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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE EUROPEAN UNION
Mónica Martin-Lanuza RDI Departament
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Index

• A) EUROPEAN FUNDING POLICY
• 1) EUROPEAN COMISSION
• 1.A) FP7- SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
  (2007-2013)
• 1.B) CIP - COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION
  FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (2007-2013)
• Information Communication Technologies Policy
  support Programme (ICT PSP)
• 1.C) OTHER
• 1. COST
• 2. eCONTENT PLUS
• 3. SAFER INTERNET PLUS
• ERA NET PLUS
• EUROSTARS
• 2) EUREKA

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A. EUROPEAN FUNDING POLICY (1/2)
Research
Development
Innovation
Implementation and/or explotation
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A. EUROPEAN FUNDING POLICY (2/2)
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1.A. FP7- SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
FP7- SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
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1.A. FP7(1/7)

• Knowledge lies at the heart of the European
  Union's Lisbon Strategy to become the "most
  dynamic competitive knowledge-based economy in
  the world". The 'knowledge triangle' - research,
  education and innovation - is a core factor in
  European efforts to meet the ambitious Lisbon
  goals. Numerous programmes, initiatives and
  support measures are carried out at EU level in
  support of knowledge.
• Framework programmes' (FPs) have been the main
  financial tools through which the European Union
  supports research and development activities
  covering almost all scientific disciplines. FPs
  are proposed by the European Commission and
  adopted by Council and the European Parliament
  following a co-decision procedure. FPs have been
  implemented since 1984 and cover a period of five
  years with the last year of one FP and the first
  year of the following FP overlapping.
• The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and
  Technological Development (FP7) bundles all
  research-related EU initiatives together under a
  common roof playing a crucial role in reaching
  the goals of growth, competitiveness and
  employment along with a new Competitiveness and
  Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), Education
  and Training programmes, and Structural and
  Cohesion Funds for regional convergence and
  competitiveness. It is also a key pillar for the
  European Research Area (ERA).
• The amended FP7 proposals from the European
  Commission, following the budget agreement
  between the European Council and European
  Parliament amount to a total of EUR 50,521
  million, partitioned among the specific
  programmes as follows Cooperation EUR 32,413
  million , Ideas EUR 7,510 million , People EUR
  4,750 million , Capacities EUR 4,097 million ,
  JRC (non-nuclear) EUR 1,751 million, Euratom (to
  2011) EUR 2,751 million.

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1.A. FP7 (2/7)

• AIMS
• To strengthen the scientific and technological
  base of European industry
• To encourage its international competitiveness,
  while promoting research that supports EU
  policies.
• The broad objectives of FP7 have been grouped
  into four categories Cooperation, Ideas, People
  and Capacities. For each type of objective, there
  is a specific programme corresponding to the main
  areas of EU research policy. All specific
  programmes work together to promote and encourage
  the creation of European poles of (scientific)
  excellence.
• CO-FINANCING
• The basic principle of funding in FP7 is
  co-financing. The Commission does not purchase
  research services by placing contracts and paying
  a price, rather, it gives grants to projects,
  thus contributing a certain percentage to the
  overall costs.
• maximum reimbursement rates to elegible costs
  
• 50 research and technological development
  activities except non-profit public bodies, SMEs,
  research organisations, higher education
  establishments up to 75.
• 50 for demostration
• up to 100 inactivities such as consortium
  manegement, networking, training, coordination,
  dissemintation, etc.

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1.A. FP7 (3/7)

• STRUCTURE
• The broad objectives of FP7 have been grouped
  into four categories Cooperation, Ideas, People
  and Capacities. For each type of objective, there
  is a specific programme corresponding to the main
  areas of EU research policy. All specific
  programmes work together to promote and encourage
  the creation of European poles of (scientific)
  excellence. The non-nuclear research activities
  of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) are grouped
  under a specific programme with individual budget
  allocation.
• COOPERATION.
• The specific programme on 'Cooperation'
  supports all types of research activities carried
  out by different research bodies in
  trans-national cooperation and aims to gain or
  consolidate leadership in key scientific and
  technology areas. FP7 allocates EUR 32 413
  million to the Cooperation programme. The budget
  will be devoted to supporting cooperation between
  universities, industry, research centres and
  public authorities throughout the EU and beyond.
• The Cooperation programme is sub-divided into
  ten distinct themes. Each theme is operationally
  autonomous but aims to maintain coherence within
  the Cooperation Programme and allowing for joint
  activities cutting across different themes,
  through, for example, joint calls.

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1.A. FP7 (4/7)

• Health
• Food Agriculture and fisheries, and
  biotechnology
• Information and communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, amterials and
  new production technologies
• Energy
• Environmental (including climate change)
• Transport (incluiding aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
• Sapce
• Security
• 2. IDEAS.
• Investigator-driven frontier research, within
  the framework of activities commonly understood
  as basic research, is a key driver of wealth
  and social progress, as it opens new
  opportunities for scientific and technological
  advance, and is instrumental in producing new
  knowledge leading to future applications and
  markets.
• The objective of the specific programme Ideas
  is to reinforce excellence, dynamism and
  creativity in European research and improve the
  attractiveness of Europe for the best researchers
  from both European and third countries, as well
  as for industrial research investment, by
  providing a Europe-wide competitive funding
  structure, in addition to and not replacing
  national funding, for frontier research
  executed by individual teams. Communication and
  dissemination of research results is an important
  aspect of this programme.

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1.A. FP7(5/7)

• 3. PEOPLE.
• In the Seventh Framework Programme, the 'Marie
  Curie Actions' have been regrouped and reinforced
  in the 'People' Specific Programme. Entirely
  dedicated to human resources in research, this
  Specific Programme has a significant overall
  budget of more than 4,7 billion over a seven
  year period until 2013, which represents a 50
  average annual increase over FP6.
• The 'People' Specific Programme acknowledges
  that one of the main competitive edges in science
  and technology is the quantity and quality of its
  human resources. To support the further
  development and consolidation of the European
  Research Area, this Specific Programme's overall
  strategic objective is to make Europe more
  attractive for the best researchers.
• The 'People' Specific Programme will be
  implemented through actions under five headings
• Initial training of researchers to improve mostly
  young researchers, Life-long training and career
  development, Industry-academia pathways and
  partnerships, International dimension and
  Specific actions.
• 4. CAPACITIES.
• The Commissions proposals for the FP7 Capacities
  programme aim to enhance research and innovation
  capacities throughout Europe and ensure their
  optimal use. The Capacities programme is provided
  with a budget of EUR 4 097 million to operate in
  seven broad areas
• Research infrastructures
• Research for the benefit of SMEs

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1.A. FP7 (6/7)

• Regions of knowledge and support for regional
  research-driven clusters
• Research potential of Convergence Regions
• Science in society
• Support to the coherent development of research
  policies
• International cooperation
• EURATOM.
• Under the Euratom Treaty, the European Commission
  will continue to support civil nuclear research,
  through a separate FP7 with duration five years
  (2007-2011). The amended proposals for FP7
  Euratom are organised in two specific programmes
  corresponding to the indirect actions on fusion
  energy research and nuclear fission and radiation
  protection, and the direct research activities by
  the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
• For more information regarding the specific
  programes and calls please visit
  http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm

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1.A. FP7 (7/7)

• In the following image, the budget breakdown for
  FP7 taking into account the specific programmes.
  (CDTI)

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1.B CIP
CIP - COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME (2007-2013)
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1.B. CIP (1/4)

• HIGLIGHTS
• The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
  Programme (CIP) aims to encourage the
  competitiveness of European enterprises. With
  small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as its
  main target, the programme will support
  innovation activities (including eco-innovation),
  provide better access to finance and deliver
  business support services in the regions. It will
  encourage a better take-up and use of information
  and communications technologies (ICT) and help to
  develop the information society. It will also
  promote the increased use of renewable energies
  and energy efficiency.
• Aims
• ENTERPRISE (PARTICULARLY SME) COMPETITIVENESS
• INNOVATION AND ECO-INNOVATION
• COMPETITIVE, INNOVATIVE INCLUSIVE INFORMATION
  SOCIETY
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY NEW/RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
• The CIP is divided into three operational
  programmes
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)
• Information Communication Technologies Policy
  Support Programme (ICT PSP).
• Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)

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1.B. CIP (2/4)

• PROGRAMMES
• 1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme
  (EIP)
• The EIP is one of the specific programmes under
  the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
  Programme (CIP). With this programme, the
  European Commission seeks to support innovation
  and SMEs in the EU
• EIP focuses in particular on the following
  objectives
• Facilitate access to finance for the start-up
  and growth of SMEs and encourage investment in
  innovation activities.
• Create an environment favourable to SME
  cooperation, particularly in the field of
  cross-border cooperation.
• Promote all forms of innovation in enterprises.
• Support eco-innovation.
• Promote an entrepreneurship and innovation
  culture.
• Promote enterprise and innovation-related
  economic and administrative reform.
• EIP is based on different finance instruments
  and actions.

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1.B. CIP (3/4)

• 2 Information Communication Technologies Policy
  support Programme (ICT PSP).
• The ICT Policy Support Programme (or ICT PSP)
  aims at stimulating innovation and
  competitiveness through the wider uptake and best
  use of ICT by citizens, governments and
  businesses.
• For more information http//ec.europa.eu/informa
  tion_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm
• 3 Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)
• Promotes
• Energy efficiency rational use of resources
  (SAVE)
• New renewable energy sources (ALTENER)
• Energy efficiency and new and renewable energy
  sources in transport (STEER)
• IEE is based on two instruments
• Promotion and dissemination projects 
• Market Replication Projects

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1.B. CIP BUDGET (4/4)
BUDGET From 2007 to 2013 there is a budget
allocation of 3.621 millions. 60 of the
global budget (2 170 millions) is allocated to
EIP, of which 430 millions are dedicated to
eco-innovation. 20 (730 millions) of the
global budget is allocated to ICT-PSP, and other
20 (730 millions) to IEE. FOR MORE
INFORAMTION CIP http//ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.
htm http//ec.europa.eu/cip/docs/070705_cippresen
tation.pdf
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1. C. OTHER PROGRAMMES
COST European Cooperation in the field of
Scientific and Technical Research
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1.C.1 COST (1/3)

• Founded in 1971, COST is an intergovernmental
  framework for European Cooperation in the field
  of Scientific and Technical Research, allowing
  the co-ordination of nationally funded research
  on a European level. COST Actions cover basic and
  pre-competitive research as well as activities of
  public utility
• COST mission is to strengthen Europe in
  scientific and technical research through the
  support of European cooperation and interaction
  between European Researchers. It also aims to
  maximise European Synergy and added value in
  non-competitive and pre-normative research. COST
  has 34 member countries and enables scientists to
  collaborate in a wide spectrum of activities
  grouped under nine key scientific Domains.
• COST ACTIONS
• The member countries participate on a "à la
  carte" principle, in that only countries
  interested in the Action participate. Activities
  are launched following a "bottom-up" approach,
  meaning that the initiative of launching a COST
  Action comes from the European researchers
  themselves.
• COST funding covers the coordination costs
  associated with organising and attending
  meetings, workshops and conferences short-term
  scientific missions as well as publications and
  other dissemination activities. The research
  activities themselves (staff, infrastructure
  etc.) are supported through national funds and
  are not supported by COST
• WHO CAN TAKE PART?
• Researchers from Research Centres and companies
  that belong to a country member of COST and are
  developing a funded project.

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1.C.1 COST (2/3)

• HOW DOES ACOST ACTION START
• Any research from a COST member country can be a
  COST ACTION. To be a COST ACTION there must be
  an interest from other scientist from other
  countries to take part in the project (at least
  from different 5 countries). Interested parties
  should write down a preliminary document to
  submit to COST Secretary. The proposal is
  evaluated by the Technical Committee of the
  thematic area, if it is positive the proposal
  will be submitted to the Committee of Senior
  Officials (CSO) for the final approval.
• COST member countries are not obliged to be part
  of all approved COST Actions. For each Action,
  the member countries express their intention to
  embrace the Action through the signing of
  Memorandum of Understanding. In addition, this
  document contains a full description of the
  characteristics of the Action.
• START OF AN ACTION
• COST Countries that wish to participate in an
  Action should communicate the names of up to 2
  nominated representatives for the Management
  Committee (MC) of the Action via on-line.
• MC is responsible for the scientific planning of
  the action, implementation and supervision .

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1.C.1 COST (3/3)
COST FUNDING The funds for COST provided by the
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007-2013) are
EUR 210 million with the possibility of an
additional EUR 40 million depending on a positive
mid-term evaluation in 2010. COST provides
financial support for cooperation efforts of
scientific groups across Europe and the
coordination of these research networks called
Actions. Funds will cover the costs of
networking activities such as meetings,
conferences, workshops, short term scientific
exchanges and dissemination activities. FOR
MORE INFORMATION http//cost.cordis.lu/src/home.cf
m http//www.cost.esf.org/
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1.C OTHER PROGRAMMES
e-CONTENT PLUS PROGRAMME
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1.C.2 eCONTENTPLUS (1/2)

• The 4-year programme (200508), proposed by the
  European Commission, will have a budget of 149
  million to tackle organisational barriers and
  promote take up of leading-edge technical
  solutions to improve accessibility and usability
  of digital material in a multilingual
  environment. The programme aims at facilitating
  access to digital content, its use and
  exploitation, enhancing quality of content with
  well-defined metadata, and reinforcing
  cooperation between digital content stakeholders.
  It will tackle multilingual and multicultural
  barriers
• THREEE MAIN AREAS
• In the area of Geographic Information,
  eContentplus will stimulate the aggregation of
  existing national datasets into cross border
  datasets, which will serve to underpin new
  information services and products, in particular
  with a view to reducing barriers related to one
  or more of the specific themes mentioned in
  annexes I-III of the INSPIRE Directive
  (www.ec-gis.org/inspire/).
• In the area of Educational Content, the
  programme will support the emergence of adequate
  information infrastructure, and encourage the use
  of open standards to stimulate the deployment of
  effective pan-European learning services.
• In the area of Digital Libraries, eContentplus
  will support the creation of the European Digital
  Library as well as the maximisation of the impact
  of European research results.
• PARTICIPACIÓN
• Participation in the programme is open to legal
  entities established in the EU Member States. It
  is further open to participation of legal
  entities established in EFTA States which are
  contracting parties to the EEA Agreement, in
  accordance with the provisions of that Agreement.
  Legal entities established in the candidate
  countries can take part in a proposal, but will
  only receive funding if a bilateral agreement
  with the relevant country has been concluded to
  this effect.

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1.C.2 eCONTENTPLUS (2/2)

• GENERAL BUDGET
• The 4-year programme (200508), proposed by the
  European Commission, will have a budget of 149
  million to tackle organisational barriers and
  promote take up of leading-edge technical
  solutions to improve accessibility and usability
  of digital material in a multilingual
  environment.
• CALL FOR INDEPENDENT EXPERTS
• A Call for Independent Experts for the
  eCONTENTplus and Safer Internet plus Programme
  2005-2008 is now open, the call text is available
  in 19 of the official languages of the European
  Union it was published in the Official Journal of
  the European Union OJ 2005/C156/11 date
  28/06/2005. The call is open from the date of
  publication until 31 June 2009. The list of
  experts will remain valid until 31 December 2009
• MORE INFORMATION
• http//ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities
  /econtentplus/index_en.htm

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1.C OTHER PROGRAMMES
SAFER INTERNET PLUS
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1.C.3.SAFER INTERNET PLUS (1/2)

• On 27 February 2008 the Commission adopted a
  proposal for a new Safer Internet programme.
  Safer Internet 2009-2013 builds upon the
  successful Safer Internet plus programme started
  in 2005 and will have a budget of 55 million.
  Encompassing recent communications services from
  the web 2.0, such as social networking, the new
  programme will fight not only illegal content but
  also harmful conduct such as grooming and
  bullying. A new action will aim to build up the
  knowledge base.
• LINES OF ACTUATION
• Reducing illegal content and tackling harmful
  conduct online
• Promoting a safer online environment
• Ensuring public awareness
• Establishing a knowledge base.
• WHO CAN TAKE PART?
• 1.Participation in the Programme shall be open to
  legal entities established in the Member States.
• 2. The Programme shall be further open to the
  participation of
• legal entities established in European Free Trade
  Association (EFTA) countries which are members of
  the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance
  with the conditions laid down in the EEA
  Agreement

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1.C.3. SAFER INTERNET PLUS (2/2)
(b) legal entities established in accession
countries and candidate countries benefiting from
a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the
general principles and general terms and
conditions for the participation of those
countries in Community programmes established in
the respective Framework Agreements and
Association Council Decisions (c) legal
entities established in countries of the Western
Balkans and the European neighbourhood, in
accordance with the provisions to be determined
with those countries following the establishment
of Framework Agreements concerning their
participation in Community programmes (d) legal
entities established in a third country being a
party to an international agreement with the
Community, under the terms or on the basis of
which it makes a financial contribution to the
Programme CALL FOR EXPERTS The call for
independent experts is opened till 30th June
2009. MORE INFORMATION http//ec.europa.eu/infor
mation_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm
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1.C OTHER PROGRAMMES
ERA NET PLUS
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1.C.4. ERA NET PLUS

• ERA-NET is a scheme within the FP7.
• The objective of the ERA-NET scheme is to develop
  and strengthen the coordination of public
  research programmes conducted at national or
  regional level. Only "Programme owners"
  (typically national ministries/regional
  authorities) and "Programme managers (such as
  research councils or funding agencies) are
  considered as eligible partners in an ERA-NET
  action. It should be stressed that research
  organisations or universities which are NOT
  programme owners or managers are NOT eligible
  partners for ERA-NET actions.
• ERA NET IN FP7
• Framework Programme 7 will start from the running
  ERA-NETs and will aim to structure the European
  Research Area in coherence with the objectives of
  the Framework Programme
• In a new module, called "ERA-NET Plus", the
  Commission will support the organisation of joint
  calls between national research programmes by
  topping-up joint trans-national funding with
  Community funding.
• It is an implementation tool, which will be used
  mainly in the context of the Cooperation specific
  programme, but also in the Parts of the
  Capacities Programme.
• For more information http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/c
  oordination/eranet_en.html

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1.C. OTHER PROGRAMMES
EUROSTARS
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1.C.5. EUROSTARS (1/2)

• EUROSTARS
• EUREKA's Eurostars Programme is the first
  European funding and support programme to be
  specifically dedicated to SMEs. Eurostars will
  stimulate them to lead international
  collaborative research and innovation projects by
  easing access to support and funding.
• A Eurostars project is a European research and
  development project. It can address any
  technological area, but must have a civilian
  purpose and be aimed at the development of a new
  product, process or service. A Eurostars project
  is collaborative, meaning it must involve at
  least two participants (legal entities) from two
  different Eurostars participating countries. In
  addition, the main participant must be a
  research-performing SME from Austria, Belgium,
  Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
  Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
  Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia,
  Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,
  Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic,
  Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
  United Kingdom.
• A Eurostars project should be market-driven it
  must have a maximum duration of three years, and
  within two years of project completion, the
  product of the research should be ready for
  launch onto the market.

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1.C.5. EUROSTARS (2/2)

• EUROSTARS
• The budget for the programmes EUREKA EUROSTARS
  is 800 millions for six years.
• Eurostars projects will be funded primarily
  through national research schemes. The amount of
  funding and costs eligible for funding will
  therefore vary between member countries.
• The Eurostars Programme addresses a niche market
  of research and innovation-performing businesses
  that fulfill the EU-adopted definition of an SME,
  are based in a Eurostars participating country
  and that, in addition, invest 10 or more of
  full-time equivalent or annual turnover in
  research activities
• For more information http//www.eurostars-eureka.
  eu/tiles/main.html

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2. EUREKA
EUREKA
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2. EUREKA (1/8)

• EUREKA is a pan-European network for
  market-oriented, industrial RD. Created as an
  intergovernmental Initiative in 1985, EUREKA aims
  to enhance European competitiveness through its
  support to businesses, research centres and
  universities who carry out pan-European projects
  to develop innovative products, processes and
  services.
• The internationally recognised EUREKA label adds
  value to a project and gives participants a
  competitive edge in their dealings with
  financial, technical and commercial partners.
• The EUREKA Clusters play a key role in building
  European competitiveness, driving European
  standards and the interoperability of products in
  a wide range of sectors. The result is a clear
  demonstration of the strength of pan-European
  teamwork in the European Research Area.
• The EUREKA Umbrellas are thematic networks which
  focus on a specific technology area or business
  sector. The main goal of an Umbrella is to
  facilitate the generation of EUREKA projects in
  its own target area.

Umbrellas / Clusters
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2. EUREKA (2/8)
Characteristics Whole year open call
Projects Projects are industry-driven, from the bottom up
Thematic areas There are no thematic lines, nevertheless it is a must and innovative charcter. In addition, Eureka supports the following technological areas Electronics, It Telecomms Technology, Industrial Manufacturing, Material Transport, Other Industrial Technologies, Energy Technology , Chemistry, Physical Exact Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agriculture Marine Resources, Agrofood Technology, Measurements Standards, Technology for protecting humankind the environment .
Funding Eureka label is an excellency label. Funding is national.
Consortium At least two companies or research centres from other Eureka country.
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2. EUREKA (3/8)
EUREKA INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
EUREKA CLUSTER PROJECTS

• EUREKA Clusters are long-term, strategically
  significant industrial initiatives. They usually
  have a large number of participants, and aim to
  develop generic technologies of key importance
  for European competitiveness, primarily in ICT
  and, more recently, in energy and biotechnology.
• Clusters bring together large companies very
  often competitors along with SMEs, research
  institutes and universities, sharing both the
  risk and benefits of innovation. They focus on
  developing and commercially exploiting new
  technologies. Their goal? To ensure that Europe
  retains its leading position in the world market.
• Initiated by industry in close collaboration with
  national funding authorities, each Cluster has a
  technological roadmap defining the most
  important strategic domains. Specific goals are
  achieved through scores of individual projects. A
  key asset of EUREKA is its flexibility roadmaps
  and projects are continuously adapted in response
  to the rapidly changing technological environment
  and market demands.
• Clusters aim to exploit the technologies
  developed through existing national and European
  programmes and play an important role in defining
  European standards and interoperability.

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2. EUREKA (4/8)

• EUREKA CLUSTER PROJECTS
• CATRENE The recent EUREKA programme CATRENE
  (Cluster for Application and Technology Research
  in Europe on NanoElectronics) will result in a
  Technological Leadership for a competitive
  European ICT industry.
• Web site www.catrene.org
• EURIPIDES EURIPIDES is a collaborative
  industrial RD programme promoting smart systems
  and their relevant technologies. The strategy is
  to promote the development of new products,
  processes and services using or enabling the use
  of integrated smart systems based on
  micro-technology.
• Web site www.euripides-eureka.eu
• ITEA The ambition of ITEA (Information
  Technology for European Advancement) is to
  stimulate and support the development of software
  technology for the benefit of European industry.
• Web site www.itea-office.org
• ITEA2 ITEA 2 stimulates and supports projects
  that will give European industry a leading edge
  in the area of SiS (in which software represents
  a significant segment in system functionality,
  system development cost risk, system
  development time).
• Web site www.itea2.org
• MEDEA MEDEA is the new industry-initiated
  pan-European Programme for advanced co-operative
  Research and Development in Microelectronics.
• Web site wwwmedeaplus.org

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• EUREKA CLUSTER PROJECTS
• EUROFOREST IMP The objective of EUROFOREST (IMP)
  is to apply new biotechnological tools and
  agronomic technologies to improve the European
  forestry sector.
• Web site www.euroforest.org
• CELTIC The ambition of CELTIC (Cooperation for a
  sustained European Leadership in
  TelecommuniCations) is to strengthen European
  competitiveness in telecommunications through
  industry-driven, collaborative RD.
• Web site www.celtic-initiative.org
• EUROGIA EUROGIA's main purpose is to initiate
  fundamental technological developments to ensure
  a better management of fossil fuels leading to a
  hydrogen economy.
• Web site www.eurogia.com

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• EUREKA UMBRELLA
• Umbrellas are thematic networks within the EUREKA
  framework which focus on a specific technology
  area or business sector. The main goal of an
  umbrella is to facilitate the generation of
  EUREKA projects in its own target area.
• Umbrella activities are coordinated and
  implemented by a working group consisting of
  EUREKA representatives and industrial experts.
  The working group meets on a regular
  basis.ECONTEC Building on the achievements of
  the two Umbrellas MULTIMEDIA (1996-2005) and
  EUROLEARN (2002-2005), the ECONTEC Umbrella
  focuses on ECONTENT Technologies, i.e. on
  facilitating a smooth interaction and active
  collaboration between the two main components of
  the digital media value chain the digital
  content users and industries (content owners,
  aggregators) and the infrastructure (devices,
  systems, networks) suppliers.
• Web sitewww.contec.org
• EUREKA TOURISM EUREKA TOURISM is the
  continuation of the former EUROTOURISM Umbrella
  (E! 2527), running from 2001 to 2004. The target
  of the new Umbrella is to become a meeting point
  for companies operating in the tourism sector
  (hotel chains, travel agencies, leisure
  enterprises, etc.) and for companies developing
  technology programmes to be applied in the
  tourist services. The technology area is mostly
  represented by information, communication,
  environment, food, automation and transport
  technology.
• Web sitewww.eurekatourism.eu

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2. EUREKA (7/8)
EUROAGRI Based on the success of its
predecessor EUROAGRI (1992-2003), EUROAGRI (2003
- 2009) assists with the application of
innovation and technologies within the
agriculture, feed and food sectors with the aim
of strengthening European competitiveness. Web
sitewww.euroagri.org INNOFISK The InnoFisk
Umbrella aims at the creation of a European-wide
platform to combine research and development
capabilities and expertise in order to generate
projects in the area of fish breeding throughout
the entire fish production chain, assuming
sustainability and transparency as clear
preconditions and reinforcing the all
encompassing fork-to-farm approach in which high
quality and safe food prevails. EUROENVIRON
Established in 1989, the EUROENVIRON Umbrella
helps companies and research organisations find
partners for projects with the aim of developing
high technology projects, processes, systems or
services contributing to solving some of Europe's
major environmental problems. Web
sitewww.euroenviron.com EULASNET EULASNET II
is building on the success of its predecessor
EULASNET (2001-2006). The main objective is to
generate market-oriented RD projects dealing
with laser and optical technologies for new
products, processes and services. EULASNET II
will assist European enterprises and research
organisations in finding suitable partners for
innovative, international collaborations. In
addition, this network will allow for the
creation of a virtual competence centre in which
information and expertise can be shared. Web
sitewww.eulasnet.org
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2. EUREKA (8/8)
EUREKA BUILD For the construction sector, the
two mains challenges are (i)to become sustainable
by reducing resource consumption, managing
transport and utilities networks in a sustainable
way, reducing environmental and man-made impacts,
improving safety and security and protecting
cultural heritage (ii)to become a demand-driven
sector by including more knowledge in the
products but also all along the whole value
chain. The major objective of the EUREKABUILD
Umbrella is to promote and facilitate the
development of multinational industrial projects
aiming at contributing to the vision of the
construction sector and dedicated towards
competitive innovation. Website
http//www.ectp.org/eurekabuild2.asp ENIWEP
ENIWEP's main objective is to bring together
European competencies in the field of tribology
to establish an integrated, powerful tool to
improve the interaction between industry and
tribology research and to facilitate the transfer
of technology and research results to industry
and in particular SMEs for rapid exploitation Web
site http//www.eureka.be/inaction/AcShowUmbrella
.do?id3603    PROFACTORY PRO-FACTORY is a
European network that has the aim of bringing
forward and coordinating applications-oriented,
bottom-up, collaborative RD projects in
production and robotics for greater
competitiveness and sustainability. The
technological scope of PRO-FACTORY addresses
issues of strategic importance for the
manufacturing industry including. Web site
www.profactory.eu LOGCHAIN Its main objective
is to improve international freight transport
within Europe through the development and
optimisation of continuous logistic chains
between shipper and receiver. Web site
www.logchain.eureka.be
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