1. Jacques Babot Directorate General Information Society New Working Environments Unit IST4BALT Workshop “Baltic ICT Community on the Way to FP7” Laagri, Estonia, 29-30 June 2006 Jacques Babot Directorate General Information Society New Working Environments Unit IST4BALT Workshop “Baltic ICT Community on the Way to FP7” Laagri, Estonia, 29-30 June 2006

2. P O L I T I CAL Economic & Financial Affairs Taxation & Customs Agriculture Justice & Internal Affairs Environment Internal Market Competition Fishing Education & Culture Regional Policy Employment & Social Affairs Research Energy & Transport Health & Consumers Protection Enterprises Information Society and Media FOREIGN AFFAIRS Foreign Affairs Trade EUROPAIDDevelopment Enlargement P O L I T I CAL Economic & Financial Affairs Taxation & Customs Agriculture Justice & Internal Affairs Environment Internal Market Competition Fishing Education & Culture Regional Policy Employment & Social Affairs Research Energy & Transport Health & Consumers Protection Enterprises Information Society and Media FOREIGN AFFAIRS Foreign Affairs Trade EUROPAIDDevelopment Enlargement Organisation of the European Commission

3. Directorate General Information Society and Media activities Policy & Regulatory Framework i-Europe 2010 Telecommunication regulatory framework (GSM, 3G,...) Media policy IST: Information Society Technologies Programme 3.825 B€ budget over 5 years (2002-2006) 6FP 9.080 B€ budget over 7 years (2007-2013) 7FP Directorate General Information Society and Media activities Policy & Regulatory Framework i-Europe 2010 Telecommunication regulatory framework (GSM, 3G,...) Media policy IST: Information Society Technologies Programme 3.825 B€ budget over 5 years (2002-2006) 6FP 9.080 B€ budget over 7 years (2007-2013) 7FP

4. Supported through successive five or seven year periods called Framework Programmes (FP) Major strategic reorientations and financial scope decided at the beginning of each FP FP6 covers 2002 to 2006 FP7 covers 2007 to 2013 Supported through successive five or seven year periods called Framework Programmes (FP) Major strategic reorientations and financial scope decided at the beginning of each FP FP6 covers 2002 to 2006 FP7 covers 2007 to 2013 Research activities and the European Commission

5. IST in FP6 - objectives & strategy Main objectives - Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness & technology base - Building the information and knowledge society for ALL in Europe but also around the world Strategy - Concentration and focus, building critical mass - Capitalise on Europe’s strengths - Scope of activities: Core technologies & “pull-through” applications - Develop a worldwide cooperation Main objectives - Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness & technology base - Building the information and knowledge society for ALL in Europe but also around the world Strategy - Concentration and focus, building critical mass - Capitalise on Europe’s strengths - Scope of activities: Core technologies & “pull-through” applications - Develop a worldwide cooperation

6. FP7: Four inter-linked objectives Gain leadership in key fields by supporting cooperation –Essential « core business», high European added value Stimulate excellence through competition –Attracting the best brains, frontier research Develop and strengthen Human Capital of research Improve research and innovation capacity

7. FP7: structure “Cooperation” Predefined themes, refined FP6 instruments “Cooperation” Predefined themes, refined FP6 instruments “Ideas” Frontier research, competition, individual grants “Ideas” Frontier research, competition, individual grants “People” Human potential, mobility “People” Human potential, mobility “Capacities” Infrastructure, SMEs, science and society, “Capacities” Infrastructure, SMEs, science and society,

8. FP7 Specific Programmes Budget: 50182 m€ Cooperation: 32203 m€ (64%) Ideas: 7460 m€ (15%) People: 4577 m€ (9%) Capacities: 4193 m€ (8%) JRC: 1749 m€ (3%)

9. 1. Health 2. Food, Agri, Biotech 3. Information and Communication Technologies 4. Nano, Materials, Production 5. Energy 6. Environment 7. Transport (including Aeronautics) 8. Socio-econ 9. Security and space “Cooperation” – Collaborative Research – Themes

10. “Cooperation” – Collaborative Research – Budget: 32203 m€ Health: 5984 m€ (18%) Food, agri, biotech: 1936 m€ (6%) ICT: 9080 m€ (28%) Nano, materials, production: 3467 m€ (11%) Energy: 2236 m€ (7%) Environment: 1886 m€ (6%) Transport: 4150 m€ (13%) Socio-econ research: 607 m€ (2%) Space and security: 2858 m€ (9%)

11. FP7 “Capacities” – Research Infrastructures Support to existing research infrastructures –Research e-infrastructures GÉANT, Grids, Super-/high-end-computing –Transnational access –Integrating activities Support to new research infrastructures –Construction of new research infrastructures and major updates of existing ones –Design studies

12. ICT in FP7: “Capacities” Budget: 4193 m€ Research infrastructures: 2008 m€ (48%) Research for benefit of SMEs: 1228 m€ (29%) Regions of knowledge: 126 m€ (3%) Research potential: 320 m€ (7,5%) Science in society: 329 m€ (8%) Int’l cooperation: 182 m€ (4,5%)

13. Documents needed and/or indispensable : IST Workprogramme Call for Proposals (Call Text : Official Journal) Guide for Proposers Evaluation Manual (General FP6 + IST Specific Annex) IST Workprogramme Call for Proposals (Call Text : Official Journal) Guide for Proposers Evaluation Manual (General FP6 + IST Specific Annex)

14. 1. Your idea : does it fit the IST-Workprogramme ? 2. Yes ? Identify the Strategic Objective ! 3. Is there a Call going on ? Check roadmap for Strategic Objectives ! 4. Which type of action is called for in the Strategic Objective ? 5. Check Call Text … & check deadline ! 6. Contact EC-Contact Person : be sure idea is in scope of call 1. Your idea : does it fit the IST-Workprogramme ? 2. Yes ? Identify the Strategic Objective ! 3. Is there a Call going on ? Check roadmap for Strategic Objectives ! 4. Which type of action is called for in the Strategic Objective ? 5. Check Call Text … & check deadline ! 6. Contact EC-Contact Person : be sure idea is in scope of call How to build a proposal ? Don’t forget: The Coordinator of the project must be EU or associated states Find EU partners through your existing bilateral co-operation

15. FP6/FP7 International Dimension 34 fully participating countries : The 25 EU Member States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Israel, Switzerland The 4 candidates countries: Bulgaria Romania Turkey and Croatia. 34 fully participating countries : The 25 EU Member States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Israel, Switzerland The 4 candidates countries: Bulgaria Romania Turkey and Croatia.

17. Jacques.Babot@ec.europa.eu IST Web site: http://www.cordis.lu/ist