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EUREKA

Svatopluk HaladaEUREKA Secretariat, Brussels

a catalyst for innovative R&D projects

Brno, September 22, 2004

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A European programme and network in field od applied and industrial research and innovation activities

Integral component of the European Research Area

Target group: mainly industry and particular attention to SMEs

• Involving of research organisations

• Public funding only from member (national)

sources - not at a central level !

Why EUREKA ?

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Positioning frameworks and programmes in ERA

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BENEFITS OF SOCIETY

AND EUROPE

BENEFITS OF SOCIETY

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EUREKA history

Historical data

• Launched in 1985 with 17 member countries from Western Europe and the Commission of the European Communities

• 1991 - EUREKA opened its doors to Central & Eastern European countries

• 1998 - Encouraged project participation from anywhere in the world, allowing industry to ‘work with the best’

• Currently 33 member countries and the Commission of the European Union

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34 Members

Including two future candidates for EU accession and non-EU members

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Operational Policy / Strategy

Ministerial Conference

Ministerial Conference

InterparliamentaryConference

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High Level GroupHigh Level Group

CHAIRMANSHIPCHAIRMANSHIP

CUSTOMERSENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PROJECTS

CUSTOMERSENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PROJECTS

EUREKA SecretariatEUREKA Secretariat

E! structure

The EUREKA structure

Executive Executive GroupGroup

NPC Networkand

National Offices

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Why EUREKA ?

Time to market reactivityTime to market reactivity

Shared responsibilityShared responsibility

Opened possibility of public cofinancingOpened possibility of public cofinancing

Light ex-anteevaluationFlexibility

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Why EUREKA ?

Bottom-up projectBottom-up project generation by partners

• FlexibilityFlexibility to adapt project content and structure

• Efficiency and limited overheadsEfficiency and limited overheads

• IPRIPR: negotiated between and owned by partners

• Exploitation of research results by project partners to develop new products and services: strengthening Europe’s industrial competitiveness

• Set-up of Set-up of ‘de facto’ European standards European standards

The advantagesThe advantages

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Strategicinitiativesfor Europe

2 Pillars

a common R&Da common R&Dpublic-privatepublic-private

synergysynergy

a Network

forSMEs

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A pan European decentralised

Network for innovative projects by SMEs

EUREKA

19 years of experience !

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• A favourable environment for European A favourable environment for European competitiveness and job creationcompetitiveness and job creation

• Focus on the strength of European Focus on the strength of European industryindustry

Strategic initiatives

(mobile communications, (mobile communications, hhome of the future, ome of the future, smart cards, automotive, aeronautics)smart cards, automotive, aeronautics)

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A real public-private R&D synergy increasing the European competitiveness

3% Lisbon objective

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Contribution of EUREKA to the 3% objective

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What is a EUREKA project?

A EUREKA Innovative project is:

• international - partners from at least two of EUREKA’s 34 members

• developing innovative products/processes/ services for the market

• proposed, defined and managed by its partners (the ‘bottom up’ approach)

• essentially industry led by industry

• financed locally

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EUREKA’s ‘bottom-up’ pproach

The participants decide

• what the project aims to do• who is in it• how much it will cost • how long it will take• how it will be managed• how risks and results will be

shared

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Setting up your EUREKA project

Key factors for success

• Clear objectives

• Right partners

• Project management

• Resources availability

• Market opportunities

• Partnership agreement

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1500 finished projects 600 running projects

• Investment of 500 M€ each year

Building cross-border partnerships

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SME Participation in projects

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Participation of SMEs in EUREKA

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EUREKA Strategic initiatives

EUREKA Cluster projects

• ICT

•Telecoms

•Energy

•Biotechnologies

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Co-ordination of Cluster projects

986 European partners working together!

1 B € each year

Microchips

Software

Interconnexion

Micro- & Nanosystems

MEDEA+

ITEA

PIDEA

EURIMUS

Partners

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Enhancing European competitiveness

• Common strategic view of industry

• Define European standards

• Prepare ‘interoperability’

• End-user focused

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Thematic areas

information technology63%

environment5%

work & society 8%

transportation6%

advanced material and processing

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energy2%

biotechnology8%

Ongoing EUREKA projects by thematic areas(Innovative projects and Cluster projects)

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Ongoing projects by project initiator

CLUSTERS projects submitters (per number)

Large company30%

SME39%

Research Institute

10%

University21%

INNOVATIVE projects submitters (per number)

Large company23%

SME40%

Research Institute

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University16%

Governm./ Nat. Admin.

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Gov./Nat.Adm.

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University8%

ResearchInstitute

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SME20%

LargeCompanies

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ResearchInstitute

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University33%

Others5%

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EUREKA and FP5 project initiators

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Rate of success of proposals 65%

Overheads of the Initiative <3%• More project proposals than funding available

• The return on investment of public funding by taxes over induced turnover is less than 2 years

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EUREKA Success story (1)

EUREKA´s support for increasing of European Competitiveness

JESSI - Submicron Silicon Process Technology > strategical project in 1988-1994> budget 3 800 Mio Euro > result: 3 European companies in the Top 10 ranking

of microchip manufacturers

EPROM – Industralisation of Integrated Circuit Non-Volatile Memory

> strategical project in 1990-1994

MEDEA – Microeloctronics Programme for Integration Into Selected Application SystemsMEDEA Plus - Microelectronics for Europe and Information Society

> IT strategical projects from 1998 till present> budget 3 000 Mio Euro

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EUREKA Success story (2)

EUREKA´s support for increasing of European Competitiveness

EURIMUS – Microsystems for Information Technology > strategical project in 1988-1994> budget 3 800 Mio Euro

ITEA - Software systems for ICT> strategical project for software-intensive systems

PIDEA and PIDEA Plus - Packaging Technologies for Miniaturasation in Electronic industry

> strategical project ITC Technology for Packaging and transport in 1999 till present

> budget 2 500 Mio Euro

AMADEUS> Reservation, Ticketing and Payment System of

Flight Tickets

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EUREKA member since 1995

Czech EUREKA infrastructure • EUREKA High Level Representative: Mr. Karel Šperlink

• EUREKA National Co-ordinator: Mr. Josef Martinecjosef.martinec@msmt.cz

•The EUREKA NPC Secretariat: Located at the Ministry of

Education, Youth and Sports

• The EUREKA Board of the Czech Republic: advisory body to MEYS

• Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship:support of EUREKA management in CR, project generation, public relations

EUREKA in the Czech Republic (1)

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National project assessment and procedures

• Application for public tender (one deadline per year)

• National evaluation procedure and EUREKA Project Assessment Methodology (PAM)

• Obtaining of EUREKA label by High Level Group

• Contract with MEYS CR

• Starting of national co-financing

EUREKA in the Czech Republic (2)

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EUREKA Project funding• Targeted co-financing from budget of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (budget for R&D International Cooperation)

• Amount of 3,5 M€ in 2004

• Subsidy to both public as well as private entities and to all types of organisations (SMEs, LCs, Universities and Research Institutes)

• Support should cover up to 50 % of relevant budget of involving Czech organisations in project consortium

• Max. limitation up to 115 000 € per project

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EUREKA in the Czech Republic (4)

EUREKA NPC´s services

• Partner search

• Project management support

• Financial sourcing

• Market and technological knowledge and expertise

• Contact to NPC framework

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Have a look to the EUREKA public website

For more information

www.www.eurekaeureka..bebe

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EUREKA Web site

www.eureka.be

• Project database, Partner search

• Launch project suggestion/idea

• Forthcoming events (Partnering/Brokerage, Conferences, etc.)

• EUREKA contacts

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Thank you for your attention

EUREKAThe European

networkfor industry-led,

market-oriented R&D

Business Conference:

EUREKA and the Czech Republic

Brno, September 22, 2004