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CANEUS / IEEECANEUS / IEEE ‘Fly – by – Wireless’‘Fly – by – Wireless’ Workshop WorkshopUniversity of MaineUniversity of Maine

Opportunities, Issues and Challenges in

International Cooperationpresented 26 August 2010 by

Peter EggletonConsultant in International Science

and Technology Cooperation

TELLIGENCE GroupSt-Lambert, Quebec, Canada

Opportunities, Issues and Challenges Opportunities, Issues and Challenges in International Cooperationin International Cooperation

Scope of Presentation:• Why Cooperate Internationally

• Guiding Principles for Cooperation

• Significance of Agreements / Examples

• Cooperation Arrangements

• Issues that Arise During Cooperation

• Overcoming Challenges


• Why Cooperate Internationally

• Inter-disciplinary sophistication requires capabilities beyond those in one group, company or country;

• Sharing use of test facilities and costs / risks;

• Facilitate the understanding of foreign market cultures as prelude to long-term market-entry strategy;

• As basis for staying competitive;

• Foreign policy / reciprocity considerations.


• Guiding Principles in Cooperation

• Pre-competitive Research and Technological Development;

• Generally Undertaken within Framework of a Treaty-level Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology;

• Undertaken in Consortia having Partners from two or more Countries, and Guided by a ‘Consortium Agreement’ for IP;

• Each Partner is ‘Jointly and Severally’ Responsible;

• Each Partner must seek its Own Funding.


Significance of Inter-Governmental Agreements for International

Research Cooperation

• In each country, Advanced R&D pursuits are generally funded from government programs having ‘restrictions and conditions’;

• Advanced R&D / Innovation pursuits are generally ‘guarded’ for competitive reasons.


Significance of Inter-Governmental Agreements for International Research

Cooperation (cont’)

The Bottom Line:

- Facilitate privileged interaction with foreign Research and Development pursuits;

• Facilitate researchers to access own national funding to link with international partners.


Inter-Governmental S&T Cooperation Agreement Types

Bi-lateral Treaty-level Agreements between countries or sovereign entities

Multilateral Agreements (as with ESA, CERN) Third-country Agreements (as with the

European Union Framework RTD Programs) Cross-border, Agency-to-agency Agreements


Inter-Governmental S&T Cooperation Agreement Examples

• European Commission has cooperation agreements with several non-European ‘Third Countries’, e.g.

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Israel, Japan, Korea Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, U.S.A.

• Researchers from these countries can join EU-lead consortia submitting proposals to the European Commission’s Framework RTD Program (FP7)


European Union’s Seventh Framework Program on Research and Technological Development (FP7)

• 7-year duration, 2007 – 2013 • Euro 50 billion, most of which cost-shared 50:50• Cooperation — Collaborative research (61% budget) • Ideas — Frontier research actions (14%) • People — Human Potential, Marie Curie actions (9%) • Capacities — Research capacities (8%) • Euratom — Nuclear research and training (5%) • Joint Research Centre (3%)

• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

European Commission Proposed Cooperation European Commission Proposed Cooperation with Canada in Aeronautics R&Dwith Canada in Aeronautics R&D


• ISTPCanada Announces Six New Canada-Brazil R&D Projects that Provide More Than 60 Companies with a Competitive Edge in Global Markets

• SMEs Pool Expertise and Leverage Bilateral Partnerships to Accelerate the Application of New Technologies in Life Sciences, ICT and Renewable Energy

Press Release International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) today announced six new Canada-Brazil R&D projects and Partnership Development Activities (PDAs) with a total value of $3.7 million. Engaging more than 60 companies across the two countries, these bilateral initiatives aim to stimulate joint R&D and business collaboration in life sciences, information and communications technologies and renewable energy. By combining the expertise and experience of Canadian and Brazilian SMEs and established corporations, these projects promise to accelerate the development and commercialization of new technologies, open new markets for participating companies, and spur economic development in both countries.


Issues that Arise for Cooperation

• Hesitancy of Top Management to deal with Foreigners;• Centralized versus De-Centralized Programs in N.A.• Compatibility of Timing of Availability of Funding;• Short Duration of N.A. Funding Support / Annual Calls;• Increased Administrative Time / Effort Required;• Most N.A. R&D Funding is for Innovation (IP Issues);• Identifying Appropriate Candidate Foreign Partners;• Assigning Researchers Sensitive to Foreign Cultures.


Overcoming Challenges

• Promote that International Cooperation is ‘OK’;• Link Cooperative Research Effort with Long-Term

Goals of Company, Institution or Funding Agency;• Pay Attention to Clarity in Communications/Coordination;• Increased Person-to-Person Contact is Preferable;• Budget for Increased Time and Travel Expenses;• Plan Communications to Accommodate Time Zones;• Ensure the Consortium Agreement Document Addresses

Handling of Intellectual Property and Proprietary Data – and that Organization’s Lawyer is ‘Managed’;

• Involve Interpreter to Facilitate Mutual Understanding.

Thank YouThank YouTELLIGENCE Group is currently a Partner in the

European Commission DG Research 3-year project ‘Access2Canada’, the aim of which is to increase EU researchers linking into Canadian S&T programs.

European Partners are:APRE / Italy (leader) Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

DLR / Germany Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt

Institut Pasteur / France

Canadian Partners are: International Commerce Associates (Frank Deeg)

Public Knowledge Canada (Garth Williams)

TELLIGENCE Group (Peter Eggleton)

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