management, measurement and reporting on intangible

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The EU RD Framework Programmes,Technology
PlatformsPlants for the futureDr.
Waldemar KüttDG Research
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EU Research Policy - Objectives

• Towards a European research area COM 2000(6)
  Jan 2000
• Proposes better framework conditions to foster
  integration of research activities and
  coordination of research and innovation policies
  to build the European Research Area an internal
  market for research, researchers and knowledge
• Lisbon Summit - March 2000
• Sets a strategic goal for Europe to become the
  most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based
  economy in the world by 2010
• Investing in research an action plan for
  Europe COM 2003(226) June 2003
• Proposes measures and actions to increase
  investment in European RD to 3 of GDP of
  which 2/3 from private sector - by 2010

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The current 6th EU Framework Programme
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Sixth Framework
Programme
2002
-
2006
(Global budget European Community 16.270 M )
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Priority 5 Food Quality and Safety

• Epidemiology of food related diseases and
  allergies
• Impact of food on health
• Traceability processes
• Methods of analysis/detection and control of
  chemical
• contaminants and pathogenic microorganisms
• Safer production methods and healthier
  foodstuffs
• Impact of Animal feed on Human Health
• Environmental health risks

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Priority 5 Food quality and safety Grain Legumes
Integrated Project
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Priority 1 Life Sciences, biotechnology and
genomics for healthPharma-Planta Integrated
Project

• Production of useful pharmaceuticals in
  genetically modifed crops
• to produce vaccines and other treatments for
  HIV/Aids, rabies and TB
• to decrease costs of production and thereby
  encouraging use in developing countries
• First products to be developed
• antibody to block HIV transmission
• Post-bite vaccine for rabies, a significant
  killer in Africa and southeast asia
• Project involves 39 labs in 11 European countries
  and cooperation with South African researchers
• Led by Fraunhofer Institute for molecular biology
  and ecology in Aachen (DE)
• Scientific co-ordination by St. Georges Hospital
  Medical School in London (UK)
• EU contribution of 12 million

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Outlook The 7th EU RD Framework Programme
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Developments towards FP7 (2006-2010)

• Financial Perspectives 2007 2013 (Feb).
  Proposed doubling of EU research budget
• Role of EU research support complement,
  reinforce, and strengthen the impact of national
  actions (collaboration the diffusion of
  knowledge the creation of critical masses of
  financial and human resources etc.)
• FP6 introduced range of initiatives to enhance
  this value added and provide more structured
  support. Now necessary to go a step further

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Science and Technology, the key to Europes
future - guidelines for future European Union
policy to support research

• Commissions Communication on Future Research
  Policy (16 June 2004) to launch political debate
  ahead of Proposals for FP7 (early 2005)
• 6 major objectives to increase the impact of EUs
  actions and 2 new fields of research space and
  security

• Document and online consultation
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en
  .html

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Science Technology, the key to Europes future
- Key axes
6 axes
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Six Major Objectives (1)

• Creating European centres of excellence through
  collaboration between laboratories
• At the heart of EU research policy
• Adaptation of NoEs / IPs on the basis of
  experience
• Making Europe more attractive to the best
  researchers
• Essential condition for attracting research
  investment
• EU action to promote mobility of researchers and
  improve attractiveness of research careers in
  Europe
• Build on success of Marie Curie fellowships

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Six Major Objectives (3)

• Developing research infrastructure of European
  interest
• First steps have been made to European
  infrastructure policy (ESFRI)
• EU financial support to help to implement this
  policy
• Improving the coordination of national research
  programmes
• Key to overcoming fragmentation of national
  efforts
• Reinforce existing mechanisms for networking and
  exchange / create new opportunities for the
  integration of national programmes (ERA-NET,
  Regions of Knowledge, Art. 169)

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Six Major Objectives (2)

• Stimulating the creativity of basic research
  through competition between teams at European
  level
• Excellence as exclusive selection criterion for
  funding, to be identified by Peer review
• No obligation of transnational cooperation
• Launching European technological initiatives
• Arising from Technology Platforms
• Creating public/private partnerships to implement
  research agendas for a limited number of key
  technologies (Art. 171)

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Timetable 2004 Communication on the future of
research 2004 Choice of structure and
operational methodology Early 2005 FP7
proposal 2006 Decision on FP7 2007
First funding of research grants to
individual teams
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Technology Platforms Context, Rationale and
State of Play
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Technology PlatformsConcept
Stakeholders getting together to define a
Strategic Research Agenda on a number of
strategically important issues with high societal
relevance where achieving Europes future growth,
competitiveness and sustainable objectives is
dependent upon major research and technological
advances in the medium to long term.
The
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Technology PlatformsThree Stages

• Stage 1 Stakeholders get together and define a
  common vision
• Stage 2 Stakeholders define a Strategic
  Research Agenda
• Stage 3 Stakeholders implement the Strategic
  Research Agenda

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Technology PlatformsFactors for Success

• Industry in the Lead
• Flexibility No One Size Fits All
• Transparency Clear Rules of Participation
• Openness to Wide Stakeholder Involvement
• Operational Focus from Early Stage
• Commitment of National Authorities
• Consider Financial Aspects at Outset 

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Technology PlatformsEuropean Commission
Involvement

• NOT
• Owner, Steering or Directing
• Formally Labelling
• Institutionalising
• Bound by Views of Platforms
• BUT
• Fostering a Bottom-Up Approach
• Facilitating
• Guiding where Necessary

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Emerging Topics for Platforms

• Radical Change in a Sector Examples
  Hydrogen/Fuel Cells, Nanotechnologies
• Sustainable Development Example Plant
  Genomics and Biotechnology Industrial
  Biotechnology
• Public Goods and Services Example Innovative
  Medicines for Europe

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Platform Implementation under 7th Framework
Programme

• Majority of research agenda implemented through
  existing Community instruments
• (some adaptation possibly needed)
• But limited number will be identified
• - very ambitious (scope and scale)
• - huge public and private investments
• New mechanism needed
• potential use of Article 171
• Public-Private Partnerships

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Further information

• Website
• www.cordis.lu/technology-platforms
• Report on Technology Platforms
• available on  publications  page of website

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TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM PLANTS GENOMICS AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Why is Plant Genomics and Biotechnology important
for Europe?

• Plant Genomics and Biotechnology holds tremendous
  potential for
• Agriculture and Agro-food industry
• Third largest economy in Europe
• Society and consumers
• Novel healthy foods
• Safeguard the environment
• However, plant biotechnology has become highly
  controversial and the public debate
• hampered constructive policymaking
• negatively impacted the development of the field

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The way forward

• European technology platform on plant genomics
  and biotechnology
• a key instrument to
• Ensure the development of plant biotechnology
  applications benefiting Europes agriculture,
  industry and society
• Platform to bring together all stakeholders
• Researchers, industry, farmers, consumer and
  environmental groups, policy-makers and civil
  society
• These partners will co-operate in a pragmatic,
  non-dogmatic manner

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Creating a Technology Platform for Plant Genomics
and Biotechnology

• Step 1 develop a long term vision paper
• Joint initiative of EuropaBio and EPSO
• Active support of the EC
• Small group of representatives from the different
  stakeholders
• Academia
• Industry Agro and food
• Farmers organizations
• Consumer organizations
• Plants for the future
• Long term vision for Europes agriculture,
  Agro-food Industry and society

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Priorities for Plant biotechnology

• To address global challenges and changing needs,
  the vision paper identified 4 socio-economic
  priorities
• Secure a healthy and safe food supply
• Develop sustainable agriculture production
• Safeguard the environment and preserve the
  landscape
• Develop a new bio-based industry

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Establishing a Technology Platform for Plant
Genomics and Biotechnology

• Step 2 implementing the long term vision
• EPSO and EuropaBio are now structuring the
  Technology Platform
• EC Financial support 3-year Strategic Support
  Action (SSA) grant
• First objective develop a coherent long term
  research policy reflecting a broad consensus of
  all stakeholders
• Strategic Research Agenda 2025
• Action Plan 2010

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Technology Platform Research Priorities

• Strategic Research Agenda 2025
• Short and long term research priorities
• needed to achieve the objectives of the Vision
  2025
• Three main areas ( horizontal issues)
• Basic research
• Sustainable agriculture
• Bio-products
• Action Plan 2010
• Short term (5-year) actions required to implement
  the long term strategic research agenda

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Strategic Research Agenda 2025
Method to develop SRA
To discuss
Strategic Research Agenda

Basic research
Sustainability
Securing a healthy and safe food supply
Competitiveness and consumer choice
Sustainable agriculture
Green and pleasant land

Products
Horizontal issues
Vision Plants for the Future
Challenges taken from Plants for the Future
4 Views to address the challenges.
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Technology Platform Organizational Structures

• Advisory Council
• Advise the TP from a broader perspective
• Political support for activities
  recommendations of the TP
• Steering Committee
• Ensure that all TP activities contribute to the
  long-term goals
• Support the activities recommendations of the
  TP among stakeholders
• Working groups
• Mirror groups
• Connect the TP to the 3 political institutions at
  European level (Council, Parliament, Commission)
• Ensure support for the implementation of TP
  recommendations at the European, national
  regional levels
• Secretariat

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Technology Platform Research Priorities

• Timelines
• Draft agendas February 2005
• Final agendas mid 2006
• These agendas will serve to provide the input for
  
• The new EC Framework Programme FP7
• Future national research programmes
• Novel public/private research partnerships

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