Présentation de Enrico Ottolini, expert réseautage du système national d’innovation auprès du PASRI, lors de la journée sur le programme H2020 organisée à l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis, le 20 septembre 2013.

1. PASRI: la composante Réseautage
Enrico OTTOLINI,
Expert Principal Réseautage PASRI
20 septembre 2013
Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Atelier d’Information
Le nouveau programme cadre Européen de Recherche H2020 :
Opportunités de projets collaboratifs dans le secteur de la santé

2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. « 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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7. …. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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 €).
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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
• Innovation Prix
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16. 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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17. Thanks for your attention ... and ....
Together towards
a more innovative and challenging
job, society and world
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