Title: European Research Council - a new element in the UE research policy?
1European Research Council - a new element in
the UE research policy?
- Michal Kleiber
- President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Member of the European Research Council
- Senior Advisor to the President of Poland
- Taipei, September 2008
2Challenges for Research in Europe
- Limited career opportunities
- Appealing career opportunities from third
countries attracting European graduates - Dropping private RD investment
- Fragmentation of research and funding activities
? lack of competition - Complex Administration not helping to attract
and maintain the best researchers - Fewer students taking Science subjects
3European Science Policy Paradox
- How to do ground-breaking research with
- no significant investment
- no scientists involved in policy-making
4 Why an ERC ?
- 1.93 of Europes GDP is invested in RD compared
with 2.59 in US and 3.15 in Japan (European
Commission, July 2005) - US scientists dominate in each of the 21 subject
areas of science (Basu, 2004) - Public opinion influenced by the most
spectacular, ground-breaking achievements
5Source Basu, 2004
6FP7
- ca. 54.5 bn ? ca. 7.8 bn per year, 40 more
than in FP6 - Cooperation
- Ideas
- People
- Capacities
? European Research Council (ERC)
? ca. 7510 m ? more than 1 bn per year,
ca. 14 of FP7 total
7ERC
- The Scientific Council
- Independent scientific governance
- The Executive Agency
- Practical implementation and management of
operations
8The mandate of the Scientific Council includes
- Scientific strategy
- Monitoring and quality control
- Communication and dissemination
9Members of the ERC Scientific Council
- Dr. Claudio BORDIGNON (IT) medicine
(hematology, gene therapy) - Prof. Manuel CASTELLS (ES) information society,
urban sociology - Prof. Paul J. CRUTZEN (NL) atmospheric
chemistry, climatology - Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT (BE) economics,
science policy - Dr. Daniel ESTEVE (FR) physics (quantum
electronics, nanoscience) - Prof. Pavel EXNER (CZ) mathematical physics
- Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND (DE) physical
chemistry, surface physics - Prof. Wendy HALL (UK) electronics, computer
science - Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (SE) medicine (cancer
research, biochemistry) - Prof. Michal KLEIBER (PL) computational science
and engineering, materials science - Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LAGO (PT) astrophysics
- Prof. Fotis C. KAFATOS (GR) molecular biology,
biotechnology - Prof. Norbert KROO (HU) solid-state physics,
optics - Dr. Oscar MARIN PARRA (ES) biology, biomedicine
- Lord MAY (UK) zoology, ecology
- Prof. Helga NOWOTNY (AT) sociology, science
policy - Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD (DE)
biochemistry, genetics - Prof. Leena PELTONEN-PALOTIE (FI) medicine
(molecular biology) - Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE (FR) linguistics, asian
studies
10Members of the ERC Scientific Council
- Dr. Claudio BORDIGNON (IT) medicine
(hematology, gene therapy) - Prof. Manuel CASTELLS (ES) information society,
urban sociology - Prof. Paul J. CRUTZEN (NL) atmospheric
chemistry, climatology - Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT (BE) economics,
science policy - Dr. Daniel ESTEVE (FR) physics (quantum
electronics, nanoscience) - Prof. Pavel EXNER (CZ) mathematical physics
- Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND (DE) physical
chemistry, surface physics - Prof. Wendy HALL (UK) electronics, computer
science - Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (SE) medicine (cancer
research, biochemistry) - Prof. Michal KLEIBER (PL) computational science
and engineering, materials science - Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LAGO (PT) astrophysics
- Prof. Fotis C. KAFATOS (GR) molecular biology,
biotechnology - Prof. Norbert KROO (HU) solid-state physics,
optics - Dr. Oscar MARIN PARRA (ES) biology, biomedicine
- Lord MAY (UK) zoology, ecology
- Prof. Helga NOWOTNY (AT) sociology, science
policy - Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD (DE)
biochemistry, genetics - Prof. Leena PELTONEN-PALOTIE (FI) medicine
(molecular biology) - Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE (FR) linguistics, asian
studies
11Members of the ERC Scientific Council
- Dr. Claudio BORDIGNON (IT) medicine
(hematology, gene therapy) - Prof. Manuel CASTELLS (ES) information society,
urban sociology - Prof. Paul J. CRUTZEN (NL) atmospheric
chemistry, climatology - Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT (BE) economics,
science policy - Dr. Daniel ESTEVE (FR) physics (quantum
electronics, nanoscience) - Prof. Pavel EXNER (CZ) mathematical physics
- Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND (DE) physical
chemistry, surface physics - Prof. Wendy HALL (UK) electronics, computer
science - Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (SE) medicine (cancer
research, biochemistry) - Prof. Michal KLEIBER (PL) computational science
and engineering, materials science - Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LAGO (PT) astrophysics
- Prof. Fotis C. KAFATOS (GR) molecular biology,
biotechnology - Prof. Norbert KROO (HU) solid-state physics,
optics - Dr. Oscar MARIN PARRA (ES) biology, biomedicine
- Lord MAY (UK) zoology, ecology
- Prof. Helga NOWOTNY (AT) sociology, science
policy - Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD (DE)
biochemistry, genetics - Prof. Leena PELTONEN-PALOTIE (FI) medicine
(molecular biology) - Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE (FR) linguistics, asian
studies
12Members of the ERC Scientific Council
- Dr. Claudio BORDIGNON (IT) medicine
(hematology, gene therapy) - Prof. Manuel CASTELLS (ES) information society,
urban sociology - Prof. Paul J. CRUTZEN (NL) atmospheric
chemistry, climatology - Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT (BE) economics,
science policy - Dr. Daniel ESTEVE (FR) physics (quantum
electronics, nanoscience) - Prof. Pavel EXNER (CZ) mathematical physics
- Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND (DE) physical
chemistry, surface physics - Prof. Wendy HALL (UK) electronics, computer
science - Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (SE) medicine (cancer
research, biochemistry) - Prof. Michal KLEIBER (PL) computational science
and engineering, materials science - Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LAGO (PT) astrophysics
- Prof. Fotis C. KAFATOS (GR) molecular biology,
biotechnology - Prof. Norbert KROO (HU) solid-state physics,
optics - Dr. Oscar MARIN PARRA (ES) biology, biomedicine
- Lord MAY (UK) zoology, ecology
- Prof. Helga NOWOTNY (AT) sociology, science
policy - Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD (DE)
biochemistry, genetics - Prof. Leena PELTONEN-PALOTIE (FI) medicine
(molecular biology) - Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE (FR) linguistics, asian
studies
13 Frontier Research
- Classical distinctions between basic and applied
research have lost much of their relevance at a
time when many emerging areas of science and
technology (e.g. biotechnology, ICT, materials
and nanotechnology) often embrace substantial
elements of both. - Frontier research pursues questions irrespective
of established disciplinary boundaries. It may
well involve multi- or trans-disciplinary
research that brings together researchers from
different disciplinary backgrounds, with
different theoretical and conceptual approaches,
techniques, methodologies and instrumentation,
perhaps even different goals and motivations. - The task of funding agencies is confined to
supporting the best researchers with the most
exciting ideas. - Need to confront the intrinsic risk involved in
frontier research projects.
14ERC challenges
- Avoid outmoded distinctions
- Between basic and applied research
- Between science and technology
- Between traditional disciplines
15ERC Guiding Principles
- Significant funding for ambitious frontier
research projects all fields of research,
cross-disciplinary and unconventional (high-risk)
projects - Simple and flexible application procedures
- Scientific excellence (of person and proposal) as
sole criterion - Investigator-driven research individual
research teams led by a single Principal
Investigator are supported (PI located in or
moving to EU no nationality criterion open to
the entire world) - Grants are awarded to the host institution that
engages the Principal Investigator - The host institution guarantees the Principal
Investigators independence and provides the
research environment to carry out the project and
manage its funding - Special emphasis on young researchers
- An ERC grant can cover up to 100 of the total
eligible direct costs of the research plus a
contribution towards indirect costs, which cannot
exceed 20 of the total eligible direct costs
16Evaluation
- Sole criteria for success "excellence" of
proposal and principal investigator critical
importance of the evaluation panels and process. - Setting up the peer review system for the
evaluation process establishing across the
three domains a number of panels covering a
broad range of topics rather than being focused
on traditional disciplines, ensuring that
consideration given to high quality,
interdisciplinary proposals. - Selection of Panel Chairs and members of the
highest international reputation in EU and
beyond. - Enthusiasm amongst Europe's scientists towards
the ERC and ScC strategy seen in unprecedented
acceptance approaching 95 of the persons invited
to participate in the peer review evaluation
panels.
17ERC Grants
- The ERC Starting Independent Researchers Grants
(ERC Starting Grants StG). The objective is to
provide adequate support to the independent
careers of excellent researchers, whatever their
nationality, located in or moving to the EU and
associated countries, who are at the stage of
establishing and leading their first research
team or program. - The ERC Advanced Investigator Grants (ERC
Advanced Grants AdG). The objective is to
encourage and support excellent, innovative
investigator-initiated research projects by
leading advanced investigators across the EU
member states and countries associated to the
framework programme. It will complement the
Starting Grant scheme by targeting the population
of researchers who have already established
themselves as being independent leaders in their
own right.
18Who can apply ?
- Individual Teams
- The Team Leader (Principal Investigator) has
- the power to assemble his/her research group,
- the freedom to choose the research topic.
- Individual teams should consist of a grouping of
researchers which meets the needs of the project,
without artificial administrative constraints
thus members may be drawn from one or several
legal entities, from either within or across
national boundaries, including third countries.
19Who can apply?
- Principal Investigator
- 27 EU Member States
- Associated Countries (e.g. NO, IS, CH, IL),
- including ACC (TR, HR)
- Team Members
- 27 EU Member States
- Associated Countries (e.g. NO, IS, CH, IL),
- including ACC (TR, HR)
- International Cooperation Partner Countries
(ICPC) - Other industrialised countries, e.g. Australia,
Canada, Japan, USA, Taiwan
20Funding of International Teams
- Possibility of funding
- 27 EU Member States
- Associated Countries (e.g. NO, IS, CH, IL),
- including ACC (TR, HR)
- International Cooperation Partner Countries
(ICPC) - Funded only if indispensable
- Other industrialised countries
21The Principal Investigator (PI)
- The PI is the team's lead researcher who has the
scientific responsibility for the corresponding
project. He/she can be of any age, nationality or
country of residence. - In order to be eligible for a grant, the PI must
be independent or, for the ERC Starting Grant, at
the stage at which she/he is establishing
independence (i.e. beginning to lead or leading
an independent research team) or, depending on
the field, establishing an independent research
programme. - Independence implies that the PI has the
authority to - Apply for funding independently of senior
colleagues - Direct the research project, manage the funding
and make appropriate resource allocation
decisions - Publish as senior author and invite as co-authors
only those who have contributed substantially to
the reported work - Supervise team members, including research
students or others - Have access to reasonable space and facilities
for conducting the research.
22ERC Starting Grant - Profile of the Principal
Investigator (PI)
- The PI must have been awarded his/her first PhD
(or equivalent doctoral degree) more than 2 and
less than 9 years prior to the deadline of the
call for proposals. - Extensions to this period may be allowed in case
of eligible career breaks which must be properly
documented maternity (1 year per child born
after the PhD award) and paternity leave
(accumulation of actual time off, max. 1 year per
child born after the PhD award) and leave taken
for long-term illness, national service. Leave
taken for unavoidable statutory reasons (e.g.
clinical qualifications) may also count as an
extension. No allowance will be made for
part-time working (2 years of half-time working
count as 2 full-time years). - The cumulative eligibility period should not in
any case surpass 12 years following the award of
the first PhD.
23ERC Advanced Grant - Profile of the Principal
Investigator (PI)
- PIs applying for the ERC Advanced Grant must be
established research leaders who have made
exceptional contributions to research in terms of
originality and significance. They must be active
researchers with an outstanding track record of
significant research achievements in the last 10
years. There is little prospect of an application
succeeding in the absence of such an outstanding
track record. - In most fields, PIs of ERC Advanced Grant
proposals are expected to demonstrate a - record of research achievements in the last 10
years matching at least one or more of the
following benchmarks (depending on the field) - Normally 10 publications as senior author (or in
those fields where alphabetic order of authorship
is the norm, joint author) in major international
peerreviewed multidisciplinary scientific
journals, and/or in the leading international
peer-reviewed journals of their respective
fields - Normally 3 major research monographs, of which at
least one is translated into another language.
This benchmark is relevant to research fields
where publication of monographs is the norm (e.g.
humanities and social sciences).
24ERC Advanced Grant - Profile of the Principal
Investigator (PI)
- Other alternative benchmarks that may be
considered (individually or in combination) as
indicative of an exceptional record and
recognition in the last 10 years - Normally 5 granted patents
- Normally 10 invited presentations in
well-established internationally organised
conferences and advanced schools - Normally 3 research expeditions led by the
applicant - Normally 3 well-established international
conferences or congresses where the applicant was
involved in their organisation as a member of the
steering and/or organising committee - Internationally recognition through scientific
prizes/awards or membership in well-recognised
Academies.
25Evaluation Criteria - Principal Investigator
- Quality of research output/track-record
- How well qualified is the Principal Investigator
(and any co-Investigator if applicable) to
conduct the project (reviewers are expected to
evaluate the quality of the prior work such as
published results in top peer review journals as
well as other elements of the Principal
Investigators CV). - To what extent are the publications and
achievements of the Principal Investigator
groundbreaking and demonstrative of independent
creative thinking and capacity to go
significantly beyond the state of the art? To
what extent does the quality and quantity of
funding the Principal - Investigator has attracted during the last ten
years demonstrate his/her reputation as a
performer of ground-breaking research? - Intellectual capacity and creativity
- To what extent does the Principal Investigator's
record of research, collaborations, project
conception, supervision of students and
publications demonstrate that he/she is able to
confront major research challenges in the field,
and to initiate new productive lines of thinking?
26Evaluation Criteria - Research project
- Ground-breaking nature of the research
- Does the proposed research address important
challenges at the frontiers of the field(s)
addressed? Does it have suitably ambitious
objectives, which go substantially beyond the
current state of the art (e.g. including inter-
and transdisciplinary developments and novel or
unconventional concepts and/or approaches)? How
well conceived and organized is the proposed
activity? - Potential impact
- Does the research open new and important,
scientific, technological or scholarly horizons? - Will the project significantly enhance the
research environment and capabilities for
frontier research in Europe (including the host
institution)?
27Evaluation Criteria - Research project
- Methodology
- Is the outlined scientific approach (including
the activities to be undertaken by the individual
team members) feasible? - Is the proposed research methodology (including
when pertinent the use of instrumentation, other
type of infrastructures etc.) comprehensive and
appropriate to the project? Will it enable the
goals of the project convincingly to be achieved
within the timescales and resources proposed and
the level of risk associated with a challenging
research project? - High-gain/High-risk balance
- Does the proposed research involve highly novel
and/or unconventional methodologies, whose high
risk is justified by the possibility of a major
breakthrough with an impact beyond a specific
research domain/discipline?
28Evaluation Criteria - Research Environment
- Contribution of the research environment to the
project - Does the host environment provide most of the
infrastructure necessary for the research to be
carried out? Is it in a position to provide an
appropriate intellectual environment and
infrastructural support and to assist in
achieving the ambitions for the project and the
Principal Investigator? - Participation of other legal entities
- If it is proposed that other legal entities
participate in the project, in addition to the
applicant legal entity, is their participation
fully justified by the scientific added value
they bring to the project?
29- The Scientific Council has established, based on
world-wide practice, the following indicative
budget for each of the 3 main scientific domains - Physical Sciences and Engineering 45
- Biological and Life Sciences 40
- Social Sciences and Humanities 15
- A reserve in the overall budget, not exceeding
20 of the total, may be retained for funding
proposals that have been judged of comparable
merit but beyond the budget allocated to the
specific scientific domain, and can be used to
further promote frontier research and
interdisciplinarity.
30Panel structureSocial Sciences and Humanities
- SH1 INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS
economics, finance and management. - SH2 INSTITUTIONS, VALUES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOUR
sociology, social anthropology, political
science, law, communication, social studies of
science and technology. - SH3 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY environmental
studies, demography, social geography, urban and
regional studies. - SH4 THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY cognition,
psychology, linguistics, philosophy and
education. - SH5 CULTURES AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION literature,
visual and performing arts, music, cultural and
comparative studies. - SH6 THE STUDY OF THE HUMAN PAST archaeology,
history and memory.
31Panel structurePhysical Sciences and Engineering
- PE1 MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS all areas of
mathematics, pure and applied, plus mathematical
foundations of computer science, mathematical
physics and statistics. - PE2 FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENTS OF MATTER
particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular,
gas and optical physics. - PE3 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS structure,
electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences. - PE4 PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES
analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical
chemistry/chemical physics. - PE5 MATERIALS AND SYNTHESIS materials
synthesis, structure-properties relations,
functional and advanced materials, molecular
architecture, organic chemistry.
32Panel structureLife Sciences
- LS1 MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND
BIOCHEMISTRY molecular biology, biochemistry,
biophysics, structural biology, biochemistry of
signal transduction. - LS2 GENETICS, GENOMICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY genetics, population genetics,
molecular genetics, genomics, transcriptomics,
proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics,
computational biology, biostatistics, biological
modelling and simulation, systems biology,
genetic epidemiology. - LS3 CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY cell
biology, cell physiology, signal transduction,
organogenesis, evolution and development,
developmental genetics, pattern formation in
plants and animals. - LS4 PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY
organ physiology, pathophysiology,
endocrinology, metabolism, ageing, regeneration,
tumorygenesis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic
syndrome. - LS5 NEUROSCIENCES AND NEURAL DISORDERS
neurobiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology,
neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging,
systems neuroscience, neurological disorders,
psychiatry.
33Indicative statistics ERC Advanced Grants
34Preliminary assessment of the wider ERC impact
- ERC has influenced the discussion at the national
level on how to support high risk projects
(changing research funding culture). - Research institutions as well as industry have
intensified discussion on the increasing need of
frontier research to close the existing and
growing knowledge gap. - ERC addresses researchers all over the world. A
high proportion of non-European reviewer and
panel members. ERC as a global player. - ERC is a learning and flexible institution.
- The ERC will provide financial support for
projects, studies, services and associated
initiatives for the monitoring, assessment and
evaluation of the ERC Activities. - BUT measures are needed
- to simplify the evaluation procedure
- to reduce the number of submitted proposals
- to increase resources
35ERC Starting Grant Calls Indicative Schedule
2007 - 2010
ERC Action Call open Call Deadline Estimated Call Value ( M) Evaluation
StG1 Winter 06 Spring 07 290 Spring - Autumn 07
StG2 Summer 08 Autumn 08 290 Winter 08 - Spring 09
StG3 Summer 09 Autumn 09 340 Winter 09 - Spring 10
StG4 Summer 10 Autumn 10 400 Winter 10 - Spring 11
36ERC Advanced Grant Calls Indicative Schedule 2007
- 2010
ERC Action Call open Call Deadline Estimated Call Value ( M) Evaluation
AdG1 Autumn 07 Spring 08 525 Spring 08 - Autumn 08
AdG2 Autumn 08 Spring 09 480 Spring 09 - Autumn 09
AdG3 Autumn 09 Spring 10 741 Spring 10 - Autumn 10
AdG4 Autumn 10 Spring 11 869 Spring 11 - Autumn 11
377FP
387FP
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40- Further Information
- Website of the ERC Scientific Council at
http//erc.europa.eu
41New ideas and goals of FP7
- Concentration on large research and technology
initiatives - Focus on coordination and cooperation,
programming of research - Large number of participants, oversubscription,
37 countries
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42Preliminary results of the first FP7 Calls
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447PR In submitted proposals 11 research teams
from Taiwan (two on MAINLIST for funding), no
Polish partners in consortia
Proposal Acronym Priority Area Applicant Legal Name No of Partners Proposal EC Decision Status
AsiaFluCap Health Centres for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taiwan 7 MAINLIST
ESCAPE Environment (including Climate Change) National Taiwan University 25 RESERVE
KYOTO Information and Communication Technologies Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica 9 MAINLIST
AQUANET Environment (including Climate Change) Industrial Technology Research Institute 10 REJECTED
EARNSA Activities of International Cooperation Industrial Technology Research Institute 28 REJECTED
BioMedGrid Research Infrastructures Academia Sinica 16 REJECTED
OpenNano Information and Communication Technologies Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 9 REJECTED
PAIL Information and Communication Technologies Tatung University 7 REJECTED
DARE Information and Communication Technologies National Taiwan University 20 REJECTED
INNO-ASTA Research for the benefit of SMEs Orgchem Technologies Inc. 8 REJECTED
MILTAFFORDABLE Health Formosa Laboratories, Inc. 6 REJECTED
- China 283 (48 with Polish partners) ? 45 (9
with Polish partners) on MAINLIST
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45Polish Technology Platforms correlation ETP PTP
(1)
European Technology Platforms (ETPs) Polish Technology Platforms (PTPs)
Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies PTP of Advanced Materials
Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe PTP of Aerospace
Embedded Computing Systems PTP of Information Technologies
European Construction Technology Platform Polish Construction Technology Platform
European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council PTP for Opto-and NanoTechnologies
European Rail Research Advisory Council PTP of Railway Transport
European Road Transport Research Advisory Council PTP of Road Transport
European Intermodal Research Advisory Council XXX
European Space Technology Platform Polish Space Technology Platform
European Steel Technology Platform Polish Steel Technology Platform
European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration XXX
Food for Life PTP for Food
Forest based sector Technology Platform PTP for Forestry and Wood Sector
Future Manufacturing Technologies PTP of Production Processes
Future Textiles and Clothing PTP for Textile Industry
Global Animal Health XXX
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Platform PTP of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety PTP on Industrial Safety
Innovative Medicines Initiative PTP on Innovative Medicine
Integral Satcom Initiative XXX
46Polish Technology Platforms correlation ETP PTP
(1)
European Technology Platforms (ETPs) Polish Technology Platforms (PTPs)
Mobile and Wireless Communications PTP on Mobile Communications and Wireless Technology
Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications XXX
Networked and Electronic Media XXX
Networked European Software and Services Initiative XXX
Photonics21 XXX
Photovoltaics XXX
Plants for the Future XXX
Robotics XXX
Sustainable Chemistry PTP for Sustainable Chemistry
Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform Polish Environmental Technologies Platform
Waterborne ETP PTP for Waterborne Transport
Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants Polish Clean Coal Technology Platform
European Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources PTP for Non-ferrous Metals
Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform Polish Nuclear Technology Platform
XXX PTP of Security Systems
XXX Polish Platform for Homeland Security
XXX Polish Platform of Foundry Technology
XXX PTP of Biotechnology
XXX PTP for Biofuels
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47Objectives of Polish Technology Platforms
- Integration of key industrial and research
partners of a specific economy sector for joint
research, technology development and technology
initiatives - Formal coordination structure, cooperation
agreement - Close links to Ministry of Research, Ministry of
Economy and other related Ministries - Technology regulatory framework, legal problems
- Promotion, lobbying
- Active participation in European Technology
Platforms - Active role in development of Strategic Research
Agenda (SRA) - Transfer of Polish initiatives to ETP
- Preparation of joint proposals, initiatives
- Participation in FP7 collaborative projects
- Optimal use of european structural funds (67
billion euro)
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48TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER Aviation Valley
- Regional initiative
- Supply chain
- 70 years of tradition
- 70 companies
- 10000 employed
- Turnover 600M
- Cooperation with research units
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49Thank you for your attention
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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