Enhancing transnational research & innovation cooperation in the Danube

Region

The EUREKA Initiative – Cross border cooperation

Niki NASKA, Communications Manager, EUREKA Secretariat

EUREKA

European intergovernmental network created in 1985

Projects nationally financed by internationalising national funds

Leading open platform for international cooperation for innovation

Supporting & coordinating market-oriented, trans-national R&D projects in a decentralised way

Facilitating access to finance for project participants

Creating links and networks for innovation

EUREKA

41 FULL MEMBERS

3 ASSOCIATED COUNTRIES

2 NIP

EUREKA

Innovativeproduct,

process or service with

civilian purpose

Market oriented nature Reflect market

demands

Bottom-up approach

No thematic restrictions

Open-call system

Transnational/

International

cooperation Bi-/tri-/

multilateral cooperation

Projects

4

University 13%Re-search In-sti-tute 11%

Large Company 12%

SME 63%

Other 1%

Participants in EUREKA projects

> Private companies represent 75% of participants

Data for EUREKA projects and Eurostars

2008 - 20148

EUROSTARS

5.700+ Projects

36+ BILLION €public-private funding

26.000+Organisatio

ns Involved

Since 1985…

EUROSTARS

3.900+ Research centres

11.300+SMEs

7.300+Large

companies

Number of organisations involved from 1985

3.800+ Universiti

es

EUREKA

Industry led initiatives• Medium term• Strategically

significant • International

ecosystem of R&D&I actors

Large number of participants• Major European

industries• Large SME

participation (50% of partners)

Support European competitiveness • Develop generic

technologies and standards

• Address economic and societal challenges

> Clusters represent 70% of the budget of EUREKA project portfolio

CLUSTERS

EUREKA CLUSTERS

Innovation in water technologies

Micro and Nano electronics

Telecommunications

Smart electronic Systems

Low carbon energy technologies

Software intensive systems and services

Metallurgy, materials

Eurostars - 2

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Eurostars countries

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Eurostars in numbers

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3,548NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

11,733NUMBER OF APPLICANTS

783NUMBER OF APPROVED PROJECTS

2,600NUMBER OF APPLICANTS

1.1 BILLION €TOTAL COSTS OF APPLICATIONS FUNDED

472 MILLION €ESTIMATED PUBLIC FUNDING

4.9 BILLION €TOTAL COSTS OF

APPLICATIONS

47COUNTRIES INVOLVED

23%SUCCESS RATE

PROJECTS SUBMITTEDCUT-OFF 1-10

PROJECTS FUNDEDCUT-OFF 1-10

20

EUREKA International Cooperation

Facilitate and enhance project-to–project collaboration with non-European countries

- identify opportunities for collaboration- review existing rules and instruments of collaboration

Enhance cooperation between European and non-European funding bodies:

- creating ‚strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation‘ through variable geometry- create a „toolbox“ for joint activities

Identify suitable countries for association to the Network

Danube regionFocus on approved regional projects (involving at least two countries from the region) since 2008

Danube region - Approved projects

Individual projects / Sub-umbrella Eurostars Clusters Total

Total projects involving Danube region countries since 1985 1680 316 345 2341

Total projects involving Danube region countries since 2008 472 316 143 931

Total projects involving at least 2 Danube region countries since 1985 601 75 96 772

Total projects involving at least 2 Danube region countries since 2008 207 75 46 328

Public and private budget for projects involving at least 2 Danube region countries since 2008 (€m) 159.1 81.4 201.1 441.6

Regional projects dominate portfolios

Individual projects is the most popular instrument

Varying use of instruments

Clusters projects absorbs the most funding

Project numbers / Instruments over time

Contributions to clusters projects declining since 2010

Diversity of participants across region

Significant SME participation across region

Individual, Sub-Umbrella and Eurostars tech areas – project numbers

Individual, Sub-Umbrella and Eurostars tech areas –contributions (€m)

Individual, Sub-Umbrella and Eurostars market areas – project numbers

Individual, Sub-Umbrella and Eurostars market areas – contributions (€m)