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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
[email protected]@ec.europa.eu
MOCO MeetingMOCO Meeting 7-8 November, Istanbul 2008
OUTLINE
• ENP policy
• Synergies ENP and RTD: – the case of Egypt– Other programmes in MPCs countries and
sinergies
• Sum up
ENP
ENP added value: Bilateral complementary & differentiated
approach (e.g. reinforced ENP in some countries)
More integration (e.g. participation in EU programes and agencies)
Additional financial instruments (e.g TAIEX) while building on existing instruments (AAs, SPs & NIPs, subcommitees,etc)
Bilateral ENP Action Plans
• 2005: Israel, Jordan, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Tunisia
• 2007: Egypt. • 2008 Lebanon.
• Algeria, having only recently ratified its Association Agreement with the EU, has chosen not to negotiate an Action Plan yet.
ENPHow does it work?
• BiIateral: country national strategy papers/ indicative programmes & ENP Action plans
• Regional: multi- country strategy papers and indicative programmes
–ENPI Eastern Region (223 mill)
–ENPI Southern Region (343 mill)- EUROMED priorities
• Interregional & cross border cooperation (260 mill) (e.g Tempus, EMEW, CBC Med sea basin programme)
Regional
Euromed partnershipResearch/S&T milestones
• Barcelona (1995)– MOCO
• Barcelona Action plan 2005 • First Ministerial HE & SR, June 2007, Cairo
– Cairo Declaration• Ministerials ICT
– First EUROMED Ministerial Conference, Ireland(Dundalk, 10-11 April 2005)
– Second EUROMED Ministerial Conference, Cairo 26-27 Feb 2008, Cairo
• EC Com on the preparation of the Lisbon Euro- Med Foreign Affairs Conference (5-6 Nov 2007)
• Barcelona process: Union for the mediterranean. MOCO
ENP New EC financial support
2007-2013European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI):Almost €12bn
Plus increased EIB lending mandate: €12.4 bn (over 8 bn for MEDA region)
Bilateral + multi-country: 90% funds ( over 10bn)Cross-border cooperation and other: 10% (550 m)
(MEDA programme total expenditure 2000-2006) : 5,5 bn
The ENPI regulation: Main features
The programming process
Strategy Papers
Strategy Papers
Multi-annual Indicative
Programmes
Multi-annual Indicative
Programmes
Action Programmes
Action Programmes
► Analysis of the situation
► Response strategy
►Priority sectors
► 7 years
► revised at mid-term
►normally attached to Strategy Papers
► set global and per priority allocations
► cover 3 – 4 years
►annual
► describe projects identified for financing
► define the budget per
project
►lead to EC decision & commitments of funds
Institutional involvement
EC•DG AIDCO – EuropeAid Cooperation Office•DG RELEX External relations•Others consulted (e.g DG RTD)
•Mediterranean partner country–Ministry of International Cooperation–Ministry of Foreign affairs –Other relevant ministries
S&T Cooperation Agreement between the
EU and Egypt Signed on 21 June 2005 Implementation started 2006
– Joint Committee Meeting for follow up – Road map: Priority areas for cooperation/EU
and Egypt actions– Sinergies between FP7 and other EC
instruments (e.g MEDA RDI programme)
ENP Action Plan (March 2007)
•Joint plan EC/EGYPT
•Sub-committee, for follow up of progress under AP(yearly)
•Financial resources (ENPI: NIP 2007-2010, 558 millions)
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
–Regional Programmes
• Medibtikar (MEDA)• Support the Development of the
Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (ENPI)
–Bilateral Programmes• RDI – Egypt (MEDA)• SRTD – Jordan (MEDA)• Tunisia- (ENPI)
MEDIBTIKAR
Euromed Innovation and Technology Programme
Beneficiary Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),Tunisia, and Turkey
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.
INFO
• EC EGYPT http://www.eu-delegation.org.eg/• RDI website: www.RDI.EG.NET
AIDCO websitehttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htmAIDCO-ENPhttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
index_en.htmAIDCO-ENP-Egypthttp://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
country-cooperation/egypt/egypt_en.htm