Antonio Marcomini Centre for the Dynamic Interactions between Economy, Environment and Society (IDEAS) University Ca Foscari Venice, Italy European Union and RussiA Link for S&T cooperation in the area of the environment FINAL CONFERENCE - 21 October 2011, Brussels
The context: research & development sector in the Russian Federation
Comparison of EU and RUSSIA scientific potential EU Russia Number of researchers 1 342 116 469 076 Number of researchers per 1000 involved into economy Internal expenditure for research and development in % of GDP Expenditure on research, bln $ 6,4 6,35 1,77 1,034 244,6 25,1
Russia: main problems During the 2000 s Russian Federation internal R&D expenses in absolute figures were steadily increasing from 48 billion rubles in 1999 to 485,8 billion rubles in 2009. The value of scientific research in Russia is 1,04% of GDP in 2008. In spite of the better financing for science, the number of research institutions is decreasing: in 2007-3957 institutions, in 2008-3666 ( i.e., more than 290 lost institutions per year) the number of staff occupied in R&D sphere is decreasing as well: from 801136 people in 2007 to 761252 people in 2008. In 2008, Russia accounts for only 2,5% of research articles published in scientific journals indexed in Web of Science database (France 5,5%, Germany 7,5%, China 9,7%)
Institutional framework of S&T S T cooperation The legal basis for scientific and technological EU-Russia cooperation is formed by the following agreements: Agreement on scientific & technological cooperation between the European Community and the Russian Federation (concluded in 2000 and renewed in 2003 and in 2009); Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear safety (2001); Agreement for cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of controlled nuclear fusion (2001); Roadmap for the EU-Russia Common Space in Research and Education including Cultural Aspects (2005).
Institutional framework of S&T S T cooperation The practical cooperation basis is formed by multilateral mechanisms at the level of the RF Ministry of Education and Science and EC Directorate for Research and Innovation: Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) in Science Joint EC-Russia S&T Cooperation Committee Joint EU-Russia Thematic Working Groups (WG) in priority research areas (Nano-technologies & New Materials, Health, Food-Agriculture-Biotechnology, Non-Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Fission, Aeronautics, and ICT), with possibly more to come in future
Russian participation to FP7 in all S&T fields The preliminary data reports that for the last 4 years 391 Russian institutions has participated in 264 FP7 projects. The indicative European Commission contribution is 45,6 million euro, 7 Russian organizations are project coordinators Success rate of Russian researchers is 19% that fully corresponds with the European one (19-21%) Russia is considered the most successful state among third countries. Just to compare, the number of Chinese institutions involved in FP7 is 358, USA 164, Japan 22. Russian participants have gained 82% out of the whole sum allocated to the CIS countries. Then Ukraine follows by a wide margin (7,4%), Georgia (2.3%), Belarus 2,2%, and Uzbekistan (2%).
Russian participation to FP7 - theme ENVIRONMENT PROPOSALS 2008 2009 2010 Submitted proposals 17 12 17 Funded proposals 2 4 4 % of funded proposals 11,8 33,3 23,5 INSTITUTES 2008 2009 2010 Institutes which submitted a proposal 27 14 33 Institutes whose proposal was funded 2 5 5 % of funded institutes 7,4 35,7 15,2 FUNDING 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL for Russian institutes 296.548 652.747 338.400 2.611.870
Russian participation to FP7 - theme ENVIRONMENT Applicant Institutes: Cities 2008 2009 2010 tot Moscow 11 9 9 29 St. Petersburg 9 2 13 24 Others 7 3 11 21 tot 27 14 33
European Union and RussiA Link for S&T cooperation in the area of the environment Grant agreement no.: 226517 CSA-SA DURATION: 30 months starting from 1 August 2009 until 31 January 2012 PARTNERS FROM: Italy (2) Greece (1) Germany (1) Russian Federation (5)
PARTNERS Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia Interdepartmental Center IDEAS Dorsoduro 3246-30123 Venice (Italy) http://www.unive.it Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea APRE - Agency for the Promotion of European Research Via Cavour n.71, Rome (Italy) http://www.apre.it FORTH - PRAXI/HELP-FORWARD Network Thessaloniki, Greece http://www.forth.gr Kassel University Mönchebergstraße 19, 34109 Kassel, Germany http://www.owwz.de
PARTNERS Voronezh State University Universitetskaya sq. 1, 394006, Voronezh, Russia http://www.ric.vsu.ru/en Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation Sovetskaya St. 26-a, 354000 Sochi, Russia http://www.sgutikd.ru/ Northern (Arctic) Federal University Northern Dvina embankment, 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, Russia http://www.agtu.ru State Institution Caspian Marine Scientific Research Center Shiryaeva Str. 14, 414056, Astrakhan, Russia http://caspianmonitoring.ru Institute for Water and Environmental Problems Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Molodezhnaya St. 1, 656038, Barnaul, Russia http://iwep.asu.ru
PROJECT GOAL The overall strategic goal of the project is to improve in quantity and quality the participation of Russian researchers in the theme Environment (including climate change) of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Bottom-Up Approach: involvement of researchers and stakeholders Wide regional coverage: involvement of institutes from several regions of Russia
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Improve the knowledge among Russian researchers and multipliers on the thematic priority Environment (including climate change) of FP7 Improve capacity building and know-how on submission procedures under EU-FP projects in Russia Raise awareness in Europe of skilled potential partners from Russia to be involved in EU-FPs in the Environment (including climate change) theme Stimulate international contacts between Russian and EU researchers in view of future partnerships in project consortia
THE PROVIDED SERVICES Creation of a database with Russian and European Key players in environmental research Identification of environmental research needs in Russia Organisation of training activities to educate Russian scientists and multipliers on how to participate in FP7 Organisation of thematic workshops to identify cooperation opportunities between Russian and European scientists Organisation of Brokerage Events in the Environmental sector for matchmaking and consortium building Preparation and Dissemination of an e-newsletters and News Alerts with updated info on new developments of the FP7 Environmental thematic priority Setting up and maintaining a liaison with Russian policy makers and experts
THE EXPECTED RESULTS Increased participation of Russia scientists to the Environmental thematic priority of FP7 Better knowledge on specific topics of FP7 (legal and financial aspects, submission, negotiation procedure etc.) Enhanced visibility of the Russian scientific community Identification of environmental research topics of common interest between Europe and Russia Promotion of Russian projects to the European counterparts Liaison building between European and Russian experts, researchers, policy makers, national and local authorities in the Environmental sector Liaison building and collaboration with other European projects and initiatives in similar or complementary sectors
4 MAIN LINES OF ACTIVITY Mapping of research expertise and needs in Russia in the field of environment (WP2) Awareness raising and capacity building for multipliers and researchers in Russia through training activities and staff exchanges (WP3) Promotion of co-operation opportunities between EU and Russia (WP4) Liaison with Russian and European stakeholders in the field of environment and of research policies (WP5)
Scientific Advisory Board to monitor project progresses, to ensure a high standard of activities, to make recommendations with the aim of improving project performances NAME Antonio Speranza Vladimir Kuzminov David Stanners Olaf Heilmayer Andrey Shmakin Renat Perelet Alexander Gornikh Alexey Kurapov AFFILIATION Professor at the University of Camerino, Dept. of Mathematics and Informatics, Italy Former Deputy Director of UNESCO - Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe; Emeritus Professor of Environmental Engineering at Moscow State University European Environment Agency, Copenhagen International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation Leading senior scientist of the Institute for Systems Analysis, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Federation Arkhangelsk Regional State Institution Centre of Nature Management and Environmental Protection Executive director "Institute for research issues of the Caspian Sea", Ltd., Russian Federation
Stakeholders involvement STAKEHOLDER: any person or organization that can be impacted as a result of project execution or, due to its knowledge or experience with the project subject, may exert influence over the project s objectives and outcomes Each partner identified and up-dated a list of relevant stakeholders in its region/country Typologies of stakeholders identified in the project include: -National government bodies (Ministries, etc.) -Regional/ local government bodies -Research Institutes -Universities -Public agencies -Private companies or associations
Conference outline TIME THEME 10:00 11:00 project results 11:20 11:45 11:45 13:15 EU-Russia collaboration: two -triggered proposals Round-table: Future Perspectives on EU-Russia Cooperation in Environmental Research 13:15 13:30 Wrap-up
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Antonio Marcomini Centre for the Dynamic Interactions between Economy, Environment and Society (IDEAS) University Ca Foscari of Venice, Italy e-ural@unive.it marcom@unive.it PROJECT http://www.e-ural.vsu.ru/en/