Alun JONES EU Network Manager European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 6 th Framework Programme on Research

6 th Framework Programme for Research No specific section on Occupational Safety and Health Community strategy emphasis on foreseeing new and emerging risks EP Employment Committee call for OSH Research as part of 6 th Framework

OSH as part of the 6 th Framework Programme Development of individual Work Programmes in each of the 8 Thematic priorities Potential for OSH Research in following Thematic Priorities: Information Society Technologies (workplace design and work organization) Hazard/risk Control and Safe Production Processes and Devices Priority 8 – policy support (environment and OSH section) Priority 7 – Knowledge Society (quality of working life and work organisation)? Health (occupational cancer) SME research (OSH element)

Tools available under 6 th Framework Programme (I) Networks of Excellence critical mass of research resources and expertise - concentrated in a living network of leading research organisations where information is shared, exchanged and developed new information will result but not primary objective which is the pooling of existing expertise European leadership and world force –joint programme of activities –durable integration of research capacities

Tools available under 6 th Framework Programme (II) Integrated Projects critical mass of activities and resources needed to achieve ambitious clearly defined scientific and technological objectives objective driven research where primary deliverable is new knowledge grouping together of more limited number of research organizations, industry partners, etc to achieve objective

Tools available under 6 th Framework Programme (III) Research for policy support Specific Targeted Projects and Coordination Actions objective driven research where primary deliverable is new knowledge SME specific research 2 specific schemes for SMEs: Co-operative Research ("CRAFT") and Collective Research - large community of SMEs with a capacity to innovate but with inadequate research capabilities

Tools available under 6 th Framework Programme (IV) Co-ordinating several Member State research activities (i.e. national research programmes) under article 169 – new tool mainly for principle areas of research, such as “European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership – OSH relevance not certain Others studies, conferences, seminars, etc. to be defined according to needs

Key deadlines – “call for proposals” First deadline for “call for proposals” – from 1 st December 2003 Remaining deadlines over period Published in official journal of the European Communities Agency will explore possibility of developing role of providing information about Commission “calls for proposals” via its news service functions