Quick Reference Guide to Collective Research in Europe
May 2006
ERA-NET funded by the European Commission
Preface
T his guide provides a general introduction to the organisation of collective research in Europe and brief presentations of the collective research programmes participating in the CORNET ERA-NET project funded by the European Commission, DG Research. T he guide has been compiled by a taskforce of CORNET participants consisting of AiF, CETIM, IPI, IWT, RPF, TUBITAK, and headed by SenterNovem. T he information in the guide is based on the results of a survey among CORNET participants carried out in September 2005 and validated in March 2006. The guide provides a complete overview at the present time of the programmes participating in CORNET; however, programmes in the various European countries continuously change and therefore it is important to realise that this publication is only a snapshot in time. D uring the course of the CORNET project, the information about the different programmes will be continuously updated and made available online on the CORNET website: www.cornet-era.net T he authors wish to thank all CORNET partners for their constructive contributions.
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Contents
I. II. III. IV. V. How to use this guide About CORNET 4 4 6 10 13 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 57 General introduction to Collective Research in Europe Collective research in EU – Key figures
Overview of national/regional collective research programmes 1. Austria 2. Belgium (1) – Flanders Belgium (2) – Wallonia 3. Cyprus 4. France 5. Germany 6. Greece 7. Italy 8. Luxembourg 9. The Netherlands 10. Norway (1) Norway (2) 11. Portugal 12. Slovenia 13. Spain (1) – Catalonia Spain (2) – Valencia Spain (3) – Valencia 14. Turkey List of Contacts Glossary
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How to use this guide
CORNET has compiled information on collective research programmes in Europe through an indepth questionnaire submitted in autumn 2005 to all ministries and agencies participating in the CORNET project. The questionnaire collected data on, among other things, project eligibility criteria, the respective roles of programme owners and programme managers in managing the programme, funding principles, project proposal evaluation, contract negotiations, project monitoring and impact assessment. The complete data are available on the CORNET website: www.cornet-era.net. The present “Quick Reference Guide” provides an overview of what was thought to be the most relevant information collected from the questionnaires for the reader to get a quick idea of the main modalities for each programme. The following pages provide overview tables for each programme. For easy comparison the tables have an identical structure. Some countries have specific programmes dedicated to the support of collective research. In these cases the tables show data about the specific programme. In other countries there are no specific programmes, but funding of collective research is possible under broader programmes. In these cases the tables reflect information about the broader programme (e.g. budget numbers). The “Brief Description” entry indicates which of the two situations applies.
For each programme the names of contact persons are given in the “List of Contacts” at the back of the guide. These persons are not necessarily responsible for the whole programme, but they are the most knowledgeable on collective research in the programme concerned and thus the most suitable to provide information. Keywords related to collective research which are used in this guide are explained in the glossary.
About CORNET
CORNET stands for Collective Research NETworking. It is an ERA-NET project funded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. Like all ERA-NETs, CORNET aims to strengthen the European Research Area by supporting the transnational networking and coordination of national and regional research programmes. Its objective is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Collective Research policy and practice in Europe. This will be achieved, inter alia, by increasing and improving the exchange of knowledge and good practice, avoiding duplication of effort and sharing resources. CORNET is a three year project which started in 2005. It networks key players in the field of collective research from 17 European countries. Additional countries and programmes are expected to join the project in due course. For more information on CORNET please visit: www.cornet-era.net
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General introduction to Collective Research in Europe
This chapter provides an overall introduction to collective research, outlining the differences with respect to other forms of research, its relevance for SMEs and the current types of collective research programmes in EU countries.
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Introduction to Collective Research
Collective research is research performed for the benefit of a broad target group (“community”) of firms. The research results are accordingly disseminated widely. The objectives of collective research are often pre-competitive, related for example to the preparation of technical norms and standards, meeting environmental requirements, or improving health and safety at work. Collective research may also involve the search for improved processes or materials of wide application in an industry. Collective research provides an optimal means of responding to the shared research needs of broad communities of firms, particularly SMEs with limited or no research capacity of their own. Collective research is distinct from other forms of enterprise R&D, which may generally be classified as: • corporate”: R&D performed by a company for “ its own benefit • collaborative” or “co-operative”: R&D “ performed by several companies on a shared cost basis for their own individual benefit or • contract”: R&D contracted by one or several “ companies from one or several third-party research performers, again to the individual benefit of the contracting company or companies. Collective research is often associated with trade associations and/or specialised research centres working on behalf of a particular branch or sector of the economy. The role of these associations and centres is to: • identify companies’ research needs • erform or contract corresponding research, p and • o ensure the wide dissemination of the results t throughout the target SME community. This traditional model of collective research operates successfully in several countries and regions of Europe. It is, however, but part of a bigger picture. Modern innovation theory has in recent years encouraged policy approaches based on ideas of networking among firms, knowledge organisations and other institutions and organisations. Relevant concepts include: “industrial districts”, “regional innovation systems”, “value chains”, and “clustering”. Where governments promote R&D and knowledge transfer using such approaches, it is often to support what is in effect collective research: R&D and other work performed to the general benefit of a large target group, or broad segments within it, with the resulting knowledge being disseminated widely among them.
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The preceding section drew a distinction between “corporate”, “collaborative”, “cooperative”, “contract” and “collective” research. The following typology of SMEs in relation to their R&D behaviour, which is adapted from the report of EURAB1 Working Group 9 on “SMEs and ERA”, further illustrates those differences. The typology shows that collective research is especially relevant for that large majority of SMEs - up to 90% of the total - with no or very little research capacity of their own. Collective research can help them to meet challenges and requirements common to other SMEs operating in similar circumstances.
It can also act as an “appetiser”, demonstrating the value of research as a source of innovation and so encouraging individual SMEs to progress up the “stairway of research” from left to right in the diagram. Collective research is present in most regions and countries of the European Union, but in varying forms and intensity. In order to fully appreciate its presence and importance, it is necessary to take a sufficiently broad view so as not to be “blinded” by structural features and policy trends which can obscure them. The following table provides a simplified typology of collective research programmes present in Europe today.
Table 1 – Collective research for SMEs Proposal for “SME Research Stairway
– COLLECTIVE RESEARCH –
Information Training and Education Knowledge -based methods - Management - Innovation - Motivation Manuals Ideas competitions Technology basic enterprises (no or few R&D activities)
Awards/Contests 1:1 Cooperation Transfer Data-Base for R&D Results Pilot projects Implementation bonuses
CRAFT R&D -Activities with Patent Application Support Support close -to -markets development work
Integrated Projects R&D - Activities with Universities High- LevelR&D - Activities abroad Recruit qualified staff
Knowledge and Technological Universities
Technology adopting enterprises (adapting existing technologies - low innovative SMEs) 0%
Leading Technologie users (developing or combining existing technologies on an innovative level) < 10%
Technologie pioneers (high level research activities)
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EURAB is an advisory body of 45 high-ranking individuals from academia, industry and other relevant constituencies appointed by the European Commissioner for Research to advise him on key R&D issues of European relevance.
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Table – Typologies of current EU collective research programmes
Type A
Research organisations, such as sectoral technology centres, are funded, in whole or in part, by national or regional authorities or by compulsory contributions by firms in the form of a “para fiscal” tax. They perform collective research (often in addition to contract research) for enterprises in a given region or sector and related activities of collective interest such as vocational training, technical certification and technology transfer. Collective research projects for larger groups of enterprises can be funded in the framework of broader industrial/academic research and technology programmes, i.e. there is no specific collective research programme.
France Portugal Spain Italy Greece Slovenia Ireland Denmark Austria Cyprus Finnland Netherlands Norway Luxembourg Poland Sweden Turkey Germany Belgian Flanders - Walloon Region United Kingdom
Type B
Type C
There is a specific collective research programme.
Type D
Collective research, where it exists, is completely financed by enterprises on a voluntary basis, i.e. there is no public funding for collective research per se (but there might be public funding for individual projects as per Type B).
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Reality is, of course, rather more complex than the table suggests. The table shows that where publicly funded collective research is present, it may be organised “institutionally” or “programmatically”: • nstitutional collective research is typically I provided via publicly supported research organisations, which may however themselves be private. Often, but not necessarily, these research organisations are related to SME associations (Type A). • Programmatic” collective research is generally “ project-based, with funding being given for individual collective research projects. This funding may come from generally targeted research and technology programmes (Type B) or from programmes specifically dedicated to collective research (Type B+). The type B option is common in smaller countries (see below for explanation). Where a country is indicated in the righthand column of the table, this is to signal the predominant form of collective research to be found there. The information must be read and interpreted with caution, however, because in many countries mixed regimes exist. Indeed, there is some suggestion that mixed regimes may be becoming more common, with an element of core funding (Type A) being complemented by the availability of, usually competitive, project funding (Type B).
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Some further points in explanation and qualification of this basic typology are: • ollective research sometimes exists under other c names, as indicated earlier; • ollective research may be funded at regional c rather than at national level, so that an analysis limited to national programmes may fail to detect its presence; • small” countries frequently use “general” “ programmes to support collective research, because it would be inefficient for them to devise and manage specific collective research programmes for branches or sectors of small size. Some countries have no public collective-research programmes of either type. The United Kingdom is perhaps the most striking case among the larger EU Member States. An extensive collective research programme once existed there, which was modelled on sectoral research centres funded through a compulsory levy on firms in the respective sector. It ended in the 1980’s. Some of the research centres continue to exist, now organised as commercial contract research and consultancy entities2. There are occasional examples of private collective research in other countries, too3.
The UK system of collective research, in the form of “Industrial Research Associations” came to an end during the Thatcher years. Some of the centres closed, others chose to adopt a commercial stance as contract research and consultancy organisations. Interestingly, a few of them have continued to operate as membership organisations and continue to offer collective services to their members. This is, so to speak, private collective research. It is organised in an entirely voluntary manner with no direct public support. Although no systematic comparison has been made, all of the indications are that the scope of the collective services offered by these private organisations is limited compared with elsewhere in Europe. For example, ADIV is a grouping of companies and other organisations related to the meat-processing industry in the region around Clermont Ferrand in France. Membership is voluntary and its core funding private. In order to fund joint activities, it often applies for financial support from general public research and technology programmes.
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Collective research in EU – Key figures
The collective research programmes of the participating CORNET partners are here compared through several charts of certain key features.
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Key figures
Organisations eligible to apply for Collective Research schemes Collective Research schemes in Europe Funding of research activities
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Associations (publicly financed) Associations (privately financed) RTOs (publicly financed) RTOs (privately financed) Individual SMEs Consortia of SMEs Consultants Individual researchers Others
1% 1% 16% 16% 11% 1% % % %
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Technology Transfer Fundamental Research Industrial Research Applied Research Other Product Development (Prototyping)
5% 6% 6% 6% % %
Collective Research schemes in Europe Evaluation criteria - average weigth
Collective Research schemes in Europe Dissemination activities
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Technological Advancement Quality of the project approach Socio-economic aspects Project management Others
,% 7,1% 1,5% 17,% ,7%
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Symposium/Congres Vocational training Market survey, Investigation of R&D needs Workshops Transfer in individual SMEs Demonstration Other
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Collective Research schemes in Europe Ownership intellectual property rights
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Associations (publicly financed) Associations (privately financed) RTOs (publicly financed) RTOs (privately financed) Individual SMEs Consortia of SMEs Consultants Individual researchers Others
1% % 1% 10% 10% 1% 0% 0% 6%
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Overview of national/regional collective research programmes
This chapter provides an overview of collective research programmes country by country, showing only basic facts necessary for a general understanding, i.e. a brief description of the programme, the eligibility criteria, the activities covered, the funding principles, etc.
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Austria
Programme Name FFG General Programmes Programme Owner FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency Abbreviation or Acronym FFG GP Programme Manager FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Brief description of the Programme and objectives General Programmes promotes all sectors and branches, all areas of technology, and all sizes of firms. Applicants can be enterprises, research institutes and also individual researchers and inventors. The main evaluation criteria are the degree of innovation, technological risk, potential of realisation and economic performance. A special action line within General Programmes is collective research. The following information refers to General Programmes collective research projects only. Main objective of these projects is that R&D performed by research institutes is disseminated widely to a broad target group of firms. The objectives of this R&D are often pre-competitive, related for example to the preparation of technical norms and standards, meeting environmental requirements or raising health and safety at work. They also may involve the search for improved processes or materials of wide application in an industry. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Associations privately financed • Trade associations, clusters • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed
• No specific consortium requirements • No maximum project duration, but milestone controlling: application for continuation after one year • Funding period: 1 year • No minimum or maximum budget
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Austria
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € .700.000 2005 € .00.000 2006 € .500.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 60% € 100.000
Owner of the project results
• Associations public financed e.g. Trade Associations • Associations privately financed e.g. Trade Associations • RTOs public financed • RTOs privately financed • Consortia of SMEs Country
Publications
Prototyping
Workshops
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Programme Name Flemish Innovation Stimulation Programme Collective Research Programme Owner Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) Abbreviation or Acronym VIS-CO
Programme Manager Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT)
Brief description of the Programme and objectives A Flemish Innovation Cooperation (VIS) is a funding instrument aiming at optimizing the exchange of information between knowledge centres and industry, in particular SMEs, by supporting Cooperative Innovation Networks (CIN) in a particular sector. Through the Collective Research programme, a CIN will exploit the scale advantage and organise research for the benefit for the whole network. Objectives include: • To stimulate innovation by funding research for an industrial sector in Flanders. • To provide a platform for the dissemination of information throughout the sector. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Professional associations • Publicly financed associations • Privately financed associations • Consortia of SMEs • Ad-hoc formed consortia of at least 10 companies
• Main applicant is a Flemish federation, or a consortium of at least 10 companies • R&D performed by (non-profit) knowledge centres • Project results are open to the whole sector
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Belgium (1) – Flanders
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 5.550.000 2005 € .50.000 2006 € .00.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National yes Trans-Regional yes 5% € 50.000
Owner of the project results
• Publicly financed associations • Professional organisations • Privately financed associations • Consortia of SMEs
Publications
Prototyping
Workshops
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Belgium (2) – Wallonia
Programme Name RECHERCHE COLLECTIVE Programme Owner Ministère de la Région Wallonne Direction générale des Technologies, Recherche et Energie (DGTRE) Abbreviation or Acronym RC Programme Manager Ministère de la Région Wallonne Direction générale des Technologies, Recherche et Energie (DGTRE)
Brief description of the Programme and objectives Our programme is dedicated to the research centers doing collective research in the Walloon Region. The main objective is to reinforce the expertise and the know-how of the research centers in areas which are useful either for a group of enterprises or an economic sector of the Walloon Region. Research will have to contribute to the social and economic development of the Walloon Region and will aim to obtain deliverable results. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations “Centres de recherche agréés”: Research centers which are certified by the DGTRE Eligibility Criteria • Consortium of 2 research centers • Maximum 2 year project period • Research executed in the Walloon Region
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € .5.1 2005 NA 2006 € .000.000
Principal award conditions per project per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No No Trans-Regional No No 50% € 5.000
Owner of the project results The research centers
Publications
Prototyping
Workshops
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Programme Name Research for Enterprises Programme Owner Research Promotion Foundation Abbreviation or Acronym RfE Programme Manager Research Promotion Foundation
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The Programme funds industrial research and technological development by companies or associations of companies. The main objectives of the programme are to support the introduction of research activities in Cypriot companies, to promote the collaboration of Cypriot companies with local, as well as overseas, research centres and to improve the competitiveness of Cypriot companies. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed • RTOs (publicly financed) • RTOs (privately financed) • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs • Consultants
• Innovative Idea • Completeness of Methodology • Quality & Experience of the Consortium • Added Value for the Association or Partners • Participation of at least 1 SME association and 1 RTO • Project duration 12-24 months • Maximum project funding € 190.000 (2006)
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 50.000 2005 € 1.105.000 2006 € .55.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National yes All countries Trans-Regional No 5 - 65% € 10.000
Owner of the project results
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs
Publications
Prototyping
Workshops
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Programme Name Centre Technique Industriel Programme Owner Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques, CETIM Abbreviation or Acronym CTI Programme Manager CETIM – Programme Agency
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The CTI is a special status in France to finance collective research in various sectors. The CTIs are grouped in a network called “Réseau CTI” – network of CTI. There are 39 organisations and laboratories and employs around 4000 people to offer service to different industrial sectors. This constitutes an original answer to help French SMEs to integrate vital technological changes for maintaining their competitiveness. Further to research activities undertaken by all the CTIs a European expert club offers an exchange forum on European research programmes. Each CTI is owner and manager of his collective research for his industrial sector. The main objectives of the CTI network are: • to improve the competitiveness of the companies of their respective sectors • to observe the emergence of new industrial needs. • to facilitate, stimulate and support innovation thanks to common interest research works. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs • Consultants • Individual researchers
Eligibility Criteria The addressed subject should be part of the Strategic key actions planned by the Profession Commission or the Technical Committee. The technical content, the costs, the time schedule. There should be at least 2 industrial companies.
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France
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 5.000.000 2005 € 5.000.000 2006 € 5.000.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National yes EU countries + international Trans-Regional yes International 100% € 100.000
Owner of the project results
• Individual SMEs, others • CETIM owns the results of Collective R&D
Publications
Prototyping
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Programme Name Industrial Collective Research Programme Owner Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) Abbreviation or Acronym IGF (German Abbreviation only) Programme Manager German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF)
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The German AiF-System of collective research is dedicated to entire industrial branches or fields of technology. Companies, mainly small and medium sized enterprises (SME), in most sectors and technological fields are therefore linked together into so called “Industrial Research Associations”. These associations are members of the AiF and build a framework for their member companies allowing the companies to define collective research projects financed by the government. The aim of the German AiF-System of collective research is to improve the technological standard and competitiveness of entire industrial branches or sectors with projects being of common interest to all or many enterprises belonging to the respective branch. In general this kind of research is directed towards the needs of SME, however, big companies can participate in collective research projects because SME often are suppliers for them. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations
• Associations privately financed • Industrial Research Associations (Members of the AiF)
Eligibility Criteria Only the approx. 100 Industrial Research Associations which are members of the AiF are eligible to apply for a public funding of their projects of Collective Research.
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 0.500.000 2005 € 101.000.000 2006 € 10.000.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 50 – 0% Approx. € 50.000
Owner of the project results
• RTOs publicly financed or non-profit • Industrial Research Associations (Members of the AiF) – the results are available for all interested enterprises
Publications
Prototyping
Workshops
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Programme Name Research & Tech. Development Consortia in Sectors of National priority Programme Owner Ministry of Development (GSRT) Abbreviation or Acronym Espro
Programme Manager
Ministry of Development (GSRT) Brief description of the Programme and objectives The aim of the Action is to promote co-operation between enterprises and research entities with regard to long-term research and technological development projects aiming at producing innovative products or providing services as well as at satisfying social and cultural needs that affect economic competitiveness. The projects are undertaken by consortia of enterprises, research centres, educational institutions and other interested entities for the purpose of increasing enterprise (primarily SMEs) competitiveness as well as economic competitiveness in general. Priority sectors of the programme are the following: Environment, e-learning, e-business, Renewable energy resources, Culture, Tourism and Athletics, Food Technology, Aquaculture, Transport and Piloting Technology, Health, Pharmacology, Structured Environment, New forms of enterprise organization, professional occupation and training etc. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs
• No projects the object of which is already funded by other public sources shall be included in the programme. • It is not possible to fund more than one tender per enterprise (either as contractor or as cooperating enterprise) within the framework of the programme. Enterprises holding more than 50% of the capital of another enterprise that is also funded under the programme also fall under this prohib. • Collaboration of research teams with enterprises, in the administration of which members of the teams mentioned above or their relatives in the first degree participate, will not be permitted.
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Greece
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 0.000.000 2005 € 6.000.000 2006 € 6.000.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 5-50% € 00.000 – .500.000
Owner of the project results
• The results of the industrial research and the pre-competitive development projects belong to the entities that have implemented them according to the Protocol of Co-operation they have drawn up. • The results of the fundamental research projects must be widely disseminated on a nondiscriminatory basis on the basis of a detailed and substantiated plan. • The results of industrial research or pre-competitive development activities projects may be made public to the extent agreed by the members of the consortium.
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Italy
Programme Name Rete Italiana per la Diffusione dell’Innovazione e il Trasferimento Technologico alle Imprese Programme Owner Ministry of Productive Activities Abbreviation or Acronym RIDITT
Programme Manager Institute for Industrial Promotion (IPI)
Brief description of the Programme and objectives RIDITT is the Italian Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer to SMEs, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities and managed by the Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion (IPI). Launched in January 2003, RIDITT aims at improving the competitiveness of SMEs by strengthening the supply of services for innovation. Among the instruments implemented by RIDITT there is a pilot call for collective applied research and technology transfer projects (December 2004) on four thematic areas: Automation and sensors; Biotechnologies; Advanced materials; Separation technologies. Other implemented instruments are an information exchange portal, a database on RTOs competences, training courses, technical assistance on pilot projects. RIDITT objectives are: encouraging SMEs in traditional sectors to invest in new technologies supplied by universities and research centres; promoting RTOs with strong specialization on specific technologies; supporting the collaboration between RTOs and industry associations committed to technology transfer and dissemination of innovation. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations
• Associations publicly financed • Chambers of Commerce, Local development agencies • Associations privately financed • Industry associations and groupings • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed
Eligibility Criteria Projects must be submitted by a consortium composed of at least three members: an RTO, the coordinator, specialized in the specific proposed technology; an industry association; and further RTOs or industry assoc. or Science parks, Chambers of Commerce, Development agencies, etc. All partners must be not-for-profit organisations. The consortium must own suitable local operative unit, already established in a less developed country’s area.
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Italy
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 50.000 2005 € 1.00.000 2006 € 70.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National no no Trans-Regional no no Max. 70% € 50.000 (%)
Owner of the project results
• Association privately financed • Association publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • RTOs publicly financed
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Luxembourg
Programme Name The R&D incentive scheme of the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade Programme Owner Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade Abbreviation or Acronym The R&D incentive scheme
Programme Manager Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade
Brief description of the Programme and objectives To cofinance investments of general economic interest in R&D sought by private-sector businesses and research centres to stimulate the development of R&D activities within these organisations. In accordance with the amended law of 27 July 1993 aimed at: • fostering economic development and diversification, and • improving the economy’s overall structure and regional balance, the Economic Affairs Ministry has set up an R&D incentive scheme to co-finance investments of general economic interest in R&D sought by private-sector businesses and research centres to stimulate the development of R&D activities within these organisations. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs • Individual large companies • Consortia of large companies
• Degree of innovation • Technological risks • Financial standing • Economic potential
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
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Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 NA 2005 NA 2006 NA
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Contributions according to R&D field of activity: • Basic research : 75% • Industrial research: 50% • Pre-competitive development: 5% Possible cumulative increases for each R&D field of activity: • Activity conducted by an SME: 10% • International collaboration : 10% NA
Average funding granted
Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National yes Eureka Partners Trans-Regional NA NA
Owner of the project results It has to be defined in a prior agreement in the case of collaborative project. The results generally belong to the company having financed the corresponding research.
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The Netherlands
Programme Name Subsidieregeling Kennisoverdracht Brancheorganisatie MKB Programme Owner Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Abbreviation or Acronym SKB
Programme Manager SenterNovem
Brief description of the Programme and objectives Trade organisations may receive up to 50% project funding for two kinds of projects: knowledge position and knowledge transfer. The knowledge must concern technological innovation for specific trade and must be aimed at small and medium sized enterprises. The objective of the programme is to improve the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises by knowledge transfer from RTOs. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations
• Associations privately financed
Eligibility Criteria National trade organisations with collective aims (no profit motive) on supporting (technical) knowledge transfer to SMEs.
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The Netherlands
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
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Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € .100.000 2005 € .00.000 2006 New programme in design
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 50% € 110.000
Owner of the project results
• Associations privately financed, like trade associations
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Norway (1)
Programme Name BIT Programme Programme Owner Innovation Norway Abbreviation or Acronym BIT Programme Manager Innovation Norway
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The BIT Programme accepts the challenge of developing customised IT solutions for SMEs to enhance their ability to compete and to adjust, and to contribute to improved profitability. In addition, the programme may improve the software suppliers’ ability to customise and to enhance their competitive power through working with demanding customers. Central to the BIT Programme is the idea that the IT solutions must be based on the needs of the companies themselves. Companies within one trade generally have similar needs, so the programme is based on collaboration between the relevant trade organisation, leading companies within the trade, and the software suppliers. For each trade, a managing group is formed to supervise all the projects in the trade. This group is composed of top management staff from 6-7 leading companies and from the trade organisation. This type of central organisation is essential to the way in which the projects are prioritised, implemented and co-ordinated, and reduces the significant risk involved in developing new IT solutions. The actual development is performed for a few chosen companies within each trade; so-called pilot companies. The active participation of the top management of the pilot companies is essential to successful implementation. BIT work today with value-chain projects in several sectors focusing on integration and open standards. By ‘objectives’ we here refer to the desired effects for the parties of the programme; companies, trade organisations, and suppliers. The overall main objective is increased competetitiveness among SMEs. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Associations privately financed • Sector organisations
• Impact, quality of project, pilot companies and management
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Norway (1)
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
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Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 1.000.000 2005 € 15.000.000 2006 € .750.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 0% € 500.000
Owner of the project results
• The results (solutions) are available in the market • Knowledge and standards are open and available
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Norway (2)
Programme Name Industrial manufacturing and materials conversion Programme Owner Research Council of Norway (RCN) Abbreviation of Acronym VAREMAT
Programme Manager Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The Industrial Manufacturing and Materials Conversion Programme (VAREMAT) was established in 2001 as part of a reorganisation of research programmes in the former RCN. VAREMAT was one of the new programmes, and incorporates projects from earlier programmes, in particular VARP and the PROSMAT research programme for the process industry, which produces chemical and metallurgical raw materials and finished products. VAREMAT is constituted of two large sub-programmes, namely NorLight and P-2005 (Productivity 2005). Both sub-programmes have both types of projects: competence projects (KMB) and user-controlled projects (BIP), but with 60% of the funds allocated to the KMP projects. By ‘objectives’ we here refer to the desired effects for the parties of the programme; companies, trade organisations, and suppliers. The rationale behind the VAREMAT sub-programme NorLight is, the Norwegian light-alloy metals industry with the right R&D efforts ought to be able to increase its turnover from products and semi-finished products from of around NOK 3.5 billion in 1999 to some NOK 10 billion in 2010. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs • Consultants • Individual researchers
• General quality of project • Level of innovation • Research content • International cooperation • Economic impact (micro and macro level) • Risk • Additionality • Environment, ethics, equal opportunities
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Norway (2)
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
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Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € .750.000 2005 € .750.000 2006 € 0.000.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 5% € 1.000.000
Owner of the project results
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed • RTOs publicly / privately financed • Individual SMEs / Consortia of SMEs • Consultants • Individual researchers
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Portugal
Programme Name Technology Development Mobilising Projects Programme Owner Prime – Programa de Incentivos a Modernizacao da Economia Abbreviation or Acronym TMDP Programme Manager ADI – Innovation Agency
Brief description of the Programme and objectives The Technology Development Mobilising Projects Programme, a part of the broader programme PRIME, was set up in 2001 to support projects with high technology and innovation content, capable of inducing multisectorial impact and combining various complementary skills and capacities. The objective is to combine various complementary capacities with the aim of developing new Products, Processes or Systems with high technological and innovation content. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations • RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Large Enterprises • Technological Infrastructures & Centres. Eligibility Criteria • Degree of innovation • Scientific worth • Adequate calendarization of objectives and deliverables • Adequacy and reasonability of investment for eligible expenses.
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Portugal
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 6.00.000 2005 € 6.00.000 2006 € .00.000
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 55% € .0.000
Owner of the project results
• RTOs publicly financed • RTOs privately financed • Individual SMEs • Large Enterprises, Technological Infrastructures & Centres
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Slovenia
Programme Name Programme for support of technology centres Programme Owner Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology Abbreviation of Acronym Technology Centres Programme Manager Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology
Brief description of the Programme and objectives Technology centres provide a common platform for SMEs where they can organize their RD activities. Centres also provide capacities for the dissemination of knowledge from outside sources. Technology centres are centres aiming at ensuring R&D infrastructure conditions and skilled RD personal on a branch or regional level. Their purpose is to transfer knowledge, results, train researches and transfer new technologies to the enterprises. Moreover, the measure aims at collecting efforts of various members of centre and conduct research in shared labs, creating synergies and improving technology diffusion of the economy. The legal basis rests on the Law on Research and Development Activities and on the Law on Entrepreneurship Support Environment. The programme is concretised by yearly published call for proposal. With this measure Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology would like to improve the transfer of knowledge, transfer of new technologies and services into the enterprises, especially SMEs. One of the goals of the programme is also to increase the number of innovative enterprises. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations • Associations publicly financed • Non-profit branch organisations • Associations privately financed • Non-profit branch organisations Eligibility Criteria • Technology centres functioning as non-profit making organisa-tions, non-governmental organisations, private companies or private institutes and do not make profits from the respective grant scheme. The applicants must be established and work with goals and purposes of technology centres, as defined by the Law on Research and Development Activities. • The TC has to be established for at least 2 years in order to be eligible for public funding, need to be established by more founders from enterprises and be strongly linked to specific branch, region or research area. The TC has to have a registered research group at the Agency for Research. The Public support is allocated mainly by performance based criteria.
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme 2004 2005 2006 Total € 560.000 € 1.150.000* € 750.000* * € 2.000.000 were allocated for the development of TC infrastructure and project in 2005 and 2006 from Phare programme Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 5% € 5.000
Owner of the project results
• Associations publicly financed • Associations privately financed
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Spain (1) – Catalonia
Programme Name Incentives for collective R&D projects (Joint projects) Programme Owner Industry Secretary Labour and Industry Ministry Government of Catalonia Abbreviation of Acronym JOINT PROJECTS
Programme Manager CIDEM – Government of Catalonia
Brief description of the Programme and objectives R&D Partnership projects assessment. Eligible costs: personnel, services, acquisition of equipment, supplies, patents (SME). Beneficiaries: Group of companies acting as a sole legal entity (minimum of 2 companies) and a public or non-profit private research centre or technology centre. Kind of incentive: 50% for R&D and 25% for Development (Additional 10% for SMEs). Minimum budget € 500.000. Calls: Annually, normal on the second term of the year. First call: 2004. Expected last call: 2008. The objective is to promote large-scale industrial R&D projects with cooperation between companies and public and private research centres, also called innovation platforms. The projects should be oriented to solve strategic sectoral problems or to develop specific technologies. Principal Eligibility Conditions: Eligible organisations • Group of companies operating in Catalonia Eligibility Criteria • Economic and technical capacity and feasibility of the project • Global competitiveness increase of the companies • Joint projects of highly strategic sectors: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Renewable Energies, Aerospace, Technologically advanced Agrofood • Dimension of the Consortia and kind of partners (SMEs, RTOs, Universities, investors, etc.) • Socioeconomic and sectorial impact • Participation in EU Frame-work Program or Spanish National R&D&I Plan • Women role in the management and direction of the project
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Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
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Industrial Research
Applied Research
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Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € .000.000 2005 € .500.000 2006 € .000,000 (expected)
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No Maximum 60% € 00.000
Owner of the project results The beneficiaries, following the contract signed between them.
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Spain (2) – Valencia
Programme Name Research, Development and Innovation Programme Owner Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Empresa Universidad y Ciencia Abbreviation of Acronym R+D+i Programme Manager IMPIVA
Brief description of the Programme and objectives Strategic lines of research, technological development and innovation across performances relative to the incorporation and training of high level technical and scientific personnel, and the funding of R&D activity as well as the investments necessary for its development. The objective is to promote the scientific capacity and technology performance of the Technological Institutes of La Comunidad Valenciana, by means of the funding of strategic lines of research, technological development and innovation in their specific areas, which awaited results can be of interest and application to the process improvement, products and services in the SMEs of the region. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations • Technology centres • Associations of enterprises • RTOs publicly financed Eligibility Criteria • Project is according to the objectives of the programme • Beneficiary is according to the requirements of the programme • Costs are according to the requirements of the programme • Documents allow proposal evaluation
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Spain (2) – Valencia
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 7.7.010 2005 € 10.. 2006 € ..160
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional yes Spain 100% € 70.000
Owner of the project results
• Technology centres • RTOs publicly financed
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Spain (3) – Valencia
Programme Name Technological services to Industry Programme Owner Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Empresa Universidad y Ciencia Abbreviation or Acronym Technology services Programme Manager IMPIVA
Brief description of the Programme and objectives Providing support to consolidate the advanced services offer of the technological institutes, allowing them to answer to the real needs of SMEs in La Comunidad Valenciana. The objective is to maintain and improve the capacity of the technological institutes of the region through initiatives which facilitate to SMEs technical assessment, technological advisory, specific equipments, innovative productive systems and all the resources required for the improvement of their innovation processes. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations
• Technology centres • Associations of enterprises • RTOs publicly financed
Eligibility Criteria Project is according to the objectives of the programme. Beneficiary is according to the requirements of the programme. Costs are according to the requirements of the programme. Documents allow proposal evaluation.
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Spain (3) – Valencia
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 1.16.5 2005 € 11.76.756 2006 € .1.70
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National No Trans-Regional No 100% € 10.000
Owner of the project results
• Technology centres • Associations publicly financed • RTOs publicly financed
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Turkey
Programme Name University-Industry Joint Research Centers Programme Programme Owner Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Abbreviation or Acronym USAMP
Programme Manager Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Brief description of the Programme and objectives In accordance to national science and technology policy, TUBITAK has initiated University-Industry Joint Research Centers Programme in 1996. The main purpose of this programme is to establish sustainable strategic partnership between university and industry to give the opportunity to both sides to gain competitive advantages for their missions. As expected results of this close partnership, the industry will gain advanced technology and the university will find the opportunity to implement its know-how. The common services provided by the Centers are R&D projects (pre competitive joint research and contract basis research), testing and analysis services, consultancy, training and engineering. They also provide additional services according to the industrial demand like as advanced manufacturing tools (CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, etc.). After 10 years from the first implementation of the programme, restructuring has started and still in progress. The purposes of this programme are to utilize the resources in areas of research adopted by the industrialists in such a way as to encourage cooperation between Universities and Industry, to direct research being carried out at the universities toward industrial and technological developments, thus achieving accumulation of information in these areas, to educate and to train graduates experienced in areas of industrial research, and to increase the research potential of the university by employing mostly Master’s or Ph.D. students at the Center and to ensure continuity for cooperation between Universities and Industry by creating centers which can become self-sufficient with funds obtained from industrialists and other sources within a definite period of time. Principal Eligibility Conditions Eligible organisations Eligibility Criteria
• Universities • Industrial Firms • Chamber of Industries or Sectoral Industrial Associations • Industrial Umbrella Organizations
• Well defined plan for adaptation of the research results to the industry • Enough industrial participation to the Center with one university • Availability of dissemination plan • Projects should be coherent with priorities of the industry
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Turkey
Activities covered with this Programme Research & Development Fundamental Research Product development Dissemination Implementation in SMEs Symposia/congresses
Vocational Training
Industrial Research
Applied Research
Demonstrations
Market survey
Overall available budget of the Programme Total 2004 € 50.000 2005 € 500.000 2006
Principal award conditions per project Range of funding Average funding granted Open for cross-border co-operation Open Country/region Trans-National yes EU Countries and others (no restriction) Trans-Regional yes No restriction 50% € 00.000 (0-0%)
Owner of the project results
• Associations privately financed • Chamber of Industries and sectoral associations. • RTOs publicly financed • Individual SMEs • Consortia of SMEs • Mainly, Centre owns the project results (IPR) but open research to firms.
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List of contacts
A list of the main contact person(s) for each collective research programme is here provided. Persons with an asterisk (*) behind their name are the experts to be contacted for more details on that specific programme.
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List of contacts
Austria Austrian Research Promotion Agency Programme Owner + Programme Manager Judith Spiegl * Johann Jäger (FFG) T E T E W ++43.5.77.55.12.05 judith.spiegl@ffg.at ++43.1.219.85.73.10 jaeger@acr.at www.ffg.at
Belgium - Flanders Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-Vlaanderen) Programme Owner + Programme Manager Bernard De Potter T ++32.2.209.09.00 E bdp@iwt.be Ben Kloeck T ++32.2.788.15.62 E bkl@iwt.be Dirk Otte * T ++32.2.209.09.18 E do@iwt.be W www.iwt.be Belgium - Wallonia Directorate-General of Research, Technologies and Energy Programme Owner + Programme Manager Frédéric Desmaret * T ++32.81.33.55.81 E f.desmaret@mrw.wallonie.be Alain Gillin T ++32.81.33.55.64 E a.gillin@mrw.wallonie.be W www.mrw.wallonie.be
* Expert on the contents of the programme
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Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) Programme Owner + Programme Manager Leonidas Antoniou T E Alexis Onoufriou T E W
++357.22.66.02.92 lanto@research.org.cy ++357.22.66.02.92 aonoufriou@research.org.cy www.research.org.cy
France Technical centre for mechanical industries (CETIM) Programme Owner + Programme Manager Philippe Chorderlos De Laclos T ++33.3.44.67.30.20 E philippe.delaclos@cetim.f Pierre Devalan * T ++33.3.44.67.31.31 E Pierre.devalan@cetim.fr W www.cetim.fr French Economy, Finance and Industry Ministry Michel Ferrandery T ++33.1.53.44.98.87 E michel.ferrandery@industrie.gouv.fr Jacques Thernier T ++33.1.53.44.94.73 E jacques.thernier@industrie.gouv.fr W www.industrie.gouv.fr Germany Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) Programme Owner Wolfgang Crasemann T ++49.3018.615.60.73 E wolfgang.crasemann@bmwi.bund.de Uwe Sukowski * T ++49.3018.615.60.49 E uwe.sukowski@bmwi.bund.de W www.bmwi.de German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) Programme Manager Volker Richstein * T ++49.221.376.80.45 E vrichstein@aif.de Thomas Klein * T ++49.221.376.80.38 E eu@aif.de W www.aif.de
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Greece Ministry of Development - GSRT Programme Owner Nikos Sidiropoulos T ++30.210.745.81.19 E nsid@gsrt.gr W www.gsrt.gr Hellenic Organisation for SMEs (EOMMEX) Programme Manager Elena Spyropoulou T ++30.210.749.12.95 E elspy@eommex.gr W www.eommex.gr
Italy Ministry of Productive Activities (MAP) Programme Owner Antonio Martini T E W Institute for Industrial Promotion (IPI) Programme Manager Francesca Giannotti T E Silvia Grandi T E Vincenzo Zezza* T E W
++39.0654.92.72.01/74.26 antonio.martini@attivitaproduttive.gov.it www.attivitaproduttive.org.it
++39.06.80.97.25.19 giannotti@ipi.it ++39.06.80.97.22.15 grandi@ipi.it ++39.06.80.97.25.37 zezza@ipi.it www.ipi.it
Luxembourg National Agency for Innovation and Research Programme Owner + Programme Manager Gilles Schlesser * T ++352.436.26.31 E gilles.schlesser@luxinnovation.lu W www.luxinnovation.lu
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The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands Programme Owner Wim Boersma T ++31.70.379.69.00 E w.j.boersma@minez.nl W www.minez.nl SenterNovem Programme Manager Hans Simons T ++31.70.373.54.01 E h.simons@senternovem.nl Leon Hielkema * T ++31.70.373.51.36 E l.hielkema@senternovem.nl W www.senternovem.nl
Norway (1) Research Council of Norway Programme Owner + Programme Manager VAREMAT Frode Paulsen T ++47.98.29.02.73 E frpa@forskningsradet.no W www.rcn.no/bedrift Innovation Norway Programme Owner + Programme Manager BIT Eivind Petershagen T ++47.22.00.26.54 E eivind.petershagen@invanor.no W www.innovasjonnorge.no Portugal Ministry of Economy – PRIME Cabinet Programme Owner Conceicao Moreno T ++351.213.11.21.00 E cmoreno@gabprime.org W www.prime.min-economia.pt Innovation Agency (ADI) Programme Manager Carlos Lajas T ++351.214.23.21.00 E clajas@adi.pt Paulo Madeira T ++351.214.23.21.00 E pmadeira@adi.pt W www.adi.pt
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and Technology T E T E W ++386.1.478.47.10 simona.novak@gov.si ++386.1.478.47.43 ales.mihelic@gov.si www.mvzt.gov.si
Spain (1) - Catalonia Industry Secretary Labour and Industry Ministry Government of Catalonia Programme Owner Mr. Jordi Carbonell T ++34.93.476.72.00 E cgomara@cidem.gencat.net W www.gencat.net/treballiindustria Centre for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM) Programme Manager Carles Gómara T ++34.93.476.72.12 E cgomara@cidem.gencat.net W www.cidem.com Spain (+) - Valencia Regional Ministry for Enterprise, Universities and Science Programme Owner Carlos Martínez Riera T ++34.96.318.42.70 E martinez_macs@gva.es W www.gva.es/industria/main_c.htm Valencian Institute of the Small and Medium-sized industry (IMPIVA) Programme Manager Javier Mínguez Pontones T ++34.96.398.63.10 E javier.minguez@impiva.gva.es W www.impiva.es
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Turkey Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Programme Owner + Programme Manager Prof. Dr. Hamit Serbest T ++90.312.466.13.89 E hamit.serbest@tubitak.gov.tr Mahmut Kiper * T ++90.312.466.13.89 E mahmut.kiper@tubitak.gov.tr Sinan Emre Arikan T ++90.312.466.13.89 E sinan.arikan@tubitak.gov.tr W www.tubitak.gov.tr
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Glossary
In order to help the understanding of this guide, a list key words related to collective research is presented in the following pages.
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Application Application Phase Applied Research O fficial request for a financial contribution for a project T he period during which a request for a financial contribution (project proposal) can be made R esearch to find solutions for technical problems in the operation and application of industrial products, processes, and services The act of judging or assessing a project The period during which the assessment is running T he total sum of money allocated for a particular programme or project R &D performed by several companies on a shared cost basis for their own individual benefit R &D and other work performed to the general benefit of a large target group, or broad segments within it, with the resulting knowledge being disseminated widely among them A discussion intended to produce an agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is enforceable by law T he period during which the contract is being prepared R &D contracted by one or several companies from one or several third-party research performers R &D performed by a company for its own benefit J oint activities or actions between parties in different regions/ countries on both sides of the border R ealisation of test bed sites and/or simulation sites, where, by means of physical and/or virtual prototypes, the potential users can access the new technology A ny activity aimed at spreading among potential users the results of research Any of various stages in the development of a plan The conditions the project proposal has to fulfil T he organisations which are allowed to apply for a contribution from the programme (i.e. send in a project proposal) F P6 scheme aimed at stepping up the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level in the Member States and Associated States
Assessment Assessment Phase Available budget Collaborative Research Collective Research
Contract negotiation Contract negotiation Phase Contract Research Corporate Research Cross-border co-operation Demonstrations
Dissemination Draft Eligibility criteria Eligible organisations
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Evaluation
T he process of examining a project proposal to determine the extent to which specified properties are present Evaluation costs T he costs for the evaluation process Evaluators E xperts involved in the evaluation process FP6 F P6 is the Sixth European Community Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Fundamental Research B asic research performed on a laboratory scale mostly by universities with no direct link to applications Grants A giving of funds for a specific purpose Implementation in SMEs A ssistance to individual SMEs to introduce and apply the project results in their organisation Industrial Research R esearch performed on a laboratory scale by industrial organisations to investigate industrial processes and the behaviour of materials Loans A sum of money lent at interest Market survey I nvestigating the potential market for new products, processes and services Monitoring of projects O bserving, supervising, or controlling the activities of projects Monitoring Phase T he period during which the project is being monitored Post evaluation of programmes he process of examining programmes afterwards to determine T its effects and results Product development T he technological improvement or development of new products, processes and services on the basis of applied research to improve the competitiveness of the sector Programme A description of detailed rules that determine how and under which conditions a fixed budget will be spent during a predetermined period Programme manager A programme management agency or analogous organisation having operational managerial responsibility for a collective research programme Programme owner A government ministry or analogous organisation having strategic managerial responsibility for a collective research programme Project proposal A request for funding that has been submitted to the programme manager; it includes a description of activities that will be performed during a fixed period
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Prototyping
Publications
RTO
SME Symposia/congresses Technology transfer
Tender Trans-national co-operation Trans-regional co-operation Vocational Training Workshops
F inal activity of the R&D phase leading to the creation of a first specimen of a new plant or product in real or smaller scale before it can be introduced in the market, including building, testing and improving, but excluding commercial activities D issemination of research and technological development results through articles in e.g. (professional) magazines of a trade organisation or technical papers R esearch and Technology Organisation, meaning organisation which mainly provides R&D, technology and innovation services to enterprises, governments and other clients. S mall en medium sized enterprise E vents during which project results are being disseminated to a broad audience. T he process by which an organisation and/or company makes an innovative technology available to another organisation and/or company. A n invitation to apply for a clearly defined assignment. J oint activities or actions between parties from different countries J oint activities or actions between parties from different regions T raining of technical skills to handle or operate new products, processes or services to a group of SMEs A session to transfer research and technological development results and the knowledge how to implement it in daily SME’s practice
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CORNET has 23 partners, comprising government ministries and programme management agencies from the following 17 European countries and regions: Austria Belgium – Flanders Belgium – Wallonia Cyprus France Germany Greece Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain – Catalonia Spain – Valencia Turkey For further information please visit the CORNET website or contact the Project Coordinator, Mr. Thomas Klein, at the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF).
Website: www.cornet-era.net E-mail: eu@aif.de Phone: ++49.221.376.80.38