1. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology IGLO, December 2003 New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST www.cordis.lu/nest

2. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST objectives Stimulate visionary long term research at the frontiers of knowledge and at the interface between disciplines Give researchers freedom to develop and prove their ideas within the broadest possible limits Respond rapidly to new problems and opportunities

3. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Focusing and Integrating Community research Strengthening the foundations of the ERA Structuring the ERA GenomicsIST Citizens Nanotechnologies. Aeronautics Food Sustainable dev. Thematic priorities FP6 Where does NEST fit in? “Wider field of Research” SMEs International co-operation JRC c NEST Support to policies

4. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Two modes Open domain: Focused actions: 215 M € Overall Budget, (to be topped up) ADVENTURE INSIGHT NEST SUPPORT PATHFINDER

5. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology ADVENTURE: The mandate “research in emerging areas of knowledge and on future technologies, in particular in trans-disciplinary fields, which is highly innovative and involves correspondingly high (technical) risks.”

6. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology INSIGHT: The mandate “research to assess rapidly new discoveries or newly-observed phenomena, which may indicate emerging risks or problems of high importance to European society, and identify appropriate responses to them.”

7. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST Support: The specific areas 1Promotion of interaction with the research community and the identification of opportunities for research under NEST 2Analysing the conduct of highly advanced science and technology in the European context, and on a comparative basis, and the specific socio-cultural and economic factors affecting its performance 3Analysing the dynamics of scientific and technological change, and management issues specific to high risk and interdisciplinary research 4Improving the methodological basis for addressing systemic and societal vulnerabilities to science-based hazards

8. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Implementation Through standard FP6 instruments STREP: Specific Targeted Research Project. To provides funding for research activity. CA: Co-ordination Activity. To provides funding for networking and co-ordination. SSA: Specific Support Action. To provide funding for activities in direct support of NEST

9. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Evaluation Peer review, following EC Guidelines on quality and fairness 1-stage or 2-stage submission scheme A panel of high-level scientists with a broad perspective and a good appreciation of multi- disciplinary issues With inputs from specialised remote referees Open and transparent feedback to proposers

10. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Key characteristics of NEST projects May fall in “any” area of research Research not falling within the Thematic Priorities Novel, possibly multi-disciplinary, possibly unconventional Well focused objectives, which are ambitious but clear, possibly risky, and consistent with the scale of the project

11. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST updated work programme Open call (ADVENTURE, INSIGHT, Support) continued –indicative budget €30m –call deadlines 14 April, 15 September 2004 First PATHFINDER call launched –topics “tackling complexity in science”; “synthetic biology”; “what it means to be human” –indicative budget €35m –call deadline 14 April 2004