management, measurement and reporting on intangible

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Community Initiatives for Research and Innovation
in SMEsI. SaragossiDG Research
Consultation Conference - Dublin June 3rd-4th
2004
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SMEs in Context

• Knowledge economy
• Competitiveness Innovation
• Industrial changes, globalisation
• Increase investment in Research and Innovation
• Enable SMEs to play full role
• Range of policies/measures at Regional, National
  and EU level

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Boosting Research Innovation System
Innovation
Research
Globalisation
TTOs
SMEs
Research Technology Organizations
Multi - National Companies
Hi-Tech SMEs
Incubators
Networks/Clusters
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Boosting Research Innovation System
Innovation
Research
Globalisation
TTOs
SMEs
Research Technology Organisations
Multi - National Companies
Hi-Tech SMEs
Incubators
Networks/Clusters
Market Access Finance IPR Human Resources
- Technology Transfer - Standards
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Boosting Research Innovation System
EU initiatives creating global environment stimula
ting and supporting National initiatives
Numerous National and Regional initiatives
Innovation
Research
Globalisation
TTOs
SMEs
Research Technology Organisations
Multi - National Companies
Hi-Tech SMEs
Incubators
Networks/Clusters
Market Access Finance IPR Human Resources
Technology Transfer - Standards
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EU Policy Responses
Broad portfolio of policies

• Policies / Action Plans
• EU Charter for Small Enterprises
• Action Plan for Entrepreneurship
• 3 Research Action Plan
• Action Plan on Innovation
• Programmes
• Research Framework Programme
• Multi Annual Programme for Enterprises

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EU Policy Responses
Broad portfolio of policies

• Types of Instrument
• Financing
• Legislative
• Co-ordination, mutual learning

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EU Policy Responses
EU Charter for Small Enterprises

• Education and training for entrepreneurship
• Cheaper and faster start-up
• Better legislation and regulation
• Getting more out of the Single Market
• Taxation and financial matters
• Strengthening the technological capacity of small
  enterprises
• Developing top-class small business support

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3 Action Plan SME related issues
EU Policy Responses

• University Industry relations (incl. IPR
  guidelines)
• Optimal (combined) use of various public
  financing mechanisms- EU and National
• Innovation-friendly public procurement
• Mobility careers of researchers
• Targets for SME participation in RTD programmes
• State Aid regime
• Regulatory barriers and Standards

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Financing Instruments
Structural Funds
FP
EIB/EIF
MAP
EBRD
Financial Organisations
SMEs
Support Services
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Financing Instruments
Traditional SMEs
High Tech, Start-ups

• Grants Loan guarantee premium (FP)
• Equity
• Loans (MAP, EIB/EIF, EBRD)
• Guarantee mechanisms

• Structural Funds

• Fiscal Incentives (MS)

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FP - Innovation related activities integrated in
RD projects

• Plan for using and disseminating the knowledge
• IP management
• Feasibility of start-ups
• Take-up" activities (e.g. validation)
• Analysis of potential hurdles (standards,
  regulations)

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FP - Innovation Service Providers

• IPR Help Desk
• Innovation Relay Centers (IRC)
• Gate2Growth (networking)
• Early stage Investors - Managers
• Incubators
• PROs - Industry
• Paxis (networking)
• Regional policies to stimulate innovative
  start-ups

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FP - Success rate of calls SME Specific
Activities
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FP-Key challenges SME Specific Activities

• Oversubscription
• Reduce time to contract (7-9 months)

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FP-Key challengesThematic Priorities

• Increase SME participation in Thematic
  Priorities - Target 15
• ETI (35 to 46 M)
• High-light SME relevant topics
• SME-IP, STREPS led by SME co-ordinator
• Adding SMEs to running IP/NoE
• Topping-up calls

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Towards FP7 (I)

• Commissions Communication on Future EU support
  of RTD (June 2004)
• Broad Consultation of Stakeholders
• FP7 Proposal including participation rules (1st
  trimester 2005)

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Towards FP7 (II)

• Subsidiarity, Added-Value
• Complementary with other Instruments
• Externalisation of Management

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Consultation of Stakeholders

• High Level Expert Group on SMEs
• EURAB Report SMEs and ERA
• National Contact Points (feed back)
• ERA-NET and SSA co-ordination among National and
  Regional programmes (Article 169)
• This Conference