1 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES An introduction to FP7 and Research Infrastructures under FP7 Catania, 18 May 2006 Hervé Pero European Commission, DG Research

1 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

An introduction to FP7 and An introduction to FP7 and Research InfrastructuresResearch Infrastructures

under FP7under FP7

Catania, 18 May 2006

Hervé PeroEuropean Commission, DG Research


History of European ResearchHistory of European Research

ECSCTreaty

ECSC Research

Nice

FP- 7FP- 6

FP- 2FP- 3

FP- 4FP- 5

84 87 90 91 93 94 97 98 99

First Framework Programme

Maastricht

Amsterdam

EEC/ EURATOM Treaties

JRCCreation

Treaties fusion

Single Act

Euro

1951 55 57 67 84 86 87 91 92 94 97 98 2001 02 06 13

Lisbon strategy


Budget evolution of the Budget evolution of the different Framework different Framework

ProgrammesProgrammes

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

NB: Budgets in current prices. Source: Annual Report 2003, plus FP7 staff working paper


Why research at Why research at European level?European level?

• Pooling and leveraging resourcesResources are pooled to achieve critical massLeverage effect on private investments

• Fostering human capacity and excellence in S&TStimulate training and mobility of researchersImprove S&T capabilities

• Better integration of European R&DCreate scientific base for pan-European challengesEncourage coordination of national policies


FPs: strong impact on the FPs: strong impact on the integration of the ERAintegration of the ERA

• Better coordination of national research efforts (ERA-NET) and counter-action to fragmentation of ERA, e.g. average number of MS per project: 3 (FP2) ► 6.7 (FP6)

• Concentration of research efforts through larger projects with critical mass, e.g. average number of participants per project: 4.7 (FP2) ► 14 (FP6)

• ERA more attractive to researchers worldwide, e.g. number of participating third countries: 30 (FP2) ► 140 (FP5)


Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear + nuclearJRC (non-nuclear + nuclear

EuratomEuratom

+

FP7 2007 - 2013FP7 2007 - 2013


FP7 budgetFP7 budget(€ billion, current prices)(€ billion, current prices)

Capacities4193

JRC1749

Ideas7460

Euratom4062

People4577

Cooperation32203

Source: revised FP7 staff working paper


1. Research Infrastructures2. Research for the benefit of SMEs3. Regions of Knowledge4. Research Potential5. Science in Society6. Coherent development of policies7. Activities of International Cooperation

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity


SP Capacities budgetSP Capacities budget(€ billion, current prices)(€ billion, current prices)

Research Infrastructures

2008

Research Potential

320

INCO182

Regions of Knowledge

126

Science in Society

329

SMEs1228

Source: revised FP7 staff working paper


Definition of Definition of Research InfrastructuresResearch Infrastructures

"Facilities", "resources" and related "services" that are needed by the scientific community for the development of leading-edge research in the most efficient manner at EU level, as well as for knowledge transmission, knowledge exchanges and knowledge preservation;

covers major equipments, collections, archives and structured information, enabling ICT-based infrastructures, and any other entity of a unique nature used for research.


Research Infrastructures (RIs)Research Infrastructures (RIs)and “capacity building”and “capacity building”

Multiple impacts:• (1) Knowledge generation: enabling to look

beyond the frontiers of science with inter-disciplinary teams; attracting scientists…

• (2) Industrial innovation: creating direct and indirect effects (supply of high-tech instruments, spin offs).

• (3) Societal impacts: contribution to knowledge society (cf. the WWW), incl. secure data storage,

• (4) Independence and governance: securing European autonomy and knowledge base.


RIs are the “backbone”RIs are the “backbone” of research activities of research activities

ERC

Coordination between MS

Joint Research Initiatives

Stimulation of collaboration

Competition for excellenceHuman

potential +

Scientific infrastructures


FP7 will continue supporting the FP7 will continue supporting the European Research Area: European Research Area:

Continuation of the current “bottom-up” actions optimizing the use and performance of existing

research infrastructures Supporting new ideas through design studies

Reinforcement of a «strategic» approach for Supporting emergence of future infrastructures

of pan-European interest and developing a critical mass of specific existing

ones corresponding to strategic needs


100

0

50

150

200

300

LIP (FP2)

HCM (FP3)

TMR (FP4)

IHP (FP5)

FP6

New InfrastructuresIntegrated Initiatives

Networks / CARTD Projects

Access

eRI

eRI

FP7

eRI

… … which is in line with the which is in line with the increased yearly budgetincreased yearly budget

+ 60%


… … and increasing needs for and increasing needs for e.g. super computing facilities e.g. super computing facilities

e.g. Protein Foldinge.g. Protein Folding 20 micro-sec

in real life …

in silico simulation of 1 micro-sec

takes 2 months

on Cray T3


… … and for increased relations and for increased relations between scientists and e-sciencebetween scientists and e-science

MIDDLEWARE

Experiment

Experiment

Computing

Computing

Computing

Storage

Storage

Storage

Analysis

Analysis

Scientist

USEUROLINK

CanadaJapan

Japan/Korea

SILK

NeDAP

EUMEDconnect

SEEREN

<2,5 Gbit/s2,5 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s


Some information on Some information on Research Infrastructures in FP6Research Infrastructures in FP6

Facts and Figures:• Total budget: 722 M€

»of which 220 for GRID + GEANT

• Number of projects 131• Number of RIs supported 248• Potential number of users > 20000


Excluding the RIs supported through GEANT & GRID


EUSAAR (Environment)

Integrating European research infrastructures for the measurements of atmospheric properties

EC contribution: 5.1 M€

TA (~0.2 M€): 11 ground-based stations for atmospheric research

NA (~3.2 M€):• Standards and exchange of good practices on

sampling, measurement and analysis of aerosols • Training on aerosol sampling and measurements• Web portal and Database on aerosol products

JRA (1.7 M€):• Methodology for determining aerosol density• Standard procedures for aerosol hygroscopic

growth determination• A real time collection of aerosol measurements

A network of research stations exploiting the diversity of regional backgrounds


ESSi (Social Sciences)

Providing high survey standards of social measurement in Europe (2005 Descartes Prize)

TA (~0.4 M€):• On-line access to European Social Survey data

NA (~2.7 M€):• Quality enhancement (survey protocols)• Training in comparative survey methodology• Improved ESS web-site

JRA (~2.9 M€):• Development of mixed modes for data collection• Investigate ways of improving representativity • Improve the reliability and validity of questions

in cross-cultural surveys• Development of appropriate social indicators

Integrating social measurement in Europe

EC contribution: ~6 M€


IA-SFS (Analytical Facilities)

Offering a common access platform and triggering coherent future developments

TA (~19 M€):• 15 installations, with 4000 users from a very

broad spectrum of disciplines

NA (~2 M€):• Specialized workshops, conferences, schools • Exchange of scientists

JRA (~6 M€):• Set an EU platform for Protein Crystallography• Development of instrumentation for

Femtosecond Pulses, diffractive x-ray optics, superconducting Undulator, photoinjector for X-ray Free Electron Lasers

Integrating Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser facilities

EC contribution: 27 M€


EGEE & EGEE II (e-Infrastructures)

Cross-disciplinarity; International dimension

Enabling Grids for E-science in Europe

USA

SA (~34 M€):• Shared use of resources across > 1.000 user

sites, integrating over 20.000 CPUs, 5 PB of storage, instrumentation and informational resources on top of a high bandwidth network

NA (~21.9 M€):• Training of users, dissemination and outreach• Linking with major infrastructures worldwide• Integration of new user communities• Policy support for shared use of ICT resources

JRA (~13 M€):• Development of multiplatform middleware and

connectivity, authentication and security• Quality assurance

EC funding: 31.9 + 37 M€


FP7 will continue FP7 will continue supporting integration of existing RIssupporting integration of existing RIs

activities integrating scientific research infrastructures

Development of e-infrastructures in support of scientific research (incl. scientific data repositories)

Implementation through: Bottom-up calls for proposals open to

all fields of science Targeted calls implemented in coordination

with thematic areas


Support to Engineering of new facilities and major updates to existing ones,

based on the work conducted by ESFRI* list of targeted projects;

2 stage approach (preparatory – main EC role - and construction)

Design studies: open to all fields, through foresight and exploratory analysis.

FP7 will also increase FP7 will also increase support to new research support to new research

infrastructuresinfrastructures

* Supported as appropriate by e-IRG


Research Infrastructures

Optimisation of Resources

Support of ideas (design studies)

FutureExisting

Support of excellence

Str

ate

gic

Bo

ttom

-up

Reinforcement of Capacities

(engineering support of pan-European RIs)

ESFRIRoadmap

FP7, in brief…


What is ESFRI?What is ESFRI?

• A European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures

• Launched in April 02• Brings together

representatives of the 25 Member States,7 Associated States, and one representative of the European Commission (EC)

ESFRI European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures


ESFRI’s role and ambitionsESFRI’s role and ambitions

• To jointly reflect on the development of policies for pan-European Research Infrastructures;

• To prepare a European Roadmap (with regular updates as different areas mature);

• To act as an incubator for concrete RI projects with pan-European interest… but it is not a decision making body



Objectives of the ESFRI RoadmapObjectives of the ESFRI Roadmap

• Identification of new research infrastructures or major upgrades which correspond to the needs of European research communities

• Tool for decision makers, preventing over-provision of facilities in particular areas

• Providing a focus for long term budgetary planning by funding actors

• Criteria for entering the roadmap: scientific and concept case (maturity)



Further identification criteriaFurther identification criteria

• Potential contribution to socio-economic objectives (sustainable development); Impact on human capacity and training

• Estimated construction, operating and decommissioning costs (multi-annual plan)

• Appropriate management structure and mechanisms for Member States to join at the start or during operation



Overview of recommended actions • 6 Domains

• environment• biomedical & life sciences• astronomy, nuclear & particle physics • materials sciences & engineering • social sciences & humanities • e-Infrastructures


Structure of ESFRI roadmap reportStructure of ESFRI roadmap report(scheduled for October 2006)


Identification of needs of the scientific community

The ESFRI roadmap

Development of EU policies

An identification process for pan-European RIs

Facilitation of decision making between stakeholders

Funding and joint implementation of actions

2006

2007…

2008 …

Mature Projects

The Roadmap and FP7The Roadmap and FP7


Structural Funds (SF) and Research Infrastructures

• SF and public research funds (in particular FP7) are increasingly complementary at the political, scope and calendar

level, but cannot be substituted

• The challenge: to pool and organize financial ressources from different origins


Inclusion in Specific RTD

Programme(s)

Inclusion in FEDERRELEX

strategic plans

Stakeholdersincl. EIROs

Member states European Commission

Inclusion in national

Programmes

Projects

EIB

The challenge: The challenge: increased use of financial increased use of financial

engineeringengineering for new research infrastructures for new research infrastructures


Goals of the Community ActionsGoals of the Community Actionsunder FP6 and FP7under FP6 and FP7

Helping develop medium & long-term visions / action plans at EU level (Lisbon)

Stimulating use and pooling of resources (not achievable at national level)

Tackling fragmentation of resources and efforts and enhance efficiency and consistency

Fostering human capacity and excellence

In brief, looking for catalysing, leveraging,

additionality and managerial effects


Preparatory phase

Construction

Operations

Upgrades and interconnections

10 to 50 years

M€

Time

Decision point

Research InfrastructuresResearch Infrastructures life-cycle life-cycle


M€

Preparatory Phase Time

FP support

National support

10 to 50 years

Stakeholders

Research InfrastructuresResearch Infrastructures life-cycle life-cycle (2)(2)


Research InfrastructuresResearch Infrastructures life-cycle life-cycle (3)(3)

M€

Stakeholders

Possible FP support

National support, incl. Structural funds

EIB

Construction Time

10 to 50 years


Support measures, through a mixed bottom-up / top-down approach in support to

emerging needs for S&T capacities in Europe,

the development of a European policy for RI

the development of international cooperation

In addition FP7 will ensure In addition FP7 will ensure support to emerging needssupport to emerging needs

Global Challeng

es


Reminder of the EC CriteriaReminder of the EC Criteria (in addition to relevance to the programme

objectives)

Excellence: relevance at international level; capacity to

offer a top-level service to scientists; Impacts: added value of EU support; RI impact on

ERA as well as on EU sustainable development;

Implementation: maturity; life-cycle costs evaluated; quality

of life-cycle and systems’ management; stakeholders’ commitment


Useful linksUseful links

Research Infrastructures on CORDIS (FP6) http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/

http://www.cordis.lu/ist/rn/

ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures)http://www.cordis.lu/esfri/

http://www.e-irg.org E-mail address: [email protected]

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1 RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES An introduction to FP7 and Research Infrastructures under FP7 Catania, 18 May 2006 Hervé Pero European Commission, DG Research