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Dr Alfredo Aguilar

Head of Unit BiotechnologiesDirectorate Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Directorate-General for ResearchEuropean Commission

VI Latin America Agricultural Biotechnology SymposiumViña del Mar, Chile – 22-26 October 2007

International Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology

between Latin America and the European Union

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Efforts should be made to strenghten international co-operation Efforts should be made to strenghten international co-operation towardstowards::

Reaping the full benefits of internationalization of R&DReaping the full benefits of internationalization of R&D

Contributing to the production of global public goodsContributing to the production of global public goods

Further integrating the EU into the world-wide research Further integrating the EU into the world-wide research communitycommunity

Where possible, the FP will contribute to meeting the Where possible, the FP will contribute to meeting the

Millennium Development Goals by 2010Millennium Development Goals by 2010

International Cooperation in FP7International Cooperation in FP7 BASIC PRINCIPLES BASIC PRINCIPLES

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1. To support and promote European competitiveness through strategic research partnerships with third countries in selected fields of science

2. To contribute to the production of knowledge in Europe

3. To address specific problems that third countries face or that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit.

International Cooperation in FP7International Cooperation in FP7 OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

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International Cooperation in FP7International Cooperation in FP7 THIRD COUNTRIESTHIRD COUNTRIES

1- Associated countries, associated candidate countries

2- Industrialised countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia….)

3- International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC):

ICPC is a third country that the European Commission classifies as a low-income, lower-middle-income or upper-middle-income country

Countries neighbouring the EU (Mediterranean Partner Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern European and Central Asian Countries)

Developing countries (ACP, ASIA, Latin America)

Emerging economies (e.g. China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Chile, Mexico, Argentina)

THIRD COUNTRYis a country which is not a European Union Member State:

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International co-operation will be implemented in EACH FP7 specific programme

Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

JRC (nuclear)JRC (nuclear)

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)JRC (non-nuclear)

EuratomEuratom

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International Cooperation in FP7 International Cooperation in FP7 IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

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- Policy Dialogue

- S&T co-operation partnership

- Co-ordination of national policies

and activities

Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research CapacityINTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION inCO-OPERATION in

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International OUTGOING fellowships

International INCOMING fellowships

Partnerships to support exchange of researchers

Support of common initiatives between European organizations and countries with S&T agreements

Measures to counter the risk of ‘brain drain’ from developing countries/emerging economies

Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION inCO-OPERATION in

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Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION inCO-OPERATION in

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

Aim to integrate the EU into the world-wide research community and to support fundamental research

Open to Third Countries on basis of mutual benefit or according to relevant concluded agreements (in addition to the minimum consortium: one legal entity from MS/AC)

Participation of Third Countries to be justified on basis of added scientific value

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Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative researchINTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION inCO-OPERATION in

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

1. Health 2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology (FAB) 3. Information and communication technologies 4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production

technologies5. Energy 6. Environment (including climate change) 7. Transport (including aeronautics)8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities9. Security 10. Space

WHERE?

in each thematic area and across themes

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1. Opening Opening

1.1 Opening of all activities1.1 Opening of all activities to participation by Third Countries

1.2 Certain topics particularly encourage international co-operation

2. Specific International Co-operation Actions (SICA)Specific International Co-operation Actions (SICA) on selected topics, with priority partner countries / regions :

2.1 BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES, BILATERAL AGREEMENTS,

NEIGHBOURS AND EMERGING ECONOMIES:

topics jointly identified, based on mutual interest and benefits

2.2 DEV COUNTRIES: taking into account their needs (focus on MDG)

International co-operation in Food , Agriculture and Biotechnology

International co-operation in Food , Agriculture and Biotechnology

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2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnologies

2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnologies

2.1.Sustainable production and management of biological resources

from land, forest, and aquatic environments

2.1.Sustainable production and management of biological resources

from land, forest, and aquatic environments

2.2.“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being

2.2.“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being

2.3.Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable

non-food products and processes

2.3.Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable

non-food products and processes

1. OPENING in Food , Agriculture and Biotechnology

1. OPENING in Food , Agriculture and Biotechnology

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1. Opening of all activities

the minimum number of participants shall be 3 independent legal entities

established in three different Member States or Associated countries.

2. Specific International co-operation actions SPECIAL RULEArticle 5. Minimum numbers of participants and their place of establishment:

…the minimum number of participants shall be 4 independent legal

entities of which:

– at least 2 are established in two different Member States or Associated

countries, and

– at least 2 are established in two different International Cooperation

Partner Countries.

Cooperation – Collaborative research / International co-operationRULES OF PARTICIPATION (draft)

Cooperation – Collaborative research / International co-operationRULES OF PARTICIPATION (draft)

Third Countries (ICPC) as COMPULSORY partners

Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners

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• EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research

• Sixth Framework Programme:http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/home.html

http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/food.htm

• Seventh Framework Programme: http://www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html

• Research DG Site:http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.html

• Information requests: research@cec.eu.int

Further information

Calls for proposals FP7- FAB: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationCallsPage&id_activity=2

International co-operation in FAB: Elisabetta.Balzi@ec.europa.euisabetta.Balzi@ec.europa.eu