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Mexico – European Union cooperation inscience, technology and innovation

PECITI Objectives, 2008-20121. Establish Public Policies in the short,

medium and long terms that enables the strengthening of the education-applied and basic science-technology and innovation chain.

2. Decentralize scientific, technological and innovation activities in order to contribute to regional development.

3. Foster greater funding for basic and applied science, technology and innovation.

4. Increase scientific, technological and innovation infrastructure investment.

5. Evaluate the application of public resources which will be invested in high quality human resources training and scientific research, technological development and innovation tasks.

Source: PECiTI 2008-2012.

3.1 Diversify ST&I investment generating new schemes that promote both public and private sectors participation.

3.3 Strengthen cooperation and international funding in science, technology and innovation meeting the country ´s needs.

Response to the innovation policy challengesSpecial Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (PECITI) 2008-2012

International dimension

Mexico-European Union Cooperation Strategy

General objective: The National Innovation System’s strengthening through international cooperation with the European Union.

• Strategy 1. Increase the country's technological and innovation capabilities through the internationalization of Mexican S&T groups in Europe

• Strategy 2. Boost Mexican resources with European resources (critical mass, infrastructure, funding initiatives)

• Strategy 3. Increase the Scientifics' and Technologists’ level through mobility between Mex-UE

• Strategy 4. Development of excellence technological management competencies and administrative practices

• Strategy 5. Leadership and S&T activities coordination within the Latin-American region

• Agreement for Economic Association, Policy Dialogue and Cooperation between Mexico and the European Union (2000):• Article 29: Science and technology

• Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Mexico and European Union (2005-2010):

• Renewed in September 2010 (for the period 2010 – 2015)

• Joint Steering Committee Mex-UE for ST&I:

• Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (EU)

• National Council for Science of Technology (Mex)

Legal framework / policy and technical dialogue

• Why are we interested in the cooperation with the European Union; which benefits or advantages represents to Mexico?

Access to high level scientific and innovation networks, through the participation in joint actions and projects (FONCICYT 15.5 M€; Nano coordinated call 11 M€)

Access to financial resources for the development of projects (FP7- 50 mil M€; Nano coordinated call 11 M€; FONCICYT 15.5 M€…)

Better results of the research outputs in terms of its impact in society and in the economy (technology transfer; application of the research outcomes …)

Mobility of high talented human resources (Marie Curie actions)

• Why are we interested in the cooperation with the European Union; which benefits or advantages represents to Mexico?

Visibility of the Mexican scientific and technological activities in Europe (cooperation website with Europe, Newsletters, seminars and events…)

It contribute to increase the technological content of the industrial activity (linkages between industry and academy; technological transfer; insertion of researchers and technologists in the enterprises…)

Exchange of information and best practices to design or improve programs and have recommendations for public policies (Bilateral Steering Committee; joint evaluation of projects)

T o participate and coordinate regional initiatives; for the Latinamerican – European relationship (negotiation of calls for LA priorities; ALC-UE Summit…)

Mechanism to link the Mexican and European scientific and technological communities; information and promoting platform about the opportunities for the

development of collaborative projects…

CONACYT’s Bureau for Mexico-European Union Cooperationin science, technology and innovation

Cooperación transnacional entre Puntos Nacionales de Contacto de

Cooperación Internacional

Red Unión Europea-América Latina para la investigación y la innovación

Lineamientos para la cooperación de países latinoamericanos en la

investigación europea en aeronáutica y transporte aéreo

Promoviendo Oportunidades de Investigación de Alta Calidad para

Investigadores Europeos en México

Oficina de cooperación México – Unión Europea en ciencia, tecnología

e innovación, fase II

RENITTECRed Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica

Management and promotion of cooperation

MEX-UE COOPERATIONSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

INNOVATION

• GLOBAL AGREEMENT• AGREEMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION

• AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND EU MEMBER STATES (BILATERALS)

S&T BILATERAL STEERING COMMITTEE

Energy-NMP-Health-FABF-Transport-ICT-SSH Environment-Space-Security

JOINT PARLIAMENT COMMISSION National Contact

Points

Future collaboration approach with the EU

Executive Joint Plan for the Strategic Association Mex-UE (2010)

(3.6) “encourage an effective way to promote the coordinated calls and joint actions for the execution of collaborative projects in selected thematic areas

Bilateral Joint Steering Committee for S&T between Mex-UE

• Strategic agenda for cooperation :

• Objectives, results and indicators

• Road Map – implementation of actions

Key elements for its implementation:• Annual investment of 10 – 12 Millions of Euros (counterparts)• Period 2011 – 2015

Expected outcomes/ impact indicators:• scientific production; patents/IPR; human resources

formation; development of new products and services…• positive effects in the technological and trade balance Mex-UE

JOINT ACTIONS TO ENCOURAGE R+D+I BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE EU

RENITTEC

Mexican participation in the 7th Framework Program for research and technological development

(2007– 2013)

Mexican participation in the FP7: period 2007 - 2011

Thematci area No. projects Number of participants

EC contribution to the projects

EC contribution to Mexican

participation

Actividades de cooperación internacional 6 6 8,267,513 648,096

Infraestructuras de investigación 3 4 3,970,326 186,054

Ciencia y sociedad 2 2 1,913,751 108,758

Energía 2 5 4,356,242 822,231

Medio Ambiente (incluido el cambios climático) 9 15 33,313,342 2,558,058

Alimentos, agricultura y pesquería y biotecnología 9 10 14,377,056 922,403

Salud 5 6 10,689,040 872,811

Tecnologías de información y comunicación 8 8 17,796,327 428,473

Nanociencias y nanotecnologías 7 26 15,439,120 440,036

Ciencias socioeconómicas y humanidades 4 5 7,650,807 498,860

Espacio 2 4 4,999,558 245,010

Transporte (incluida la aeronáutica) 1 1 333,074 20,700

Marie-Curie Actions 21 30 0 0

79 122 123,106,156 7,751,490

Increase of the Mexican participation in the 7th FP (in a period of 4 years , 1 less against the 6th FP):

• Increase in the success rate of approved projects:

- FP6: 22% - FP7: 25%

FP6 FP7

Entidades 59 122

Proyectos 48 79

1030507090

110130

FP6 VS FP7

Mexican participation in the FP7: period 2007 - 2011

Total amount in MXP in collaborating projects, exchange rate: 16.50 mxp per Euro)

Instrument Projects/ Consortia

Number of entities in collaboration

Estimated number of researchers / technologists collaborating (3 by entity) Estimated

economic value of projects(Mex+UE)Mexico European

Union Total Mexico European Union Total

FONCICYT 34 103 105 208 309 315 624 €23,760,792

Mexico en FP7 79 122 438 560 366 1314 1680 €153,101,940

Conv. Conj. Nano-NMP 4 24 21 45 72 63 135 €15,439,120

CDTI–España 13 19 20 52 96 87 183 €19,443,851

ANR–Francia 9 14 22 45 54 39 93 €9,364,681

OSEO-Francia 4 5 6 15 26 27 53 €3,519,242

Total 143 287 612 925 923 1845 2768 €224,629,626

Global efforts in the EU-Mex S&T cooperation / period 2007-2011

$ 3,706,388,829 MXP

Cooperation instruments / thematic participation

Science in Society

Research Infra.

People

Transport

Space

SSH

NMP

ICT

Health

FABF

Environment

Energy

Intl. Coop. Act.

0 5 10 15 20 25

23

211

24

78

599

26

1

53

21

1

453

57

64

12

51

21

1

FP7 FONCICYT OSEO ANR CDTI

Mexico-EU on ICT demand (2007-2011)

Program Submitted proposals

with Mexican participation

Amount in Euros Approved proposals

Amount in Euros

FP7 49 €150,544,461 8 €24,309,914

Bilateral programs (calls)

Submitted proposals Amount in Euros Approved

proposals Amount in Euros

FONCICYT (MX-EU) 25 €18,998,113 3 €2,458,886

CONACYT-OSEO 5 €6,051,030 2 €738,909

CONACYT-ANR 14 €5,021,960 2 €571,595

CONACYT-CDTI 22 €26,752,072 2 €811,037

Total 66 €56,823,175 9 €4,580,427

In a global perspective (7°FP + FONCICYT + bilateral calls) There is a huge potential of ST&I cooperation between Mexico and the European Union

The Mexican and European communities have demonstrated high interest and capacities to cooperate as peers in the overall activities of ST&I

The current instruments have been an excellent tool to discover and mobilize this prosperous potential technological cooperation

There is a proven demand of both region communities for research and innovation joint programs:

ICT sector for more than 200 million of Euros (strategic target area for international cooperation)

General conclusions of the ST&I cooperation

Thank you very much!!

Héctor Sámanohsamano@conacyt.mx

www.pcti.gob.mx