CANADA – EUROPEPartners in the world / Partenaires dans le monde

S&T Information Day:Scientific Cooperation with the EU

Budapest 27 March 2007Patricia E. Ockwell

Canada-EU Research Collaboration

• Why Collaborate with Canada for FP7

• The Canadian Research Network

• FP7 from a Canadian Perspective

• Tool Box for FP7 Collaboration

Why Collaborate with Canadain FP7?

• Work together with best minds on specific challenges

• Avoid duplication of efforts

• Share costs, risks and benefits

• Canadian areas of research excellence dovetail with thematic areas in FP7

The CanadianResearch Network

• Who conducts research in Canada?

• How is Canadian research funded?

• Canadian priority areas for research

• International collaborations & partnerships

• Funding programs dedicated to international collaboration

Who Conducts Research in Canada?

Figures for 2005 show the gen distribution: out of a total $26,268M:

• Business enterprises: 52.7% ($13,843M)

• Universities and colleges: 37.5% ($9,850M)

• Governments (federal & provincial): 37.5% ($2,495M)

• Private non-profit organizations: 0.3% ($79M)

How is Canadian Research Funded?

Canadian university R&D Funding programs

Core funding to Canadian university research is provided by three granting councils:

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

How is Canadian Research Funded?

• Nine strategic research programs

1. Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)2. Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 3. Genome Canada 4. Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)5. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) 6. Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)7. Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS)8. Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD)9. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

Key Canadian Research Areas

• Information and Communications Technologies

• Life Sciences

• Resource and Environmental Technologies

• Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

• Aerospace Technologies

Funding Programs Dedicated to International Collaboration

• Going Global Program

• International S&T Partnerships Program

• Special Research Opportunity Program

• International Opportunities Program

• The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s S&T funding dedicated to international collaboration

FP7 From a Canadian Perspective

• EU Framework Program

• FP7

• FP7: Cooperation Program

EU Framework Program

• Main instrument for funding research in the European Union

• FP6 (2002-2006) 4 yr budget of € 17.5 B

• FP7 (2007-2013) 6 yr budget of € 54.0 B

FP7

Four specific programs:

• Ideas – Frontier Research• People – Human Potential• Capacities – Research Capacity• Cooperation – Collaborative R

FP7 Cooperation Program

10 Thematic Areas:

• Information & Communication Technologies• Food, Agriculture & Biotechnology• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New

Production Technologies• Energy• Environment (including Climate Change)• Transport (including Aeronautics)• Socio-economic Sciences & the Humanities• Security• Space

Tool Box for Collaboration

• Framework

• ERA-Can

• Entice Canadian Researchers

Framework

Canada-EU S&T Cooperation AgreementReciprocal self-funded program access

Since 1996

http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/science/agreements-en.htm

ERA-Can Office

Objective: To foster research collaboration between Canada and the EU

www.era-can.ca

• Joint Canada-EU FP6 project• 3 year mandate• “One-stop-information-shop”• Big mandate – few resources

Entice Canadian Researchers

• Hungary “gaining ground” in research

• But, not historical partner for collaborative research with Canada

• So, must entice Canadian researchers to partner

• Show them what you’ve got!

Thank You!!

Patricia E. OckwellCounsellor, Science and Technology

Mission of Canada to the EU

pat.ockwell@international.gc.ca