Adding value Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation

Presentation to the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament

Patrick Lambert, EACI Director 30 June 2011

EU 2020 Flagship Initiatives

Smart growth• Digital agenda for Europe• Youth on the move• Innovation Union

Sustainable growth• Resource efficient Europe• An industrial policy for the globalisation era

Inclusive growth• An agenda for new skills and jobs• European platform against poverty

Commission - Policy - Work Programmes - Evaluation

Calls for proposals/tender

Evaluating, contract negotiation

Contract/project launch

Supervising, animating, communicating, monitoring,

training, follow-up

Feedback

Programme implementation

Strategy and policy making

EACI role

Current portfolio

CIP Framework Programme

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme

Budgets and state of play

€450 million ~100 open projects

€730 million ~360 open projects

€200 million ~90 open projects

€320 million 590 partners

Commission parent-DGs

DG MOVE DG ENER DG ENV DG ENTR

Beneficiaries

Companies (notably SMEs) and business organisations

Public authorities and governments

NGOs

Modular structure

Director

Patrick Lambert

Director

Patrick Lambert

Unit 1Intelligent

Energy - EuropeRenewable Energy

William Gillett

Unit 1Intelligent

Energy - EuropeRenewable Energy

William Gillett

Unit 5Marco Polo

PatrickVankerckhoven

Unit 5Marco Polo

PatrickVankerckhoven

Accounting OfficerAccounting Officer

Internal & external auditInternal & external audit

Unit RResources

Bernard Lheritier

Unit RResources

Bernard Lheritier

Unit CCommunications and

Network Support

Martine Diss

Unit CCommunications and

Network Support

Martine Diss

Unit 3Eco-innovation

BeatrizYordi Aguirre

Unit 3Eco-innovation

BeatrizYordi Aguirre

Unit 4Network

Operations

JoséPuigpelat Valls

Unit 4Network

Operations

JoséPuigpelat Valls

Unit 2Intelligent

Energy - EuropeEnergy Efficiency

Vincent Berrutto

Unit 2Intelligent

Energy - EuropeEnergy Efficiency

Vincent Berrutto

Specialised staff

• 145 staff from 18 EU countries

• 80% contract staff, 13% temporary agents, 7% officials

• Experts on business support, energy, environment, transport, communication and finance

Support to beneficiaries

• Quick payments

• Better information and guidance

• Simplified applications and reporting

• Easy contact with EACI staff

Reaching out

14 video news releases, >700 TV broadcasts, >65 million viewers

5 websites, >8 million page views

722 events in 44 countries, size doubles

each year

3,400 participants at 8 info days, and 1,200 at 2

Network conferences

26,000 news alert subscribers, 3,000 NetLife receivers

>600,000 hard copies delievered on request

Recognisable programmes with a

higher « brand value »

>700 media clippings

Double win

Cost-efficientSpecialisedFlexible

FastSimpleResponsive

InstitutionsInstitutions BeneficiariesBeneficiaries

EACI evaluation

Source: Evaluation of the EACI

(Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services, May 2011)

« Given the successes achieved in the management of programmes and initiatives, the Commission might consider entrusting additional programmes to EACI management »

Outlook

Continue putting the EACI at the service of the EU Institutions and all programme stakeholders to support

• The EU 2020 Strategy• Current and future EU

programmes• SMEs, energy and climate

policies, green technologies and innovation