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Harnessing our Ocean’s WealthIrish Policy on Blue Growth
Recife, Brazil10th November 2014
Sarah O'Sullivan Director of International Collaborations, Research Brazil Ireland
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RBI: An Overview
• Consortium of Irish 3rd level institutions & research centers• Develop research links with Brazil in STEM areas• Mobility fund
– to encourage two way exchange between Ireland & Brazil– to strengthen existing research collaborations and establish new ones– to generate additional joint research funding and to avail of Brazilian and
European funding opportunities, specifically Horizon 2020• Funded by Science Foundation Ireland • Full time RBI coordinator in Ireland (Dublin City University)• Local anchor based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil• In 2013 : 37 exchanges from IRL to BR and 33 from BR to IRL• In 2014: Target of 101 exchanges
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RBI Thematic Priority Areas
Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT)
Environmental Science andTechnologies
Advanced Materials andNanotechnology
Biopharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Health
Sustainable Energy and Agroproduction
Showcasing in Brazil & Horizon 2020 Positioning
Co-ordination and Administration (Dublin)
Local Anchor (Rio de Janeiro)
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Irish Science
• Robert Boyle (1627 – 1691) – matter made up of atoms (Boyles Law)
• Frances Beaufort (1774 – 1857)• Why is the sky blue? (John Tyndall 1820-1893)• Seismology (Robert Mallet; 1810-1881)• Leviathon Telescope (1840s) - spiralling galaxies• Quarternions (4d numbers) William Rowan Hamilton (1805 –
1865)• Who spilt the atom? – Ernest Walton (1903 – 1995)• Ireland: # 3 in world in immunology research• Ireland: # 8 in materials science research
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Global Ireland
• 8 of top 10 global pharma companies have EU base in Ireland• 8 of top 10 global ICT companies have EU base in Ireland• 15 of top 25 medical devices companies based in Ireland• 50% of biggest financial services companies• More direct foreign investment than BRICS combined
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Size: 70,282 km2
Population: 4.5m
Language: English (Anglo-Saxon)
Currency: Euro
European Union: since 1973
GDP: €161bn; per capita €36k
Exports: €161bn
Imports:€123bn
Eire - Ireland: Basic Stats
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European Space Agency
Member since 1975 - 40 Irish companies working with ESA
using real time ocean sensors and satellite data to assess marine and coastal pollution www.techworks.ie
rapid and convenient blod testing technologies for use in space and on earth www.radisens.com
improving materials technology to build more fuel-efficient rocket launchers and civilian aircraft
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Ireland’s currently designated continental shelf
Outer limit based on UN recommendations (April 2009)
Outer limit of IRL, UK, FR & SP based on UN recommendations (April 2009)
Outer limit as submitted by IRL to UN in March 2009
Ireland’s Ocean Wealth
• Sea to land ratio (over 10:1)880,000 kmsq
• Coastline of 7.500km• Some of largest & most valuable sea fisheries resources in Europe• Western gateway• Among richest & most accessible renewable energy resources in the world• Diverse ecosystems• Significant oil & gas resource potential• Global maritime companies
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Harnessing our Ocean’s Wealth
Marine Coordination Group (various Govt Depts)
Agriculture, Food & the Marine TaoiseachDefence Communications, Energy & Natural ResourcesArts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Environment, Community & Local GovernmenyJobs, Enterprise & Innovation Public Expenditure & Law ReformTourism & Sport
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Irish Policy on Blue Growth
FP7 (2007 – 2013)• 127 competitive & collaborative research projects• €48m grant aid
Irish Blue Growth• €6.4bn turnover by 2020• 2.4% of GDP by 2030 (1.2% in 2007)
Goals• A thriving maritime economy• Healthy ecosystems• Increased engagement with the sea• 39 action points identified
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Working with the Irish
University Sector to secure
Ireland's position as a
global leader in Marine
Renewable Energy
Potential Budget € 30m - 6 years
MaREI: Energy Technologies for Industry
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National University of Ireland, Maynooth
University College Dublin
University College Cork
Cork Institute of Technology
University of Limerick
National University of Ireland, Galway
Harnessing national expertise to develop a sustainable MRE industry in Ireland
48 MNC and SME Industry Partners
Academic PartnersResearch Industry Infrastructure
AMETS Belmullet
ICHEC
Galway Bay Test Site
NUI Galway Structures Laboratory
Realising Blue Growth
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Irish Naval Service - “to be the smartest, most innovative, responsive naval service provider in the world by 2016”Cork Institute of Technology – National Maritime College of Ireland – domain experts and includes the internationally recognised suite of bridge simulatorsUniversity College Cork – Beaufort Laboratory – one of the World’s largest marine renewable energy research centres amalgamating the expertise of:
Hydraulics and Maritime Research CentreCoastal & Marine Research CentreSustainable Energy Research Group“To become a research and commercial cluster of world standing, by realising Ireland’s potential in the global, maritime and energy markets of tomorrow”.
Strategic Clustering
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Beaufort Laboratory
• 135 Researchers• 4500m2
• €14m
Capital Investment
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Beaufort Marine Biodiscovery Project
UCC
DCU
QUB
NUIG
UCD
PI, 2 PD, 4 PhD
2 PD, 4 PhD
€7.2m / 7 years
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Combined project value €5.8bn
Partnering with Europe
EU Strategy for the Atlantic:
• implementing the ecosystem approach • reducing Europe’s carbon footprint• exploiting the Atlantic’s seafloor natural resources • responding to threats and emergencies• socially inclusive growth
(2011; Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France & UK)
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Partnering with Brazil
FTC visit: 19th September 2013
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Monitoring GHG emissions - Collaboration with University of São Paulo- Two systems deployed, substantial commercial interest for more- Data is uploaded directly to Cloud Database for remote access
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In-Situ Sensor Technology for Management of Aquatic Systems
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Brazil-Ireland Science Week
http://rbi.ie/science-week
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Key contacts: Irish Blue Growth
Jeremy GaultDirector, Coastal & Marine Research Unit, University College Cork+353 (0) 21 470 3108 [email protected]
John MorrisseyMicrobiology Department, University College Cork+353 21 490 2396 [email protected]
JJ LeahyAnalytical Chemistry, University of Limerick+353-61-202649 [email protected]
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Sarah O’Sullivan Director of International Collaborations
[email protected]+55 (21) 96944 0708
www.rbi.ie