1. 22/05/2009 # 1 EU-Russia: A multi-faceted partnership Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commission to Russia 22 May 2009 EU-Russia science cooperation: Where are we? What could be done?

2. 22/05/2009 # 2 EU-RU S&T Cooperation Outline of this presentation: 1.Overview & context: current state-of- affairs & recent milestones 2.Inventory of EU-funded S&T policy & management projects 3.Some thoughts on future areas of cooperation on the “enabling conditions”

3. 22/05/2009 # 3 International S&T Cooperation Guiding principles for the EU: Support competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields of R&D Address global challenges Address specific problems facing third countries on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit Use S&T cooperation to reinforce EC external relations and other relevant policies Coordination b/n European Community and EU member states

4. 22/05/2009 # 4 EU-Russia S&T Cooperation: Overview “EU”-Russia S&T cooperation: - 27 EU Member States – Russia - European Community – Russia (=> see Compendium on EU-Russia Science Cooperation) Legal bases: - EU Member States - Russia bilateral Agreements (MoU) - EU-Russia Partnership & Cooperation Agreement - EC-Russia S&T Cooperation Agreement - Euratom-Russia Cooperation Agreement in Nuclear Fusion - Euratom-Russia Cooperation Agreement in Nuclear Safety Road-map for the Common EU-Russia Space in Research, Education & Culture

5. 22/05/2009 # 5 EU-Russia S&T cooperation: Steering bodies Policy & scientific dialogue “top down” Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) in Science (ministerial level) Joint EC-Russia S&T Cooperation Committee (S&T Agreement) Joint EU-Russia Thematic Working Groups in priority areas (DG Directorate level)

6. 22/05/2009 # 6 Joint EU-RU Thematic Research Working Groups Nanotechnologies & New Materials Health Food, Agriculture, Biotechnologies Non-nuclear Energy Aeronautics Space Nuclear Energy Fission Research Information & Communications Technologies Environment […]

7. 22/05/2009 # 7 EU-RU S&T cooperation: Policy & scientific dialogue “Bottom-up”: EU & Russian scientists themselves (!!): - scientific advisory councils and committees - expert advice to governments - joint evaluation committees - peer reviews - joint projects & publications - scientific conferences - research visits

8. 22/05/2009 # 8 EU-Russia S&T Cooperation (1): Main instruments – EU member states The bilateral S&T, R&D cooperation programmes of the 27 individual EU member states (see Compendium on Science & Research Cooperation between the EU and Russia).

9. 22/05/2009 # 9 EU-Russia S&T Cooperation (2): Main instruments – European Community European Community Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (2007-2013, ~€50 billion) Euratom Framework Programme for Research & Training Activities (2007-2011, ~€4.0 billion). [TACIS], Common Spaces Facility, TAIEX - e.g. projects on the commercialisation of scientific results European Community Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (to promote innovation, entrepreneurship & growth among SMEs, 2007-2013, €3.6 billion)

10. 22/05/2009 # 10 EU-Russia S&T Cooperation (3): Main instruments – pan-European organisations Eureka - a pan-European network for market- oriented, industrial R&D (www.eureka.be) ESF - European Science Foundation (www.esf.org) [INTAS - International Association for the promotion of scientific cooperation with the countries of the former Soviet Union]

11. 22/05/2009 # 11 EU-Russia S&T Cooperation (4): International initiatives ISTC – International Science & Technology Centre (www.istc.ru) ITER - International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (www.iter.org) CERN - the world's largest particle physics centre (www.cern.ch) International Space Station (ISS) (…)

12. 22/05/2009 # 12 Russia in the EU Framework Programmes for Research & Technological Development Overall, Russia continues to be the most active “third country” in the EU FPs e.g. Russia was most successful “third-country” in FP6: ~330 signed FP6 contracts, incl. 60 Marie Curie fellowships), worth ~€ 2.8 billion Total EC contribution to RU participants in FP6 was ~€ 120 million (including INTAS)

13. 22/05/2009 # 13 EU-RU S&T cooperation… …also extends to related areas such as… Higher Education: - Russia’s participation in the “Bologna process” - Tempus programme - Erasmus Mundus programme Space (research): European Commission - European Space Agency - Roscosmos

14. 22/05/2009 # 14 …EU-RU S&T cooperation … and also includes Russia’s active participation in major European research infrastructures and facilities such as… CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research FAIR - Facility for Antiproton & Ion Research GLORIAD - Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development GÉANT - European computer network for research & education XFEL - European X-ray Free Electron Laser …

15. 22/05/2009 # 15 Recent milestones (1): An equitable partnership 2007-2008: Launch of EU-RU coordinated calls for co- funded research proposals in Energy and Food- Agriculture-Biotechnology 2008-2009: Launch of EU-RU coordinated calls for co- funded research proposals in Health and Nano- technologies & New Materials and in Nuclear Fission Energy research Preparation of EU-RU coordinated calls for co-funded research proposals in Aeronautics in 2009-2010

16. 22/05/2009 # 16 Recent milestones (2): 10/04/2008: Russian expression of interest in association with EC and Euratom Framework Programmes for Research 26/05/2008: ministerial-level EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council (“noted that an eventual association of the Russian Federation to the 7th Framework Programme on Research & Technological Development would take Russia- EU S&T cooperation to a new qualitative level” and “stated that the European Research Area would be enriched and strengthened by Russia also becoming a full part of it”).

17. 22/05/2009 # 17 EU-RU S&T cooperation: Main conclusions (1) 1.S&T cooperation covers virtually all scientific areas & includes a very broad spectrum of different activities. 2.S&T cooperation is a very dynamic, multi- dimensional & fast developing area of cooperation of & by itself. 3.S&T cooperation is an integral component and an important part in the overall EU-Russia relationship.

18. 22/05/2009 # 18 EU-RU S&T cooperation: Main conclusions (2) Arguably, the S&T relationship of the European Union with Russia is as broad & deep as (if not broader & deeper than) the EU’s S&T relationship with any other non-EU member state, and one of the most dynamically developing areas of the EU-Russian relationship overall.

19. 22/05/2009 # 19 EU-RU S&T cooperation Science policy & management – the “enabling” conditions: at the EC-level, there have been numerous projects & initiatives supported by FP5, FP6, FP7, TACIS

20. 22/05/2009 # 20 S&T policy & management projects (1) - General FP6 RUS-ERA & FP6 RUS-ERA.EXE (“Extending the ERA to Russia”) INTAS ININ (“Information Network in the NIS countries”) FP6 CREATION (support RU SMEs participation in FP6 & in ERA) FP6 ERA-NIS (strengthening S&T cooperation b/n ERA and NIS) FP6 RegionERA (RU regional support network for S&T cooperation with EU) FP6 NIS-NEST (opening up New & Emerging S&T to NIS) FP6 ScopeEast (“Scenarios for a Coordinated Approach to S&T Cooperation with the Eastern Neighbours of the EU") FP6 BRUIT (“Benchmarking RU& UA with Innovation TrendChart”)

21. 22/05/2009 # 21 S&T policy & management projects (1) - General FP7 INCONTACT (Network of INCO-NCPs) FP7 BILAT-Rus FP7 ERA-Net.RUS FP7 INCO-Net EECA (Eastern Europe & Central Asia) FP7 Access4EU.Rus

22. 22/05/2009 # 22 S&T policy & management projects (2) - Thematic FP6 SITE (ICT) FP6 InJoy&Train (Food Quality and Safety) FP6 Admire-P (ICT) FP6-INTAS GlobalSSH (Social Sciences & Humanities EU- Russia-CIS-China) FP6 Ideal-IST (ICT) FP6 ISTOK-RU (ICT) FP7 ISTOK-Soyuz (ICT) FP7 EURAL (Environment) FP7 “Nano mapping” (Nano-technologies)

23. 22/05/2009 # 23 S&T policy & management projects (3) Tacis “S&T Development in the Russian Market Economy (EDRUS9512) Tacis “Science Cities and Innovation Centres” (FINRUS 9804) Tacis "Science & Technology Commercialisation“ (AP 2002) Tacis "Innovations & strategy in the use of intellectual property" (AP 2002) “Gate2RuBIN” (RUITC-RA-RTTN) partner in CIP Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

24. 22/05/2009 # 24 Some (not all!) “lessons learnt” 1.Need to listen to all partners & stakeholders (scientists & researchers, policy-makers) in east & west. 2.Realise that learning from experience and applying in practice the lessons & recommendations from past projects takes time. 3.Learn to understand, and navigate, one’s own flexibilities & rigidities and those of one’s partners.

25. 22/05/2009 # 25 Reported weaknesses in EU-Russia S&T cooperation / Possible areas of future attention (1):  Language barriers, differences in “working cultures”, weak networking  Mobility of researchers (visa issue) and of materials & equipment (customs issue)  Banking issues – international transfer of funds into & out of Russia  IPR issues – e.g. full & direct enforcement of IPRs in Russia in joint (transnational) S&T projects  Compatibility of standards & methodologies for performance assessment, independent project evaluation, bench-marking of organisations & activities

26. 22/05/2009 # 26 Reported weaknesses in EU-Russia S&T cooperation / Possible areas of future attention (2): Access to & use of S&T infrastructures & facilities (including in Russia)  Joint identification of priority areas for joint activities  Development of mechanisms & instruments for joint / coordinated actions  Participation of European researchers in Russian S&T programmes  Recognising & using the scientific capacities & the cooperation potential of the Russian regions  Information & contact points in key Russian regions

27. 22/05/2009 # 27 Possible areas of future attention (3): Understanding & using the synergies & complementarities of different European Community schemes (e.g. TAIEX, Common Spaces Facility, Framework Programme, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, CIP, etc.) Synergies & coordination between instruments of EU Member States, the European Community, and Russia (“variable geometries”) - linking bilateral & multilateral schemes

28. 22/05/2009 # 28 Thank you for your attention. Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commission to Russia