FP7 from a large firms perspective

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FP7 from a large firms perspective

• EPP-ED Group Hearing on FP7
• European Parliament, Brussels, September 22, 2005
• Dr Jan van den Biesen MBA
• VP Philips Research, Director Public RD
  Programmes

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From Closed to Open Innovation
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Internal supply
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FP7 proposal General comments

• Europes key challenge is not only acquiring more
  knowledge, but also turning knowledge into more
  economic value
• Make European Innovation Paradox overarching
  issue of FP7
• Open Innovation requires cooperation, not
  segregation
• Academia ? large firms ? SMEs
• Industry is key actor in innovation
• Declining participation in successive FPs must be
  reversed

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FP7 proposal Specific Programme Cooperation

• Maintain cooperation as core of FP7
• Continue improve FP6 instruments for
  collaborative RD
• Ample room for smaller projects
• Current Networks of Excellence not attractive to
  industry

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European Technology Platforms (ETPs)

• Promising concept
• Industry-driven Strategic Research Agenda as
  input for Workprogramme
• Philips is actively engaged in many ETPs
• Nanoelectronics (ENIAC)
• Embedded Systems (ARTEMIS)
• Mobile Wireless Communications (eMobility)
• Nanomedicine
• Networked Electronic Media (NEM)
• Robotics (EUROP)
• Photonics (EPIC)
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC SEE)
• (Potential) interest in Innovative Medicines,
  Software Services (NESSI)

Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) envisaged by
EC
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Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)

• Public-Private Partnerships for executing (part
  of) SRA
• Match private resources with adequate public
  funding (EC national)
• Implement Art. 171 without excessive red tape
• Philips is actively involved in shaping two JTIs
• Nanoelectronics (ENIAC) and embedded systems
  (ARTEMIS)
• With close involvement of EUREKA clusters MEDEA
  and ITEA

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FP7 proposal Other Specific Programmes

• Ideas
• Supporting frontier research through ERC is
  excellent idea
• Fund ERC in addition to existing FP activities
• People
• Public-private mobility of researchers is key for
  Open Innovation
• Take over key characteristics from FP5 Industry
  Host Fellowships
• Capacities
• Support Open Innovation Centres

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FP7 proposal - Simplification

• Rigorous overhaul of FP implementation system is
  needed
• Transaction costs (public private) are
  economically out of proportion
• Introduce notion of Responsible Partnering to
  restore trust
• Between public and private partners within
  consortium
• Between consortium and Commission
• Between Commission and other EU Institutions
• Take advantage of 2005 revision of Financial
  Regulation

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Concluding remarks

• Commissions proposal for FP7 is sound
• By and large, Philips agrees with Working
  Document on FP7
• ITRE, June 23, 2005 rapporteur Jerzy Buzek
• Philips calls upon European Parliament and
  Council to invest more in Europes future and
  double annual FP budget

• For comparison
• EU agricultural support for tobacco (CAP)
  0.9 billion /yr
• EU research support for ICT (FP6-IST) 0.9
  billion /yr
• EU research support for Life Sciences Health
  (FP6-LSH) 0.6 billion /yr

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