The Sixth Framework Programme (abbreviated FP6) was the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development from 2002 till 2006 set up by the European Union (EU) in order to fund and promote European research and technological development. It was a collection of the actions at EU level. The main objective of FP6 was to contribute to the creation of the European Research Area by improving integration and co-ordination of research in Europe, which is so far largely fragmented.

Contents 1 FP6 projects 1.1 Thematic priorities 1.2 Types of projects 2 Funding 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] FP6 projects

The research projects funded and supported in this framework had to be transnational, in other words managed by consortia of partners from different countries, and interdisciplinary : gathering research centers, innovative companies, in particular small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administrations. Moreover, the funded projects had to be focused on one of the seven thematic priorities defined by the Programme.

[edit] Thematic priorities

1. Life sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
2. Information Society Technologies
3. Nano-technologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials, new production processes
4. Aeronautics and Space
5. Food Quality and Safety
6. Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems
7. Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society

[edit] Types of projects

FP6 was funding different types of projects. The majority of projects were Specific Targeted Research Projects. Integrated projects were focusing on coordination and support in critical aspects of research. Networks of Excellence aimed to strengthen research technological and scientific on a specific topic. Projects dealing with the same domain could coordinate their efforts through specific initiatives, such as the European Semantic Systems Initiative.

[edit] Funding

Projects funded were selected through Calls for Proposals, each call corresponding to a specific domain of priority. The budget of FP6 was 17.5 billion euros for the years 2002 - 2006.

[edit] See also

• Integrated projects
  • InnoMed PredTox
  • FACETS
  • CityMobil
  • Estrella (project) (European project for Standardized Transparent Representations in order to Extend Legal Accessibility)
• Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development
• Seventh Framework Programme
• European Research Area
• Five-year plan
• Marie Curie Fellows Association (MCFA)
• Update (FP-6 Project)

[edit] External links

• Sixth Framework Programme (EU site)
• Community Research and Development Information Service
• FP6 policy summary EurActiv.com
• FP6 Financial Regulations Helpdesk
• General FP6 Information Book
• MICRODIS - Integrated Health, Social and Economic Impact of Extreme Events: Evidence, Methods and Tools. MICRODIS is an Integrated Project funded by the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme
• InnoMed PredTox was funded as an Integrated Project under the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme as a pilot project to the Innovative Medicines Initiative
• European Funding Understood
• TTSRL - Transnational Terrorism, Security, and the Rule of Law Research Project
• Custom IMD Program: project co-financed by European Union within the VI Framework Program
• Open Knowledge Space/Online Knowledge Society
• Open Philosophies for Associative Autopoietic Digital Ecosystems
• Website of the Estrella project