The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Synergies with RTD policy

Elena Sachez Elena Sachez Science CounsellorScience Counsellor

EC Delegation in CAIROEC Delegation in CAIROEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission

elena.sachez@ec.europa.euelena.sachez@ec.europa.eu

MOCO MeetingMOCO Meeting 7-8 November, Istanbul 2008

OUTLINE

• ENP policy

• Synergies ENP and RTD: – the case of Egypt– Other programmes in MPCs countries and

sinergies

• Sum up

ENP

ENP added value: Bilateral complementary & differentiated

approach (e.g. reinforced ENP in some countries)

More integration (e.g. participation in EU programes and agencies)

Additional financial instruments (e.g TAIEX) while building on existing instruments (AAs, SPs & NIPs, subcommitees,etc)

Bilateral ENP Action Plans

• 2005: Israel, Jordan, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Tunisia

• 2007: Egypt. • 2008 Lebanon.

• Algeria, having only recently ratified its Association Agreement with the EU, has chosen not to negotiate an Action Plan yet.

ENPHow does it work?

• BiIateral: country national strategy papers/ indicative programmes & ENP Action plans

• Regional: multi- country strategy papers and indicative programmes

–ENPI Eastern Region (223 mill)

–ENPI Southern Region (343 mill)- EUROMED priorities

• Interregional & cross border cooperation (260 mill) (e.g Tempus, EMEW, CBC Med sea basin programme)

Regional

Euromed partnershipResearch/S&T milestones

• Barcelona (1995)– MOCO

• Barcelona Action plan 2005 • First Ministerial HE & SR, June 2007, Cairo

– Cairo Declaration• Ministerials ICT

– First EUROMED Ministerial Conference, Ireland(Dundalk, 10-11 April 2005)

– Second EUROMED Ministerial Conference, Cairo 26-27 Feb 2008, Cairo

• EC Com on the preparation of the Lisbon Euro- Med Foreign Affairs Conference (5-6 Nov 2007)

• Barcelona process: Union for the mediterranean. MOCO

ENP New EC financial support

2007-2013European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI):Almost €12bn

Plus increased EIB lending mandate: €12.4 bn (over 8 bn for MEDA region)

Bilateral + multi-country: 90% funds ( over 10bn)Cross-border cooperation and other: 10% (550 m)

(MEDA programme total expenditure 2000-2006) : 5,5 bn

The ENPI regulation: Main features

The programming process

Strategy Papers

Strategy Papers

Multi-annual Indicative

Programmes

Multi-annual Indicative

Programmes

Action Programmes

Action Programmes

► Analysis of the situation

► Response strategy

►Priority sectors

► 7 years

► revised at mid-term

►normally attached to Strategy Papers

► set global and per priority allocations

► cover 3 – 4 years

►annual

► describe projects identified for financing

► define the budget per

project

►lead to EC decision & commitments of funds

Institutional involvement

EC•DG AIDCO – EuropeAid Cooperation Office•DG RELEX External relations•Others consulted (e.g DG RTD)

•Mediterranean partner country–Ministry of International Cooperation–Ministry of Foreign affairs –Other relevant ministries

Synergies ENP and RTD: the case of Egypt

S&T Cooperation Agreement between the

EU and Egypt Signed on 21 June 2005 Implementation started 2006

– Joint Committee Meeting for follow up – Road map: Priority areas for cooperation/EU

and Egypt actions– Sinergies between FP7 and other EC

instruments (e.g MEDA RDI programme)

ENP Action Plan (March 2007)

•Joint plan EC/EGYPT

•Sub-committee, for follow up of progress under AP(yearly)

•Financial resources (ENPI: NIP 2007-2010, 558 millions)

Action Plan: science, research and technological development

1. Accelerate Egypt’s integration into the European Research Area

2. Develop scientific and technological capacity for SMEs

3. Integration of Egypt into high-level scientific exchanges

RDI Programme - Egypt

Beneficiary: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Budget: 11 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years Start: October 2007 Launching 1st calls for Proposals: May 2008 Programme Management Unit: Programme Implementing

Office under MHESR End Beneficiaries: Universities and R&D institutions,

researchers, private sector

RDI Programme: General features

Specific Objectives: Strengthen the link between (R&D) sector and the industry with

better dissemination of the innovation and technology transfer culture.

Facilitate Egyptian participation in the European Research Area.

Three Components:1- EU/Egypt Innovation Fund – € 6,5 m-

2- Research, Development and Innovation Networking (RDIN)

3- Policies for monitoring and evaluating R&D projects, programmes and institutions

Examples of RDI/FP7 complementarities

• RDI Training of FP7 focal points• Training on Proposal writing and administration of

FP7 projects• RDI supports INFO days on FP7 calls in Egypt • RDI supports Thematic NCPs to participate in meetings and

info days in Brussels • RDI organised Mobility days to promote Peoples programme

in Egypt• RDI will support regional thematic workshops for priority

setting under MIRA• RDI contributes to national priority setting and S&T

agreement implementation• RDI Innovation calls facilitate networking and competition • Landscape of Research& innovation in Egypt

MEDA & ENPI Programmes on RTDI and sinergies

–Regional Programmes

• Medibtikar (MEDA)• Support the Development of the

Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (ENPI)

–Bilateral Programmes• RDI – Egypt (MEDA)• SRTD – Jordan (MEDA)• Tunisia- (ENPI)

MEDIBTIKAR

Euromed Innovation and Technology Programme

Beneficiary Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),Tunisia, and Turkey

Budget: 7.3 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years End: 30 March 2009 Beneficiary Organizations: public and private

enterprises

Programme to Support the Development of the Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean

Region: Eumedconnect2

Beneficiary: Mediterranean Region ENPI Southern Region (except Turkey and Israel)

Budget: estimated EUR 5 Million

3 years, started August 2008

Follow up of Eumedconnect (80%)

SRTD Programme - Jordan General features Support to Research & Technological Development &

Innovation Initiatives and Strategies in Jordan (SRTD) Beneficiary: Science & technology community,

governmental sector, CSOs, NGOs, private sector Budget: 5 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years End: 31 December 2012 Programme Management Unit: Higher Council for

Science and Technology (HCST) in Amman

RDI Synergies with Medbtikar

• RDI’s Innovation Fund (EEIF)– Dissemination of EEIF to Medibtikar Network– Identification of potential innovation networks– Common participation in Events– Periodic Meetings– ? TA

RDI Synergies with MIRA

• MIRA WP4 & RDI Component II– RDI’s national priority setting (Thematic work

groups)– RDI’s regional brokerage events (Health,

Energy & NMT)– Joint organization of MIRA Thematic

workshops (Energy & Environment)

• RDI Component I– MIRA’s Euro-Med Innovation Space (EMIS)

Potential synergies with Other Regional Programmes

• Regional Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

• Regional Thematic Projects

• Projects under the Union for the Mediterranean

• Similar EU-funded Programmes in MPCs

Sum up

• Research & innovation should be part of the national priorities under country AP/NIP in order to be considered by EC for capacity building

• ENPI is the main EC instrument supporting institutional capacity building at bilateral level and help to implement S&T cooperation agreements

• At regional level, ENPI: EUROMED priorities+ Union for the Med projects. MOCO role.

• EGYPT: RDI programme complement FP7 activities both at national and regional level.

INFO

• EC EGYPT http://www.eu-delegation.org.eg/• RDI website: www.RDI.EG.NET

AIDCO websitehttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htmAIDCO-ENPhttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/

index_en.htmAIDCO-ENP-Egypthttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/

country-cooperation/egypt/egypt_en.htm