IST Information Day Athens-Thessaloniki, 13-14 December 2004

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IST Information DayAthens-Thessaloniki, 13-14
December 2004
The Revised IST Workprogramme. Context and
vision Dr Erastos Filos Work programme
co-ordinationDirectorate Miniaturisation,
Embedded Systems, Societal Applications
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Presentation outline

• The Lisbon context European policies to support
  innovation
• The IST work programme 2005-06 update calls 4
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• Towards the 7th Framework Programme for research

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In a competitive race to knowledgeEurope is
doing well
New PhDs in science engineering 2001(per 1000
populationaged 25-34)
In bracketsave. annual growth rate () between
1998-2001
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In a competitive race to knowledgeEurope lags
behind
Investment in RD 1995, 1998 2001
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In a competitive race to knowledgeCan Europe
keep up momentum ?
Evolution of share of world publications
byEU-15, US and Japan
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The ultimate goalMore innovation
towards online Europe
Deployment promotion
RD
towards a single market for research
Lisbon 2000
Broadband access,e-business, e-government,
security, e-health, ...
European Research Area, Eureka, COST, natl RD
programmes
EU Largest knowledge-basedeconomy by 2010
EU-15 citizens 370 million GDP 8,500
bn EU-25 citizens 445 million GDP 8,860 bn
Reg.Environ-ment
towards innovativeEurope
Entrepreneurship, competition rules,standards,
IPR protection,
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Innovation is a complex process
Innovation
RD
environment
Regulatory
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Innovation how ?

• Create an innovation-friendly environment
• Facilitate free flow of knowledge
• IPR protection, networking, idea factories,
• Regulate wisely
• Competition rules, standards, less red tape,
  access to finance
• Promote entrepreneurship
• Training, Adademia/industry partnerships

• Boost RD investment
• Raise investment commitment of European industry
• Increase EU governments RD spending
• Double Community RD budget
• Facilitate mix of investment instruments
• Eg RD deployment

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The eEurope initiative
eEurope 2002 ActionPlan
Objective to get Europe on-line
Objective New EU Member States Candidate
Countries on-line
eEurope 2003 Action Plan
Objective e-services on secure broadband
infrastructure
eEurope 2005 Action Plan
2002
2003
2005
2010
2004
. . .
Lisbon Agenda 2010
Mid-term review ofLisbon
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eEurope achievements

• Internet penetration in European homes has
  doubled
• 90 of companies schools connected
• Internet access prices fell
• Broadband connectivity rising
• Telecom framework in place
• eCommerce legal framework in place
• Europe has worlds fastest research backbone
  network GÉANT
• Security framework in place (ENISA)
• A large amount of public services now on-line
• New Member States are catching up fast

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The EU Framework Programme for research
FP evolution in last 20 years

• growing, but only 4 of public RDspending in
  Europe

EU activities require

• Collaboration cross-disciplinary approach (FP
  Priorities 2/3)
• Consensus partnership (industry/academia)

Integrated Projects
Focused RD
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FP6 content budget

• Focusing Integrating Community Research
• Life sciences, genomics, biotech 2,255 M
• IST (100 M Géant/GRID) 3,625 M
• Nanotechnologies, knowledge-based materials, new
  processes 1,300 M
• Aeronautics and space 1,075 M
• Food quality safety 685 M
• Sustainable development, ... 2,120 M
• Citizens governance 225 M
• ST needs, SMEs, INCO 1,300 M
• JRC non-nuclear research 760 M
• Structuring ERA
• Research innovation 290 M
• Human resources 1,580 M
• Research infrastructures(200 M Géant/GRID) 655
  M
• Science society 80 M
• Strengthening ERA foundations
• Support to co-ordination 270 M
• Support to policy developmt 50 M
• Nuclear Research (mainly fusion) 1,230 M

13,345
2,605
320
1,230
17,500 M
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Information Society Technologies (IST) Priority
themes in FP6
Communications, Computing Software
Components Microsystems
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Who is involved in IST

• Attractive RD
• High subscription
• Industrial focus
• Multi-stakeholder collaboration
• Pan-European
• Large small companies academic research

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IST research achievements
50 of totaltop-10 revenuesin 2003 by 6 EU
companies

• Digital mobilecommunications
• Affordable broadband technology
• GÉANT - the world-leading research network
• User-friendly home platform solutions
• Security technologies
• Major European electronics clusters

Innovation
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IST From FP5 to FP6
CA

• After two calls
• 2500 proposals received
• 400 projects supported with 6500 participations
• Increased size of projects
• average budget 3 times larger (1.6-gt4.3 M)
• 3 times more partners per projects on average
  (10-gt24)

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STREP
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SSA
2
IP
57
NOE
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Funding per instrument,Calls 1 2
Average numberof participants
Average project funding
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IST work programme 2005-2006
Call 4end Nov04 mid Mar051,120 M
Call 5May 05 mid Sept 05638 M
IST Websitehttp//www.cordis.lu/ist/
FET
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Boosting RDThe 3 objective

• Create attractive framework for innovation
• Sufficient high-quality human resources
• A strong public research base with links to
  industry
• Entrepreneurship for through RD
• Effective adaptation use of IPR systems
• Research- innovation-friendly regulation
  favourablefiscal conditions
• A competitive environment supportive
  competition rules
• Supportive financial markets for high-tech
  innovation
• Effective use of public financing for RD
• Direct support measures
• Fiscal incentives
• Guarantee mechanisms
• Public support for risk capital
• Improving the overall mix of instruments

Raise RDinvestment to 3 of GDPby 2010
Communication COM (2003)226 final, 4 June 2003
Investing in Research. An Action Plan for Europe
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Proposed elements of future RD (FP7)
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• Collaborative research
• continuation of FP6
• European technological initiatives
• private-public partnerships aiming at world
  leadership in certain RD domains
• Basic research
• competition of individualresearchers/teams
• Making Europe more attractive to best researchers
• Researcher mobility schemes
• Research infrastructures
• Research networking infrastructures
• ERA Improving co-ordination of national
  research programmes

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• Security research
• Space research

Doubling EU resources for research
COM(2004)101 final of 10 Feb 2004 Policy
challenges and budgetary means of the Enlarged
Union 2007-2013
Communication COM(2004)353 final, 16 June 2004
Science Technology the key to Europes future
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European Technology PlatformsTechnological or
sectoral

• Providing the means to foster effective
  public-private partnerships
• between the research community, industry,
  financial institutions, users policy-makers
• to mobilise the research and innovation effort
  and facilitate the emergence of lead markets in
  Europe

Communication COM (2003)226 final, 4 June 2003
Investing in Research. An Action Plan for Europe
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Example 1Nanoelectronics Platform

• Identified
• Need to contribute to a European nanoelectronics
  strategy with a vision 2020
• Need to establish a roadmap broader than the
  existing ITRS
• Need to make recommendations to policy

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1st High-Level Meeting June 2003
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Define a Strategic Research Agenda
Goal set To establish a long-term vision for
nanoelectronics in Europe
identify major challenges, objectives,
stakeholders, resources, implementation paths,
timetables, socioeconomic impact ethical issues
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Nanoelectronics Vision 2020http//www.cordis.lu/i
st/eniac/
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Example 2Embedded Systems Platform

• Embedding intelligence everywhere
• consumer electronics, mobile devices, automotive,
  avionics, telecoms, manufacturing automation,
  medical devices, ...
• Drivers
• Miniaturisation and anywhere/anything
  connectivity
• Convergence and consumerisation
• What is at stake for Europe
• Huge growth potential
• EU industry currently in leading position
• BUT
• Industry under huge competitive pressure
• Complexity becomes unmanageable
• Difficult technological challenges
• Skills gap
• EU research landscape fragmented

ARTEMIS Platformhttp//www.cordis.lu/ist/director
ate_c/ems/platform.htm
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eSafetyObjectives achievements

• Objective
• To accelerate the development, deployment and use
  of new technologies for increasing road safety in
  Europe
• Launched 25 April 2002
• eSafety High-Level Meeting
• A joint industry-public sector initiative
• e.g. European Commission, EU Member State
  governments, industry
• Complementary to other measures

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ICT a driver of productivity
Investments in ICTcontribute half of
Europes productivity gains

• More research in ICT
• Build critical mass at European level avoid
  duplication of effort
• Reinforce Europes strengths to achieve
  industrial and technological leaderships
• Adopt a systems approach
• To support multidisciplinarity
• To leverage multi-stakeholder synergies
• Focus on medium to long-term objectives

ICT in FP7 strategy paper online
consultationhttp//www.cordis.lu/ist/ict/ict_cons
ultation.htm
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Towards Innovation 2010
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Research policy to address Europes challenges

• Improve innovationculture/promote legal
  regulatory framework
• Invest in RD(3 objective)
• Engage in intl co-operation for win/win

• Globalisation ?
• Outsourcing ?
• Brain drain ?
• Skills gap ?

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For further information

• Web
• Information Society Technologies (IST)
• http//www.cordis.lu/ist
• Information Society Policy
• http//europa.eu.int/information_society/index_en
  .htm
• Future Research Policy (FP7)
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_e
  n.html
• E-mail
• erastos.filos_at_cec.eu.int