Science and Technology - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 July 2003.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BACKGROUND
The History of the Framework Programmes
Purpose of the Framework Programmes
The new instruments of FP6
Integrated Projects
Article 169
ERA-NET
The UK Research Community's reaction to the
changes from FP5
Changes to the Marie Curie Fellowships
Monitoring of the Framework Programmes
Measuring the success of European research
The Brain Drain
How to measure the success of FP6
The UK's performance in Framework Programme
5
3 DOES
THE UK NEED THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES?
Cooperation outside the Framework Programmes
How the research community views the value
of the Framework Programmes
Overheads
EUROPES and Departmental Expenditure Limits
(DEL)
4 THE
SELECTION OF THEMATIC PRIORITIES
Aims behind the structure of FP6
The selection process
How are priorities chosen: who decides?
Opportunities for basic research
5 EU
ENLARGEMENT
The socio-political agenda behind FP6
6 SELECTION
OF PROJECTS
7 THE
APPLICATION PROCESS
Bureaucratic and cumbersome…
Transparency of the process
Support for applicants
Information provided by the European
Commission
Information provided by the UK Government
and Research Councils
Government and the National Contact Points
Research Councils
Regional Development Agencies (RDAs)
8 EURATOM
Funding and Structure of the programme
Concerns
9 THE
JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Structure of the Joint Research Centre
(JRC)
Budget and priorities of the JRC
Analysis of the JRC's work
Suggestions for improvement of the JRC
10 THE
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Why do we need a European Research Council?
The Commission's position
The UK Government's position
The UK Research Councils' position
The Report of the Danish Research Councils'
Conference in Copenhagen
European Science Foundation
Life Sciences in the European Research Council
Meeting Report
The UK Research Community's response to the
ERC proposals
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX 1: Visit made in course of the inquiry
ANNEX 2: Budget for the Sixth Framework
Programme
FORMAL MINUTES
WITNESSES
LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE
REPORTS FROM THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE SINCE 2001
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 386-II)
WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 386-II)
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