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Canada-EU S&T PartnershipERA-Can+/Horizon 2020Information SessionsJanuary 2014

Canada-EU S&T AgreementA signed treaty which was renewed in 1996Annual meetings through the Canada-EU Joint Committee on S&T (JSTCC)Last meeting held March 2013 in Brussels, next meeting in November in Canada.

A high level dialogue that: Reviews progress of overall relationship Determines priorities of focus for future cooperation

Canada-EU Summit (2008), Prime Minister Harper and the President of the European Union expressed their desire to “undertake common initiatives and advance our objectives in 3 priority areas: In our economic partnership energy and the environment international peace and securityIn this context, they emphasized the need, in particular, to “strengthen our cooperation mechanisms in the area of research, science and technology.”

Why Collaborate A €70 billion research and innovation funding program

over seven years (2014-2020) By sharing knowledge and resources, we raise the quality of research

addressing the greatest challenges on both sides of the Atlantic Access to leading world talent and scientific knowledge Work with outstanding researchers from both sides of the Atlantic Participate in well funded projects bringing together strong

international networks Share knowledge and risks, costs and benefits of research

Canadians in Framework Programmes

Canadians in FP7 Jan 2007-May 2013

Canadian Universities in FP7Jan 2007-May 2013

University COOP. PEOPLE CAP.IDEAS Total EC FundedToronto 11 14 0 1 26 3McGill 10 16 2 0 28 7UBC 6 11 0 0 17 1Laval 7 9 1 0 17 2Alberta 11 3 1 0 15 2Montréal 2 10 0 0 12 2INRS 2 6 0 0 8 0Waterloo 3 4 0 0 7 1Calgary 2 2 2 0 6 3Ottawa 5 0 0 0 5 3McMaster 4 1 0 0 5 3Simon Fraser University 0 5 0 0 5 0École Polytechnique 3 1 0 0 4 17 Universities (3 ea.) 9 12 0 0 21 411 Universities (2 ea.) 13 9 0 0 22 36 Universities (1 ea.) 2 4 0 0 6 037 Universities 90 107 6 1 188 35 (18.6%)CDN Total (all sectors): 156 118 20 1 295 75 (25.4%)

Hosted by the Irish Prime Minister under the Irish Presidency

of the European Union

May 2013 – Science workshopand signing of the "Galway Statement“

Transatlantic Research Alliance

Canada-EU-US

On Marine and Arctic Research

ICT Collaboration WINNER – Wireless World Initiative New Radio (FP6)WINNER developed a radio system concept that is the first step towards realization of a single wireless system that integrates current systems developed for different purposes (e.g. cellular, WLAN, short-range access etc.). It is key to ensuring wireless access for a wide range of services and applications across all environments and the next generation in wireless technology.

Budget: €21.2M / EC : €11.8M (24 months, 2004-05)

Partners: (38 partners in 15 countries)Private Sector: Alcatel, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, France Telecom, Fujitsu, IBM,

Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens (Coordinator), Telefonica, Vodaphone…

University: Technische Universitaet Dresden, Rheinisch-westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau…

Canadian Partners:Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University, Systems and Computer Engineering

“My participation in FP6 was one of the biggest achievements of my career.It created visibility on an international scale and many opportunities”

- Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University (2011)

European Experience:World Wireless Research Forum, 2001- (NSERC IOF Grant, $25,000)WINNER Project participation funded by NSERC SRO Grant $650,000)

Subsequent participation: WINNER II (€22.2M / EC : €12.4M (24 months, 2006-07)

Subsequent Funding:• FP7 (People – International Outgoing Fellowships (2)• Samsung ($200,000)• Huawei ($100,000)• RIM ($195,000 + NSERC CRD Grant)• Huawei Canada ($550,000)• MEDI ORF ($740,000)• NSERC CRD ($1M)

Currently developing consortium for Horizon 2020 (5G Wireless)

The Canada-EU TeamNCPsFood,Agriculture,Bio Economy: Sara Sarkar, Sr. Analyst, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada – [email protected]

Health: Jacqueline Jorge, Policy Analyst, International Relations, CIHR – [email protected]; Jonathan Nagel, Manager, International Relations & Executive Support – [email protected]

Space: Jean-Pierre Arseneault, Counsellor, Canadian Space Agency (Paris) – [email protected]

ICT and NCP Coordinator: Debbie Kemp, Deputy Director, Innovation Outreach, DFATD - [email protected]

Marie Currie Actions: Kate Geddie, Assistant Director, Research, AUCC – [email protected]; Gail Bowkett, Director, Research & International Relations, AUCC – [email protected]

National Coordinator & International Cooperation (INCO) – Karen Johnstone-Hobbs, S&T Counsellor, Mission of Canada to the EU – [email protected]

ERA-Can+ Partners – both in Canada and Europe

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