| dc.description | The European Union Sixth Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (FP6) was a group of actions at EU level to fund and promote research. The main objective of FP6 was to contribute to the creation of the European Research Area (ERA) by improving the integration and coordination of research in Europe.
The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness and impact of FP6 in achieving its objectives of research integration, ERA structuring and ERA strengthening for Ireland. The results of the study have shown that Ireland’s participation in FP6 was strong overall, and that its public and private research communities have played an active role in the Programme.
Overall Irish organisations were involved in 714 projects, out of a total of 10,058 (7.1% of all FP6 projects). The total number of Irish participations was 890, out of a total of 74,400 for the whole of FP6, (1.2% of the total). A total of 272 discrete organisations from Ireland participated in FP6, out of an estimated total of 21,365 participants. (~1.3% of total in FP6). Irish organisations were allocated a total of €198.7 million in funding from FP6, out of a total allocation of €16.7 billion (1.2% of all FP6 funding). | en |
