Campaign for a FP7 more engaged
with sustainability and social justice
The
Framework
Programs (FP) of the European Union (EU) are documents that
set
the guidelines ruling the budgetary distribution between the
different research areas over periods of 4 to 6 years. They
set the prioritary thematics and key technologies that
will be preferentially financed by the EU.
At present, the EU is defining the FP7 which will be effective from
2007
to 2013. The FP7 is not yet ready, but apparently it will follow the
spirit of the FP6, being largely influenced
by industrial competitiveness and buissness grouping interests.
Besides, the new conception of 'European security' reflects militar
interests also influencing the FP7.
The ESSF thinks that Europe deserves better, and that another research
agenda is possible. Thus, we propose a set of guidelines standing
for another model of scientific and technological progres, oriented to
fulfill societal well-beeing, enviromental sustainability and
global justice.
