Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)2017-06-262017-06-262015Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2015). Insights into South Africa’s Participation in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Commission. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0004978-0-9946852-1-6http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0004http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/63Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2015). Insights into South Africa’s Participation in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Commission. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0004This report provides insights into South Africa’s participation in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) of the European Union. Three data sources were used: (1) information in the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) database for 122 FP7 projects that involved South African participation; (2) a focus group and (3) two-web surveys – with the South African participants in FP7 projects and the international coordinators of FP7 projects with South African participants. Analysis of the records in the CORDIS database shows that South Africa’s participation in FP7 can be interpreted as a result of a number of factors.en7th Framework programmeEuropean CommissionScientific researchScience and technologyCommunity Research and Development Information ServiceDepartment of Science and TechnologyScience, technology and innovationDensity mapNational research and development strategyHealthBiotechnologySpace scienceTechnology for poverty reductionEnergy securityInformation and communication technologyBRICSNational contact pointsFP7Horizon2020Collaborative researchMarie Curie actionsIdeas – European Research CouncilNuclear research and trainingJoint research centreSearch capacitiesReport10.17159/assaf/0004