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NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS An unique
opportunity to introduce a new approach to
develop the construction sector Aleksandra
Tkacz Ankara, 13th October 2006
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• Why National Technology Platforms?
• Promote country in Europe and faster integration
  into European construction world
• Set up links with regional and local stakeholders
• Improve the involvement of SMEs (drivers of
  innovation)
• Mobilize the construction sector towards
  innovations
• Define better a complete list of research needs
• Identify and involve national/regional research
  programmes
• Identify the gaps between national EU
  regulations/policies that will enhance
  innovation
• Identify and enhance national financial support
  schemes
• Better access to the international projects,
  partners and founds (FP6, FP7, JETI, )

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• Role of National Technology Platforms
• Become transparent in goals, approaches, research
  agendas, etc., for the different countries in
  order to learn from each other and spot points
  of potential cooperation
• Activate direct participation in the Focus Areas
  of the ECTP
• Promote NTPs in other EU countries (extend the
  network to possibly all EU member states)
• Modelling EU regulations and policys to drive
  innovation
• Contribution to / dissemination of ECTP
  deliverables
• Promotion of European and National research
  projects on construction

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NTPs what they can expect from ECTP?

• Support in building the NTP
• Link and contact with other NTPs
• Attendance in the workgroups for the FA
• Member Access
• Partner for FP6, FP7, JETI, ...
• Coordination
• Propagate results
• Allow new member countries to integrate faster
  into European construction world

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The public ECTP web site and the collaborative
web space
www.ectp.org
User name guest.ntp_at_ectp.org Password guest
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• NTP a national initiative
• ECTP links all NTPs but they have freedom for
  structure,
• areas of activities, programs, etc.
• There are only three main conditions for NTPs
  working
• industry leadership
• input and output for ECTP deliverables (Vision,
  SRA)
• national representations (involvement of all
  stakeholders)

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Steps in launching NTP

1. Choosing the leader of the NTP and its initiative
   group.
2. Definition of the goals of the NTP generally NTP
   is responsible for the creation the construction
   development strategy.
3. Definition of the structure of NTPs.
4. Definition of the membership of the different
   bodies (High Level Group HLG,
   Support/Management Group SG/MG, Focus Areas
   FAs and other groups).
5. Definition and approval of the FAs as well as
   choosing its leaders actually there are 7 FAs
   in ECTP (Underground construction, Cities and
   Buildings, Quality of Life, Materials, Networks,
   Cultural Heritage, Processes and ICTs).
6. Choosing the member of the NTP to represent its
   interests in ECTP

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National Technology Platforms
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National Technology Platforms

• Poland
• Finland
• 3. Netherlands
• 4. Spain
• Sweden
• 6. Denmark
• 7. France
• 8. Greece

• 9. UK
• 10. Croatia
• 11. Slovenia
• 12. Norway
• 13. Belgium
• 14. Lithuania
• 15. Austria
• 16. Germany

17. Switzerland 18. Portugal 19. Italy 20.
Czech Rep. 21. Cyprus 22. Ireland 23. Latvia
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Activities ...
Slovakia Hungary Estonia Turkey
Luxembourg
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Monitoring system of NTPs. Summary report on
diversity and market characteristics of the NTPs
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REPORT
PAPER DOCUMENT
e - DOCUMENT
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Electronic data base (available on ECTP CWS)
contains
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all questionnaires filled in by NTPs (with
possibility to print them)
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reports on NTPs showing the statistics prepared
on a basis of received data
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lists of all NTPs representatives and contact
persons
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Size of NTPs for the sake of amount of their
members
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Participation of different types of
organizations in NTPs creation (in )
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National Technology Platforms structures and
forms

• There are 14 NTPs having structure conforming to
  the ECTP structure
• 2 NTPs do not have a structure yet
• 14 NTPs work as an open network
• Finnish TP works as a cluster
• German TP works as a consortium agreement
• In 10 NTPs on the top of organization there is a
  High Level Group
• Support Group exist in 15 countries

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Focus Area Groups (FA) in National Technology
Platforms NTPs having FA compatibile with ECTP
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Organizations leaders in FA groups (except
Denmark and Greece)
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National Technology Platforms activities -
examination criterion

1. Number of organized activities
2. Engagement in preparing national documents
3. Promotion activities

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The most active NTPs in organizing activities
gt year 6-12 months lt6
months NTPs age
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NTPs activity in preparing documents (ToR,
Vision 2030, SRA)

1. France, Greece and Germany 3 finished and
   approved documents
2. Denmark, Spain and Sweden 2 finished and
   approved documents, 1 in process of
   preparing
3. UK 2 finished (1 of them approved) documents, 1
   in process of preparing
4. Norway 3 finished documents waiting for
   approval, 1 planned to prepare
5. Slovenia 1 finished document, 2 in process of
   preparing
6. Belgium 1 finished and approved document, 1 in
   process of preparing
7. Poland 1 finished document and 1 in process of
   preparing
8. Croatia 2 documents in process of preparing
9. Austria 1 document in process of preparing

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National Technology Platforms websites
National TP Web site address Web site language
Dutch TP http//www.ectp-denmark.dk Dutch
Finnish TP http//www.visio2010.fi Finnish
German TP www.gctp.de German
Greek TP www.hctp.tee.gr Greek
The Netherlands TP www.deltaneth.nl English
Norwegian TP www.ectp-norway.no Norwegian
Polish TP www.pptb.pl Polish
Spanish TP www.construccion2030.org Spanish
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NTPs representatives in ECTP HLG and SG
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NTPs representatives in ECTP FAs
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National Technology Platforms links with
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ECTP NTPs

• Organisations
• Steering Group
• Working Group

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Steering Group NTPs
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Scope of Steering Group (NTPs)

• Management of ECTP NTPs
• Assistance to NTPs in their work
• Promotion of NTPs in other Members States

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Working Group NTPs
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Scope of the Working Group

• Exchange of information between NTPs
• Getting the involvement of stakeholders at ECTP
  (SMEs, clients/users, )
• Inputs for ECTP documents

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Goals for NTPs networks

• To build the European networks for innovation in
  construction sector
• Within industry
• Of researchers
• Within administration/public institutions
• Within financial institution
• Of users
• To build the clusters and groups of interest for
  European innovation projects.
• To exchange the experience and the best practice.
• To create Trans-National Research Program

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Goals for links with ECTP
1. To build ERA for construction from all
European countries 2. To build wide participation
of all stakeholders and stakeholders in
construction sector. 3. To exchange the
information between ECTP and NPs 4. To build the
connection between RIS (Regional Innovation
Strategy) and European Innovation Strategy for
construction. 5. To create the connection between
National Research Programs and European Research
Programs for construction. 6. To create the same
high standards for quality of life in each
European country. 7. To adopt the ECTP solutions
in European countries. 8. To promote ECTP on the
national levels
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Thank you for your attention Aleksandra
Tkacz ASM Market Research and Analysis Centre
Ltd. ul. Grunwaldzka 5 99-301 Kutno,
Poland a.tkacz_at_asm-poland.com.pl tel.48 (24)
355 77 56fax.[phone]