Final report. [Cooperation opportunities in the Mediterranean Basin]

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1 Final report [Cooperation opportunities in the Mediterranean Basin]

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS 4 EECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 PREFACE 6 CLUSTER POLICY ALREADY IMPLEMENTED 7 1. GREECE 7 2. ISRAEL 8 3. LEBANON 8 4. MOROCCO 9 COUNTRIES WITH NO CONCRETE/SPECIFIC CLUSTER POLICY CYPRUS ALGERIA TURKEY 11 COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAME THE CONTET THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY ENPI PROGRAMMES COUNTRY INVOLVEMENT PER ENPI PROGRAMME EUROPEAN PROGRAMS CYPRUS GREECE ALGERIA ISRAEL LEBANON MOROCCO TUNISIA TURKEY COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN ALL TYPE OF STRUCTURES 27 CONCLUSION 30 APPENDI 33 3

4 LIST OF ACRONYMS AA: CBC: DCP: DG: EIB: EIF: ENP: ENPI: EU: FEMIP: FEMISE: FDI: GDP: HTCI: ICT: KBBE: LCC: MPTIC: NGO: PCA: R&D: SALTO-YOUTH: SMAP: SME: TACIS: TDZ: UfM: UFT: UNESCO: VC: Association Agreement Cross-Border Cooperation Development of a Clustering Policy for Turkey Directorate General European Investment Bank European Investment Fund European Neighbourhood Policy European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument European Union Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes Foreign Direct Investment Gross Domestic Product Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative Information and Communication Technologies Food, Agriculture and Biotechnologies Lebanon Creative Cluster Ministry of Post and Information Technology and Communication Non Governmental Organisation Professional Computer Association of Lebanon Research and Development Support Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within the European YOUTH Short and Medium Term Action Programme Small and Medium Enterprises Technical Assistance to thé Commonwealth of Indépendant States Technology Development Zones Union for the Mediterranean Under secretariat for Foreign Trade United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Venture capital 4

5 EECUTIVE SUMMARY Author(s): Fondation Sophia Antipolis Abstract: The present document intends to give an overview of the existing clusters, incubators and country specific structures aiming at boosting the competitiveness. It also intends to identify opportunities of cooperation between clusters and other structures in Europe and in countries from the Union for the Mediterranean. Another goal will be to identify key actors who participate in European projects in order to draw a rough picture of all the potential cooperation possibilities between European countries (Cyprus, Greece) and neighbour countries (Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey). 5

6 PREFACE The current situations over the Mediterranean area are different from a country to another. Despite of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, there is not yet a concrete governance for this area and the dialogue between Mediterranean countries could be optimized. These elements do not facilitate the establishment of cooperation. The cooperation with Mediterranean countries should be seen as a mid-long term investment for European partners. The objective of the report is to increase the awareness of cooperation opportunities with Mediterranean countries by: Describing their environment to stimulate innovation (existence of cluster policies, support to R&D activities, R&D funding, etc.) Drawing a map of key public and private actors (potential partners for clusters) Measuring their degree of openness to collaborate on international level (participation in EU projects, existing policies to support international cooperation etc.) The Mediterranean countries analyzed in this report have been targeted according to their political context. Due to the instability of some of these countries as, for instance, Egypt and Tunisia, it has been decided not to analyze them deeper through specific reports because their economic and political situation is dramatically changing. However, these two countries remain really important in terms of cooperation potential. The main goal of this report will be to outline the existing cluster initiatives, to point out the existing cluster and cluster-like structures and at the same time underline the willingness of all those entities to cooperate on an international level. The first part is a short overview of the countries that have already defined a cluster policy, as well as a short description of this one. The second part is dedicated to countries that do not have implemented a specific cluster policy. However, those countries have their own structures that could be compared to clusters. For example, Cyprus, which is a particular case due to its political division and its size, does not have the necessary critical mass of companies to form a cluster despite the existence of many SMEs. The government is constantly trying to improve their competitiveness. The third part, after a short glance on the current geopolitical situation and the global crisis, goes through the different financing instruments to support R&D activities, international cooperation, etc. The analyse of the ENPI projects and programmes aims at showing the advancements made in the area of education and social and economic development in the Mediterranean countries, as well as the degree of openness of the country to international cooperation. Concerning the participation in projects of the EU s 7 th Framework Programme, which is designed especially for collaboration in the field of research and innovation, seven key sectors have been chosen. They focus on fields that seem to be the most attractive in terms of number of projects per country and of course those are the sectors in which clusters have been identified. Finally, through the analysis of FP7 participation per key sectors and the Table 1 Cluster and cluster-like structures per country and per sector, cooperation opportunities are presented in a schematic way, to facilitate the identification of possible partners for European clusters. 6

7 CLUSTER POLICY ALREADY IMPLEMENTED 1. Greece 1 Aware of the importance of clusters for the creation of a framework for industrial development, Greece created its cluster initiative which is known under the name of Corallia. The major goal was to pass from a model of low cost labour to a new one based on added-value services. Corallia has implemented a programme framework for clusters utilization, with the aim to promote Innovation Made in Greece and enhance competitiveness. Greece made its first steps in terms of cluster initiative in 2006; finally it was in January 2008 that a major step was made from Vision into Reality, from HTCI to Corallia. In other words, in January 2008 there was the disclosure of the new branding identity. For further details on the evolutions of the Corallia Initiative, you might refer to the web-site. A Modern Structure Nowadays, the competitive world together with the globalisation process does not leave many possibilities measures should be designed to boost competitiveness. The Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative is a public-private partnership, which has for goal to boost competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation, in knowledge-intensive and exports-oriented technology segments, where Greece has the capacity to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem. Corallia is a reflection of the mutual vision of all innovation ecosystem actors, including industry, academia, research labs, VCs, business angels and regional and central government. Corallia, a clusters facilitator Corallia acts as a one-stop-shop, which gives access to unique in the country business opportunities and other added-value services to innovation actors. Corallia supports new venture creation, where students and entrepreneurs, or people willing to become entrepreneurs can present their innovative ideas and set-up start-ups

8 Corallia aims at expanding the innovation-knowledge horizon through a training program. This program gives the opportunity to cluster members to gain knowledge on topics ranging from technical skills on project management, to negotiation tactics and business plan development. Corallia has for goal to fill the innovation gap by developing complementarities and partnerships among cluster-members as well as between those last ones and national and international organizations, including world-class innovation centres of excellence. Corallia also provides incentives for VCs and Business Angels to invest. The Hellenic cluster initiative tries to create a favourable environment in order to support those private investments, especially at the early stages. 2. Israel Israel s particularity makes it difficult for cluster policy analysis. The major question is can we even talk about specific cluster policy in such a small and developed country, which is considered, by many, as a cluster itself? Nevertheless, our choice was to place it side by side with countries which have an official cluster policy. The main reason justifying this decision is the fact that Israel has a well developed innovation policy and a very well developed ICT sector, throughout the country. Moreover, this Mediterranean country disposes of a private investors, venture capitalists and business angels networks that are very efficient. Most of the clusters develop an activity in one of those sectors: ICT, software, data communications, electro-optics, hardware design and internet technologies. Some of the other successful high-tech industries are: medical technologies, biotechnology, agricultural and military technologies. The level of advancement of Israeli economy and the existence of numerous cooperations on an international level come to prove the efficiency of the local innovation policy. In addition to the governmental efforts, the private initiatives should not be neglected because they are undeniably an economic development catalyst. Among the countries presented in this report, Israel has the most well-developed networks in terms of private equity, venture capital and business angels. 3. Lebanon 2 In the current context, where competitiveness is the key to success on global markets, Lebanon has launched its own cluster initiative. It is named Lebanon Creative Cluster (LCC); the initiative will celebrate its third birthday in January The main objective of the Lebanon Creative Cluster initiative is to optimize the use of the country s strengths. It aims at transforming Lebanon into the creative hub for the Middle East and on an international level by overcoming existing barriers to success. Lebanon Creative Cluster brings together leading creative industries in Lebanon such as: broadcast, advertising, film, creative writing, design, fashion, architecture, passing through digital media, music composition/production, publishing and poetry. In order to bring those creative industries together, LCC will aim at increasing coordination across the key industries. To achieve its aims the initiative will make efforts to: - build capacity, - enhance infrastructure, - channel government resources and programs, 2 8

9 - enable capital formation, - access new markets, - position Lebanon as a global source of creativity and innovation. 4. Morocco The Moroccan cluster policy is a part of a broader framework, formed by the National Plan for Industrial Emergence , implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies and the Morocco Innovation Initiative, which on its turn is implemented by several entities: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies, the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, Professional Training and Scientific Research and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises As the National Plan aims at boosting national competitiveness, through SME support, as well as other actions designed to enhance the development of a dynamic local economy. As far as the Innovation Initiative is concerned, it focuses on high potential services like ICTs, biotechnologies, sustainable development, aeronautics and mechatronics and invests 80% of its funds in them. One of the axes of the Innovation Initiative consists in the promotion of clusters. The joint efforts of Ministries, Plans and initiatives resulted in the creation of 4 clusters in Considerable amount of funding has been provided by the Moroccan Kingdom: - Dh 2 million ( ) yearly to finance for governance operations and functioning - Dh 4 millions ( ) of subsidies to finance collaborative projects Those amounts do not take into consideration specific resources of each cluster (contributions and implementation of paid services). 9

10 COUNTRIES WITH NO CONCRETE/SPECIFIC CLUSTER POLICY 1. Cyprus Due to the specificities and the dimension of Cyprus, the country does not dispose of a proper cluster policy. Nevertheless, this does not mean that there is no effort to develop the competitiveness of the economy and advance on the path to a knowledge-based economy. In fact, not every country can provide the necessary critical mass of companies or has a tradition in collaboration between private and public sectors. This is the case of Cyprus, where the accumulation of those factors creates a barrier to launch multidisciplinary clustering efforts. The main obstacle to the design and the implementation of cluster policies is the fragmentation of the national economy. There is a considerable amount of very small enterprises with limited sectoral concentration. Moreover, cooperation between the research community and the enterprises has been traditionally limited, due to the fact that there were no local universities before approximatively years. Another difficulty comes from the fact that there is a limited interaction between the Cypriot research community and policy makers. However, it is necessary to mention that there have been initiatives designed to stimulate the competitiveness of clusters, especially through the Cyprus Development Bank and the Research Promotion Foundation. Regardless the existing barriers, the Cypriot economy has its positive attributes which might help the economy while facing new challenges. Some economical facts about the country should not be neglected as facilitators of its future development, amongst them: - A very favourable tax regime; - The existence of double tax treaties with Eastern-European and ex-soviet Union countries; - A legal and accounting system inspired by the UK s legal system, - Political ties with Russia and Middles Eastern Countries, - Good air connections. In addition to that, there is a very high percentage of university graduates, a considerable part of them having studied abroad and then returned to Cyprus. To conclude, despite the relevance of some of the positive factors, educational and economic, the challenges are estimated to remain considerable and as a consequence requiring a serious local effort. 2. Algeria Algeria has not defined a specific Cluster policy, yet. However the country is not ignoring the necessity to develop its competitiveness in order to be a part of the global market. Many research centres throughout the country as well as technology parks and incubators are here to promote entrepreneurship and support the development of high added-value companies. A National Agency for Promotion and Development of Technology Parks has been established in January It is an industrial and commercial structure under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Post and Information Technology and Communication (MPTIC), and is headquartered in Cyberpark Sidi Abdallah. 10

11 The Cyberpark of Sidi Abdallah is one of the four technology parks composing the Technopole of Sidi Abdallah. The structure works in different sectors, with a focus on ICTs, biotechnologies and agro food. Moreover, Algeria benefits from and participates in different European programs, which makes of it a possible partner with specific and valuable skills. 3. Turkey Turkey makes part of the countries that have not implemented a specific cluster policy, yet. However, the country has a project, named «Development of a Clustering Policy for Turkey» (DCP). This project is financed by the European Commission and has been put into practice in 2007, by the Under secretariat for Foreign Trade (UFT) with the technical assistance of an international consortium composed of ADA Mühendislik (Tr), Anteja-ECG (SI), Clusterland (AT), CSIL (IT), Euromed (BE). The main goal of this project has been, as most of the cluster policies, to improve the competitiveness of the Turkish SMEs on international markets by exploiting existing synergies between Turkish and European clusters. The specific objective of the project was to develop a global and clear clustering policy in order to contribute to the sustainable social, environmental and economic development of the country. The project is composed of three major elements: - Strengthening of the institutional capacities for development and implementation of a national clustering policy, - Developing a national clustering policy, - Identifying «pioneer» clusters in Turkey, realisation of a sector road map. Turkey has its own economic organisation, which includes the so called Technology Development Zones (TDZ) most often attached to universities. Despite the name chosen, those are zones often qualified as technology parks and they comprise a University, R&D Centre(s) and companies of different size. 11

12 COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAME 1. The context The countries from the Mediterranean basin have definitely many similar features, but many differences too. The analysis provided by this report is biased by the fact that countries such as Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are not treated because of the current economic and social context. As far as Tunisia is concerned, due to the recent events, it was a deliberate choice not to treat the existing R&D and innovation ecosystem, which are going through a change together with the whole country. All information on Greece and Greek innovation and cluster policy system should also be interpreted through the prism of the current events and economic instability. There is no intention to analyse the current geopolitical situation in Europe, the only aim is to increase awareness of how different events can have an impact on economy and further development. At present, the economic development of those 7 countries will be shortly described, two of them are Member States of the European Union (Cyprus and Greece), 4 of which are beneficiaries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco) and Turkey which aims at becoming a Member State. What is in common between whole the seven countries is that they all make part of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Union for the Mediteranean (UfM) 3 Before the creation of what we know under the name of Union for the Mediterranean, there was the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, also called Barcelona Process. The beginning of this partnership dates back to 1995, when under the Spanish presidency of the EU, there was a Conference of Euro- Mediterranean Ministers of foreign Affairs in Barcelona. As a result of this Conference the Barcelona Declaration has been signed, in order to define the major goals of the initiative which are: "turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of dialogue, exchange and cooperation guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity 4. In 2008, the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation agreements have been re-launched, this time under a new name: Union for the Mediterranean. This re-launch was considered as an opportunity to initiate new regional and sub-regional projects with a real impact for the people living in the region. Projects concern areas like economy, environment, energy, health, migration and culture. The Union for the Mediterranean supports economic integration and democratic reform in 16 neighbour countries to the EU. The UfM comprises the 27 EU member states, 16 Southern Mediterranean, African and Middle Eastern countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. Despite the initial objectives the benefits of this Union are hard to feel and see. The current geopolitical situation affects most of the neighbour country members, as Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Tunisia. On the North side of the Mediterranean Sea, it is hard to find a country which has not been affected by the global economic crisis and of course countries like Greece, Spain, and Portugal which are trying to deal with the severe consequences of the crisis. In this complex context two meetings, one programmed in 2009 and another in 2010 did not take place Barcelona Declaration, adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference November

13 The only optimistic analysis that can be made come from the fact that different partnerships are developed outside the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean. For example, in January 2010, ten banking organisations, among which the French Goupe Caisse d Epargne, the Moroccan bank Attijariwafa and the Tunisian Bank BIAT, have signed a cooperation agreement, in order to collaborate in projects in support of SMEs The European Neighbourhood Policy The overall allocation for the ENPI is managed by DG EuropeAid. For the period this allocation is of almost 12 billion. The ENPI funds will be focusing mainly on bilateral actions, devoting to them around 90% of the budget. Those actions include: country initiatives and regional actions involving two or more partner countries. Cross-Border Cooperation and the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) will be the other two pillars on which ENPI will be focusing and will devote 10% of its budget. The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) is the Financial Instrument through which the EC assists Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and South Mediterranean countries. Since January 1, 2007 this new instrument replaces the MEDA and TACIS ones. ENPI applies to the EU s immediate neighbours by land or sea: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, and the Palestinian authority, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine. Relations between EU and Russia are defined as a Strategic Partnership covering four common spaces. EC assistance under ENPI is implemented through different types of programmes: National programmes for each partner country Three Regional programmes: one for the East, one for the South and one trans-regional for both East and South. Fifteen Cross-border Cooperation programmes. Five thematic programmes. They are common to neighbouring countries and development countries (ACP, ALA...) The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was designed to avoid the emergence of new dividing lines between the EU and its neighbours. The European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union sets ambitious objectives based on commitments to shared values and effective implementation of political, economic, social and institutional reforms. INTERACT ENPI Project ENPI Programmes The aim of this particular project is to support ENPI Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) programmes operating along the Eastern and Southern borders of the EU. The INTERACT ENPI Project s role is to contribute to the improvement of the management and the implementation of the ENPI CBC programmes. In other words, this project tries to facilitate cooperation

14 and communication between stakeholders, as well as it provides information and advisory services to the programmes. It is the EuropeAid Cooperation Office that manages the INTERACT ENPI Project, but it is the EU that provides the funding. Horizon The Horizon 2020 initiative is the result of the commitment of all the Euro-Mediterranean Partners. It has been launched by the European Commission in order to tackle the top sources of Mediterranean pollution by The Commission needs to build a coalition of partners so that the initiative could be implemented. A Commission Communication, from 2006, is establishing an environment strategy for the Mediterranean. Activities are regrouped under four headings: Projects to reduce the most significant sources of pollution. The initial focus will be on industrial emissions, municipal waste and urban waste water, which are responsible for up to 80% of Mediterranean Sea pollution. Capacity-building measures to help neighbouring countries create national environmental administrations that are able to develop and police environmental laws. Using the Commission's research budget to develop greater knowledge of environmental issues relevant to the Mediterranean and ensure this is shared. The experience built up from the LIFE programme and the Short and Medium Term Action Programme (SMAP) will be shared between the partners. Developing indicators to monitor the success of Horizon SALTO YOUTH 9 SALTO-YOUTH or Support Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities within the European YOUTH programme is a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas within the youth field. SALTO-YOUTH provides access to youth work, training resources, as well as it organises training and contact making activities aiming at supporting organisations and National Agencies under the EC s Youth in Action programme. 2.2 Country involvement per ENPI programme The Table here-below provides information about the involvement of different Mediterranean countries in ENPI programmes per sector. This table reveals the most common fields in which Mediterranean countries need support and exchange. In addition to those programmes, there are others implemented per country, but they will not be treated in this report as our aim is to point out cooperation opportunities and not to reveal the advancement of a specific country

15 Cyprus Greece Algeria Israel Lebanon Audiovisual & Media Contributes to intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity Euromed Audiovisual III through support to building cinematographic and audiovisual capacity in the Mediterranean Partner Countries Regional Information & Communication Programme CIUDAD Sustainable urban development Morocco Tunisia Turkey Aims at boosting public awareness and understanding of the EU and its relations in the ENPI area, through support to journalists and media outlets for material production, as well as training Civil Society and local authorities South Aims to help local governments in the ENPI region address urban development problems in a sustainable manner, promoting cooperation between local actors and their EU counterparts Civil protection (PPRD South) - ends in 2011 Programme for Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South)

16 Civil Society Regional Programme Strengthens Southern Mediterranean civil society so that it can trigger a more democratic debate at national level and in the framework of the Euro- Mediterranean Partnership and of the Union for the Mediterranean Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures - ends in 2011 Euromed Heratage IV Agadir Agreement EU support project (phase II) FEMIP - prmote sutainable economic growth Culture Economy Brings people and organizations of the region closer and promotes dialogue, through opportunities to work together on projects Contributes to the exchange of experiences on cultural heritage, creates networks and promotes cooperation Contributes to the realisation of a Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area and promotes economic integration in the region, through consolidating the institutional framework set up under the Agadir Agreement Supports FEMIP s efforts to promote sustainable economic growth in the Mediterranean Partner Countries through investments in infrastructure and especially in private sector development

17 FEMISE Socio-economic research Promotes dialogue and research on socio-economic issues through the funding of a network of research institutes and advises Mediterranean Partner Countries on reform INVEST in MED - promote invectment an facilitate trade - ends in 2011 A Euro-Mediterranean Network of organisations committed to investment promotion and trade facilitation, strengthening SME collaboration and exchange of best-practices MEDSTAT III - Statistical cooperation TEMPUS IV for higher education EAMGM II Euro-Arab Mashreq Gas Market Project Strengthens the capacity of the relevant authorities in the Mediterranean Partner Countries to collect updated, timely and relevant statistics, which ensure reliability and coherence Education and Training South Supports the modernisation of higher education, creates opportunities for cooperation among actors in the field and enhances understanding Energy Supports the development of an integrated gas market in order to create a regional gas market and as a step towards integrating with the EU gas market

18 MED-ENEC II - Energy efficiency in construction MED-REG II Energy regulators Encourages energy efficiency and the use of solar energy in the construction sector, through capacity building, fiscal and economic instruments and pilot projects Supports the development of a modern and efficient energy regulatory framework in the Mediterranean Partner Countries and strengthens their cooperation with EU energy regulators Avian Influenza And Global Influenza Pandemic Preparedness - ends in 2011 Environment Aims at minimising the socioeconomic impact of the avian influenza crisis in Mediterranean Partner Countries with limited resources, and reduce the risk and potential consequences of human influenza pandemic Civil protection (PPRD South) - ends in 2011 Programme for Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South) Sustainable Water Management and De-pollution of the Mediterranean Aims at enforcing sustainable water management policies, disseminating good practices in the region and supporting the initiative for the de-pollution of the Mediterranean

19 Enhancing Equality between Men and Women in the Euromed Region - ends in 2011 EUMEDRegNet Information society cooperation EuroMed Justice II Civil protection (PPRD South) - ends in 2011 Euro-Med Migration II - ends in 2011 Gender Issues Supports gender equality and the full implementation of CEDAW, increases knowledge on genderbased violence and backs the follow up to the Istanbul Ministerial Conference on Gender Information Society Supports the development and reform of Information Society in the ENPI South countries and fosters cooperation with the EU Justice, Freedom & Security Contributes to the development of a Euro Mediterranean area of cooperation on justice, through strengthening the development of the institutional and administrative capacity of Partner Countries and good governance Programme for Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South) Migration Contributes to the development of a Euro-Mediterranean area of cooperation on migration and assists Partner countries in their efforts to find solutions to various forms of migration

20 Political Dialogue Middle East Peace Projects (Partnership for Peace) Supports local and international civil society initiatives that promote peace, tolerance and non violence in the Middle East Euromed Transport Project Transport Aims to assist the implementation of the Regional Transport Action Plan (RTAP) for the Mediterranean , contributing to the establishment of an integrated, efficient, safe and secure transport system in the Mediterranean GNSS II Euromed Satellite Navigation Works towards the operational introduction of GNSS services in the Mediterranean Partner Countries Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Maritime transport connections Promotes the Motorways of the Sea concept and the creation of better maritime transport connections in the Mediterranean through support to Ministries, port authorities, customs and relevant private sector stakeholders

21 SAFEMED II Maritime Safety and Pollution Prevention - ends in 2011 EuroMed Youth IV Promotes co-operation in maritime safety and security and prevention of pollution from ships by providing technical advice and support Youth Supports and strengthens the participation and contribution of youth organisations and youth from the Euro-Mediterranean region to the development of society and democracy, and promotes dialogue and understanding

22 3. European Programs This section is devoted to an analysis of the participation of Cyprus, Greece, Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey in European FP7 projects. Our choice was to base the analysis on sectors, which we consider as key for the development of a country in its social, economic, environmental and competitiveness dimensions. As a result, the key sectors of the 7 th Framework Programme that have been taken into consideration are the following: - Energy 5% of the FP7 projects in the 7 key sectors concern Energy issues. - Environment this sector seems to be one of the areas which interests both EU Country Members, as well as its neighbourhood countries with 12%; - Health occupies an important place in most of the countries treated in this report with 12% of the total number of projects in the defined key sectors; - ICT a sector developed very often with the aim to enhance the country s competitiveness seems to be a frequent area of collaboration between partners from the EU and its neighbours with 36% of the projects; - KBBE, which stands for Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology represents 11% of the total number of projects in the indicated 7 key sectors; - SME cooperation in projects dedicated to Small and Medium Enterprises seems to be attracting a non-neglectable part of the countries analysed in this report, with 13% of the projects; - Transport the development of infrastructures is necessary not only for the development of a country itself but is also vital for the development of external links and partnerships; this is why we chose this particular sector. Moreover there are 11% of the projects which reunite partners aiming at developing transport structures. Key sector projects 13% 11% 11% 5% 36% 12% 12% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports For concrete FP7 projects in which participate each one of the eight countries refer to the appendix part (Table 2 Cyprus in FP7 projects; Table 3 Greece in FP7 projects; Table 4 Algeria in FP7 projects; Table 5 Israel in FP7 projects; Table 6 Lebanon in FP7 projects; Table 7 Morocco in FP7 projects; Table 8 Tunisia in FP7 projects; Table 9 Turkey in FP7 projects). However, it seems necessary to point out that those tables include only a part of the projects from the last two years (2010 and 2011). Our aim was not to provide detailed information about each project, but to put forward the different key areas and contacts that might be useful in any further collaboration. 22

23 Consequently, the goal is to give access to information, such as existing partners, existing partnerships, and contacts of people working in entities showing their willingness to participate in European projects. Finally the appended tables intend to reveal the cooperation opportunities, even if it is a limited part of them, all this information is available on: Cyprus Within the current programming period, Cyprus has participated in 185 projects, 55% of which are counted in the key sectors chosen for this study. The figure here-below shows that ICT and SMEs are the sectors which Cyprus is willing to develop. Those are the areas in which it tries to collaborate and exchange experiences with other countries. ICT and SMEs take a central place and are sectors which regroup respectively 39% and 25% of the projects. This information reveals that the ICT and SMEs are potential sectors for further collaboration with Cyprus, along with others. Cyprus per key sector SME 25% Transports 9% Energy 7% Envirionment 7% Health 6% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE KBBE 7% ICT 39% SME Transports 3.2. Greece Greece is the oldest member of the EU that is treated in this report; it is also the country that has participated in the greatest number of European projects for the period , with a total of 1251 projects. Considering the 7 key sectors that have been defined, 41% of the projects are in the field of ICTs. Transports, SME and Environment seem to be almost equally important in terms of FP7 projects. Greece per key sector SME 12% KBBE 8% Transports 14% Energy 5% ICT 41% Envirionment 12% Health 8% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports 23

24 3.1. Algeria The projects in the key sectors count for 63% of the total number of projects in which Algeria has participated. Environment proves to be the field which occupies an important place for the Algerian entities. On the contrary, SMEs count zero projects. Nevertheless, Algeria is a country which is working on the improvement of its competitiveness and is creating Technology parks in different areas Israel Israel takes part in FP7 programmes as a neighbour country. However, despite the fact that it is not a full member of the European Union, Israel has participated in 802 projects since the beginning of the last programming period. This number is significant not only in comparison to the other non-member Mediterranean Countries, which rarely go beyond the number of 60 projects, but also in comparison to Cyprus, which is a Member country with similar dimensions. As the ICT sector is very well developed in Israel and it represents the major pillar of the country s competitiveness it is not surprising to see that 45% of the projects in the key sectors are in the field of ICTs. Regarding its advancement in the development of new technologies, Israel can be valuable partner for collaborative projects, not only in the area of ICTs but in many other, too. Israel per key sector KBBE 8% SME 6% Transports 7% Energy 5% Envirionment 7% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports ICT 45% Health 22% 24

25 3.3. Lebanon Among the analysed countries Lebanon is the one with the smallest number of European FP7 projects, only 13. Sectors as Food, Agriculture and Biotechnologies and ICTs attract attention as areas in which Lebanese structures are willing to collaborate. Lebanon per key sector KBBE 57% SME 0% Transports 0% Energy 0% Envirionment 14% ICT 29% Health 0% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports 3.4. Morocco Morocco is another of the Mediterranean countries that has the opportunity to participate in the EU FP7 programme. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnologies, as well as Environment are the sectors in which Morocco shows interest and is developing partnerships. Moreover, Health, ICT and Energy can be considered as potential fields for the development of collaborations, as ICT and energy are two of the fields in which Morocco has clusters. Morocco per key sector KBBE 35% ICT 10% SME 0% Transports 3% Energy 8% Health 13% Envirionment 31% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports 25

26 3.5. Tunisia Despite the recent events, Tunisia has shown its implication and willingness to participate in the EU s 7 th Framework Programme, as a proof of that come the projects signed in Alike some of its neighbour countries, like Morocco, most of the projects in the chosen key areas are signed in the area of Food, Agriculture and Biotechnologies, Environment and Health. A fact that deserves attention is that none of the key sectors has been neglected during the last programming period. These facts make of Tunisia a possible partner in various domains. Tunisia per key sector KBBE 37% SME 3% ICT 3% Transports 3% Energy 3% Envirionment 31% Health 20% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports 3.6. Turkey Turkey is the only country in this report with a special status, it is at the same time a member of the Union for the Mediterranean and it benefits from the ENPI support, but it also participates in European projects under its Pre-Accession Agreement. This particular situation explains the active participation in the FP7 programme, with 456 projects. The figure here-below reveals Turkey s willingness to develop all sectors, especially SMEs. In the process of its Euro integration, Turkey has to proof that it disposes of a well developed and competitive economy, as well as constantly make efforts to base its economy on knowledge intensive sectors. Turkey per key sector SME 23% Transports 10% KBBE 19% Energy 4% Envirionment 16% ICT 18% Health 10% Energy Envirionment Health ICT KBBE SME Transports 26

27 4. Collaboration opportunities between all type of structures After a short glance at the collaboration possibilities under the ENPI Instrument and the 7 th Framework Programme, the focus will be on the structures in Cyprus, Greece, Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, which give numerous cooperation opportunities. As the previous analysis of the participation in FP7 revealed it, ICT is a major sector. Most of the countries participate in FP7 projects in the field of information and communication technologies and the following table shows explicitly that despite the name (Cluster, S&T Park or Industrial Park) the analysed countries are making a lot of efforts in order to develop the ICT sector. However, it is necessary not to forget that the ICT sector is very vast and encloses a number of domains. In fact, this section has for goal to point out the structures, composed of universities, companies, R&D centres and SMEs, that can be potential partners. Despite the existence or not of an explicit cluster policy, all the countries treated in this report have developed those structures in order to boost their competitiveness and facilitate the access to international markets of companies. The essential in cooperation is to aim for excellence and facilitate technology transfer, as well as public-private collaboration and this is what those entities are striving for. Table 1 Cluster and cluster-like structures per country and per sector Type of organisation Sector ICT Cluster S&T Park Industrial Park Organisation Greece - Lavrion Technological & Cultural Park Greece - Patras Science Park Greece - Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) Greece - Scientific and Technological Park of Ipiros Greece - Technological Park of Attica Leucippus Greece - Technology Park of Thessaly S.A. (TE.PA.THE.) Greece - Technopolis Thessaloniki ICT Business Park Israel - Atidim - the science-based industrial park Algeria - Cyberpark Sidi Abdellah Algeria - Technopark El Boustène (EB) Algeria - Technopark Ibnou-Sina (IS) Israel - Aria Industry Park Israel - Casaera Park Israel - Etzion Industrial Park Israel - Matam Park Israel - Atarot Industrial Park Israel - Givat Sha ul industrial area 27

28 Israel - Karmiel Industrial Zone Israel - Kiryat Arba Business Park Israel - Y.S. Gat Industrial Park Israel - Tel Hai Industrial Park Israel - Adumim Industrial park Israel - Koren Industrial park Israel - Omer Industrial park Israel - Shahak Industrial Park Israel - Lavon Industrial Israel - Dalton Industrial Zone Israel - Tefen industrial park Israel - Peleg Golan Industrial Park Lebanon - Berytech Technological Pole Morocco - Rabat Technopolis Morocco - Casablanca Technopark Morocco - Casa Near Shore Park Morocco - Maroc Numeric Cluster Morocco - Cluster CE3M Morocco - Moroccan Microelectronics Cluster Tunisia - Elgazala Pole of Communication Technologies (EPCT) Tunisia - Sfax Technology Park (STP) Tunisia - Sousse Technology Park (SOTP) Turkey - Middle East Technical University Technopolis, METUTECH Teknokent Biotechnologies/Health Turkey - Gebze Organized Industry Zone Technopark, GOSB Turkey - Bilkent Cyberpark Turkey - ARI Teknokent Turkey - Technoparc Gazi Turkey - Izmir Technology Development Zone Turkey - Hacettepe Technopolis Turkey - Technopark of Konya Technology Development Zone of the University of Selcuk Turkey - Technology Development Zone of Cukurova Israel - Weizmann Science Park Israel - Gutwirth Industrial park Israel - BioNegev Innovation Cluster Algeria - Technopark El Boustène (EB) Algeria - Technopark Ibnou-Sina (IS) 28

29 Agro Food Lebanon - Berytech Technological Pole Tunisia - Technopark of Borj Cedria (TBC) Tunisia - Technopark of Sidi Thabet (TST) Turkey - Technology Development Zone of Cukurova Turkey- Medical Industry Cluster Algeria - Park of Sidi Bennour (SB) Morocco - Maritime Cluster Tunisia - Technopark of Bizerta (TPB) Greece - Science Park Zakynthos Tunisia - Technopark of Bizerta (TPB) Environment Tunisia - Technopark of Borj Cedria (TBC) Turkey - Renewable Energy And Environmental Technologies Cluster Defence&Aviation Turkey Defence and Aviatioin Cluster Machinery Turkey - Work and Construction Machinery Cluster Tourism Algeria - Technopark Ibnou-Sina (IS) 29

30 CONCLUSION Optimism and new opportunities are the words that describe the future of the Union for the Mediterranean, or at least this is the will of its new director. Since July 5, 2011 the UfM has a new Moroccan general secretary, Mr. Youssef Amrani. He has benefited not only from the political support that led to his election, but also from the support of the Mediterranean countries and political structures, which are once again reunited for a common goal: the revival of an institution in search of identity 10. Mr. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, the EIB Vice President in charge of FEMIP analyses the recent events in the Mediterranean countries (since January 2011) as a message of hope for the region, both politically and economically 11. Regarding the participation of Mediterranean countries in the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes, we can observe an evolution in terms of projects funded, even if their participation remains modest. This fact can be interpreted as the degree of openness to cooperation of the analyzed countries. Turkey seems to be the most experienced partner for European clusters (Participation in 456 projects under FP7). Morocco and Tunisia are then largely behind. Israel, which can be considered as an exception, is obviously a privileged and important partner for European countries. The Figure 1 and Figure 2 here-below show that there has been a considerable progress in terms of participation in EU s Framework Programmes by the analysed countries. For example, only projects by Greece are nearly two times more than the total number of projects by the 8 countries under the 6 th Framework Programme. But, we must be cautious in light of recent events in Greece. What will be the role of innovation policy in the current economic crisis? Israel has participated in 7 times more projects than during the previous programming period. And finally, countries like Algeria and Lebanon with zero FP6 projects or Morocco and Tunisia with respectively 1 and 2 have progressed. Algeria has 16 projects, Lebanon 13, but the more significant evolution is by Morocco with 56 and Tunisia with 52 projects under the FP7. Figure 1 Part in the total number of FP7 projects Part in the total number of FP7 projects Total number of FP7 projects Total number FP7 Projects Total number of FP7 projects of the 8 countries

31 Figure 2 Part in the total number of FP6 projects Part in the total number of FP6 projects Total num ber of FP 6 projects Total number FP6 Projects Total number of FP6 projects of the 8 countries 0 1 The following two figures come to prove once again the evolution in terms of participation in Framework programmes, for the 8 analysed countries. Considering that the procedure of application for European programmes and projects is complex and any participating organisation needs time to get familiar with the procedure, during the next programming period, those countries are very likely to participate in a much greater number of projects. Above all, one should not forget that there is still a year and a half until the end of the programming period in 2013, during which the number of projects could potentially augment. Figure 3 Participation in FP7 programmes per country Tunisia 2% Morocco 2% Lebanon 0% Israel 28% Participation in FP7 programmes per country Turkey 16% Algeria 1% Cyprus 7% Greece 44% Cyprus Greece Algeria Israel Lebanon Morocco Tunisia Turkey Figure 4 Participation in FP6 programmes per country Tunisia 0% Participation in FP6 programmes per country Israel 22% Morocco 0% Lebanon 0% Algeria 0% Turkey 12% Cyprus 5% Greece 61% Cyprus Greece Algeria Israel Lebanon Morocco Tunisia Turkey 31

32 Through this schematic analysis, as well as through the whole report, what emerges is once again the significant number of cooperation opportunities. The ICT sector represents the main sector for cooperation. Nevertheless, sectors as Food Agriculture and Biotechnologies, Health and Environment should not be neglected and constitute high potential sectors to develop cooperations. Through different strategic sectoral policies, countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco are putting efforts on these specific sectors. We can also underline that most of the countries that have been studied have developed a policy oriented on Science & Technology Park as Turkey, Tunisia, and Algeria. The investment mainly concerns infrastructures dedicated to R&D activities but not specific mechanisms to support collaborative projects. The Kingdom of Morocco is the only studied country, which has developed a proper cluster policy, mainly based on the French Competitiveness Cluster model with the creation of a specific financial tool to fund collaborative R&D projects and the implementation of calls for proposals to label the future cluster initiatives. It is too early to get feedbacks concerning the impact of this new policy because it has been launched in the end of Moreover, we can notice that in each studied country, there is no evaluation measuring the performance and/or the efficiency of undertaken policies (such as, for instance, the 3 years evaluation of French clusters). Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia represent the main countries to develop partnerships with. Turkey has become in less than 20 years, an economic world actor, from the stage of a developing country to an emerging country. It now manages to attract a large proportion of foreign investments with a strong local market in many sectors: food, ICT, infrastructures, transport Morocco, on the other hand, is the only country of the south bank to have implemented a real cluster policy. Since the ten last years, sectoral policies implemented for industry, energy, agriculture (Green Morocco), fishing, tourism (Plan Azur), or the information technologies (Morocco Numeric) have been contributing to increase the international competitiveness of the country. Tunisia is in a more complex situation but since many years, it constitutes a privileged partner for European clusters, especially through its science parks that have been implemented in Finally, the countries from the Mediterranean basin, non-members of the EU, should be considered by European clusters, as high potential partners for cooperation, even if it requires mid-long term efforts. 32

33 APPENDI Table 2 Cyprus in FP7 projects Name of the Project MACCSOL CLIM-RUN STEP-WISE FIT FOR HEALTH DEEP WHERE2 TERAFLU ECOVARN CARDIAC ENERGY WARDEN WISERBAN Theme The development and verification of a novel modular air cooled condenser for enhanced concentrated solar power generation Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs Science, Technology and Policy interfacing using WISE- RTD Promoting participation of high-tech research-intensive SMEs in Health DEferiprone Evaluation in Paediatrics Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Energy FP7 - Environment FP7 - Health ARCHI ILEKTRISMOU KYPROU The Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation PRO CONSULTING LIMITED Research Promotion Foundation Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus FP7 - ICT Wireless Hybrid Enhanced Mobile Radio Estimators - Sigint Solutions Ltd Phase 2 Exploiting dataflow parallelism in Teradevice University of Cyprus Computing Development of a wearable, functional, regulationcompliant Water-borne Wood Coating Coordination action in R&D in accessible and assistive ICT Design and real time energy sourcing decisions in buildings Smart miniature low-power wireless microsystem for Body Area Networks Cyprus Furniture & Woodworking Industry Association Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute Coordinator CNE TECHNOLOGY LTD Research Division RTD TALOS LIMITED SIGNALGENERI LTD Contact Andreas POULLIKKAS (Dr) Tel: Fax: Manfred LANGE (Professor) Tel: Fax: enia SCHNEIDER (Mrs) Tel: Fax: Anna Maria CHRISTOFOROU (Dr) Tel: Fax: Soteroula CHRISTOU (Dr) Tel: Fax: Stavros STAVROU (Dr) Tel: Fax: Paraskevas EVRIPIDOU (Dr) Tel: Fax: Paraskevas ANASTASIOU (M r) Tel: Fax: Contact Yiannis LAOURIS (Dr) Tel: Fax: ONOUFRIOU Alexis Tel: Fax: Melinda KUTHY (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Kounoudes ANASTASIS (Dr) Tel: Fax: COGEU COgnitive radio systems for SIGINT SOLUTIONS LTD Stavros STAVROU (Dr) 33

34 GRANATUM ETICS FADNTOOL SAFEMETAL MONITORAIL DIAGNO-RAIL CHAMPI-ON WEAR-A-BAN OPEN-SME I-RAIL efficient sharing of TV white spaces in EUropean context A Social Collaborative Working Space Semantically Interlinking Biomedical Researchers, Knowledge And Data For The Design And Execution Of In-Silico Models And Experiments In Cancer Chemoprevention Economics and technologies for inter-carrier services University of Cyprus PRIMETEL PLC FP7 - KBBE Integrating Econometric and Mathematical Programming Models into an Amendable University of Cyprus Policy and Market Analysis Tool using FADN Database FP7 - SME Increasing EU citizen Security by utilizing innovative intelligent signal processing University of Cyprus systems For Euro-coin validation and metal quality testing Long range inspection and condition monitoring of rails using guided waves Combining innovative portable VISUAL, ACOUSTIC, MAGNETIC, and NMR methods, with in-situ CHEMICAL diagnostic tools for effective failure assessment and maintenance strategy of RAIL and subway systems Fully automatic system for picking and handling mushrooms for the fresh market: from the growing bed to the cooling storage Unobtrusive wearable human to machine wireless interface Open Source Software Reuse Service for SMEs An Intelligent On-line High- Speed Rail Condition Monitoring System Deployed INSPEQ LIMITED NORTEST CYPRUS LTD Geoimaging Ltd Coordinator: RTD TALOS LIMITED SIGNALGENERI LTD Technical Chamber of Cyprus INSPEQ LIMITED Tel: Fax: Andreas CONSTANTINOU (P rofessor) Tel: Fax: Marina ANDREOU (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Androulla THEOFANOUS (M s.) Tel: Fax: Theocharis THEOCHARIDES (Dr) Tel: Fax: Artemios VAMVAKOUSSIS ( Dr) Tel: Fax: Christos KALLIS (Mr) Tel: Fax: Stratos STYLIANIDIS (Dr) Tel: Fax: KUTHY Melinda Tel: Fax: Anastasis KOUNOUDES (Dr) Tel: Fax: Antonis VALANIDIS (Mr) Tel: Fax: Artemios VAMVAKOUSSIS ( Dr) Tel:

35 AUTODROP MERLIN E-FREIGHT Via Passenger and Freight Trains Development of a novel autonomous vehicle significantly reducing costs EDT Offshore Limited related to subsea sensors deployment and recovery FP7 - Transports Development of Aero Engine Component Manufacture Frederick Research using Laser Additive Centre Manufacturing European e-freight capabilities for co-modal EBOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD transport Fax: Sotos PAVLOU (Mr) Tel: Fax: Loucas PAPADAKIS (Dr) Tel: Fax: Stelios CHRISTOFI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Table 3 Greece in FP7 projects Name of the Project ENEAL MARINA PLATFORM PEGASOS CLIM-RUN URGENCHE PROMITHEAS-4 TRANSCAN Theme Novel technologies for enhanced energy and exergy efficiencies in primary aluminium production industry Marine renewable integrated application platform Pan-European Gas-AeroSolclimate interaction Study Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs Urban Reduction of GHG Emissions in China and Europe Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/adaptation policy portfolios ERA-NET on Translational Cancer Research Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Energy FP7 - Environment FP7 - Health Coordinator: ALOUMINION AE NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Coordinator : Foundation for Research and Technology HELLAS National Observatory of Athens Centre for Research and Technology HELLAS Coordinator: NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHEN GENIKI GRAMMATIA EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIAS, YPOURGIO PAIDIAS, DIA VIOU MATHISIS & THRISKEVMATON Contact BOUFOUNOS Dimitrios Tel: Fax: Efi KAFENTZI Tel: Fax: FARDIS Antonia Tel: Fax: Ioanna KOLLIAKOU (Ms.) Tel: Fax: George GIANNOPOULOS (Pro fessor) Tel: Fax: Efstathia KAFENTZI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Vassiliki PLETSA (Dr) Tel: Fax: Evangelia TZALA (Dr) KENTROU ELEGHOU & PROLIPSIS NOSIMATON Tel: Fax: FIT FOR HEALTH Promoting participation of ETHNIKO IDRYMA Evi SACHINI (Dr) 35

36 I-CONIK APARSEN BLOGFOREVER CA-ROBOCOM GRANATUM high-tech research-intensive SMEs in Health FP7 - ICT An Internet-based Collaborative Platform for Managing Manufacturing Knowledge Alliance Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe Network BlogForever Coordination Action for the design and description of the FET Flagship candidate Robot Companions for Citizens A Social Collaborative Working Space Semantically Interlinking Biomedical Researchers, Knowledge And Data For The Design And Execution Of In-Silico Models And Experiments In Cancer Chemoprevention EREVNON N.BAZIGOS ABEE University of Patras University of Patras Foundation for Research and Technology HELLAS Coordinator: Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis Research Committee There are three more Greec participants University of Patras Foundation for Research and Technology HELLAS GIOUMPITEK MELETI SCHEDIASMOS YLOPOIISI KAI POLISI ERGON PLIROFORIKIS ETAIREIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHYNIS Centre for Research and Technology HELLAS Tel: Fax: Konstantinos BAZIGOS (Mr) Tel: Fax: Vasso VELAORA (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Panagiotis GEORGIOU (Mr) Tel: Fax: Zinovia PAPATHEODOROU ( Ms) Tel: Fax: ETRIDOU Georgia Tel: Fax: enophon VERYKIOS (Profess or) Tel: Fax: Theodore FOTSIS (Professor) Tel: Fax: Thanassis BOURAS (Mr) Tel: Fax: George GIANNOPOULOS (Pro fessor) Tel: Fax: COGEU CARDIAC ENERGY WARDEN EUCOGIII COgnitive radio systems for efficient sharing of TV white spaces in EUropean context Coordination action in R&D in accessible and assistive ICT Design and real time energy sourcing decisions in buildings 3rd European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics University of the Aegean Research Unit Foundation for Research and Technology HELLAS DAEDALUS INFORMATICS LTD Coordinator: AMERIKANIKO KOLLEGIO ANATOLIA George KORMENTZAS (Profe ssor) Tel: Fax: Constantine STEPHANIDIS (Pr ofessor) Tel: Fax: Anna- Margarita CHANIOTI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: MÜLLER Vincent C. Tel: Fax:

37 FARMPATH COPEWELL HOTZYME FADNTOOL CREAM TRANSCOSME RAPPORT COLLECTIVE OPEN-SME WASIS AIRCRAFTFIRE Farming Transitions: Pathways Towards Regional Sustainability of Agriculture in Europe A new integrative framework for the study of fish welfare based on the concepts of allostasis, appraisal and coping styles Systematic screening for novel hydrolases from hot environments Integrating Econometric and Mathematical Programming Models into an Amendable Policy and Market Analysis Tool using FADN Database Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas Transnational Cooperation of the European Network of NCP SME Building RAPPORT between small and medium-sized enterprises and public or private research capabilities Emerging communities for collective innovation: ICT Operational tool and supporting methodologies for SME Associations Open Source Software Reuse Service for SMEs FP7 - KBBE FP7 - SME Agricultural University of Athens University of Crete National Technocal University of Athens Coordinator : ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Hellenic Organisation for Small and Medium Size Enterprises and Handicraft I.GERAGOTELLIS & SIA O.E. SINGKIOULAR LOTZIK ANONYMOS ETAIRIA PLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON & EFARMOGON Coordinator Greek Association of Computer Engineers There are three more Greek participants FP7 - Transports Composite fuselage section Wafer Design Approach for Safety Increasing in Worst University of Patras Case Situations and Joints Minimizing Fire risks assessment and increase of passenger University of Patras survivability Leonidas LOULOUDIS (Profes sor) Tel: Fax: Eleni KARKANAKI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Mertzelou GEORGIA (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Georgia PETRIDOU (Ms. Tel: Fax: Christos MARAVELIAS (Dr) Tel: Fax: Spyropoulou ELENA (Mrs) Tel: Fax: Ioannis GERAGOTELLIS (Mr) Tel: Fax: Stelios PANTELOPOULOS (Mr ) Tel: Fax: PYROVOLAKIS Odysseas Tel: Fax: Vassilis KOSTOPOULOS (Prof essor) Tel: Fax: Thrassos PANIDIS (Professor) Tel: Fax:

38 Table 4 Algeria in FP7 projects Name of the Project PEGASO PERPETUATE EUMEDGRID-SUPPORT AQUAMED EUNAM Theme Seismic hazard harmonization in Europe Performance-based approach to the earthquake protection of cultural heritage in European and Mediterranean countries Sustainability of einfrastructures across the Mediterranean The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean Region EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Environment FP7 - Infrastructures FP7 - KBBE FP7 - Health Association de Reflexion, d Echanges et d Actions pour l Environnement et le Developpement Université des Sciences et la Technologies Houari Boumediene Centre de Recherche sur l Information Scientifique et Technique Université d Annaba- Ladoratoire Bioressources Marines Institut National de Santé Publique Contact person Samir GRIMES (Professor) Tel: Djillali BENOUAR (Professor) Tel: Fax: Aouaouche EL- MAOUHAB (Dr) Tel: Fax: Mohamed Hichem KARA (Professor) Tel: Fax: Doudja HAMMOUDA (Dr) Tel: Fax: Table 5 Israel in FP7 projects Name of the Project Theme Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Energy Enhanced energy production E2PHEST2US of heat and electricity by a combined solar thermionicthermoelectric Tel Aviv University unit system ENEAL MEDSEA VECTORS PEGASOS Novel technologies for enhanced energy and exergy efficiencies in primary aluminium production industry Weizmann Institure of Science FP7 - Environment MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing Bar Ilan University climate Vectors of Change in Oceans Israel Oceanographic and and Seas Marine Life, Impact Limnological Research on Economic Sectors Limited Pan-European Gas-AeroSolclimate interaction Study Weizmann Institure of Science Contact Lea PAIS (Ms) Tel: Fax: Talia TZAHOR (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Moshe SALOMON (Mr) Tel: Fax: Bella GALIL (Dr) Tel: Fax: Talia TZAHOR (Ms.) Tel: Fax:

39 FIT FOR HEALTH LCAOS TRANSCAN APARSEN ENSURE FLEET ROBUST ETICS OSIRIS UNIVERSAAL Promoting participation of high-tech research-intensive SMEs in Health A Nanoscale Artificial Nose to easily detect Volatile Biomarkers at Early stages of Lung Cancer and Related Genetic Mutations ERA-NET on Translational Cancer Research Alliance Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe Network Enabling knowledge Sustainability Usability and Recovery for Economic value FET Flagship Support for European Excellence in Information Technology Risk and Opportunity management of huge-scale BUSiness community cooperation. Economics and technologies for inter-carrier services Towards an open and sustainable ICT research infrastructure strategy UNIVERsal open platform and reference Specification for Ambient Assisted Living FP7 - Health FP7 - ICT MATIMOP, Israeli Industry Centre for Research & Development Coordinator: TECHNION Israel Institute for Technology Ministry of Health IBM Israel Science and Technology Ltd Coordinator: IBM Israel Science and Technology Ltd IBM Haifa Research Lab MATIMOP, Israeli Industry Centre for Research & Development IBM Israel Science and Technology Ltd TECHNION Israel Institute for Technology RAD Data Communication Ltd MATIMOP, Israeli Industry Centre for Research & Development IBM Israel Science and Technology Ltd Rami KALFON (Dr) Tel: Fax: SILVIA Birsan Tel: Fax: Gabi BIB-NUN (Professor) Tel: Fax: Meirav CARMON (Ms.) Tel: Fax: SALANT Eliot Tel: Fax: Aviv ZEEVI (Mr) Tel: Meirav CARMON (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Lavan YAAKOV (Mr) Tel: Fax: Tali MALKA (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Aviv ZEEVI BALASIANO (Mr) Tel: Fax: Gal WEISS (Mr) Tel: Fax: ICT VENTUREGATE CARDIAC FRUIT BREEDOMICS GIAVAP Innovative Solutions For Enabling Efficient Interactions Between SMEs In ICT Projects And Innovation Investors Coordination action in R&D in accessible and assistive ICT Integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in fruit tree crops Genetic Improvement of Algae for Value Added Products FP7 -KBBE EURO-CONSULTANTS (2006) Ltd. TECHNION Israel Institute for Technology The Agricultural Research Organisation of Israel The Volcani Centre Coordinator: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Mordecai LAPIDOT (Profess or) Tel: Fax: Noemi BITTEMAN (Dr) Tel: Fax: Ruth LERER (Ms.) Tel: Fax: DORI, Schneider (Ms.) Tel: Fax: BIVALIFE Controlling infectious diseases ATLANTIUM Shay SHAMIR (Mr) 39

40 in oysters and mussels in TECHNOLOGIES LTD Europe FP7 - SME Tel: Fax: TRANSCOSME Transnational Cooperation of the European Network of NCP SME MATIMOP, Israeli Industry Center for Research& Development Marcel SHATON (Mr) Tel: Fax: RAPPORT IQ-FRESHLABEL CONDUITS Building RAPPORT between small and medium-sized enterprises and public or private research capabilities Developing novel intelligent labels for chilled and frozen food products, promoting the influence of smart labels application on waste reduction, food quality and safety in the European supply chains Coordination of network descriptors for urban intelligent transportation systems FP7 - Transports BEACON TECH LTD. Freshpoint Quality Assurance Ltd TECHNION Israel Institute for Technology Yoram LEV-YEHUDI (Mr) Tel: Fax: Husein SALMAN (Dr) Tel: Fax: David MAHALEL (Professor) Tel: Fax: Table 6 Lebanon in FP7 projects Name of the Project Theme Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 Environment People for Ecosystem Based PEGASO Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of University of Balamand Ocean and Coast FP7 KBBE CREAM MARE SIRRIMED AQUAMED Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas Exploring Marine Resources for Bioactive Compounds: From Discovery to Sustainable Production and Industrial Applications Sustainable use of irrigation water in the Mediterranean region The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean Region American University of Beirut American University of Beirut Litani River Authority Ministry of Agriculture Contact person Manal NADER (Professor) Tel: Fax: Fadia HOMEIDAN (Dr) Tel: Fax: Fadia/ Rosie HOMEIDAN/ NASSER (Dr) Tel: Fax: Mazen SOUAIDAN (Mr) Tel: Fax: Chadi MOHANNA (Dr) Tel: Fax:

41 Table 7 Morocco in FP7 projects Name of the Project COMET PEGASO CLARA CARBOCHANGE MEDSEA BAT4MED NIKER EUNAM FEMHEALTH HEPACUTE E-AGRI CREAM BIO CIRCLE 2 Theme Integrated infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage in the west Mediterranean Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Energy Office National de l Electricité FP7 - Environment People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing ACRI Etudes et Conseil Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement Office National de l Eau for Africa's peri-urban and Potable Rural Areas Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake-induced risk Institut National de Recherche Halieutique Institut National de Recherche Halieutique Association du Centre Marocain de Production Propre Ecole Nationale d Architecture FP7 - Health EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Institut Pasteur du Maroc Systems Assessing the impact of fee exemption on maternal health Ministère de la Santé in West Africa and Morocco: Royaume du Maroc new tools, new knowledge Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C Crop Monitoring as an E- agriculture tool in developing countries Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas Reinforcing the international cooperation in FP7 FAFB FP7 - ICT FP7 - KBBE Institut Pasteur du Maroc Institut National de Recherche Agronomique Institut National de Recherche Halieutique INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VETERINAIRE HASSAN Contact person Azzeddine KHATAMI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Sanaa MEZIANE ELOTMANI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Samir BENSAID (Mr) Tel: Fax: Abdelfattah ASSABIR (Mr) Tel: Fax: Abdelfattah ASSABIR (Mr) Tel: Fax: Hanan HANZAZ (Mrs) Tel: Fax: Khalid EL HARROUNI (Professor) Tel: Fax: Tayeb DIOURI (Mr) Tel: Fax: Abderrahmane MAAROUFI ( Professor) Tel: Fax: Tayeb DIOURI (Mr) Tel: Fax: Riad BALAGHI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Said TALEB (Dr) Tel: Fax: Mohammed SADIKI (Profess or) 41

42 Table 8 Tunisia in FP7 projects strengthening the CIRCLE of Third Countries BIO NCPs II Tel: Fax: Name of the Project PEGASO CLARA MEDSEA BAT4MED EUNAM CREAM ANIMALCHANGE PROBIOLIVES Theme People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast Capacity-Linked water supply and sanitation improvement for Africa's peri-urban and Rural Areas MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock production under climate CHANGE Table olive fermentation with selected strains of probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Towards a new functional food Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Environment FP7 - Health FP7 - KBBE FP7- SME INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFA - CBS SFA UNIVERSITY CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES TECHNOLOGIES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT DE TUNIS CENTRE D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES PROSPECTIVES INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SCIENCES APPLIQUEES ET DE TECHNOLOGIE Contact person Karim BENMUSTAPHA (Mr) Tel: Fax: Sami SAYADI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Nejib KALLEL (Professor) Tel: Fax: Kamel SAÏDI (Mr) Tel: Fax: Hassene KASSAR (Dr) Tel: Fax: Ridha M'RABET (Professor) Tel: Fax: Amor CHERMITI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Nadia CHAMMEM (Dr) Tel: Fax: Table 9 Turkey in FP7 projects Name of the Project Theme Name of Euro- Mediterranean partner involved FP7 - Energy E2PHEST2US Enhanced energy production of heat and electricity by a combined solar thermionicthermoelectric unit system Tubitak Marmara Research Centre Contact person Tevhit Cem KAYPMAZ (Dr) Tel: Fax:

43 FUME FIT FOR HEALTH TRANSCAN BLOGFOREVER Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other fire-affected areas of the world Promoting participation of high-tech research-intensive SMEs in Health ERA-NET on Translational Cancer Research BlogForever FP7 - Environment FP7 - Health Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Southwest Anatolia Forest Research Institute TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU FP7 - ICT SRDC YAZILIM ARASTIRMA VE GELISTIRME VE DANISMANLIK TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI I-SUR Intelligent Surgical Robotics YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY CREAM PROMETHEUS CERES VITISPEC TRANSCOSME SPECTRUM FP7 - KBBE Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to EGE UNIVERSITESI Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas PROcess contaminants: Mitigation and Elimination ETI MAKINE SANAYI VE Techniques for High food TICARET AS quality and their Evaluation Using Sensors & Simulation FP7 - SME Cereal Excess as a Renewable Energy Resource An affordable, easy to use tool for monitoring the wine production process, based on FTIR/ATR and an attached PAS gas cell Transnational Cooperation of the European Network of NCP SME Solutions and Processes to Enhance the Competitiveness of Transport by Rail in FP7 - Transports Coordinator: TROYKA MAKINA GIDA INSAAT MUHENDISLIK ENERJI CEVRE BILISIM ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE PAZARLAMA LIMITED SIRKETI LNL ELEKTRIK ELEKTRONIK BILISIM VE DANISMANLIK LTD. STI TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI DEVLET DEMIR YOLLARI ISLETMESI GENEL Ali KAVGACI (Dr) Tel: Fax: Cinar ADALI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Kadriye Melike SEVIMLI (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Asuman DOGAC (Professor) Tel: Fax: Ozge KAYA AYVAT (Ms.) Tel: Fax: Adnan TOKAC (Professor) Tel: Fax: A. Fevzi TUVAY (Mr) Tel: Nuri AKKAS (Professor) Tel: Fax: Basci FAYSAL (Mr) ODTU Kosgeb Teknoloji Gelistirme Merkezi ANKARA TURKEY Oguz YAPAR (Mr) Tel: Fax: Ali Salih AKBAYKAL (Mr) Tel: Fax:

44 EUROVIP TEFLES Unexploited Markets Virtual Integrated Partnering (VIP) for SME service, technology and information providers in the European maritime sector TEchnologies and scenarios For Low Emissions Shipping MUDURLUGU ISTANBUL VE MARMARA EGE AKDENIZ KARADENIZ BOLGELERI GEMI SANAYICILERI DERNEGI Istanbul Teknik Universitesi Ahmet Dursun ALKAN (Professor) Tel: Fax: Mehmet KARACA (Dr) Tel: Fax: