Framework Programme 7 Overview 1 The Programmes

Framework Programme 7 Overview 1

The Programmes within FP 7 COOPERATION IDEAS THEMES (Topics) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 European Research Counsel ERC INCO Science in Society Research Potential Regions of Knowledge Specific Actions INCO Industry. Academia Life-long Learning Initial Training Marie Curie Measures SMEs CAPACITIES Infrastructures PEOPLE Development of Research Policies 2

The programmes within FP 7 Cooperation (61%) • Collaborative research projects are organized according to sub-programmes in ten defined thematic areas. Ideas (14%) • The European Research Council (ERC) supports basic research in all scientific and technological areas. 3

The programmes within FP 7 People (9%) • Support to training, mobility and career development aiming to develop and strengthen the human resources for EU research and operating horizontally across all research themes Capacities (8%) • Research and innovation capacity throughout EU is to be enhanced by supporting regional research-driven clusters, SMEs, a closer relationship between science and society, and the development of international cooperation. 4

COOPERATION: Research Themes 1 Health 2 Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 3 Information and Communication Technologies 4 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies 5 Energy 6 Environment (including Climate Change) 7 Transport (including Aeronautics) 8 Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities 9 Space 10 Security 5

COOPERATION: Budget 6

ICT Challenges Socio-economic goals Industry/Tech needs 4. Digital libraries and content 5. ICT for health 6. ICT for mobility & sustainable growth 7. ICT for independent living and inclusion 1. Network and service infrastructures 2. Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics 3. Components, systems, engineering 7

The 7 ICT Challenges (WP 09 -10) Reinforcing Europe's industrial strengths 1. 2. 3. Pervasive and trustworthy network and services infrastructure that will gradually replace the current Internet, mobile, fixed and audiovisual networks. The 'Future Internet' is a major federating research theme within this challenge. Engineering of context-aware and easy-to-use ICT systems that self improve and selfadapt within their respective environments. The fields of cognitive systems, robotics and interaction remain priority research topics. . The increasingly smaller, cheaper, more reliable and low consumption electronic components and systems taking into account the alternative paths to next generation technologies and building the basis for innovation in all major products and service. 8

The 7 ICT Challenges (WP 09 -10) Addressing Europe's socio-economic challenges 4. 5. 6. 7. Digital libraries and content technologies that will help us handle complex information, preserve, develop and disseminate our cultural assets and improve our learning and education systems. ICT tools for sustainable and personalised healthcare ensuring delivery of quality healthcare at affordable costs and contributing to greater efficiency and safety of health systems. ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency with more emphasis in the WP on the increasing role of ICT in reducing energy intensity and in bridging environmental information spaces and services. ICT for independent living, inclusion and participatory governance ensuring that all citizens can benefit from ICT and that ICT helps improve participation in public and active life. 9

International Co-operation in FP 7 International cooperation is handled in different parts of the FP 7: • Theme-oriented international cooperation actions are carried out under the Cooperation programme; • The international actions in the area of human potential are carried under the People programme; • The 'INCO' activities under the Capacities programme are designed to support and stimulate the participation of third countries in FP 7, such as: • Identification of S&T priorities with third countries to be used by the Themes under Cooperation; • Supporting and strengthening of participation of third countries in FP 7; • Reinforcing bilateral S&T cooperation with targeted third countries; 10

International Co-operation Under the programme CO-OPERATION: • The opening of all activities carried out in thematic areas to researchers and research institutions from all third countries, with a strong effort to encourage them to seize this opportunity. • Specific co-operation actions in each thematic area dedicated to third countries in the case of mutual interest in co-operating on particular topics. 11

International Co-operation Under the programme PEOPLE: • “increase the quality of European research by attracting research talent from outside Europe “ • Common initiatives between EU and neighbouring countries with which the EU has a Science and Technology Agreement will also be supported. 12

International Co-operation Under the programme CAPACITIES: Enhancing research and innovation capacities throughout Europe to ensure their optimal use. • Horizontal actions and measures in support of international co-operation. 13

ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION This international policy has two interdependent objectives: • To support European competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields of science and by engaging the best third country scientists to work in and with Europe; • To address specific problems that third countries face or that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit. 14

SUMMARY of the Structure of FP 7 15

The Structure of FP 7 Programmes Co-operation Ideas People Capacities 10 Thematic Areas Health Environment ICT … Activities Research Infrastructures Research for SMEs Regions of knowledge Research potential International Co-operation Science in society Training of researchers The international dimension … Challenges Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics Components, systems, engineering Digital Libraries and Content … Horizontal Support Actions for Int. Cooperation 16

Questions ? 17