Overview of European - China RTD Cooperation in FP7

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1 Overview of European - China RTD Cooperation in FP7 21 November 2014, IGLO Group Dissemination Workshop Dr. Andrea Degen EUrelations.com, Technoparkstr. 1, 8005 Zurich for

2 2 Content: 1. Chinese participation in FP7 2. The voice of European coordinators with Chinese partners 3. The voice of Chinese research partners 4. Europe Horizon2020 and EU roadmap for international cooperation

3 1. Chinese participation in FP7 ( ) 315 Chinese institutions 1 involved 334 Chinese partners 1 in projects (462 Chinese participations 2) Total EU contribution of EUR 32.9 million 1 Euratom-fission programme with two projects worth EUR 1.2 million 1 ITER on fusion research with 49 on-going collaborative activities involving 11 European entities and 13 Chinese research institutions Chinese researchers funded through Marie Curie Actions 1 1 EU Roadmaps for international cooperation COM(2014) 567 final 2 A practical guide for China ISBN , European Union

4 Chinese participation in thematic priorities 1&2 1 EU Roadmaps for international cooperation COM(2014) 567 final 2 A practical guide for China ISBN , European Union

5 5 Comparison to other international partner countries

6 2. The voice of European coordinators with Chinese partners 113 of % feedback Online survey August October 2014

7 Main reasons for your involvement Basic research (research to answer serious fundamental questions) Applied research (research to answer questions which have a particular application or use in view) Experimental development (work building on research and leading up to design specifications) Development (the work needed to meet the design specifications) Systems integration (a form of development which calls for mature components to be integrated) Applications engineering (a process characterisation stage prior to full implementation) Feasibility studies and field trials (typically of proposed new products and processes) Developing or influencing standards Demonstration and awareness activity (involvement in attempts to promote the use of new technology) Technology transfer (involvement in the acts of supplying, transmitting and absorbing new technology) Other (please specify)

8 Was the project a success? Yes: 80 responses No: 2 responses Partly: 11 responses

9 Achievements of knowledge oriented goals

10 Achievements of network oriented goals

11 Achievements of exploitation oriented goals

12 Why were the Chinese partners identified? Increase proposal success rate Increase available EU funding Access to research inputs otherwise unavailable Access to specific skills and savoirfaire otherwise unavailable Access to equipment and tools otherwise unavailable Expected impact on developing new markets Expected impact on developing new research collaborations Influence on standards Other (please specify)

13 Would you again collaborate with Chinese partners? Yes: 85 responses No: 4 responses

14 If the projects would not have received EU funding, would it have been set up with other resources? Yes: 6 responses No: 83 responses

15 Costs vs. Benefits

16 Recommendations by EU coordinators: On the European side researchers have no idea, means and measures to mobilise funding for their Chinese partners. Co-funding to be organised/negotiated on a political level. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): conflicts of interests and unreasonable expectations. Lack of knowledge about IPR strategies. Open sharing of data Access and benefit sharing of e.g. natural resources Chinese scientific publications: translation, rating of co-authorship Project management costs & benefits: there is room for improvements Chinese top scientists are too busy (teaching obligations, hierarchic leadership, ) and not available: A competent PostDoc level is missing. Support measures: financial/administrative Simplify financial procedures and rules Visa practice: facilitate a decent time to work together in China or in Europe

17 e.g. Comments European Commission Policy makers should try to understand better the Chinese interests and visions. Once this is done they could evaluate on how to response to them. Chinese want to cooperate in terms of research with Europe. Chinese are ready to provide funds for that. But they need to understand better the wider benefits for China if they provide funds (Chinese taxpayer s money) on a European level (into Horizon 2020). If European policy makers fail to do so, European - Chinese Research cooperation s will exclusively develop only on a member state level! Restricted to those member states in which Chinese see some value in providing funds.

18 3. The voice of Chinese research partners Input: 117 of % Online survey August October 2014

19 Type of Organisation Private Higher Education Institution Public Higher Education Institution Private Research organization Public Research organization Governmental authority Non-profit organisation Industry Small or medium sized enterprise Other

20 Have you participated in other FP7 projects? Yes: 39 responses No: 76 responses

21 Have you participated in Chinese R&D projects? Yes: 85 responses No: 30 responses

22 Under which FP7 programme your project was/is financed?

23 Origin of the project Who conceived the idea of the project? Who defined the content of the project? Who proposed the consortium?

24 How did you join the consortium? Existing contacts with European Coordinator Existing contact with other project/proposal partners Meeting/conference Via National Contact Point, EEN Chinese partner or other intermediary Via partner search database (e.g. CORDIS) Other (please specify)

25 Main role in the project Coordinator Technology developer (WP/Task leaders) Technology developer (Very specific tasks) End users (functional requirements, test) Dissemination Exploitation / Technology transfer Training provider Other (please specify)

26 Was the project a success? Yes: 76 responses Partly: 14 responses

27 Would you again / have you again participate/d in a FP project? Yes: 81 responses No: 8 responses

28 If the projects would not have received EU funding, would it have been set up with other resources? Yes: 42 responses No: 47 responses

29 Costs vs. Benefits

30 Recommendations by Chinese partners: Need to have an agreement between EU and Chinese government, so as to secure the funding sources for the Chinese partners ( Unfairness ) More exchange among young scientist. Involve Chinese industry partner into the project Enhance the exchange and understanding, deepen scientific cooperation among the partners. More official partners from China Joint design of research topics with clear goal Make the Horizon 2020 known by more people in China. Chinese organizations would like to establish contact with relevant EU institutions - A stakeholder mapping of Chinese organizations and their needs Chinese government should give financial support if the Chinese partner is involved in the granted projects of H2020. Chinese partners should be granted to dispatch their staff to get training and/or working opportunities in EU partners' labs with financial support form H2020.

31 Would you like to get support?

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33 33 Background strategy: 4. Europe2020 The Innovation Union five targets 1. Employment : 75% of the year-olds to be employed 2. R&D: 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D 3. Climate change and energy sustainability greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than % of energy from renewables 20% increase in energy efficiency 4. Education: Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10% at least 40% of year-olds completing third level education 5. Fighting poverty and social exclusion at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion Europe2020, Innovation Union COM;2010

34 A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area: Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth Addressing people s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment Strengthening the EU s global position in research, innovation and technology A core part of science around the globe or in the biosphere we are living: The third industrial revolution (by Jeremy Rifkin)

35 The old scientific powers lose their grip mirroring the economic shifts 1 1 The economist, Nov 11 th 2010: Climbing Mount Publishable NATURE NEWS BLOG: Global scientific output doubles every nine years, 07 May 2014 Total volume of publications increases Emerging economies publish more and develop into knowledge societies

36 Increase of scientific papers I & demography II Asia will become the dominant scientific continent in the coming years I Thomson Reuters, Essential Science Indicators II UNESCO Science Report The current status od science around the world

37 Implementation through R&D: Horizon2020 Who can get funding? Automatic funding: Member States (including overseas departments and overseas territories) Associated Countries exhaustive list of countries in annex to work programme (but: no longer Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico in this list!) Participants from other countries only funded in exceptional cases: when provision is made in the call text bilateral agreement (e.g. Health challenge NIH) when the Commission deems it essential (case by case assessment) List of countries, and applicable rules for funding: General annexes to WP

38 38 Key message: Horizon2020 is open to participation from Asia and across the world! Clear ambition to substantially increase participation of international partners! International cooperation adds value when: Synergies and complementarities can be created as regards research and innovation capacity There are opportunities for access to new or emerging markets The activities contribute to meeting the EU's international commitments, as reflected e.g. in the millennium development goals There are adequate legal and administrative frameworks in place to engage in cooperation, also including lessons learnt from previous cooperation EU Roadmaps for international cooperation COM(2014) 567 final

39 GERD (Gros Expenditure on R&D as % of GDP) 4,5 4,5 4 3,5 3 2,5 2 1,5 China India Japan Republic of Korea Switzerland EU-28MS (&AS) 1 0, UNESCO Institute for Statistics 5 Swiss Federal Office for Statistics

40 Asia invention patents filing 600, , , , , ,000 0 USPTO (USA) EPO (EU) JPO (Japan) SIPO (China) KIPO (Korea) Number of Annual Invention Patetn Applications 6 Dr. Can Huang, United Nations University MERIT and Maastrich University/NL 40 5

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42 Outward Foreign Direct Investments from EU, JPN, US to BRICS OECD traditional members have increased substantially outward FDI towards BRICS, esp. EU countries investing 4 times as much as the US or Japan. EU annual investment averaged USD 6.5 billion a year in China, 75% more than the US, and USD 9 billion a year in Brazil, 4 times that from the US. Outward FDI of BRICS have also increased in the last 10 years, 9 times the value of 2000 in China and 7 times in India

43 43 EU Roadmaps for international cooperation (with partners welcome to participate but with no direct funding) COM(2014) 567 final Actual legal & administrative basis for cooperation Acting stakeholders (e.g. SFIC - Strategic Forum for International Cooperation) & joint steering committees Well defined fields of interest for bilateral cooperation Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: A strategic approach, (COM(2012) 497) EU Roadmaps for international cooperation COM(2014) 567 final

44 Means of Implementation of Roadmap in H2020 Regular calls for proposals: topics inviting projects where third country participation is required and/or encouraged topics stimulating networking between existing projects Joint initiatives/labs of Union and third countries: bilateral coordinated/joint calls multi-lateral initiatives contribution of Union to third country/international organisations ERA-Net e.g. Existing Joint Labs in China and how to establish a Joint Lab: Your Joint Lab Topic in accordance with (COM2014)567 Partners: 1. YOU

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46 Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. 走到一起是一个开端 ; 保持在一起是一种进步 ; 一起工作是成功的 Henry Ford 恭喜发财