The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Synergies with RTD policy Elena Sachez Elena Sachez Science Counsellor Science Counsellor EC Delegation in CAIRO EC Delegation in CAIRO European Commission European Commission [email protected][email protected]MOCO Meeting MOCO Meeting 7-8 November, Istanbul 2008
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The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Synergies with RTD policy
Elena Sachez Elena Sachez Science CounsellorScience Counsellor
EC Delegation in CAIROEC Delegation in CAIROEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission
Action Plan: science, research and technological development
1. Accelerate Egypt’s integration into the European Research Area
2. Develop scientific and technological capacity for SMEs
3. Integration of Egypt into high-level scientific exchanges
RDI Programme - Egypt
Beneficiary: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Budget: 11 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years Start: October 2007 Launching 1st calls for Proposals: May 2008 Programme Management Unit: Programme Implementing
Office under MHESR End Beneficiaries: Universities and R&D institutions,
researchers, private sector
RDI Programme: General features
Specific Objectives: Strengthen the link between (R&D) sector and the industry with
better dissemination of the innovation and technology transfer culture.
Facilitate Egyptian participation in the European Research Area.
Three Components:1- EU/Egypt Innovation Fund – € 6,5 m-
2- Research, Development and Innovation Networking (RDIN)
3- Policies for monitoring and evaluating R&D projects, programmes and institutions
Examples of RDI/FP7 complementarities
• RDI Training of FP7 focal points• Training on Proposal writing and administration of
FP7 projects• RDI supports INFO days on FP7 calls in Egypt • RDI supports Thematic NCPs to participate in meetings and
info days in Brussels • RDI organised Mobility days to promote Peoples programme
in Egypt• RDI will support regional thematic workshops for priority
setting under MIRA• RDI contributes to national priority setting and S&T
agreement implementation• RDI Innovation calls facilitate networking and competition • Landscape of Research& innovation in Egypt
MEDA & ENPI Programmes on RTDI and sinergies
–Regional Programmes
• Medibtikar (MEDA)• Support the Development of the
Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (ENPI)
Budget: 7.3 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years End: 30 March 2009 Beneficiary Organizations: public and private
enterprises
Programme to Support the Development of the Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean
Region: Eumedconnect2
Beneficiary: Mediterranean Region ENPI Southern Region (except Turkey and Israel)
Budget: estimated EUR 5 Million
3 years, started August 2008
Follow up of Eumedconnect (80%)
SRTD Programme - Jordan General features Support to Research & Technological Development &
Innovation Initiatives and Strategies in Jordan (SRTD) Beneficiary: Science & technology community,
governmental sector, CSOs, NGOs, private sector Budget: 5 million Euro grant Implementation Period: 3 years End: 31 December 2012 Programme Management Unit: Higher Council for
Science and Technology (HCST) in Amman
RDI Synergies with Medbtikar
• RDI’s Innovation Fund (EEIF)– Dissemination of EEIF to Medibtikar Network– Identification of potential innovation networks– Common participation in Events– Periodic Meetings– ? TA
RDI Synergies with MIRA
• MIRA WP4 & RDI Component II– RDI’s national priority setting (Thematic work
groups)– RDI’s regional brokerage events (Health,
Energy & NMT)– Joint organization of MIRA Thematic
workshops (Energy & Environment)
• RDI Component I– MIRA’s Euro-Med Innovation Space (EMIS)
Potential synergies with Other Regional Programmes
• Regional Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
• Regional Thematic Projects
• Projects under the Union for the Mediterranean
• Similar EU-funded Programmes in MPCs
Sum up
• Research & innovation should be part of the national priorities under country AP/NIP in order to be considered by EC for capacity building
• ENPI is the main EC instrument supporting institutional capacity building at bilateral level and help to implement S&T cooperation agreements
• At regional level, ENPI: EUROMED priorities+ Union for the Med projects. MOCO role.
• EGYPT: RDI programme complement FP7 activities both at national and regional level.