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Priority 3 NMP: Priority 3 NMP: generalitiesgeneralities

Renzo TOMELLINIHead of Unit “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies”

Directorate “Industrial Technologies”Research Directorate-general

European CommissionThese pages do not represent any commitmenton behalf of the European Commission.Please refer to official documents.See, e.g.: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6;http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html;http://www.cordis.lu/nanotechnology

renzo.tomellini@cec.eu.int

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A changing role for the A changing role for the EU’s Framework ProgrammeEU’s Framework Programme

• Objective “Lisbon”:to become the most dynamic and most competitive knowledge-based economy

• Objective “Göteborg”: sustainable development (environment, economy, employment)

• Objective “Barcelona”:education and training, innovation

ERA: …Integrating, reinforcing, structuring

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This involves ...This involves ...

• Stimulating research activities

• Need to reconsider industrial products & processes (more knowledge-based than resource intensive)

• Adaptation of research stakeholders to new contexts & sustainable development (think differently)

• Support to radical innovation through breakthrough oriented RTD

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FP6 (2002-2006)FP6 (2002-2006) Main principlesMain principles

• A tool to support ERA and to promote competitiveness

• concentration on selected priority areas

• structuring effect on research activities

• streamlining of implementation

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FP6 (2002-2006) FP6 (2002-2006)

Integrating European Research 13345• life sciences, genomics and biotech for health 2255• information society technologies 3625• nanotech, knowledge-based materials, production 1300• aeronautics and space 1075• food quality and safety 685 • sustainable dev, global change and ecosystems 2120• citizens and governance 225- anticipating needs (INCO, CRAFT, JRC, etc) 2060

Structuring the ERA 2605research & innov., human res., infrastructures, science & society

Strengthening the Foundations of ERA 320

EURATOM 1230

TOTAL € million 17,500

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Investing in research:Investing in research: Towards 3% of GDP Towards 3% of GDP

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Support to SMEsSupport to SMEs

• General activities (also in TP3: Collaborative research) At least 15% of the total budget allocated to SMEs

• Specific activities

• Co-operative research: by RTD centres for SMEs or by high-tech SMEs in collaboration with research centres and universities (CRAFT)

• Collective research: by RTD centres for industry groupings in entire sectors of dominated by SMEs

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The European Research Area is open to the world Three major routes:

Thematic Priorities are open to Third Countries, with some substantial Community funding (~€ 30m in TP3)

Specific measures for international cooperation Activities regarding Human Resources

S&T Agreements with several countries Implementing Arrangements on Materials Research with China and the United States (NSF)

Cooperation with Cooperation with Third CountriesThird Countries

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Thematic Priority 3Thematic Priority 3 concentrates on:concentrates on:

i) Nanotechnology, as a flagship of the next industrial revolution

ii) Multi-functional knowledge-based materials, as critical drivers of innovation

iii)New Production processes and devices, as the key to sustainable development

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Transformation of EU industry with a view to sustainable development

• From resource-based to knowledge-based • Promote real breakthroughs not just

incremental research • Integration of production and consumption

patterns • Integration of education and

skills development

Thematic Priority 3Thematic Priority 3 Overall approach and objectivesOverall approach and objectives

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Coordination Actions (CA)

Networks of Excellence (NE)

Integrated Projects (IP)

Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)

Traditional projects“Stairways of excellence”

Specific Support Actions (SSA)

Instruments to implementthe thematic area and to ensure high

European impacts on selected technical and socio-economic issues

New Instruments

InstrumentsInstruments

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Networks Networks of of

excellenceexcellence• Strengthen excellence in a

research domain

• Aim at integration

• Joint programme of activities

• Seeking continuity

• Autocatalytic knowledge mass for excellence

• EC funds: depending on “integrated” resources

• Society problems & competitiveness

• Aim at exploitation

• Implementation plan (pre-defined results)

• Limited in time

• Critical mass for problem solving

• EC funds: depending on estimated costs

Integrated Integrated projectsprojects

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New instrumentsNew instruments

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• Stimulating cooperation to improve research competencies

• EC funds only for coordination activities

• Similar structure as traditional projects

• Research at frontier of knowledge

• EC funds for RTD activities

Traditional instrumentsTraditional instrumentsSpecific targeted research projects

(STREP)

Coordination actions (CA)

• Foresight activities

• Interaction with regulators and public authorities

Specific support actions (SSA)

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Specific conditions

• At least 50% of the partners are SME

• SME budget participation is considerable, but there is no specific minimum percentage of the total budget

• Duration recommended to be maximum 4 years

• Size generally smaller than other IPs but still considerable with an average estimated EC funding around 7 M€

New New InstrumentsInstruments- IP for SMEs- IP for SMEs