Policy-orientated research

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for policy-orientated research under the Sixth Framework Programme's 'Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs' activity. This is one of the areas covered by the 'Integrating and strengthening...

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for policy-orientated research under the Sixth Framework Programme's 'Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs' activity. This is one of the areas covered by the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme.

Specific targeted research projects, coordination actions and specific support actions will be used to fund activities in this field (8.1.B in the work programme). Interested parties are advised to see the call text for details of which instrument is applicable to which research area.

The areas covered by this call are:

8.1.B.1.1 - Modernisation and sustainability of agriculture and forestry, including their multifunctional role in order to ensure the sustainable development and promotion of rural areas;

8.1.B.1.2 - Tools and assessment methods for sustainable agriculture and forestry management;

8.1.B.1.3 - Modernisation and sustainability of fisheries, including aquaculture-based production systems;

8.1.B.1.4 - New and more environmentally friendly production methods to improve animal health and welfare, including research into animal diseases such as foot and mouth disease, swine fever and development of marker vaccines;

8.1.B.1.5 - Environmental assessment (soil, water, air, noise, including the effects of chemical substances);

8.1.B.1.6 - Assessment of environmental technologies for support of policy decisions, in particular concerning effective but low-cost technologies in the context of fulfilling environmental legislation;

8.1.B.2.1 - Health determinants and the provision of high quality and sustainable health care services and pension systems;

8.1.B.2.2 - Public health issues, including epidemiology contributing to disease prevention and responses to emerging rare and communicable diseases, allergies, procedures for secure blood and organ donations, non-animal test methods;

8.1.B.2.3 - The impact of environmental issues on health;

8.1.B.2.4 - Quality of life issues relating to handicapped/disabled people;

8.1.B.2.5 - Comparative research of factors underlying migration and refugee flows, including illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings;

8.1.B.2.6 - Improved means to anticipate crime trends and causes, and to assess the effectiveness of crime prevention policies; assessment of new challenges related to illicit drug use;

8.1.B.2.7 - Issues related to civil protection and crisis management;

8.1.B.3.1 - Underpinning European integration, sustainable development, competitiveness and trade policies;

8.1.B.3.2 - The development of tools, indicators and operational parameters for assessing sustainable transport and energy systems performance;

8.1.B.3.3 - Global security analysis and validation systems for transport and research relating to accident risks and safety in mobility systems;

8.1.B.3.4 - Forecasting and developing innovative policies for sustainability in the medium and long term;

8.1.B.3.5 - Information society issues;

8.1.B.3.6 - The protection of cultural heritage and associated conservation strategies;

8.1.B.3.7 - Improved quality, accessibility and dissemination of European statistics.

The total indicative budget for this call is 149.1 million euro.To see the call text, please visit:
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=17