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in the 6th Framework in the 6th Framework ProgrammeProgramme

Overview and updateOverview and update

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AgendaAgenda

IST in FP6IST in FP6TimetableTimetable

Vision & strategyVision & strategy

StructureStructure

InstrumentsInstrumentsOverviewOverview

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated Projects

Networks of ExcellenceNetworks of Excellence

Article 169Article 169

Targetted ResearchTargetted Research

Other instrumentsOther instruments

Web resourcesWeb resources

Expression of InterestExpression of Interest

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The timetable for FP6The timetable for FP6

February 2001 _____February 2001 _____ FP6 proposal to Council & EP FP6 proposal to Council & EP

May 2001 _________May 2001 _________ SP proposal to Council & EP SP proposal to Council & EP

October 2001 ______ 1st reading in EPOctober 2001 ______ 1st reading in EP

Dec - Jan 2002 _____ Council positionDec - Jan 2002 _____ Council position

Feb - May 2002 ____ 2nd reading in EPFeb - May 2002 ____ 2nd reading in EP

Sept-Oct 2002 _____ Conciliation procedure Sept-Oct 2002 _____ Conciliation procedure

Oct/Nov 2002 ______ Final adoption of FP, SP & Oct/Nov 2002 ______ Final adoption of FP, SP & participation rules participation rules

~December 2002____ First FP6 call~December 2002____ First FP6 call

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IST in ContextIST in Context

Challenges Challenges

– burst of the Internet bubble, economic slowdownburst of the Internet bubble, economic slowdown

– widening research gap with respect to USwidening research gap with respect to US

– faster IST life cycles, fragmented research scenefaster IST life cycles, fragmented research scene

Union objectivesUnion objectives

– ERAERA: moving to a European level research policy: moving to a European level research policy

– Lisbon councilLisbon council: global race for knowledge: global race for knowledge

– eEuropeeEurope: concerted action with member states : concerted action with member states

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VisionVision Building the Building the knowledge societyknowledge society for ALL for ALL

Bring “people” to the foreground Bring “people” to the foreground - build technologies for the background- build technologies for the background

‘‘Our surrounding is the interface’: Our surrounding is the interface’: everywhere, everywhere, embedded in everyday objects (e.g: furniture, embedded in everyday objects (e.g: furniture, clothes, vehicles, smart materials, …)clothes, vehicles, smart materials, …)

Exploring interfaces beyond “the PC, screens & Exploring interfaces beyond “the PC, screens & keyboard”keyboard”

Enabling multi-sensorial dialogues supported by Enabling multi-sensorial dialogues supported by computing & networkingcomputing & networking

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StrategyStrategy

Concentration and critical massConcentration and critical mass

European level approachEuropean level approach

Simplification of proceduresSimplification of procedures

More autonomy and flexibilityMore autonomy and flexibility

Visionary, forward looking Visionary, forward looking

CCore technologies AND applicationsore technologies AND applications

New organisation of WP, Calls, etcNew organisation of WP, Calls, etc

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Knowledge and Interface TechnologiesKnowledge and Interface Technologies

Technologies for Major Societaland Economic Challenges

Technologies for Major Societaland Economic Challenges

FETCommunication,Computing and

Software

Components andMicrosystems

StructureStructure

Ind. Budget:3,600 ME

(+Géant, grids)

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Main research headingsMain research headings Technologies for major societal & economic challenges

– health, mobility, environment, cultural heritage...– e-business, e-government, e-/m-commerce, e-learning...– trust and security, GRID’s and complex problem solving

Communication, computing and software technologies– mobile and wireless systems, wireless re-configurable IP,

all-optical networks...– software, embedded and distributed systems, network

embedded systems with sensors...

Components and micro-systems– pushing the limits of CMOS, optical, photonic components...

– micro and nano-technologies, microsystems, displays, micro and nano structures and new materials...

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Knowledge and Interface Knowledge and Interface TechnologiesTechnologies

Knowledge technologies– Cognitive and agent-based tools supporting the full knowledge

lifecycle, enabling new semantic-based and context-aware systems. Aim is to make the Web (and other knowledge resources) machine-processable.

– Includes digital media technologies, to support the design, creation, management and delivery of multimedia content, across different networks and platforms

Interfaces and interactive surface technologies– Natural, adaptive and multi-sensorial interface technologies for a

seamless human interaction with devices, virtual and physical objects and the knowledge embedded in everyday environments

– Multilingual and multicultural access and communication

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AgendaAgenda

IST in FP6IST in FP6TimetableTimetable

Vision & strategyVision & strategy

StructureStructure

InstrumentsInstrumentsOverviewOverview

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated Projects

Networks of ExcellenceNetworks of Excellence

Article 169Article 169

Targetted ResearchTargetted Research

Other instrumentsOther instruments

Web resourcesWeb resources

Expression of InterestExpression of Interest

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Overview of FP6 instrumentsOverview of FP6 instruments

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated Projects

Networks of ExcellenceNetworks of Excellence Article 169 Article 169 (joint implementation of national (joint implementation of national

programmes)programmes)

““Stairway of excellence”:Stairway of excellence”:– Specific Specific Targeted Research ProjectsTargeted Research Projects

– Co-ordination actionsCo-ordination actions

Support ActionsSupport Actions

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Integrated Projects - purposeIntegrated Projects - purpose

Achieve clearly defined Achieve clearly defined objectivesobjectives and results and results

Integrate the types of Integrate the types of activitiesactivities needed to obtain needed to obtain the goals (full technology chain)the goals (full technology chain)

Integrate the critical mass of Integrate the critical mass of resourcesresources needed to needed to obtain the goalsobtain the goals

Support Support industry-academiaindustry-academia collaboration including collaboration including SME’sSME’s

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IP - activitiesIP - activities

Full technology chainFull technology chain– research and technology developmentresearch and technology development– demonstrationdemonstration– technology transfer or take-uptechnology transfer or take-up– training and disseminationtraining and dissemination

Special attention toSpecial attention to– appropriate managementappropriate management– coherencecoherence

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IP - critical massIP - critical mass

Resources Resources – commensurate with objectivescommensurate with objectives– budget up to several tens of M€budget up to several tens of M€

Partnership Partnership – min. 3 participants from 3 different min. 3 participants from 3 different

countriescountriesDurationDuration

– typically 3 - 5 yearstypically 3 - 5 years

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IP - financial regimeIP - financial regime

EU contribution to actual costsEU contribution to actual costs– that are necessary for the project (no predefined that are necessary for the project (no predefined

categories)categories)– determined in accordance with each participant’s own determined in accordance with each participant’s own

accounting definitions and practicesaccounting definitions and practices

Annual cost statementsAnnual cost statements– certified by an independent auditorcertified by an independent auditor– with a justification of costs coupled to awith a justification of costs coupled to a

corresponding activity reportcorresponding activity report

Rolling advance scheme throughout durationRolling advance scheme throughout duration

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IP - proposals / contractsIP - proposals / contracts Key elements of proposalsKey elements of proposals

– S&T objectives, socio-economic impactS&T objectives, socio-economic impact– outline “implementation plan” for whole durationoutline “implementation plan” for whole duration– detailed implementation plan for first 18 monthsdetailed implementation plan for first 18 months– global budget estimate, justifiedglobal budget estimate, justified

Participants shareParticipants share– joint & several joint & several technicaltechnical responsibility responsibility– joint & several joint & several financialfinancial liability liability

Community contributionCommunity contribution– distribution between distribution between participantsparticipants or between or between activitiesactivities

does NOT have to be spelled outdoes NOT have to be spelled out

Provisional…!

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IP - implementationIP - implementation

Implementation plansImplementation plans– one overall plan, updateableone overall plan, updateable– detailed workplans, rolling detailed workplans, rolling

Changes to the consortiumChanges to the consortium– up to consortium to take in new participantsup to consortium to take in new participants

(without additional funding)(without additional funding)

– the contract will specify when the addition of the contract will specify when the addition of new participants must involve a competitive new participants must involve a competitive callcall

– competitive call by EC to add tasks and fundingcompetitive call by EC to add tasks and funding

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Networks of Excellence (NoE) - Networks of Excellence (NoE) - objectives objectives

To reinforce scientific and technological To reinforce scientific and technological excellenceexcellence on a particular theme: on a particular theme: European leadership European leadership

By By integratingintegrating research capacities across research capacities across Europe: overcome fragmentation Europe: overcome fragmentation

To act as a “Virtual Centre of Excellence”: To act as a “Virtual Centre of Excellence”: spreadspread excellence beyond partnership excellence beyond partnership

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NoE - main featuresNoE - main features

Joint Programme of Activity (JPA) Joint Programme of Activity (JPA) (RTD, training, transfer, mobility... )(RTD, training, transfer, mobility... )

Established or emerging research fieldsEstablished or emerging research fields

Several M€ per year Several M€ per year

Minimum of 3 participants Minimum of 3 participants bringing together bringing together universities, research labs, industrial labsuniversities, research labs, industrial labs

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NoE - “Joint Programme of Activity”NoE - “Joint Programme of Activity” ““Re-thought” RTD activities of participantsRe-thought” RTD activities of participants

– co-ordinated as “one” RTD programmeco-ordinated as “one” RTD programme– less redundancy, better coverageless redundancy, better coverage

Integrating activities e.g.Integrating activities e.g.– common software libraries common software libraries – common development platformscommon development platforms– joint RTD teamsjoint RTD teams– exchange of researchersexchange of researchers– shared knowledge and IPR shared knowledge and IPR

DisseminationDissemination– training and technology transfer to industrytraining and technology transfer to industry

CRITERIA

Excellence and ambition

Extent, depth and lasting character

Spreading of excellence

Management & governance

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NoE - flexibility & autonomyNoE - flexibility & autonomy JPA JPA

– updateable overall planupdateable overall plan– rolling, detailed JPArolling, detailed JPA

FundingFunding– autonomous distribution among partners & autonomous distribution among partners &

activities (consortium agreement)activities (consortium agreement)For changes in the network partnershipFor changes in the network partnership

– consortium may decide on new partnersconsortium may decide on new partners– can be through a competitive callcan be through a competitive call

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NoE - financial regimeNoE - financial regime

Grant for integrationGrant for integration– ‘‘incentive’ calculated on the basis of a incentive’ calculated on the basis of a

lump sum per researcher ‘involved’lump sum per researcher ‘involved’– 20K€ (?) per researcher/per year - less as 20K€ (?) per researcher/per year - less as

number of researchers increases number of researchers increases PaymentsPayments

– disbursed in annual instalments disbursed in annual instalments according to planned progress in JPA according to planned progress in JPA

Provisional…!

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Article 169Article 169 At the initiative of the member statesAt the initiative of the member states Support to “national” programmes jointly executed Support to “national” programmes jointly executed

(article 169)(article 169)– Common or priority issuesCommon or priority issues– Increase impact of national effortsIncrease impact of national efforts– Carried out by governments, national research centres or Carried out by governments, national research centres or

regional authoritiesregional authorities EU funding to support the joint programmesEU funding to support the joint programmes

– Harmonised work programmesHarmonised work programmes– Coordinated assignment of budgetsCoordinated assignment of budgets– Launch joint calls for proposalsLaunch joint calls for proposals

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Targeted RTD projectsTargeted RTD projects

Focus on one Focus on one specific specific activity & resultactivity & result– research activities of more limited scope & ambition than research activities of more limited scope & ambition than

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated ProjectsSimilar to current RTD contractsSimilar to current RTD contracts

– research (50%), demonstration (35%)research (50%), demonstration (35%)– combined research & demonstrationcombined research & demonstration

More limited partnershipMore limited partnership– particularly suited for smaller research actors, including particularly suited for smaller research actors, including

SME’s & candidate countriesSME’s & candidate countries

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Coordination & specific support actionsCoordination & specific support actions

Coordination ActionsCoordination Actions– similar to current similar to current thematic networksthematic networks– support to logistics, .. support to logistics, .. – can cover up to 100% of additional costscan cover up to 100% of additional costs

Specific Support ActionsSpecific Support Actions– an evolved form of the an evolved form of the accompanying measuresaccompanying measures of FP5 of FP5– e.g. conferences, seminars, studies and analyses, e.g. conferences, seminars, studies and analyses,

expert groups, operational support, dissemination, expert groups, operational support, dissemination, information and communicationinformation and communication

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FP6 cost modelsFP6 cost models Cost reimbursement principle, 2 models:Cost reimbursement principle, 2 models: SimplifiedSimplified Full CostFull Cost Model Model

– 3 cost blocks: personnel, “other” and overheads = more flexibility3 cost blocks: personnel, “other” and overheads = more flexibility– standard overhead rate = simplificationstandard overhead rate = simplification– ‘‘Other expenditure’ = all substantial direct costs other than Other expenditure’ = all substantial direct costs other than

personnel; to be identified in TApersonnel; to be identified in TA

Additional CostAdditional Cost Model ModelMaximum rates (SFC / AC)Maximum rates (SFC / AC)

– 50% for RTD - 35% for demonstration50% for RTD - 35% for demonstration– 100% of direct costs for management & training100% of direct costs for management & training– up to 100% of AC for all project componentsup to 100% of AC for all project components

Provisional…!

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Web resources - Status updatesWeb resources - Status updates

Detailed provisions and discussion papers on Detailed provisions and discussion papers on CORDIS for IPs and NoEsCORDIS for IPs and NoEs

http://www.cordis.lu/rtd2002

http://www.cordis.lu

http:// www.cordis.lu/ist

http:// www.cordis.lu/ist/fp6/fp6.htm

IST helpdeskFax: +32 2 296 83 88E-Mail: ist@cec.eu.int

Other useful linksOther useful links

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Invitations for Expressions of Invitations for Expressions of Interest Interest

Opened on March 20, deadline June 7Opened on March 20, deadline June 7Stimulate partnerships and proposal buildingStimulate partnerships and proposal building Invitation for “embryonic” proposals in IPs & Invitation for “embryonic” proposals in IPs &

NoEs NoEs Response will be Response will be analysedanalysed and a report and a report

producedproducedAn anonymized report is expected to be An anonymized report is expected to be

made publicmade public

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ConclusionConclusion

FP6 is FP6 is not businessnot business as usual as usual– size, complexity, integrationsize, complexity, integration

– final shaping of instruments still unknownfinal shaping of instruments still unknown

Good research Good research (ideas) will always be (ideas) will always be accomodated, accomodated, whatever the frameworkwhatever the framework

What matters most is What matters most is simplification simplification of of the process, the process, for all stakeholdersfor all stakeholders