Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 1 FP6 instruments: purposes and modalities in the IST context Annalisa Bogliolo DG Information Society Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Call5 Information Day 30 May 2005 Brussels Architecture, of the next generation Grid Enabling application technologies Design and Development

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 2 A range of better differentiated instruments New instruments New instruments Integrated projects (IP) - objective driven Networks of excellence (NoE) - exploratory research Article 169 (joint implementation of national programmes) Traditional instruments Traditional instruments Specific targeted research projects (STREPs) Co-ordination actions (CAs) Specific Support Actions (SSAs)

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 3 Classification of the instruments

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 4 Networks of Excellence Industrial exploitation Current Industrial strength / presence Fundamental research Basic research Industry-driven research Targeted Research Projects Example of implementation in IST « Monolitihic » Incremental Integrated Projects

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 5 FP6 Instruments in call5 for the S.O Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services New instruments New instruments Integrated projects (IP) - objective driven Networks of excellence (NoE) - exploratory research Article 169 (joint implementation of national programmes) Traditional instruments Traditional instruments Specific targeted research projects (STREPs) Co-ordination actions (CAs) Specific Support Actions (SSAs)

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 6 Integrated Projects

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 7 Integrated projects designed to generate the knowledge required to implement the priority thematic areas of FP6 designed to generate the knowledge required to implement the priority thematic areas of FP6 by integrating the critical mass of activities and resources needed to achieve ambitious, clearly defined scientific and technological objectives of a European dimension each IP should each IP should integrate the types of activities needed to obtain the goals integrate the critical mass of resources needed to obtain the goals integrate elements of the development chain to attain high- impact goals support industry-academia collaboration including SMEs

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 8 Integrated Projects - activities Activities in a Integrated Project may cover a broad spectrum e.g.: Activities in a Integrated Project may cover a broad spectrum e.g.: research and technology development activities demonstration activities technology transfer or take-up activities training activities dissemination activities knowledge management and exploitation An Integrated Project should comprise An Integrated Project should comprise a coherent set of activities with an appropriate management structure

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 9 Time Integration along the innovation cycle Best practice Take-up, trials Industry driven research Adoption IP Basic research

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 10 Integrated Project what is critical mass? Resources: each IP must assemble the critical mass of resources needed to achieve its ambitious objectives Resources: each IP must assemble the critical mass of resources needed to achieve its ambitious objectives activities integrated may range up to several millions (no minimum threshold, provided necessary ambition and critical mass is achieved) Duration: typically three to five years Duration: typically three to five years but more if necessary to deliver the objectives

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 11 Integrated Project what is critical mass? (contd) Partnership: minimum of three participants from three different Member States or Associated States, of which at least two should be Member States or Associated candidate countries Partnership: minimum of three participants from three different Member States or Associated States, of which at least two should be Member States or Associated candidate countries but in practice likely to be substantially more SME participation is strongly encouraged Third country participants may be included, with a possibility of Community financial support for certain groups of countries

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 12 Integrated Project - evaluation process Evaluation by a strengthened peer-review system Evaluation by a strengthened peer-review system involving one step written submission. 5 individual evaluators, panel sessions with hearings of proposals that pass all thresholds Key issues to be addressed during evaluation: Key issues to be addressed during evaluation: relevance to the objectives of the specific programme scale of ambition and potential impact S&T excellence quality of the consortium quality of the project and knowledge management critical mass in terms of activities and resources

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 13 Integrated Projects Reporting and Payment schedule Annual report containing: Annual report containing: outline of previous 12 months activities financial documents on the costs incurred detailed implementation plan and associated financial plan for the following 18 months Upon acceptance of above by the Commission: Upon acceptance of above by the Commission: final settlement of payment for period concerned outstanding advance supplemented up to 85% of the anticipated Community contribution for following 18 months

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide Months Reporting Accepted costs Reporting Detailed work plan Accepted costsAdjusted advance Reporting Detailed work planAccepted costs Adjusted advance Reporting Accepted costs Detailed work plan Adjusted advance Detailed work plan Initial advance Integrated Projects payment & report schedule (contd) Example of 4 year contract

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 15 Integrated Projects flexibility & autonomy For the implementation plan, each year, the consortium For the implementation plan, each year, the consortium proposes a detailed plan for the coming 18 months and may propose to update the overall plan For changes in the consortium For changes in the consortium the consortium may itself decide to take in new participants (without additional funding) the Commission may decide to launch calls to add activities and participants (with additional funding)

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 16 Monolithic Partners known at outset Tasks identified budget known Incremental participation Tasks identified budget known not all participants are in Incremental funding objectives known technology roadmap known tasks to be completed budget to be changed Participants as well Integrated Projects three possible implementations

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 17 STREPs

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 18 STREP designed to designed to generate the knowledge required to improve European competitiveness meet the needs of society or Community policies: by improving existing or developing new products, processes or services and/or by proving the viability of new technologies offering potential economic advantage

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 19 STREP - Activities May combine any of the following types of activities: May combine any of the following types of activities: Targeted, well defined and precisely focused research and technological development Demonstration component(s) as appropriate Project management

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 20 STREP - main characteristics STREPs compared to IPs: STREPs compared to IPs: scale of ambition is much more limited Different: Value of activities, Duration, Size of the consortium, Types of activities, Evaluation process/key issues (partly), Negotiation, Consortium agreement, implementation (partly), Follow-up (partly) STREPs compared to FP5 RTD projects : STREPs compared to FP5 RTD projects : Similar: Objectives, Scale of ambition, Value, Duration, Size of consortium, Types of participants, Calls, Evaluation, Negotiation, Follow-up, Audits Different: Financial regime, Simplified Proposals, Contractual aspects, Consortium agreement, Collective responsibility, Implementation, IPR

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 21 Strategic Support Actions

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 22 Strategic Support Actions (SSA) designed to underpin the implementation of the programme complement the other FP6 instruments help in preparations for future Community research and technological development policy activities stimulate, encourage and facilitate participation to the activities of the priority thematic areas of: SMEs, small research teams, newly developed and remote research centres, organisations from NMS / AC may combine the following two types of activities Support activities Project management activities

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 23 SSA - main characteristics SSAs: SSAs: support the implementation of the programme, priority or research objective - in most cases - stand alone events (meetings, conferences, studies etc.) future oriented activities: research roadmaps, identification of future research objectives dissemination and uptake of programme results SSA is NOT an instrument to fund research activities SSA is NOT an instrument to fund research activities

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 24 SSA - activities may consist of one or more of the following activities: may consist of one or more of the following activities: Conferences, seminars, working groups and expert groups Studies, analysis Fact findings and monitoring Trans-national technology transfer and take-up related services Development of research or innovation strategies High level scientific awards and competitions Operational support and dissemination, information and communication activities

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 25 Coordination Actions

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 26 Coordination Actions designed to promote and support the networking and co-ordination of research and innovation activities at national, regional and European level over a fixed period designed to promote and support the networking and co-ordination of research and innovation activities at national, regional and European level over a fixed period by establishing in a coherent way coordinated initiatives of a range of research and innovation operators, in order to achieve improved integration of the European research May combine the following two types of activities May combine the following two types of activities Co-ordination activities Consortium management activities

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 27 CA - activities may consist of one or more of the following types of mid/long term collaborative activities: may consist of one or more of the following types of mid/long term collaborative activities: Organisation of conferences, or meetings Performance of studies, analysis Exchanges of personnel Exchange and dissemination of good practice Setting up of common information systems Setting up of expert groups Definition, organisation, management of joint or common initiatives CA is NOT an instrument to fund research activities CA is NOT an instrument to fund research activities

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 28 Expected scale for STREPs, SSAs, CAs Resources: each project must assemble the resources needed to achieve its objectives Resources: each project must assemble the resources needed to achieve its objectives activities included may range up to several millions of but no minimum threshold Partnership: minimum of three participants from three different countries (for an SSA a single one is eligible) Partnership: minimum of three participants from three different countries (for an SSA a single one is eligible) but in practice likely to be more SME participation is strongly encouraged Third country participants may be included, with a possibility of Community financial support for certain groups of countries Duration: typically two to three years Duration: typically two to three years but exceptionally more if duly justified as necessary to deliver the objectives

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 29 Payments and reporting schedule Final activity report Reported costs + audit certificate (mandatory) Final payment Periodic activity report (mid-term review : optional) Reported costs + (audit certificate if required) Intermediate payment/ settlement Detailed work plan Initial advance Months Example of a three year STREP, CA or SSA project

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 30 Costs reporting, advance payments, allocation No cost categories but list of ineligible costs No cost categories but list of ineligible costs Participants own accounting rules Participants own accounting rules Periodical cost certificates by external auditor Periodical cost certificates by external auditor Periodical advances and settlements Periodical advances and settlements yearly for IP and NoE periodicity of settlements to be specified in the contract for other instruments No pre-allocation of the EC contribution between participants (funding is granted to the consortium as a whole) No pre-allocation of the EC contribution between participants (funding is granted to the consortium as a whole) new! new! new! new! new!

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 31 Financing per instrument

Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Call5 Information Day Slide 32 For further information IST infodesk Fax : General FP6: