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Implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda
Importance of National Platforms

• Lutz Walter, Euratex
• National Textile Technology Platform Slovenia
• Ljubljana, 28 September 2006

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Technology Platform established SRA Delivered
Launch of European Implementation
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The Goals of Implementation on European Level

• Preparation of strong, competitive and
  industry-relevant European research projects
• Professional execution and management of projects
• Effective dissemination and transfer of research
  results to industry across Europe
• Obtaining Euros for research whose results will
  quickly turn into more Euros

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The Role of the Technology Platform
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Role of the European Commission

• Define the rules of the  game  (the research
  framework programme)
• Allocate funds to the most promising research
  fields
• Evaluate and select projects (with help of
  independent experts)
• Review correct implementation of projects
• Use the Technology Platform as one important
  source of information for research policy
  decisions

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Role of Individual Company

• Learn and understand the rules of the  game 
• Actively search experience and training by
  joining projects, networks, platforms
• Move from reactive project participation to
  strategic project leadership
• Remember
• FP7 provides opportunities,
• ETP provides a level playing field,
• but you have to play the match

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Ways to get involved

• Register for an expert group participate in
  expert meetings (no obligations, just come, see
  and decide)
• Find a trusted partner that is actively involved
  and keeps you informed
• Actively pursue project participation
  opportunities
• Attend the annual public conference or related
  national events
• The Technology Platform needs Industry Leadership

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European Technology Platform vs. National
Platforms
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From EU to National Platform

• Focus RD/Innovation priorities on needs of the
  national industry (make reference to European
  SRA, but dont copy, dont duplicate research)
• More opportunities for funding of
  innovation/closer-to-market projects through
  national/regional schemes (follow-up projects to
  strategic EU research projects)
• Effectively disseminate work of ETP and results
  of European projects
• Ability to work faster, closer and less
  bureaucratic with SMEs
• The ETP welcomes national technology platforms
  for maximisation of efforts/resources and better
  reach of all stakeholders

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From National to EU Platform

• Collection of needs and priorities of national
  industry and feedback to ETP
• Identification of suitable industry research
  partners for involvement in European projects
• Identify national best practices and transfer to
  EU level
• Work with national policy makers which have
  important impact also on European level
• The ETP needs national technology platforms to
  ensure a real bottom-up support for its activities

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ETP Contact Details

• Lutz Walter
• Euratex
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail lutz.walter_at_euratex.org
• More information on
• www.textile-platform.org

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