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FP7

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme gets EU ministers' seal of approval [Date: 2006-10-13]
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The EU Council of Ministers has officially approved the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) at a meeting in Luxembourg. The Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council accepted all of the amendments put forward by the European Parliament earlier this year.

The CIP aims to promote innovation and foster the competitiveness of European businesses, particularly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); accelerate the development of a sustainable, innovative and inclusive information society and promote energy efficiency and new and renewable energy sources.

The programme will run from 2007 to 2013, and have a budget of €3.2 billion, part of which is set aside to promote eco-innovation. It is designed to be complementary to the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).

Commission lays out SME measures for next funding period. At a half-day conference in Brussels on facilitating SME access to EU programmes on 11 October, Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry policy, said: 'We have paid particular attention to SMEs when designing the new EU programmes for supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and research in line with the 'Think small first' principle. As a result, SMEs' access to EU funding will improve.' More ->

Commission revises state aid guidelines to promote risk capital investment in SMEs. More ->
The European Commission has revised its guidelines on state aid rules to improve access to risk capital investment by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Stakeholders have welcomed the new rules, which they say will significantly help boost innovation.

FP7 - Amended proposal. Amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the 7th framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), More ->

The new “Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme” (CIP) adopted by the European Parliament. Between 2007 and 2013, some 350,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will receive € 3.6 billion in EU support to invest in all forms of innovation and growth. The new programme will support actions to help enterprises and industry to innovate. It will also boost energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, environmental technologies and a better use of information and communication technology (ICT). The final adoption in Council will follow in the coming weeks. More ->

Public consultation on transnational research cooperation and knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry. The Research Directorate-General, in cooperation with the Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, is consulting stakeholders on their needs in relation to transnational research cooperation and knowledge transfer between public research organisations (PROs - including universities, polytechnics and other public sector organisations involved in research, etc.) and industry and on possible actions in this field. The consultation will be open until July 19, 2006. More ->

Renewable energy: European Commission proposes ambitious biomass and biofuels action plan and calls on Member States to do more for green electricity. More ->

Austria presents Presidency research priorities. More ->

European Union Financial Perspectives 2007-13 - United Kingdom Presidency Proposal (Updated) (14/12/05).

9-10 November 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden: The European Forest-based Sector Research Forum. This autumn we will know in more detail what the new EU Framework Program for Research, FP 7, can offer. And the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) has come a long way in developing its Strategic Research Agenda. These are the major reasons for inviting all interested parties to this Forest-based Sector Research Forum. More ->

No need to chase idea of Joint Technology Initiatives, Potocnik tells Technology Platforms. While the Commission's proposals on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) include provisions for some Technology Platforms to become Joint Technology Initiatives and thus receive direct co-funding from the European Commission, those that remain Technology Platforms are far from failures, emphasised EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik on 9 June. More ->

SMEs want more consideration in FP7. More ->

Potocnik presents his four buzzwords for FP7. According to EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik, four keywords will form the basis of the Commission's formal proposals for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7): cooperation, ideas, people and capacities. The Commission's suggestion of the new framework programme will be published in the beginning of April. More ->

FP6

Cost Open Call for Proposals to support Scientific and Technical Collaboration in Europe. The first collection date for Preliminary Proposals is 31 May 2006 22:00 CET. Full Proposals will be invited by 30 June 2006 for submission by 15 September 2006. The next collection date is expected to be 30 March 2007. More ->

Information on the financed CRAFT projects under the FP6 published by the Commission. All project descriptions include participants, the Commission financial contribution, and a project summary. More ->

SMEs in FP6 - Sharing in Europe's future. The content of this brochue covers different interesting areas regarding the participation of SMEs and in additon you'll find some case studies of projects. More ->

Scientific Support to Policies (FP6-2005-SSP-5-A), Publication date 22 December 2005, Closing Date 22 March 2006 at 17.00 (Brussels local time) More ->

Competitive call announcements published in Cordis. In Cordis there has been published a webpage of its own for the competitive call announcements of the ongoing IPs and NoEs. More ->

Finns take part in over 800 projects in FP6. Finnish universities, research centres and companies have over 1100 participations in the ongoing Framework Programme. 16% of all the participating organisations are big companies and SMEs represent 15% of the total. More ->

Foresight project FinnSight 2015 to final straight. Last year, the Academy of Finland and Tekes launched the first Finnish foresight project on science and technology policy, FinnSight 2015. It examines changes in the operating environment, specifies challenges in the development of research and innovation activities, and identifies the key competence areas of Finnish science, technology, society and business. The results of the foresight project will be made public in June. More ->

Periodic call in the area of “Sustainable energy systems”, (FP6-2005-TREN-4), Publication date: 08 July 2005, Closing date: 22 December 2005 More ->

‘Intelligent Energy – Europe’ 2005 call for proposals expected in September 2005. More ->

Audit Certificate Guidance Notes 6th Framework Programme
At the end of June 2005 the Commission has published its Guidance Notes to guide research contractors and certifying entities in the preparation of audit certificates under the European Commissions 6th Framework Programme (FP6) including details among other things about certified costs. More ->

Open call for input to the Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform's Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) - Deadline 15 June, 2005. More ->

InCo SSA-DEV (Specific measures in support of international co-operation - Developing countries - DEV ). Deadlines: 07 September 2005 and 06 March 2006. More ->

Collective Research 2005. The third and last call in FP6: deadline May 26, 2005. More ->

CRAFT 2005. The last call in FP6: deadline September 14, 2005. More ->

Standards in support of innovative business solutions - call for proposals. Closing Date(s): 19 July 2005 at 17h00 (Brussels local time) More ->

Services in support of innovation management - call for tenders More ->

The new SME definition - User guide and model declaration More ->