L’importanza delle Tecnologie Abilitanti per uno sviluppo integrato e sostenibile

Luigi Ambrosio

www.dsctm.cnr.it

Department of Chemical Science and Materials TechnologyNational Research Council

Rome, Italy

Email: direttore.dsctm@cnr.it

“Smart Puglia: Verso la strategia di specializzazione intelligente

2014-2010”“Quali tecnologie abilitanti per la

Puglia”“23 Luglio 2013, Bari

In 2009, European Member States and the European Commission identified Key EnablingTechnologies (KETs) for their potential

impact in strengthening Europe's industrial and innovation capacity.

Six KETs

� nanotechnology� micro and nanoelectronics� advanced materials� photonics� industrial biotechnology� advanced manufacturing systems

KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (KETs)

KETs are knowledge and capital-intensive technologie s associated with high research and development (R&D) intensity, rapid and integrated innovation cycles, hi gh capital expenditure and highly-skilled employment.

Their influence is pervasive, enabling process, product and service innovation throughout the economy.

KETs can assist technological leaders in other field s to capitalise on their research efforts.

KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (KETs)

……..multidisciplinary and trans-sectorial, cutting across many technology areas with a trend towards convergence, technologyintegration and the potential to induce structural change

KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATION

Estimated global market potentials of Key Enabling Technologies

……..Sustain significant increase of the enployment in the EU

KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES …..ECONOMIC IMPACT

Whilst European R&D is generally strong in new KET technologies, the HLG has observed that the transition from ideas arising from basic research to competitive KETs production is the weakest link in European KET enabled value chains.

The gap between basic knowledge generation and the subsequent commercialization of this knowledge in marketable products, has been commonly identified across the KETs and is known in broad terms as the "valley of death" issue.

This “Valley of Death” has been identified in many competitor countries, including the USA, China and Taiwan. All have established coordinated programmes in strategically important areas that cover the full innovation chain addressing basic and applied research, demonstrators, standardization measures, deployment and market access, all at the same time and, significantly, in a logical joined-up manner.

THE “VALLEY OF DEATH”

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO KETS FOR FUTURECOMPETITIVENESS: THREE PILLAR BRIDGE MODEL TO PASS ACROSS THE "VALLEY OF DEATH "

The technological research pillar based on technological facilities supported by research technology organisation;

The product development pillar based on pilot lines and demonstrator supported by industrial consortia

The competitive manufacturing pillar based on globally competitive manufacturing facilities supported by anchor companies.

1. A single KETs and fully-fledged innovation policy at EU level- Make KETs a technological priority for Europe in terms of policies and

financial instruments and investment- The EU should apply the TRL (Technology Readiness Levels) scale

R&D definition to outlines the different steps which support the innovation and industrialisation process of technologies to transform ideas to the market.

- Fully exploit the scope of relevant R&D definitions in its programmeswhich support the full and simultaneous implementation of the threepillar bridge model along the innovation chain, from basic research, through technological research, product development and prototyping up to globally competitive manufacturing.

- Rebalancing of EU RDI funding programmes2. A comprehensive strategic approach to a KETs policy at EU level4. Combined financing to promote RDI investments in KE Ts4. Globally competitive IP Policy5. Education and skills

EU should create a European Technology Research Council (ETRC) to promoteindividual excellence in technologically focused engineering research and innovation and establish the appropriate framework conditions through the ESF regulation in order to support KETs skills capacity building at national and regional level.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF KETS IN EUROPE TOWARDS A COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN

INDUSTRY

Pillar 1: technology infrastructure

Pillar 2: accelerating the

manufacturing process

Pillar 3: overcoming the market failure

Valley of death

Pillar 3: co-location R&D/Manufacturing

Elements of recommended actions by the PCAST – a “certain”overlap with our recommendations

HORIZON 2020

EXCELLENT SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

� European Research Council

�Future and EmergingTechnologies

�Marie Curie actions

� Research infrastructures

� Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

�Access to risk finance

�Innovation in SMEs

�Health, demographic change and wellbeing

�Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bioeconomy

�Secure, clean and efficient energy

�Smart, green and integrated transport

�Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

� Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Indicative Budget: 24 598 M€*

Indicative Budget: 17 938 M€* Of which 5 894 M€* for KETs

Indicative Budget: 31 748 M€*

Total indicative budget proposed: 80 000 M€

PUGLIA TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICTS

� DARE: settore Agroalimentare – Foggia

� DHiTech: settore High tech – Lecce

� DITME: settore Energia – Brindisi

� DTA: settore Aerospazio – Brindisi

� HBio: settore Biomedicale – Bari

� MEDIS: settore Meccatronica - Bari

Micro and nanoelectronics , including semiconductors, are essential for all goods and services which need intelligent control in sectors as diverse as automotive and transportation, aeronautics and space. Smart industrial control systems permit more efficient management of electricity generation, storage, transport and consumption through intelligent electrical grids and devices (HLG, 2009)

Nanotechnology holds the promise of leading to the development of smart nano and micro devices and systems and to radical breakthroughs in vital fields such as healthcare, energy, environment and manufacturing (HLG, 2009)

DISTRICTS AND KETs

DHiTech

DTA DHiTech

DTA

DARE

MEDIS

MEDIS

DiTNE

DiTNE

HBIO

HBIO

Photonics is a multidisciplinary domain dealing with light, encompassing its generation, detection and management. Among other things it provides the technological basis for the economical conversion of sunlight to electricity which is important for the production of renewable energy, and a variety of electronic components and equipment such as photodiodes, LEDs and lasers. (HLG, 2009)

Advanced Materials offer major improvements in a wide variety of different fields, e.g. in aerospace, transport, building and health care. They facilitate recycling, lowering the carbon footprint and energy demand as well as limiting the need for raw materials that are scarce in Europe. (HLG, 2009)

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DISTRICTS AND KETs

Transistors & light emitting transistors

DHiTech

DHiTech

DTA

DTA

MEDIS

MEDIS

DiTNE

DiTNE

HBIO

HBIO

Industrial biotechnology – also known as white biotechnology – uses enzymes and micro-organisms to make bio-based products in sectors as diverse as chemicals, food and feed, healthcare, detergents, paper and pulp, textiles and bioenergy. (HLG, 2009)

Advanced Manufacturing Systems (AMS) comprise production systems and associated services, processes, plants and equipment, including automation, robotics, measurement systems, cognitive information processing, signal processing and production control by high-speed information and communication systems. AMS are essential for productivity gains across sectors such as the aerospace, automotive, consumer products, electronics, engineering, energy-intensive, food and agricultural as well as optical industries.

DISTRICTS AND KETs

DHiTech

DTA

DTA

DARE

DARE

MEDIS

MEDISHBIO

HBIO

TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICTS AND KETs INTEGRATION

ADVANCED MATERIALS

INDUSTRIALBIOTECHNOLOGY

NANOTECHNOLOGY

MICRO & NANO ELECTRONICS

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

SYSTEMS

PHOTONICS

INTEGRATION OF KET IN PUGLIA TO DEVELOP ADVANCED PR ODUCTS AND KNOWLEDGE

DHiTech DARE

DTA MEDIS

OTHER INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

DiTNE

HBIO

BUILDING BLOCKS WORKING GROUP

1: (Re) Industrialisation of KETs in Europe (Industrial use of KETs in Europe)

WG 1 – MULTIKETS APPROACH

WG 2 – KETS VALUE CHAIN

WG 3 – KETS FINANCIAL ENGINEERING & INVESTMENT

2: Promotion and implementation of KETs policies in EU at National and Regional levels

WG 4 – PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF KETS POLICIES IN EU AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS

3: Competition & Trade (Favourable European industry landscape)

WG 5 – KETS COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBALISATION AND STATE AID

4: Skills and Societal Challenges

WG 6 - HUMAN CAPITAL, SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH

INFRASTRUCTURES

WG 7– KETS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

Key Enabling Technologies Working Groups

Scope: -The WG defines a European strategy involving Universities, engineering / business schools, clusters, allowing to develop KETs human capital and skills.-The WG advises the Commission on existing technological research infrastructures and identifies missing capability and capacity in Europe

Target / Objective: - The WG delivers a European KETs strategy in the area of human capital, skills- The WG delivers a European KETs strategy in the area of technological

research infrastructures

WG 6: KETs HUMAN CAPITAL, SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

WG LEADER: LUIGI AMBROSIO

Members:- Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski (Chair) - Luisa Tondelli (Rapporteur)- Patrick Bressler- Roger De Keersmaecker- Bejamin Denis- Patrick Duvaut- Egbert-Jan Sol

� Definition of Technological Research Infrastructure , TRI

� Strategy of building human capital and skills based on interdisciplinary research sponsored by the industr y, including SMEs

Joint working group with EIT and FET stakeholders , smart specializiation, etc.

……to bridge the gap between TRL ( Technology Readiness Level) 1-3 and TRL 5-6

Ongoing Key Enabling Technologies Strategy…..

• The KETs play a central role in finding innovative solutions to major societal challenges;

• Technology is one of the driving forces of innovation with significant impact on all strategic industrial sectors;

• Key Enabling Technologies approach will foster breakthroughs in technology.

KETs INTEGRATION

Exploit the scope of relevant R&D which support the full and simultaneous implementation the innovation chain, from basic research, through technological

research, product development and prototyping up to globally competitive manufacturing.