EUREKA Information Days Trenčín and Nitra, March 2-3, 2004

EUREKA Information Days Trenčín and Nitra, March 2-3, 2004 EUREKA in the EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA Svatopluk HALADA EUREKA Secretariat, Brussels SK/EID2004/SH

What is EUREKA? • Integral component of European Research Area • A tool of European innovation • Target group: mainly industry and • particular attention to SMEs • Involving of research organisations • Public funding only from member (national) sources - not at a central level ! • Bottom-up approach • Avoidance of bureaucracy SK/EID2004/SH

Positioning frameworks andprogrammes in ERA esa EUREKA Innovation JRC FP European Research Labs Basic Research CERN COST SK/EID2004/SH

The relative positions of the key programmes of ERA BENEFITS OF SOCIETY AND EUROPE EUREKA RESEARCH INNOVATION ERA FP COST SK/EID2004/SH MARKET ERA ELEMENTS

EUREKA EU Framework Programme TOP-DOWN Programmes Call for Proposals Commission EU FP Research institutes Universities Industry Submit applications for funding EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA BOTTOM UP Promotes projects Provides public funding Government EUREKA Universities Research institutes Industry Submit applications on own initiative SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKAhistory • Historical data • Launched in 1985 with 17 member countries from Western Europe and the Commission of the European Communities • 1991 - EUREKA opened its doors to Central &Eastern European countries • 1998 - Encouraged project participation from anywhere in the world, allowing industry to ‘work with the best’ • Currently 33member countries and the Commission of the European Union SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA is platform • LARGE SCALE STRATEGIC PROJECTS • (Cluster projects) • for industrial development • for European infrastructure • SME PROJECTS (Innovative projects) • for fast transfer of R&D knowledge • into commercialisation SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA Success story (2) • EUREKA´s support for increasing of • European Competitiveness • JESSI - Submicron Silicon Process Technology • strategical project in 1988-1994 • budget 3 800 Mio Euro • EPROM – Industralisation of Integrated Circuit Non- Volatile Memory • strategical project in 1990-1994 • MEDEA – Microeloctronics Programme for Integration Into Selected Application Systems • MEDEA Plus - Microelectronics for Europe and Information Society • IT strategical projects from 1998 till present • budget 3 000 Mio Euro SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA Success story (3) • EUREKA´s support for increasing of • European Competitiveness • EURIMUS – Microsystems for Information Technology • strategical project in 1988-1994 • budget 3 800 Mio Euro • ITEA - Software systems for ICT • strategical project for software-intensive systems • PIDEA and PIDEA Plus - Packaging Technologies for Miniaturasation in Electronic industry • strategical project ITC Technology for Packaging and transport in 1999 till present • budget 2 500 Mio Euro • AMADEUS • Reservation, Ticketing and Payment System of Flight Tickets SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA = quality The EUREKA label indicates a high quality… Project: advanced technology, international- scale, industrially-led Company: hi-tech, future-oriented, global ambitions and perspectives Research institute:developing advanced technologies for industry Service for project participants:access to funding, partner search, publicity, supportive measures SK/EID2004/SH

The EUREKA structure Operational Policy/ Strategy Ministerial Conference CHAIRMANSHIP NPC Network and National Offices Chair Advisory Group Interparliamentary Conference EUREKA Secretariat HLG High Level Group CUSTOMERS ENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES,RESEARCH INSTITUTES PROJECTS SK/EID2004/SH E! structure

THE FUNDING PRINCIPLE OF EUREKA • The money is invested • by national decision • The money is invested • by/in each country The consequence is: The success of the companies contributes to the Economy, Growth and Employment of the State SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA’s ‘bottom-up’ approach • The participants decide • what the project aims to do • who is in it • how much it will cost • how long it will take • how it will be managed • how risks and results will be shared SK/EID2004/SH

Project assessment • Projects are assessed on theirindividual merits, according to • National requirements • EUREKA requirements • EUREKA Network-level: PAM • Project Assessment Methodology • - from January 1st2004 SK/EID2004/SH

Project Assessment Methodology(PAM) • Common understanding of project quality in the EUREKA Network • Criteria needed to confirm project quality (EUREKA label) • Partnership, project structure, technology, innovation, market • Joint assessment by NPCs involved • Projects are assessed on individual merits (no competition) SK/EID2004/SH

Ongoing EUREKA projects by thematic areas SK/EID2004/SH

Organisation type in ongoing EUREKA projects SK/EID2004/SH

Participation of SMEs in EUREKA SK/EID2004/SH

Financial size of ongoing EUREKA projects In m€ █PC<=1 █1<PC<=3 █3<PC<=5 █5<PC<=10 █10<PC<=20 █20<PC<=40 █PC>40 No. of Projects 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 BIO COM ENE ENV INF LAS MAT ROB TRA SK/EID2004/SH

Participation by member in ongoing EUREKA projects No. of Projects SK/EID2004/SH

Secured financing by member in ongoing EUREKA projects m€ SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA Evaluation impact report • COMMERCIAL RESULTS EXCELLENT OR GOOD (62%) • NEW PRODUCTS, PROCESSES OR SERVICES (67%) • TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT EXCELLENT • OR GOOD (85%) • STRATEGIC ALLIANCE (27%) • EUREKA LABEL AS PRESTIGE (52%) • EUREKA ATTRACTIONS • BOTTOM UP • NON-BUREAUCRATIC • CLOSE TO MARKET SK/EID2004/SH

Slovak EUREKA Office Role of Slovak EUREKA Office to find, to inform, to motivate, to animate, to support potential national partner(s) in EUREKA co-operation project(s) SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA Web site • www.eureka.be • project database, partner search • launch project suggestion/idea • forthcoming events (Partnering/Brokerage, Conferences, etc.) • EUREKA contacts SK/EID2004/SH

EUREKA Information Days Trenčín and Nitra, March 2-3, 2004