CANADA – EUROPE Partners in the world / Partenaires dans le monde S&T Information Day: Scientific Cooperation with the EU Budapest 27 March 2007 Patricia E. Ockwell

Canada-EU Research Collaboration Why Collaborate with Canada for FP7 The Canadian Research Network FP7 from a Canadian Perspective Tool Box for FP7 Collaboration

Why Collaborate with Canada in FP7? Work together with best minds on specific challenges Avoid duplication of efforts Share costs, risks and benefits Canadian areas of research excellence dovetail with thematic areas in FP7

The Canadian Research Network Who conducts research in Canada? How is Canadian research funded? Canadian priority areas for research International collaborations & partnerships Funding programs dedicated to international collaboration

Who Conducts Research in Canada? Figures for 2005 show the gen distribution: out of a total $26,268M: Business enterprises: 52.7% ($13,843M) Universities and colleges: 37.5% ($9,850M) Governments (federal & provincial): 37.5% ($2,495M) Private non-profit organizations: 0.3% ($79M)

How is Canadian Research Funded? Canadian university R&D Funding programs Core funding to Canadian university research is provided by three granting councils: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

How is Canadian Research Funded? Nine strategic research programs 1.Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 2.Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 3.Genome Canada 4.Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) 5.Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) 6.Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) 7.Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) 8.Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD) 9.Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

Key Canadian Research Areas Information and Communications Technologies Life Sciences Resource and Environmental Technologies Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Aerospace Technologies

Funding Programs Dedicated to International Collaboration Going Global Program International S&T Partnerships Program Special Research Opportunity Program International Opportunities Program The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s S&T funding dedicated to international collaboration

FP7 From a Canadian Perspective EU Framework Program FP7 FP7: Cooperation Program

EU Framework Program Main instrument for funding research in the European Union FP6 ( ) 4 yr budget of € 17.5 B FP7 ( ) 6 yr budget of € 54.0 B

FP7 Four specific programs: Ideas – Frontier Research People – Human Potential Capacities – Research Capacity Cooperation – Collaborative R

FP7 Cooperation Program 10 Thematic Areas: Information & Communication Technologies Food, Agriculture & Biotechnology Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New Production Technologies Energy Environment (including Climate Change) Transport (including Aeronautics) Socio-economic Sciences & the Humanities Security Space

Tool Box for Collaboration Framework ERA-Can Entice Canadian Researchers

Framework Canada-EU S&T Cooperation Agreement Reciprocal self-funded program access Since nts-en.htm

ERA-Can Office Objective: To foster research collaboration between Canada and the EU Joint Canada-EU FP6 project 3 year mandate “One-stop-information-shop” Big mandate – few resources

Entice Canadian Researchers Hungary “gaining ground” in research But, not historical partner for collaborative research with Canada So, must entice Canadian researchers to partner Show them what you’ve got!

Thank You!! Patricia E. Ockwell Counsellor, Science and Technology Mission of Canada to the EU