Tania Friederichs DG Research European Commission [email protected] International Conference Fostering and Building Human Capital for Sustainable.

Tania FriederichsDG Research

European [email protected]

International ConferenceFostering and Building Human Capitalfor Sustainable Knowledge Societies

in South Eastern Europe

Actions under FP7 and ERA

6 - 7 March 2009Bucharest

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Political Context

S.E.E = Western Balkan Countries (WBCs) All WBCs have European Integration perspective Strategy for international cooperation: increase

scientific knowledge Enlargement countries: research tool to facilitate

integration into EU Instrument: WBC Steering Platform

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Research at EU level

• Not only funding but policy• Lisbon Council: research on political agenda• Become most competitive nation 2010 (!): knowledge society create European Research Area• Fifth Freedom: free flow of knowledge and researchers (European Council 13-14 March 2008)• Research policy in synergy with other policies: state aid, education, IPR, etc.

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European Research Area

• Stimulate research cooperation; critical mass, avoid fragmentation (FP7)

• Invest more in research: 3% of GDP• Create research capacity: human resources and

Infrastructure• Mobility of Researchers and career development• Science In Society• What is valid for EU (27) also for Wider Europe:

open ERA

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WBC Platform

• Launched in Vienna in June 2006 by Austrian Presidency & Commissioner Potočnik

• Ensure continuation from Thessaloniki Agenda• Confirmation of overall political commitment:

future of WBCs in Europe• Bringing together all stakeholders• Role: stimulating, monitoring, coordinating

research cooperation• Overall aim: increase research capacity• More details: Elke Dall, Project officer of WBC

Inco.Net

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WBC Strategy

3 pillars:

(1) Engage together in research cooperation: association to FP7; observer CREST

(2) How improve research capacity: human capital & infrastructure

(3) Create synergies with other instruments & stakeholders: IPA, RCC,COST, EUREKA, UNESCO

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(1) Research CooperationFP7

• Association FP7 made attractive: since 1/09 all WBCs associated

• WBCs same opportunities as Member States• Kosovo under UN1244: participation as an ICPC• Increase regional research opportunities• All WBC observer in Programme Committees;

CREST; SGHRM

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(2) Research Capacity/Human Capital

• Post-war situation; IMF recommendations, research not yet on political agenda: capacity in WBCs very weak

• Support for research capacity under FP7: limited• Expect WBCs to develop national research

policy: ownership• Seek synergy with others: bilateral support; IPA;

EIB

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Human CapitalFP7/People

• 9 different Marie-Curie Actions• Specific support actions: mobility and career

enhancement; researcher's night• Overall objectives: development of R&D human

resource in Europe; training of researchers• Very low success rate in People• FP7 very competitive; Marie Curie very popular

and most actions for experienced/post doc researchers not so much for WBCs

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Human CapitalFP7/SiS

• Actions to improve quality of science education in schools

• Promote equality of opportunity of women researchers

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Human Capital Universities

• Universities/education: mainly DG EAC!• But: realisation of Fifth Freedom closely linked to higher education reforms• Support for university activities linked to research:— assessing research performance at university— stimulating partnership with industry— data on research universities— Crest working group/OMC: mutual learning/improve excellence• Swedish Presidency Conference on "Universities and the Knowledge Triangle"

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Human Capital ERA

• If we engage more in research: not enough scientists• Policy measures: quantitative & qualitative measures

- Encourage young people to sciences- Researchers' night- Code of Conduct for Recruitment- Charter for Researchers- ERA-Link- Scientific Visa package- Network of Scientific diaspora- Euraxess

(1) JOBS: Includes all information on job opportunities, funding opportunities, grants, employment, etc. (replacing the European Researcher’s Mobility Portal) (2) NETWORK: Includes all information for relocation assistance (replacing the ERA-MORE Network)

(3) RIGHTS: Includes all information regarding the European Charter and Code

(4) LINKS: Includes all info on ERA-link (the link of European researchers abroad, i.e. in the US and Japan)

EURAXESS

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FP7EURAXESS

Action not subject to calls for proposal

Commission contracted with all WBCs:

— Croatia, Serbia, FYROM — Montenegro, Albania, B&H: launched/2010

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Recruitment & Career development

European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for Recruitment: adopted by the Commission on 11 March 2005 Objective Charter: a reference point for career management, role & responsibility of researchers and employers on minimum rights and obligations Objective of Code of Conduct: reference point for transparency and merit based recruitment; fair recognition of qualifications and mobility experience Voluntary implementation: 900 research organisations/24 countries None in WBCs!!

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Charter & CodeNew approach

Developing a HR strategy for researchers: speed up implementation C&C

How increase awareness/communication

Analysis: research institute/ C&C principles

External evaluation: every 4 years

HR Strategy for Researchers

Below, an example of a possible standard template for the internal analysis and implementation of the HR Strategy (other templates may be used)

Internal analysisExample

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Awareness

Not well known: who knows/applies it?!

Charter and Code Promoters' Network – 2008

Ad Hoc training activity on use

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Renewed Lisbon strategy2008

Spring European Council 2008: investing in people; modernising labour market, investing knowledge and innovation = renewed Lisbon agenda

Research: new perspectives for ERA: more attractive; more competition (5 initiatives)

HR: better careers and more mobility: a European Partnership for researchers (Com(2008) 317 of 23.5.2008)

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Partnership

Systematically open recruitment to all MS (associated countries)

Social security & suppl. pension for mobile researchers

Provide attractive employment & conditions

Enhance training, skills & training

Endorsed at Competitive Council of 26/9/08

SGHRM: forum to implement partnership policy

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SGHRM

Members: Member States and FP7 Associated Countries and Commission

Task: exchange of information; best practices, guidelines

First meeting: 25 March 2009

Also: reporting on Mobility section of National Reform Programmes (renewed Lisbon strategy)

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Some remarks

Important to strengthen human capital

Actions at all level: burden sharing & ownership

European level: a lot

But: need a rescue action to capture potential ?!

Thank youfor your attention!