INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COOPERATION
RESPONDING TO FUTURE CHALLENGES
Markku Mattila
DSc(Eng) Professor
University of Helsinki
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THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND
RESEARCH GROWING
-Knowledge society needs knowledge creation
-Universities and research institutes key actors
-Science based innovations for breaktroughs
-Grand challenges require deep understanding
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
POLICIES IN CORE POLICIES
-Europe 2020, R&D in its hearth
Economic growth on the creation of knowledge
-Russian modernisation programme
Smart economy based on knowledge, innovation
new technologies
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EU - RUSSIA AGREEMENTS
-S&T cooperation agreement 1999
-2 EURATOM - Russia agreements
-Dialog on space agreement
-EU-Russia partnership for modernisation
-Common space for Research and Education 2009
-Joint roadmap for cooperation
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RUSSIA and EU FWP´s
-Russia the most successful 3rd country
-Most coordinated calls
-FWP7: 475 Russian research organisations
302 projects, 59 milj euros
-Marie Curie actions, infrastructures, ICT, ...
-EU/MS top priority partners for Russia
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COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTHS
RUSSIA
-Strong infrastructure
-Scientific level and tradition
-Human capital
EU
-Innovation system
-HEI engaged in R&D
-international networking
-top universities
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INNOVATION ECONOMY NOW
Innovation: A new beneficial idea or invention
which is implemented in use
Innovation: A solution to a problem
Innovation: there must be a need for new solutions
Grand challenges: urgent need for innovations!
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GLOBAL INNOVATION
COMPETITION
- Innovation competition is here
- Innovation networks are competitors in global economy
- More investments in R&D
- Human capital, creative and skillful people crucial
-Global knowledge networks through research cooperation
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UNIVERSITIES IN INNOVATION
ECONOMY
-Universities and research institutes core actors
-Education of experts by research
-World class research needed
-University- Industry cooperation essential
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INNOVATION COOPERATION
• MORE PARTICIPATIONS IN PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE
• BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL PROJECTS ON PRIORITY
AREAS
• REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS
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RUSSIA-FINLAND RESEARCH
COOPERATION
• LONG FRUITFUL TRADITION
• NEW MULTINATIOL FUNDING AVAILABLE LIKE ERA-NET
• RUSSIAN PARTNERS WITH THE ACADEMY of FINLAND
‒ RFBR, RFH, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
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SCIENTIFIC JOINT PROJECTS
• ACADEMY OF FINLAND AS CO-FUNDER
• SINCE 2003 ABOUT 100 PROJECTS
• CURRENTLY ABOUT 30 ONGOING
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ERA-NET RUS
• PILOT CALL IN 2011
NEXT CALL IN PLANNING
• 31 PROJECTS ACCEPTED
• IN 6 PROJECTS PARTNERS FROM FINLAND
• With Germany, Switzerland, France , Greece
PARTNERS IN FINLAND
UNIV of HELSINKI
UNIV of EF
UNIV of TURKU
UNIV of OULU
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES
• IMPORTANCE OF BALTIC SEA REGION
• OPTIONS IN BALTIC SEA RESEARCH BONUS
• RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN BONUS NEEDS URGENT
CLARIFICATION
• SKOLKOVO AN ATTRACTIVE INITIATIVE
• ARCTIC RESEARCH AS JOINT INTEREST
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FUTURE OPTIONS
• ESTABLISHMENT OF LONG LASTING PARTNERSHIPS
• GRANT CHALLENGES AN URGENT NEED FOR
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
• OPTIONS AVAILABKE MUST BE USED. LIKE BALTIN SEA
RESEARCH AND BONUS, ERA-NET FUNDING
• BILATERAL PROJECTS AS A GATEWAY TO GLOBAL
IMPACT
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INNOVATION CIRCLE
IDEA
USE
NEED
DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
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SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIONS
• DIFFERENT, MULTIDICIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE
• NEW IDEAS BY NETWORKING
• MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION PROCESS
• INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT
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IMPACT OF RESEARCH
• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
• ECONOMIC GROWTH
• ENVIRONMENT
• HEALTH & WELLBEING
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TARGITS FOR RUSSIA-EU R&D
COOPERATION
• STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN R&D
• CONTRIBUTIONS ON TACKLING GLOBAL CHALLENGES
• SUPPORT FOR MODERNISATION
• STRENGTHEN THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION R&D
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RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION
IN BALTIC SEA RESEARCH
• BONUS BALTIC SEA RESEARCH PROGRAMME SINCE
2007
• RFBR FUNDED FOR 9 PROJECTS
• RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTION ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD
RESULTS
• EXELLENT NETWORKING
• JOINT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
• 11 TRAINING ACTIVITIES
• MANY WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS IN RUSSIA
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RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN BONUS
• COOPERATION WITH BEST SCIENTISTS IN THE REGION
• RESEARCH SUPPORTING BALTIC SEA STRATEGY
• SUPPORTS RUSSIAN ROLE IN BALTIC SEA ISSUES
• CONTRIBUTION TO BALTIC SEA SUMMET THIS FALL
• STRENGHTEN BALTIC SEA INNOVATION AREA
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RUSSIA-FINLAND FUTURE TOPICS
• IN DISCUSSION FOR 2012-2016:
• -BALTIC SEA, FORESTRY, CLIMATE CHANGE
• -ENERGY, NANO, ARCTIC
• -FENNO-UGRIC LANGUAGES, MODERNISATION
• -PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
• ALL CONNECTED TO GRAND
CHALLENGES !
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