research, • Specific activities covering a wider field of research (NEST, horizontal SME activities) • Budget: 285 million Euro for the funding of third country participation in RTD-actions

6. Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations • Examples for issues arising at world levelor subject to international efforts: • Food safety • Sustainable development (e.g. biodiversity, desertification, global climatic change, forest management) • Combating infectious diseases associated with poverty (HIV, tuberculosis, malaria)

7. Strategic objectives • To enable European researchers to get access to knowledge, technologies from the rest of the world on the basis t of mutual interest; • To mobilize the scientific and technological capacities of the European Union towards humankind’s collective development issues, in cooperation with direct benefits to the international community in areas where Europe has a recognized expertise; and • To develop scientific and technical activities useful to the implementation of EU foreign, trade and development aid policy activities.

8. Specific measures in support of international co-operation • Dedicated international cooperation activities which are relevant to some groups of countries or regions with own calls for proposals • Budget: 315 million Euro to fundRTD actions

9. Specific measures in support of international co-operation • These activities will be carried out: • To complement the activities in the seven thematic priorities • By means of specific targeted research projects of a limited scale, actions to coordinate national efforts and, specific support measures • Problem oriented approach on a regional basis, policy dialogue and prioritization • Research priorities defined on the basis of: • the interests and objectives of the Community’s political partnership with the different groups of countries • the particular economic and social needs of countries and regions concerned

10. Specific measures in support of international co-operation • These activities could cover more particularly: • for developing countries, the problems of health and public health, food security, and the rational exploitation of resources • for the Mediterranean partner countries, issues relating to environment, health and water issues, as well as protection of the cultural heritage • for Western Balkan countries: Environment and Energy, Health • for Russia and the other NIS: stabilization of R&D potential, issues relating to changes in the industrial production system, environment and health protection and various safety aspects

11. Instruments for Specific Measures in Support of International Cooperation • Specific Target Research Projects (STREP) • Coordination Actions (CA) • Specific Support Actions (SSA)

12. International mobility of researchers • A coherent set of actions to support international mobility of researchers in the framework of the specific programme “Structuring the ERA”. • With a view to further reinforcing the human potential for European research, these actions will aim to • attract top-class research workers from third countries, with the view to develop mutually beneficial research co-operation between Europe and third countries • promote the training of European researchers abroad • Two main types of grants: • in-coming fellowships with possibility for “return ticket” • out-going fellowships

13. 2 2004 Work Programme

14. Specific measures in support of international co-operation Calls for proposals in work programme 2004 Co-operation with third countries • A: Developing countries • B: Mediterranean Partner countries • C: Western Balkan countries • D: Russia and the other New Independent States Multilateral co-ordination of national RTD policies and activities • E: Strengthening of co-ordination with other foreign policy instruments and definition of research priorities STREP/CA 14.Sept.04, 36.2 M € SSA, 1.9 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept STREP/CA 14.Sept.04, 27.1 M € SSA, 0.9 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept SSA, 0.9 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept STREP/CA 27.Apr.04, 14.0 M € SSA, 0.9 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept SSA, 1.5 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept

15. Developing Countries • Health and public health • Rational use of natural resources (SSA only) • Food security

16. Health and public health • Reproductive health (only SSA) • Health care system, Policy and Management • Knowledge and technologies to improve control of neglected communicable diseases

17. Rational use of natural resources (SSA only) • Managing humid and semi-humid ecosystems • Reconciling multiple demands on coastal zones • Managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems

18. Food security • Health of livestock populations (SSA) • Bio-diverse, bio-safe and value added crops • Aquatic farming systems (SSA)

19. B Mediterranean Partner Countries • Environment • Health • Protection and conservation of cultural heritage

20. Western Balkan countries (SSA only) Environment • Health

21. 3 2005 Work Programme

22. Specific measures in support of international co-operation Calls for proposals in work programme 2005 Co-operation with third countries • A: Developing countries • B: Mediterranean Partner countries • C: Western Balkan countries • D: Russia and the other New Independent States Multilateral co-ordination of national RTD policies and activities • E: Strengthening of co-ordination with other foreign policy instruments and definition of research priorities STREP/CA 13.Sept.05, 60 M € SSA, 2 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept STREP/CA 13Sept.045 10 M € SSA, 0.9 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept SSA, 3 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept SSA, 0.8 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept SSA, 1.5 M € 8.Mar/8.Sept

23. Health and public health • Reproductive health (only SSA)Health care system, Policy and Management Knowledge and technologies to improve control of neglected communicable diseases

24. Food security • Health of livestock populations (SSA) • Bio-diverse, bio-safe and value added crops • Aquatic farming systems

25. Mediterranean Partner Countries • Environment • Health • Protection and conservation of cultural heritage

26. Rational use of natural resources • Managing humid and semi-humid ecosystems (SSA only) • Reconciling multiple demands on coastal zones(SSA only) • Managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems

27. Further information • INCO infodesk: • inco@cec.eu.int • INCO infopoint: • http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/inco.htm • International Scientific cooperation policy: • http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/index_en.html • INTAS: • http://www.intas.be/