European Institute of Technology

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European Institute of Technology

• Shaping innovation through coordination

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RD programs
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Framework Program Seven

• Total of 50.521 million Euro in 2007 - 2013
• In total 9.080 million Euro allocated for ICT
• Slightly lower run-rate compared with FP6
• Organized in four programs

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Supporting activities organisations
Relevant RD programs
Joint Technology Initiatives
European Technology Platforms
European ResearchCouncil
ECF
European FrameworkPrograms
European Institute of Technology
RSFF
EUREKA Clusters
ESF
ERDF
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European Technology Platforms

• European Technology Platforms help industrial
  and academic research communities in specific
  technology fields to co-ordinate their research
  and tailor it to a common strategic research
  agenda (SRA), which sets out RD goals, time
  frames and action plans for technological
  advances that are relevant to industry and
  society.
• Today, about 30 European Technology Platforms
  have been announced, covering a wide range of
  technological challenges.

• ETP Technology area Chaired by
• NEM Networked Electronic Media Thomson
• eMobility Mobile and Wireless Comm. Ericsson
• ISI Integral Satcom Initiative Alcatel
• Artemis Embedded Systems Nokia
• ENIAC Eur. Nanoelectronics Initiative Philips
• NESSI Netw. Software and Services Thales

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European Technology Platforms
A forum that brings together the main
stakeholders in a field to identify common goals
of industrial relevance and to develop a
roadmap to achieve these goals, addressing both
technology non-technology barriers,committing
to supporting financially the roadmap
andmonitor its implementation

• Strategic Research Agenda
• Europes future growth, competitiveness and
  sustainable development depend on major
  research and technological advances in
  themedium to long-term, defined by its
  stakeholders
• Common European approach, covering the complete
  chain from research and technological development
  through to future, large-scale market
  penetration.
• Mobilise the private and public investments
  required for the implementation of the research
  and development strategies.
• Framework Programmes, Structural Funds,
  National,Regional and Private research funding,
  European Investment Bank, Intergovernmental
  EUREKA Initiative

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European Institute of Technology

• Mission
• Institute working in the fields of Research,
  Innovation and Education on a multidisciplinary
  basis, and with a strong emphasis on economic and
  social outcome
• Identify strategic long-term challenges in fields
  of potential economic and societal interest for
  Europe
• Operation
• Knowledge and Innovation Communities as
  partnership between the EIT and a number of
  institutions or firms
• Start with 3 to 4 areas
• Targeting about 8-10 areas in full operation
• Budget about 500 million Euro / year
• Operational from 2008 (2009)
• Governance
• Governing Board 15 members (6-year mandate)
• Executive Committee 5 members
• Audit Committee
• The Director Legal representative of the EIT

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Using relevant RD programs
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Shaping innovation through coordination
Education
Innovation
EIT
ERC
CIP
Eureka
Research
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Shaping innovation through coordination

• Challenge
• Assist and contribute to developing strengths
• Focus on bringing value to European society and
  business
• Possibility
• Bring industry, institutes and universities
  closer together

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Need for better understanding of

• Legal implementation of EIT
• Article 157 (3) of the Treaty as legal basis
• EIT guidelines for the management of intellectual
  property
• KICs
• Identify the 8-10 areas that are eligible for
  being KICs
• SWOT analyses of the identified areas
• Finance
• Estimated budget 2,367.1 million (20072013)
• Community sources ( 1A 308,7 million)
• External sources
• Member states, Private sources, Own activities, .
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• Primary EIT focus and time plan
• Research, innovation and Education
• Establishment and operation plan (2007-2010)

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