The European Union R&D Landscape

The Israel-EuropeR&D Directorate

For EU FP6

Rehovot, July 2006

On the Agenda

The European R&D Framework Program (FP)

The European Technology Platforms (ETP)

Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)

Objectives of the Framework Program: Political, Economic, Social

Increasing the competitiveness of the European Market, Creating Employment, Improving the standards of living

Solving issues important to Europe Reaching Critical Mass through European

Synergy: Performing R&D by Consortia Submitting proposals in reaction to Calls for

Proposals

Framework Program Budget

3.35.4 6.6

13.115.0

20.0

49.0

7.05.03.73.31.7

1.30.80

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Benefits of Israeli Participation

Access to European markets Opening new opportunities

Better understanding and closer links to Europe Business Intelligence – customers, vendors,

competitors Exposure to, and involvement in development of

new technologies including standard definition

Leverage into high volume, high profile and visionary projects

Funding of R&D projects

ISERD – Who are we ?

An inter-ministerial body, established by a governmental decision Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor – Chief Scientist Council of Higher Education – Planning & Budgeting

Committee Ministry of Science & Technology Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Finance

Note: As an associated country to the program – Israel pays a participation fee

ISERD – What is our Role ?

The national Contact Point Creating awareness and promoting the

Framework Program to the Israeli R&D community

Assisting and escorting the Israeli participants Industry, Academia and other institutes

The national delegate to EC program committees

Maximizing the benefits of the Israeli participation in the Framework Program

Technology Platform (ETP) – What is it ?

Brings together the main stakeholders in an R&D field to identify common R&D goals of industrial relevance

Develops a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) to achieve these goals, addressing technology & non-technology barriers

Stakeholders include mainly industry, but also academia and the investors in research, public or private

A forum for networking and creating alliances and consortia for collaborative R&D

Examples of ETPs (ICT domain)

European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC)

Advanced R&D on Embedded Intelligent Systems (ARTEMIS) Mobile and wireless communications technology (eMobility) Networked and electronic media platform (NEM) Networked European Software and Services Initiative

(NESSI) European Robotics Platform (EUROP) Photonics The Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI) Photonics for the 21st Century (Photonics) European Technology Platform on Smart System Integration

(EPOSS)

Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) – What is it ?

A public-private partnership to execute (part of) the Strategic

Research Agenda (SRA) of a Technology Platform, combining

national and European public funding with private sector investment

Implemented through dedicated legal structure

Proposed JTIs (ICT domain)

European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC)

Advanced R&D on Embedded Intelligent Systems (ARTEMIS)

Timeline

Finalize preparation – End 2006

European Council decision – Mid 2007

First calls – End 2007

Projects launched - 2008

Further information

Dorit Geifman – IST Director Dorit@iserd.org.il 03-5118121

Neomy Soffer – NMP Director Neomy@iserd.org.il 03-5118120

Information resources ISERD web-site http://www.iserd.org.il FP-IST web-site http://www.cordis.lu/ist FP-NMP web-site http://www.cordis.lu/nmp/home.html ETP web-site

http://www.cordis.lu/technology-platforms/home_en.html

Thank you !