PASRI: la composante Réseautage Enrico OTTOLINI,

Expert Principal Réseautage PASRI

20 septembre 2013Institut Pasteur de Tunis

Atelier d’InformationLe nouveau programme cadre Européen de Recherche H2020 :

Opportunités de projets collaboratifs dans le secteur de la santé

Today my goal is... • To inform you about « what” PASRI is • To inform about networking activities already

planned or launched …• To listen to your needs, proposals and ideas

THAT’S THE START UP OF OUR NETWORKING

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PASRI is …• The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and

Scientific Research (MESRS), in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry (MI), launched "PASRI", the Projet d’Appui au Système de Recherche et Innovation ,funded by a grant from the European Union € 12 million.

The EAT on the field on November 2012

• The PASRI is managed by the National Promotion Agency for Scientific Research (ANPR)

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The main objectif of PASRI

Improving the R&DI contribution to develop the Tunisian employment, strengthening the links between Research (knowledge) and Enterprises (know-how).

It means “qualified people” having “added value” for the Tunisian economy

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The key-components of PASRI

Rules •Gouvernance: Strengthening the mechanism of National Innovation System ( SNI)

Links •Réseautage: Develop national & international "networking“ and Tunisian capacities to be integrated within EU & worldwide research programs

Transfer •Interfaçage: Stimulating the research community, the economic environment and interfacing

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« Networking » means …..

• To link sector and enterprises’ priorities and R&D capacities &skills

• To facilitate better synergy between R&D actors and potential projects proposers (enterprises)

• To promote innovative projects at territorial, national, international level

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…. But …. Where is Tunisia now ?

• Is Tunisia an active and dynamic “receptor” according to the inputs of EU in the field of R&D?

• Are Tunisian institutes and enterprises experienced and skill to be performing partners within “research consortia” ?

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Comparison 6th FP (2002- 2006) et 7th FP (2007/2011)

Indicateurs PC 6 2002- 2006

PC 7 2007-2011

Nombre de propositions avec la participation tunisienne

444 439

Nombre de projets / contrats impliquant des organisations tunisiennes

77 88

Nombre d'institutions tunisiennes 111 100

Taux de succès global pour tous les appels

25% 19%

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Participation of Tunisia Scientific fields ... The strength

High-performing domains:1st Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)

which includes food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology. (21 out of 95)

2nd Environment (16 out of 81)3rd Health (10 out of 33)

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Participation of Tunisia Scientific fields ... areas to be improved

• Information Communication Tech (5 out of 36)• Energy (1 out of 11)• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies (3 out of 6)• Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (0

out of 37)

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7th FPRD Tunisian “best practice ” institutions

• 1e Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT), 8 projets (budget x IPT: 1,5 M.€)

• 2e Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 5 projets (budget x INSTM 370,000 €)

• 3e Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS), 4 projets (budget x CBS 430,000 €).

The EU projects … only money?

Money is “important”, but participating to EU projects means ...

• to be into virtuous circles ... • to be in touch with competitive systems

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The importance of H2020, the new EU R&D Program (€80 billion budget)

• Integrated and multi disciplinary projects • Relevance to SMEs participation (20%)• Relevance to EU key-sectors

All that means more difficulties to be selected and to be funded but

challenging opportunities for Tunisia and ...for you

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Actions on the plan

The key-words are: collaboration, synergies, complementarities, integration …. of programs and world wide donors

• National Contact Points, Institution Info Points, Focal and Thematic Points; the transition from 7th FPRD to H2020

• Veille I&E: sectors• Réseau: diaspora, sectors, competences, skills

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Actions on the plan

• Reinforcement of ANPR capacities as well as of SNI actors: institutions, R&D structures, techno poles, technical centres. the “preparation and support projects” dept. and BuTT réseau

• Clusters: value chains, territory based, partnership of industries, R&D, and national/regional institutions/authorities

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Actions on the plan

• Studies and investigations about innovative industrial sectors

• Trainings “tailor made”, in Tunis and out of Tunis

• Study tours abroad “tailor made” • Actions Impact on the economic TN system

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Thanks for your attention ... and ....

Together towards a more innovative and challenging

job, society and world

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