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European Technology Platforms
November 2010
Patricia Postigo
European Commission
DG Research
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Rationale
 Contribute to competitiveness
Lisbon goal / Europe 2020
 Boost research performance
ERA, 3% target
 Positive impact on other Community Policies
 Concentrate efforts and address fragmentation
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ETPs in practice
 Stakeholders come together
Public & private researchers, other. Bridges to national R&D
policies through mirror group
 Define a vision and a research agenda
FP7, work programmes, other programmes
 Annual meeting, working groups
 Publications, training courses, TT activities
 Secretariats, legal status, projection
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State of play
 Considerable momentum behind process
 36 ETPs (Vision; SRA; implementation)
 ETPs have strongly influenced FP7 (JTIs - but
also priority setting for other collaborative
research)
 ETPs contribute to several other EC initiatives:
Lead Market Initiative
Strategic Energy Technology Plan, JTIs, PPPs, EIIs
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Funding
 SRAs are one source of ideas for FP7 research
topics, but:
ETP members can only obtain research funds
submitting proposals in open calls
Non-research funding for specific activities of ETP
secretariats is sometimes possible, also through
calls for proposals.
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Participation of SMEs
ETPs are not an SME-specific mechanism
 SME involvement encouraged where adds value
Direct participation
Involvement through SME associations
Membership of National Technology Platforms
 Commission commitment to SME involvement
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Implementing research agendas
Implementation by other means
 FP7: part of funding, but….
 .. need to mobilise a wide range of public and
private funding sources, e.g.
Industry
National and regional research programmes (ERA-NET)
Structural funds
 Role of European Investment Bank (RSFF: Risk
Sharing Finance Facility)
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Results evaluation study 2009
Conclusions
 ETPs mobilise large networks, but presence of NGOs,
end-users (and SMEs) is small
 ETP members and stakeholders perceive ETPs as
sufficiently open and transparent
 Stakeholders would like to move to implementation
 ETP members and stakeholders are satisfied: 93
percent of them would renew their membership
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Results evaluation study 2009
Involvement
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SMEs
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Third level
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Intensification of linkages
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EU programs  Fifth level
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More emphasis on
implementation of SRA
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Intensification of collaboration
with national governments
More emphasis on valorisation
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Follow-up to evaluation study
 Setting up of the expert group “Strengthening the role
of ETPs in Community policy-making”
- to discuss the results and recommendations of the study
- to identify possibilities to enhance cooperation between them
- to explore ways to contribute to addressing societal challenges
 Presentation of recommendations of expert group at
ETP conference on 13 October 2009
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The ETP Expert Group recommends…
 To cluster ETPs work around societal challenges
 To broaden the membership (all relevant funding
agencies and national/regional authorities, end
users, NGOs…)
 To enlarge ETP scope to include innovation and
education
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New approach to ETP networking
 First event bringing ETP together to discuss research
areas in workshops for 4 broad societal challenges:
climate change, transport, consumption and
production, health – OBJECTIVE: to select sub topics
for further debate in May 2010
 First event bringing together ETPs and MS
representatives – OBJECTIVE: improving linkages
and preparing ground for further cooperation
 Next event 11-12 May 2010.
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ETP Conference 2010
Context
 Feb 2010 new Commission: Europe 2020
 Research and Innovation come closer. Innovation
Partnerships, future plan for Research and
Innovation.
 FP8 will need to integrate new policy priorities:
innovation, grand challenges, simplificationmanagement.
 ETPs at crossroads: from definition to
implementation: JTIs, PPPs, EIIs / other support
mechanisms
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ETP Conference 2010
Outcome
 Cross-ETP collaborations already taking place
 Possibility focus on grand challenges – need for
public authorities to set strategic goals
 Becoming active on innovation: standards, market
regulation, procurement, access to capital – and IP!
 Improved coordination: with national governments,
across industrial sectors, across EU initiatives
 European SMEs
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What will happen next
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Thank you for your attention
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