1 Supporting the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level The “ERA-NET” Scheme “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

2 Research activities  Programmes, parts of programmes or other similar initiatives  Strategically planned at national or regional level in the Member States or Associated States

3 Objective To step up the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level in the Member States and Associated States through:  The networking of research activities conducted at national or regional level  The mutual opening of national and regional research programmes “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

4 Fields of research  Research Activities may be carried out in all fields of science and technology  The implementation will be done using a bottom-up approach, without giving preference to one research topic over another * Examples given in the EP and Council’s Decision concerning FP6: health, biotechnology, environment, energy “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

5 Participants  bodies which finance or manage national or regional research activities At least 3 MS or AS are involved of which at least two are MS or candidate AS.  a sole participant (EEIG or any similar structures) The main actors are programme managers and programme makers

6  Networking of research activities at national and regional level, including the mutual opening of national or regional research programmes  Unified management framework of an ERA-NET Activities to be supported “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

7 Networking of research activities  Systematic exchange of information  Strategic activities  Implementation of joint strategic activities  Implementation of a transnational joint programme “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

8 Networking of research activities 1. Systematic exchange of information  fora of research programme makers and managers  short-term exchanges of programme managers  benchmarking and dissemination of good practices “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

9 Networking of research activities 2. Strategic activities Identification and analysis of:  mutual complementaries of the ERA-NET partners  research fields that could lead to the design of future multinational programmes  design of common evaluation system  networking activities and mutual opening mechanisms  administrative and legal barriers  new opportunities and gaps in research and stimulation of new interdisciplinary work “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

10 Networking of research activities 3. Implementation of joint strategic activities.  a posteriori clustering of nationally funded research projects  systematic use of multinational proposals evaluation procedures  joint training activities  mutual opening of facilities or laboratories “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

11 Networking of research activities 4. Implementation of a transnational joint programme  without transnational flows of national funding  with transnational flows of national funding Projects should involve at least 2 teams from 2 different countries “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

12 Management of an ERA-NET  management of the scientific and administrative activities including reporting to the Commission  development of strategic activities  launching, implementing and following up joint research activities  ensuring scientific excellence throughout the ERA-NET  ensuring the promotion of gender equality “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

13 Instruments  Coordination Actions to implement an ERA-NET: an average : 3 M€ max. ; 5 years max.  Specific Support Actions to prepare ERA-NET proposals in a limited scope an average : € ; 1 year max Costs are limited to additional activities up to 100% excluding the costs directly linked to research “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

14 Indicative Budget and timetable  140 M€ for the period  Open call for proposals  1st cut-off date:2 June 2003, 20M€  from March 2004, cut-off dates every 6 months up to October 2005 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6

15 Evaluation  Principle:a single stage procedure based on “peer review”  Criteria : Relevance to the objectives of the programme Quality of the coordination Potential impact Quality of the consortium Quality of the management Mobilisation of resources “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6 “ERA-NET” Scheme FP6