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FP6 Presentation -
Lynne Hunter
Question
No. 1, how much is it worth? is 17. 5 billion euro, which is
just over $34 Billion New Zealand over the next four years. The
Framework Programmes run for 5 years but the first year of the current
one overlaps with the last year of the previous. The evolution
of the framework programmes from the first one in 1984 to the current
one shows a huge increase in funding and in FP6 there is an 8% increase
in real terms over the FP5. Although 34 Billion NZ Dollars might
seem like a lot, in Europe this amount represents only about 6%
of the total EU spending on public (non military) research. Which
means there's about another $300 billion across Europe to tap into.
The Sixth Framework Programme is split into three pillars:
- Focussing and integrating
the Community research area which is the thematic pillar
- Structuring the ERA, which is the
horizontal pillar
- Strengthening the Foundations
of the ERA , which is the underpinning pillar
Each Pillar
has been allocated a set amount of funds. The difference between
16.270 and 17.5 is for activities under EURATOM....next....
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