Simon Grimley
Program Director
NSTDA
21 January, 2013

 Overview of S&T Cooperation
 FP7 and Horizon 2020
 SEA-EU-NET Projects
 ASEAN-EU Year of Science, Technology ad Innovation 2012
 ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue
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 Regional geo-political & economic grouping – 10 countries in SEA
 The EU’s fifth most important trading partner
 600 million people – expected to grow to
700 million by 2030
 very dynamic, diverse region
 Growing geo-political interest regional integration – AEC 2015
Unique richness of
Biodiversity
One of the regions most vulnerable to
Climate Change
 S&T excellence is developing fast!
ASEAN Facts & Figures
Pop. 600 million
9 th largest economy
9% of world’s pop.
GDP - US$2.5 trillion
GDP per capita – US$ 3,000
EU Facts Major food producer
& exporter
EU Facts & Figures
Pop. 500 million
GDP- US$17.5 trillion
GDP per capita – US$35,100
Hotspot for emergence of infectious diseases and drug resistance

Source: Scopus data compiled by the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand (OHEC)

 over 30 years bilateral relations
 4x increase in scientific publications in 10 years
 Tripled contribution to the number of scientific publications worldwide
 1998 Thailand and the EU had 200 copublished research papers
 In less than 10 years this had climbed to
700 co-publications

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Articles co-published by authors from ASEAN and EU, and ASEAN and other major players
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ASEAN / India
ASEAN / China
ASEAN / USA
2004 2005 year
2006
ASEAN / EU (incl. AC + CC)
ASEAN / Japan
ASEAN / Taiwan
2007 2008 2009
ASEAN / Australia
ASEAN / South Korea
2010

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Main European Union (EU) mechanism to fund research
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2000 billion THB (2007 – 2013)
Very broad support to R&D
 applied & basic research
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Researcher mobility
Research infrastructure
Calls for Proposals – bulk of FP7 is
“top-down”
Highly competitive - scientific excellence - no national quota
All calls open to participation by researchers from Thailand
Last Calls of FP7 announced July
2012
Thai researchers
Thai researchers
- IIF
- IOF
67%
10%
15%
(European
Research
8%
Basic
Research
Collaboration
Thai researchers
Thai researchers
- INCO
- SME specific
- Infrastructure
Competition

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A Typical FP7 Project
10 or more research partners from many countries
Open to Universities, Research Institutes,
Companies
A collaborative exercise (research is divided in “work packages” and “tasks”)
4 years duration
Co-financing by EU (120 – 240 million THB, divided among all project partners)
One partner is the project coordinator
Average success rate of 23%
Potential Benefits to Thai Researchers
 Raise scientific profile of Thai research within the EU
 Enlarged research network - widen field of expertise / open new areas of research
 Opportunity to engage at forefront of scientific research
 Introduction to “cooperative-competitive“ model of research funding
 International benchmarking and identification of best practices
 Leveraging national R&D investment
 Stepping stone to other EU funding opportunities
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Evaluation
6 months
12- 15 months
FP7 Call Cycle
Cal l r es ul ts pub lis hed
Negotiation
3-4 months

 Universities and research centers
 Industrial organisations open to
Innovation
 Small and Medium Sized
Enterprises (SMEs)
 Governmental Organisations
 International Organisations
 Foundations
 Individual applications (People
Program)
 Basic and market orientated research
 applied development
 demonstration activities
 innovation activities
 improvement of European infrastructures of research
 mobility of researchers
 almost anything remotely related with science!

 FP7 promotion activities began in 2009
 4 National FP7 Information Days at launch of new calls (~140 participants)
 20 FP7 Roadshows at 9 National Research
Universities
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FP7 workshops for NSTDA researchers
 Distributed specific call information to researchers –assisted in finding European partners
 Organized FP7 brokerage events, scientific workshops, matchmaking events
 Provided advice and support to proposal submissions
 Set up FP7 National Contact Point (NCPs) network
 Set up NSTDA FP7 website

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The role of FP7 National Contact Points (NCP) is to help researchers with the general and technical aspects of becoming involved in FP7
NCPs are national structures established and financed by governments of the 27 EU member states as well as “Third Countries” e.g. Thailand
The NCP systems in the different countries show a wide variety of structures
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 from highly centralised to decentralised networks
From Ministries, universities, research centres and special agencies to private consulting companies
There are 18 thematic networks within the overall Network of Contact
Points
The networks also provide services, training and information to regional authorities, research institutions and enterprises

No NCPs in ASEAN
2008
Support of the following FP7 Projects:
57 NCPs
8/10 ASEAN Countries
2012 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html

SEA-EU-NET
Facilitating the biregional EU-ASEAN science and technology dialogue
SEACOOP
Further developing strategic RandD cooperation with
South-East Asia on
ICT -
ISSOWAMA
Integrated sustainable solid waste management in Asia
IMARINE Data e-
Infrastructure Initiative for Fisheries
Management and
Conservation of Marine
Living Resources -
FISHBASE INFORMATION
& RESEARCH GROUP INC
I-REDD+
Impacts of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation and Enhancing
Carbon Stocks – National
University of Laos

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SEA-EU-NET 1
Project funded by FP7
(2008-2012)
22 partners from Europe and
ASEAN
4.1 Mill € of EC funding
Support actions to foster S&T cooperation btw. the two regions
Thematically open
Actions to increase ASEAN participation in FP7
Mainly on academic cooperation
600.000€ for conferences, events, workshops
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SEA-EU-NET 2
Project funded by FP7
(10/2012 – 10/2016)
4 Mill € of EC funding
Actions/activities to support the political dialogue and to foster S&T cooperation
Focused on three societal challenged
(Food, Water, Health)
Includes Innovation activities
Targets Horizon2020 but also aims to set up own funding mechanisms
1,2 Mio € for conferences, workshops, events, fellowships

Positive
 Raising of NSTDA and Thailand’s research profile in Europe
 FP7 participation has generated bilateral opps. e.g Germany
 Gained access to other EU funding opportunities
 NSTDA’s FP7 leadership role in
ASEAN
 NSTDA’s FP7 promotion efforts 100% funded through FP7 projects
 Strengthened connections with Thai universities
 EU researchers do want to work with
Thai researchers – global solutions for global problems e.g. infectious diseases
Negative
 FP7 is not an “easy sell” (few ASEAN specific priorities, “global competition”, collaborative research in big teams)
 High entry barrier in terms of admin, financial etc
 EC requirements can be difficult to reconcile with internal accounting procedures
 Difficult striking right balance between informing researchers and raising expectations
 EU policy making & priority setting a
“black box” for international partners
– no seat at the table
 FP7 a bit of a “club” in terms of information flow

KH
LA
MM
BN
ID
SG
PH
Country
VN
TH
MY
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5
8
10
Number of Signed Projects
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20
24
23
20
29
33
30 40
As of 18 October, 2012

LA
MM
BN
SG
PH
KH
TH
VN
ID
MY country
0,27
0,03
0,03
1,29
EU Budget Contribution to ASEAN (millions euros)
1,98
2,56
3,36
3,10
4,48
5,37
Total FP7 funding to Thailand: 224 million THB
Total FP7 funding to NSTDA: 61 million THB
0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00 6,00
As of 18 October, 2012

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80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020)
Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth
Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g.health, food security, clean energy, and “green” transport
Three priorities:
1. Excellent science
2. Industrial leadership
3. Societal challenges
“Horizon 2020 shall be open to …selected third countries that fulfil the relevant criteria (capacity, track record, close economic and geographical links to the Union, etc.)” www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

 FP7 Participants Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/
 FP7 National Contact Points http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html
 NSTDA FP7 Support Office www.nstda.or.th/fp7
Mr. Simon Grimley simon@nstda.or.th
Khun Wanichar Sukprasertchai wanichar.sukprasertchai@nstda.or.th
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 An idea born within the SEA-EU-NET project
 A year long campaign to deepen S&T collaboration between Europe and
Southeast Asia
 Launched November 2011 in Hanoi; closing event Brussels December 8,
2012
 Year long campaign involving more than 50 events in 13 different countries
 More then 40 different institutions involved from both regions
 Officially endorsed by the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology and the European Commission/DG RTD

 8 European science journalists were invited to travel to ASEAN to meet with universities research centers, and ministries
 Aim to was to raise the profile of SEA research strengths
 The tour was linked to the visit of EU
Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn to Singapore
OUTCOME/IMPACT
 Media coverage including De Standaard
(Belgium), Sciences et Avenir (France), Der
Standard (Austria), The Philippines Star (The
Philippines), The Nation (Thailand)
 Impact was a positive change in perceptions in
Europe about Southeast Asia as a research partner

 An impressive collection of satellite images showing human impact on the lansdscapes of Europe and Southeast Asia
 Exhibition toured 5 countries in ASEAN – initiated by the German Ministry of
Education and Research (BMBF)
OUTCOME/IMPACT
 Raised awareness about the common challenge of securing food, energy and water while protecting ecosystems
 Generated interest among bright young
students to pursue careers in science

 A Summer School focused on renewable energy involving students and researchers from EU and SEA at KMUTT, Bangkok
 Aim was to create a EU-SEA Network on
Clean Combustion and Biofuels (CleComBi) with the aim at strengthening the S&T excellence as well as academic / industrial
partnerships and regional cooperation through the sharing of body of knowledge and technology transfer
OUTCOME/IMPACT:
 Increase in joint EU-SEA research
applications to international funding programs including FP7 Switch Asia, and national funding programs

 We did a lot with a relatively small investment
 We intensified the bi-regional S&T policy dialogue
 We successfully linked other EU funded projects and bilateral initiatives
 We supported the enlargement of existing EU-SEA partnerships
 We tested new ideas e.g. EU journalists tour of SEA
 We generated media coverage and public awareness

 Many of the results of the YoSTI2012 will be carried forward by the SEA-
EU-NET 2
 SEA-EU-NET 2 is a 4 year project supported by FP7 2012-2016 – NSTDA is a partner
 It will focus on three societal challenges: Health, Food Security and Safety, and Water Management
 The project will:
 run workshops to bring scientists together
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 ASEAN-EU Dialogue meetings – once a year back to back with
ASEAN COST
 Supported by the SEA-EU-NET projects
 High Level ASEAN mission to
Brussels April 2010 – success in
FP7 projects directed at ASEAN
 ASEAN COST mission to Brussels
Dec 2012 – Closing Event of the
ASEAN-EU- Year of Science

A Driving Force for National
Science and Technology Capability
National Science and Technology Development
Agency
111 Thailand Science Park
Phahonyothin Road,
Simon Grimley
Klong 1, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120 simon@nstda.or.th
Thailand ic@nstda.or.th
Khun Wanichar Sukprasetchai wanichar.sukpraserchai@nstda.or.th