Nicosia, Cyprus – April 25, 2014 - First policy dialogue First Policy Dialogue Nicosia, Cyprus April 25, 2014
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Nicosia, Cyprus – April 25, 2014 - First policy dialogue
First Policy Dialogue Nicosia, Cyprus
April 25, 2014
Nicosia, Cyprus – April 25, 2014 - First policy dialogue
OverviewMain findings of the country profile of Cyprus
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Source: Eurostat, 2011 and Sixth monitoring report FP7
FP Performance and wider innovation indicators for Cyprus Benchmarked to EU 28 and EU 13 averages
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Evolution of participants FP5/FP6/FP7
TOTAL FP5 TOTAL FP6 TOTAL FP7 MARKET SHARE FP5 MARKET SHARE FP6 MARKET SHARE FP7
CYPRUS 151 228 384 0.24% 0.48% 0.48%
TOTAL: 64 153.00 47 245.00 79 731.00
Evolution of lead partner FP5/FP6/FP7
FP5 lead FP6 lead FP7 lead FP5 national market
share leadFP6 national market
share leadFP7 national market
share lead
CYPRUS 8 25 64 0.05% 0.27% 0.33%
TOTAL: 16 103 9 407 19 180
As for the most of the EU 13 countries, Cyprus has improved the market share between FP5 and FP6, keeping the same percentage with FP7.
Cyprus organizations are more project leaders in FP7 than in FP6 and FP5.
Source: e-Corda
FP5/FP6/FP7 evolution
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Beneficiaries in mobility programmes – FP7 People
Activities included: 1. Initial Training of Researchers 2. Life-long Training and Career Development (including Co-funding) 3. Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships 4. International Dimension – European and world Fellowships
If we assume that being part of a network has an impact to participation, it is useful to look at the mobility programmes over time.
Developments in the participation in the mobility programmes
FP5participants
FP6participants
FP7Participants(2007- 2011)
FP5 nationalmarket shareparticipants
FP6 nationalmarket shareparticipants
FP7 nationalmarket shareparticipants
CY 6 24 55 0.08% 0.38% 0.46%
Source: e-Corda
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OverviewFP7 participants per target groups
Source: e-Corda
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FP7 participants per target groups High Education Institutions in % Research Centres in % Private Companies in %
BG 15.9 33.0 51.1
CY 12.2 11.0 76.8CZ 7.1 23.9 69.0
EE 7.3 13.6 79.1
HR 24.5 18.9 56.6
HU 9.9 22.4 67.6
LT 12.4 19.1 68.5
LV 20.7 39.7 39.7
MT 3.3 16.7 80.0
PL 18.5 24.8 56.7
RO 13.7 27.4 58.9
SI 6.8 19.3 73.9
SK 15.2 25.8 59.1
EU13 13.2 23.7 63.1
Participation in FP7 pursuant to the 3 main categories of beneficiaries: Private enterprises, Research centres, Higher Education Institutes
Source: e-Corda
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RankEU 13
RankEU 28 Organisation Participation
sCountr
y
1 87 UNIVERSZA V LJUBLJANA 137 SI
4 161 UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS 90 CY
5 173 UNIVERSITY OF TARTU 84 EE
14
338 KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 44 LT
15
351 VILNIUS UNIVERSITY 43 LT
21 448 UNIVERSITY OF MALTA 35 MT
22
455 UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA 34 LV
22
455 TALLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 34 EE
28
551 RIGA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 28 LV
HEI - Top performer reference countries (SI, LV, EE, LT, MT)
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Organisation Participations
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS 90
THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 23
CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 17
AS CYPRUS COLLEGE LIMITED 5
EDEX-EDUCATION EXCELLENCE CORPORATION LIMITED 3
SCHOLAI FREDERICKOU 2
OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, FREDERICK UNIVERSITY, NEAPOLIS UNIVERSITY AND THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE LIMITED 1 EACH
HEI– Cypriot organizations in FP7
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% EU13 Nb of projects per beneficiary % Top 3 in the country
BG 11.2 3.0 24
CY 1.7 1.9 65CZ 13.3 4.3 18
EE 2.8 4.7 46
HR 3.7 3.2 57
HU 11.4 5.8 30
LT 3.2 3.4 59
LV 4.3 4.0 43
MT 0.9 1.4 71
PL 20.8 4.9 21
RO 13.9 3.4 22
SI 6.4 6.5 70
SK 6.4 2.7 23
EU13 100.0 4.2 31
Research Centres performance
Source: e-Corda
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Rank Category Organisation Participations Country
1 REC INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN 120 SI
2 REC INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK 52 PL
3 REC BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT. 43 HU
4 REC INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ PAN 43 PL
5 REC MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATO INTEZET 34 HU
6 REC MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA WIGNER FIZIKAI KUTATOKOZPONT 29 HU
7 REC MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA ENERGIATUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT 26 HU
8 REC Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii 26 RO
10
REC TECHNOLOGICKE CENTRUM AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY 25 CZ
10
REC RUDER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE 25 HR
Research Centres: EU 13 TOP 10
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REC - Top performer reference countries (SI, LV, EE, LT, MT)
Organisation Participations Country
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN 120 SI
LATVIJAS ZINATNU AKADEMIA – LATVIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 21 LV
ESTONITAN INNOVATION INSTITUTE 21 EE
LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL ENERGETICS 16 LT
SLOVENIAN NATIONAL BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INSTITUTTE 16 SL
LATVIAN STATE INSTITUTE OF WOOD CHEMISTRY 11 LV
CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 11 LT
THE CYPRUS FOUNDATION FOR MUSCOLAR DISTROPHY RESEARCH 8 CY
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Organisation Participations
THE CYPRUS FOUNDATION FOR MUSCULAR RESEARCH 8
CYPRUS CENTER FOR EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2
CENTRE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY;
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONEMNT AND PUBLIC HEALTH;NEUROSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE; ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL/FAMILY MEDICINE; RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH; FREDERICK RESEARCH CENTER
1 EACH
REC – Cypriot organizations in FP7
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% EU13 No.of projects per beneficiary % Top 3 in the country
BG 6.5 1.6 15
CY 4.4 2.0 21CZ 14.4 1.8 14
EE 6.1 1.5 13
HR 4.2 1.9 29
HU 12.9 1.9 15
LT 4.3 1.3 12
LV 1.6 1.2 26
MT 1.7 2.0 33
PL 18.2 1.6 11
RO 11.2 1.6 10
SI 9.1 1.6 12
SK 5.5 1.6 18
EU13 100.0 1.7 15
PRC performance
Source: e-Corda
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PRC - Top performer reference countries (SI, LV, EE, LT, MT)
Organisation Participations Country
GEOIMAGING LTD 10 CY
XLAB - IT 10 SI
CONSTRUCTION CLUSTER SLOVENIA 9 SI
PRIMETEL – TELECOMMUNICATION 8 CY
SIGNALGENERIX 8 CY
MALTA INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION FOR SMES LIMITED 7 MT
CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 7 LT
THE CYPRUS FOUNDATION FOR MUSCOLAR DISTROPHY RESEARCH 6 CY
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Organisation Participations
GEOMAGING LTD (SME) 10
PRIMETEL PLC 8
SIGNALGENERIS LTD (SME) 8
FELDMAN ENTERPRISES LTD 5
RTD TALOS LIMITED (SME) 5
SIGINT SOLUTION LTD (SME) 5
EBOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD (SME) 5
PRC – Cypriot organizations in FP7
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Small and Medium Enterprises performance
% EU13 No. of projects per beneficiary % Top 3 in the country
BG 6.5 1.7 20
CY 5.2 1.8 23CZ 13.8 1.6 8
EE 7.5 1.5 14
HR 3.0 2.0 44
HU 14.4 1.9 18
LT 4.7 1.3 14
LV 1.8 1.2 30
MT 1.8 2.2 38
PL 16.9 1.5 12
RO 10.3 1.7 14
SI 9.0 1.6 16
SK 5.1 1.5 19
EU13 100.0 1.6 17
Source: e-Corda
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TOTAL EU 27
WithEU15
WithEU 12
With EUorganization
With candidate andassociated countries
With nationalstakeholders
CY 3,530 2,836 682 12 474 88
Geographical overview Cyprus collaborative links for all the programmes of FP7
Source: Sixth Monitoring report FP7 – Table B3 of EU27 Collaborative links for all programmes. E-Corda estraction date: 2013/02/26. Croatia is included in the “Candidate countries”
EU 15 countries with which Cyprus cooperates the most: - UK: 383- DE: 370- ES: 328- IT: 313- EL: 312
EU 13 countries with which Cyprus cooperates the most: - PL: 88- RO: 67- BG: 67Candidate and associated countries: - NO: 105- CH: 100- IL (Israel): 76- HR (Croatia): 34
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OverviewFP7 participants per Thematic Priorities
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FP7 Thematic PrioritiesHealth Health
KBBE Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
ICT Information and Communication Technologies
NMP Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
Energy Energy
ENV Environment
TPT Transport (including Aeronautics)
SSH Social Science and Humanities
SPA Space
SEC Security
Other Instruments
RSME Research for the benefit of SMEs
People IAPP ITN Strengthening, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential in R&D in Europe (Marie Curie actions)
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Participation in ERC – Reference countries
Participation in ERC / FP7 (2007-2013) Situation on 18.7.2013
CYPRUS 15ESTONIA 9
LATVIA 7
LITHUANIA 6
MALTA 6
SLOVENIA 2
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OverviewFunding Issues
Structural Factors affecting participation to EU programmes
Source: e-Corda
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Contribution to EU budget 2012 (%)
Return on FP7 2007-2012(%)
Return on Structural Funds 2007-2013 (%)
BG 0.27 0.28 1.98
CY 0.12 0.22 0.19CZ 0.99 0.68 7.77
EE 0.11 0.23 1.00
HU 0.60 0.75 7.36
LT 0.21 0.17 2.00
LV 0.15 0.16 1.34
MT 0.04 0.05 0.25
PL 2.53 1.17 19.57
RO 0.95 0.41 5.68
SI 0.24 0.45 1.23
SK 0.46 0.21 2.36
Sources: Eurostat and Sixth Monitoring report FP7
Returns on EU budget
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ERDF-FP7 participation
FP7 contribution 2007-2011(m euro)
ERDF earmarked budget for R&D 2007-2013 (m euro)
45,4 70
• Is the ERDF perceived as investment for future participation in FP7/H2020?
• Are there any projects to develop synergies in the near future?
• S3?
Source: DG Research and DG Regio – Cohesion policy 2007-20013: Research and Innovation
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FP7 VS ERDF
Source: DG Research and DG Regio – Cohesion policy 2007-20013: Research and Innovation – Eurada elaboration
Country FP7/ERDF
The Netherlands 6.20
Cyprus 0.60
Malta 0.20
Slovenia 0.10
Estonia 0.08
Poland, Latvia, Lithuania 0.03
EU 27 0.46
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International mobility of researchers
In 2010 in Cyprus the percentage of doctoral candidates (ISCED 6) who were citizens of another EU-27 Member State was 7.8%, in line with the EU 27 average of 7.8%₁. In Cyprus non-EU doctoral candidates were 1.6% of all candidates (EU average of 20.0%₂)
1 Researchers’ Report 2013 Country Profile: Cyprus2 idem
Participation in International networksA recent survey in ICT area demonstrated that the coordinators choose their research team in 49% from previous collaborations and 27% on the suggestion of other consortium members. This means that for a collaborative research, networking and cooperation skills may be as important as research expertise, which represents a barrier for newcomers who are not well connected to European networks.
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Beneficiaries of the mobility programmes – FP7 PeopleDevelopments in the participation in the mobility programmes
FP5participants
FP6participants
FP7Participants(2007- 2011)
FP5 nationalmarket shareparticipants
FP6 nationalmarket shareparticipants
FP7 nationalmarket shareparticipants
CY 4 6 12 0.05 % 0.10 % 0.10 %
Source: 5th FP7 monitoring report and e-Corda
Knowledge of English among the population% population able to hold conversation in English
CY 73
EU 28 49,5
EU 15 56,0
EU 13 43,1
Best (NL) 90
Worse (HR) 20
Notes: For % of people able to have an English conversation, UK and IE are excluded. Also only EU citizens are included
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Performance v/s Potential
Actual participation (n°proposals) 357
Estimate 1 (By population)Difference
155+202
Estimation 2 (By R&D Staff)Difference
45+312
Estimate 3 (By scholarly int. publications)Difference
163+194
Estimate 4 (Success rate)Difference
497-140
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The Decision Tree for participating in Horizon 2020Pre-call intelligence
Call scan
Applicant awareness
Applicant readinessProject leader
Single proposer
Consortium facilitatorTargetting partnersProposal drafting
Proposal submissionImplementation
Failure debriefing
Waiting for spontaneous candidatures
Project followerPro-active partner search
Targeted search
Random searche-Platform
Involvement in professional networksPosition in the consortiumContribution to the drafting
of the proposalPassive attitude
Credibility
Opportunistic attitude
Source: Mirris Scoping Paper - Eurada
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OverviewParticipation patterns
Source: e-Corda
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“By Necessity”
“By Opportunity”
Attitudes towards FP7
By Necessity: Stands for striving for EU budget=Extra budget
By opportunity: Stands for being EU projects an opportunity to capitalise on excellence
Disclaimer: The above noted statements are not based on the scientific point of view, but are based on the analytical findings
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Opportunistic
Laziness
ItalyDenmarkFinlandSwedenGreece
Possible attitude towards FP7 – 2nd part
Strategic approach: Italy –Setting up of a national agency to enhance the participation in EU research - APRE; Denmark, Finland and Sweden: Research and Innovation as key national strategyTactical approach: Greece: role of diaspora and education abroad. The connections of individuals may be an useful source of connection to facilitate the participation in EU research programmes. Belgium: Legal headquarters of many EU organizations.
NetherlandsUK
SpainGreece
France………
Strategic/tactical
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FP Performance and wider innovation indicators for Cyprus Benchmarked to EU 28 and EU 13 averages
Source: Eurostat, 2011 and Sixth monitoring report FP7
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Key highlights to be addressedMain findings from the scoping paper
Cyprus has the highest number of FP7 beneficiaries per head of population and the highest gain of FP7 monies per inhabitant in the EU 13 (78.80 €, EU 13 average is 13.5). The average number of € per beneficiary in Cyprus is higher that the EU 13 average: 176 k vs 167.
Cyprus success rate in applying for FP7 is 15.6 %, not far from the average of EU13 (18.1) but there is still a GAP with EU 28 average (21.7)
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What influence is due to structural issues: quality of excellence in R&D capability of drafting good proposals awareness of the stakeholders
What influence have subjective and perception issues: reputation of the R&D eco-system openness for involvement in networks talent to transform an idea into a proposal
What influence have objective issues: date of full membership to the EU size of the population costs of wages number of stakeholders targeted by the FP7 programme availability of national budget quality of research
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Questions related to performances of specific stakeholders groups Are there some HEI not participating in FP7 cooperation projects?
Should some of them be more proactive? Are there some RCs not participating in FP7 cooperation projects?
Should some of them be more proactive? How to stimulate better participation of SMEs?
Questions on synergies with Structural Funds Is ERDF funding perceived as investment for future participation in
FP7/HORIZON 2020? Is there any thought to develop synergies between ERDF and
HORIZON 2020 policies? Have R&D stakeholders difficulties to generate a dynamic flow of good
ERDF projects?
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What tools should be put in place in order to increase the quantity and the quality of the submitted projects?
How the awareness of stakeholders influence participation? Should Cyprus try to increase the amount captured per project instead of increasing the total number of projects funded?
To ensure the higher number of proposals to bring a larger number of primo-users of EU funding or to help current beneficiaries to be involved in more projects?
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Questions on where to go