1. Participation in FP6 Western Balkan
Workshop on FP6
Belgrade, 31 October 2002
Participation in FP6
Western Balkan
Reinhold Gruber
BIT - Bureau for International Research and Technology Co-operation, AT
An initiative of the Austrian Government and the Economic Chamber Austria

2. Possible Participation of FRY in FP6
1. Focusing and Integrating Community Research
2. Specific measures in support of
international co-operation (INCO)
3. Human resources and mobility
 Marie Curie Incoming/Outgoing International fellowships
Western Balkans:
stability of the region,

4. Thematic priorities and specific activities covering a wider field of research
Money available for third countries: M EURO
Third countries are:
 Developing countries
 Mediterranean countries
 Western Balkan
 Russia and the Newly Independent States

5. Focusing and integrating community research
7 Priority
thematic
areas
Specific activities covering
a wider field of research
Policy support and
anticipating scientific
and
technological needs
Horizontal
research
activities
involving
SMEs X
INSTRUMENTS Network of excellence Integrated projects Special targeted research or innovation projects Specific research projects for SMEs Action to promote and develop human resources and mobility
Co-ordination actions Specific support actions Integrated infrastructure Participation of the community in programmes undertaken by several member states (article 169) Direct action

6. Specific measures in support of international co-operation
Money available in total 315 M EURO
Countries participating
 Developing countries
 Mediterranean countries
 Western Balkans
 Russian and the Newly Independent States

7. Instruments to this particular activities
Focusing and integrating community research
Specific activities covering
a wider field of research
Specific
measures
in support of
international
co-operation
Instruments to this particular activities X
INSTRUMENTS Network of excellence Integrated projects Special targeted research projects Specific research projects for SMEs Action to promote and develop human resources and mobility
Co-ordination actions Specific support actions Integrated infrastructure Participation of the community in programmes undertaken by several member states (article 169) Direct action

8. Specific call for proposals - Western Balkan
Objectives
 stabilising and reinforcing research potential
 contribute to sustainable development
Timing
 Opening of the call: 17 december 2002
 Closing of the call: 9 mai 2003

9. Specific call for proposals - Western Balkan
Thematic issues (I)
1. Environment and energy
 Waste water treatment and reuse (including agricultural water use)
 Integrated management of regional water resources on both rural and poor urban settings
 Treatment of industrial and municipal wastes and re-use of recycled materials
 Renewable energy and hybrid technologies for power generation, heating and cooling
 Integrated energy systems in remote pilot rural regions for energy saving using the existing local energy resources

10. Specific call for proposals - Western Balkan
Thematic issues (II)
2. Health
 Health consequences of trauma and conflict including post- trauma problems
 as research on organisation and management of health systems within this context