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03/05/2012 ANR, Highlights
Visit of a Taiwanese delegation from the National Science Council (NSC) to ANR
On Friday 20th April, 2012, a delegation from the National Science Council of Taiwan led by Deputy Minister Dr. Cheng-Hong Chen visited the French National Research Agency (ANR). The meeting was held in the presence of Dr. Pascal Briand, Director General of ANR. The excellent relationship between ANR and NSC was highlighted; they have co-funded 33 French-Taiwanese collaborative projects since the beginning of the collaboration in 2007.
11/04/2012 Conferences and events, Research and science
French-Japanese joint review workshop in ICT in Kobe
The French National Research Agency (ANR) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) launched together a call for proposals in 2010 in the field of Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies and their usages. In this framework, they co-financed 4 large-scale French-Japanese projects. Two years after the launching of the programme, the ANR and the JST organized on March 13-14, 2012 in Kobe, Japan, a mid-term review workshop for the funded projects. The event gathered more than 80 French and Japanese academic and industrial participants around broad topics such as security evaluation, wireless communication with Terahertz, the exposure of wireless network on fetus and high performance computing. The workshop participants were invited to visit the K computer, one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers which can reach up to 10,51 petaFLOPS.
10/04/2012 ANR
Visit by the new president of the Japan Science and Technology Agency to ANR
The new President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Dr. Michiharu Nakamura, made his introductory visit to the French National Research Agency on Thursday 20th March 2012. The importance of the ANR-JST collaboration was reiterated during the visit, as shown in particular by the success of the joint calls for proposals launched in the field of Information and communication science and technology as well as by the Flash call for proposals launched in 2011 following the earthquake in Fukushima. No Franco-Japanese call will be launched in the framework of ANR’s 2012 programme planning, however several collaboration tracks were envisaged to relaunch ANR-JST collaboration in 2013: staff exchange in order to compare the operating mode of both agencies; and the launching of at least one annual call for proposals in one of the three identified fields of common interest: green innovation and energy; life science; and ICT and their usages.
05/04/2012 Fundings
The ANR joins six partner European countries to launch a joint call for transnational proposals in the Atlantic sea and Mediterranean regions in the three following topics: Ecosystem approach and ecosystem models for the North Atlantic Ocean; Risk assessment of invasive alien species - changes in marine biodiversity; Development of indicators and science support and management tools for the determination of Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea.
04/04/2012 ANR
Visit of a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to the ANR
On Thursday 15th March, 2012, a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), headed by the Director General of International Cooperation, Mr Lu Yonglong, met Pascal Briand, Director General, and Philippe Freyssinet, Deputy Director General of the French National Research Agency at ANR headquarters. The meeting was an opportunity to introduce the role, the functioning and the organization of the CAS, and for both parties to discuss research themes of common interest.
29/03/2012 Highlights, Fundings
During the international conference “Planet under Pressure”, the ANR signed on March 28th, 2012, in London, an agreement with 12 of the major research funding bodies in the framework of the Belmont Forum.
The agreement aims at funding international projects between the world’s major and emerging research funders, on the main scientific issues raised by large-scale environmental changes.
The agreement aims at funding international projects between the world’s major and emerging research funders, on the main scientific issues raised by large-scale environmental changes.
The ANR signed on March 7th in Dehli, India, a cooperation agreement with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) aiming to finance French-Indian research projects. The agreement consists in the identification of research areas to be jointly finance on a yearly basis. The ANR and the DST commit to co-fund projects selected on the basis of a peer review process.
The submission and selection of projects will follow ANR's regular process in the framework of the Blanc International programme. In India, the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) will be in charge of the implementation of the calls for proposals and the funding of the Indian teams.
15/02/2012 Research and science
Workshop on Privacy by Design (PbD)
This workshop is commissioned by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and organized by « Maison des Sciences de l’Homme ».
The aim of this workshop is to examine the principle of "privacy-by-Design" (PbD), which emphasizes the need to take into account the respect for individuals’ privacy and the protection of their data from the very inception of ICTs and security and surveillance technologies as well as social networks.
14/02/2012 Fundings
Pre-announcement of the 5th call for proposals of the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme
The AAL association (www.aal-europe.eu) will announce the 5th Call for proposals of the AAL Joint Programme: ICT-based Solutions for (Self) Management of Daily Life Activities of Older Adults at Home.
08/02/2012 Research and science, Fundings
European-wide research strategy to tackle Neurodegenerative Diseases
On the 7th February 2012, the EU Joint Programme in Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) launched a European-wide strategy to coordinate and prioritize research aimed at tackling the enormous challenge of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
Conferences and Workshops
From 18/09/2012 to 19/09/2012
ANR Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry - Lyon
From 19/09/2012 to 20/09/2012
French-Chinese ANR-NSFC Joint Workshop - Paris