Joint Technology Initiatives JTIs

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Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)
Presentation at the Information Day on The
Newest EC RTD Tendencies ETPs and JTIs
Vilnius, 17 July 2007 Seán OReagain

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JTIs definition

• New form of public-private partnership in
  research at European level
• Partnership involves industry (both large
  companies and SMEs), the research community and
  public authorities
• Focused on key areas where RD could contribute
  to Europes wider competitiveness goals
• Targeted at fields of high industrial and policy
  relevance

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JTIs mobilising EU research

• Facilitate a pan-European approach and so create
  sufficient critical mass
• Create a co-coordinated approach to bringing
  investment sources together
• Facilitate networking leading to increased SME
  involvement in research
• Open to new members from all EU countries

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JTIs objectives

• Strengthen Europes position as a technologically
  innovative economy
• Support trans-national co-operation in fields of
  key importance of industrial research
• Respond to industry needs
• Build on European Technology Platforms (ETPs)

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Implementation of Strategic Research Agendas

• Majority of European Technology Platforms
• ? Supported using funding schemes under
  Cooperation Specific Programme
• Small Minority
• ? Joint Technology Initiatives

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JTIs rationale

• Support implementation of key elements of
  Strategic Research Agendas of European Technology
  Platforms where
• - scale and scope of objectives are particularly
  ambitious
• - high and sustained levels of industry
  commitment
• - substantial public and private investment and
  resources required
• - existing instruments are insufficient
• Provide necessary leadership to achieve ambitious
  research objectives

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JTIs identification criteria

• Added value of European-level intervention
• Degree and clarity of definition of objective
• Strength of commitment from industry
• Scale of impact on industrial competitiveness and
  growth
• Importance of contribution to broader policy
  objectives
• Capacity to attract additional national support
  and leverage industry funding
• Inability of existing instruments to achieve
  objective 

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JTIs potential topics

• In the Cooperation Specific Programme, six
  fields identified
• Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)
• Aeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky)
• Innovative Medicines (IMI)
• Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)
• Nanoelectronics Technology 2020 (ENIAC)
• GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and
  Security)

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Potential JTI fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH)

• Objective
• to deliver fit-for-use hydrogen energy and
  fuel cell technologies developed to the point of
  commercial take-off
• Key deliverable
• new generation of prototypes and demonstrators
  for testing and validation in the fields of
  transport, stationary and portable applications
• Budget
• 0.8-0.9 billion

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Lithuania and FCH JTI

• Development Strategy of National Platform on
  Hydrogen and Fuel Cells presents plans for
  interaction with JTI
• Opportunity Several national bodies active in
  the field (e.g. Lithuanian Energy Institute)
• Missing Link Importance of Research Grouping to
  complement existing Industry Grouping

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Potential JTI aeronautics and air transport
(Clean Sky)

• Objective
• to develop environmentally-friendly and cost
  efficient aircraft
• Key deliverable
• demonstrated technologies and concepts for
  environmentally-friendly, cost efficient aircraft
• Budget
• 1.6 billion

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Lithuania and Clean Sky JTI

• ELSIS (SME) is a member of Green Regional
  Aircraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator
• Further SME Involvement Anticipated through
  Associate Members of JTI
• Opportunity Potential for Participation in Calls
  for Proposals planned for 2008 and 2009

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Potential JTI innovative medicines (IMI)

• Objective
• to improve the overall efficiency of the
  pharmaceutical RD process
• Key deliverable
• reduced drug development time and clinical
  attrition rates, thus ensuring that patients have
  access to more targeted medicines with fewer side
  effects
• Budget
• 2.0 billion

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Lithuania and IMI

• Industry participation should be encouraged
• Opportunity seat available on Member States
  Group

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Potential JTI embedded computing systems
(ARTEMIS)

• Objective
• to support the design of electronic and software
  systems of high complexity and a lingua franca
  that allow diverse electronic devices and systems
  to talk to and understand each other
• Key deliverable
• development of building blocks that underpin the
  emergence of new markets and societal
  applications of ambient intelligence
• Budget
• 2.7 billion

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Lithuania and ARTEMIS

• Participation in Member States Mirror Group
• Involvement in Scientific Advisory Council
  (academic input to Strategic Research Agenda)

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Potential JTInanoelectronics technologies 2020
(ENIAC)

• Objective
• to keep Europe abreast of the shrinking size in
  most widely-used technologies and to address next
  generation technologies
• Key deliverable
• development of the capabilities of
  nanoelectronics in Europe through the creation of
  an attractive RD and human capital environment
  for investment
• Budget
• 3.0 billion

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Lithuania and ENIAC

• Involved in Member States Mirror Group scope
  to have higher profile
• Member of Scientific Advisory Council (academic
  input to Strategic Research Agenda)
• Opportunity Build on participation in projects
  in nanoelectronics under FP6

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Potential JTI GMES (global monitoring for
environment and security)

• Objective
• to use geo-strategic information to support
  policy making in resource management, planning or
  hazard mitigation as well as every-day life
  optimisation
• Key deliverable
• the provision, on a sustained basis, of reliable
  and timely information services (data,
  simulations, scenarios, etc.)

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JTIs approach

• No one size fits all approach
• nature of technological challenges vary
• stakeholder relations differ
• tailored financial engineering needs
• But need for key guiding principles
• ensure efficiency and durability
• support long-term stakeholder commitment
• promote openness, transparency and co-operation

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JTIs legal basis

• Joint Undertakings set up under Article 171 of
  the Treaty (Council decides Parliament
  consulted)
• Article 171
• The Community may set up joint undertakings or
  any other structure necessary for the efficient
  execution of Community research, technological
  development and demonstration programmes.

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JTIs legal structure

• Community body
• Discharge of budget by European Parliament
• Framework Financial Regulation applies (with
  derogations, if justified)
• Protocol on Privileges and Immunities applies
• Staff Regulations of Officials of the European
  Communities apply
• Commission is responsible for Community
  contribution to the Joint Undertaking
• Executive Director responsible for implementation
  of the activities and budget
• Joint Undertaking has a dedicated internal audit
  capacity

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JTIs organisation of consortia and calls

• JTIs are open structures any legal entity
  established in the EU or Associated countries may
  become a member
• Key principle research should be performed in
  Europe
• Calls for proposals are open any legal entity
  can respond
• Wide dissemination of calls (CORDIS / Official
  Journal)
• Community funding supports projects selected on
  the principles of excellence and competition
• Harmonised approach to intellectual property
  rights

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JTIs accountability and reporting

• Transparent principles for assessing in-kind
  contributions from industry FP7 Rules for
  Participation provide basis
• Annual activity report from the Joint Undertaking
  to its members
• Annual report from the Commission to the Council
  and the European Parliament
• Commission carries out mid-term and final
  evaluations of the Joint Undertaking

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JTIs protecting the Community interest

• Community contribution is limited in all cases to
  50 maximum of total project cost
• Commission is founding member of each JTI
• Community has veto right
• On-the-spot checks (Commission Court of
  Auditors)
• Right to suspend Community contribution and
  recover monies unduly received

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JTIs roadmap

• Timing of Commission proposals dependent on
  sufficient level of preparedness achieved
• - from industry confirmation that the Keys for
  Success are met additionality, market failure,
  governance role of Member States
• - from Commission analysis of socio-economic
  effects
• May 2007 IMI and ARTEMIS presented
• June 2007 Clean Sky and ENIAC presented
• Autumn 2007 FCH due to be presented
• 2008-9 GMES due to be presented

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Lithuania and JTIs

• Build on National Technology Platforms to
  identify priorities
• Enhance industry capacity to participate in JTIs
• Use opportunity of JTIs to foster private
  investment in research
• Take advantage of opportunity to participate in
  Member States Groups in JTIs
• Identify short, medium and longer-term goals
  vis-à-vis JTIs