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The EUREKA Initiative

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Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology

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The EUREKA Initiative is…

IntergovernmentalNationally financedBottom up!Market oriented

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Associated Country Morocco

Russia San Marino Serbia & MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom

National Information Points (NIP)Albania Bulgaria

AustriaBelgiumCroatiaCyprus Czech RepublicDenmark

EUREKA membersEUREKA NIP countriesEUREKA Chairmanship*

ItalyLatvia LithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMonacoThe NetherlandsNorwayPoland PortugalRomania

* Italy holds the Chairmanship of EUREKA from July 2006 to June 2007, followed by Slovenia

39 membersEstoniaEuropean UnionFinlandFYR of MacedoniaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsrael

EUREKA Associated Country

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Some statistics

Since 1985, 23 billion euro of public-private investment has been mobilised to support some 2,000 EUREKA projects

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Who participatesin EUREKA projects?Nearly 12,000 partners from across Europe – and beyond

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The two pillars of EUREKA

1. Strategic initiatives

2. Individual projects

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1. Strategic initiatives

Two categories:a. Clusters (lead by

companies)b. Umbrellas (majority by

public RTD institutions)

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2. Individual projects

Small, short-term projectsReady-to-market resultsparticipants from at least two member countriesResult in an innovative product, process or service

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In what technologies can EUREKA projects be found?

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EUREKA results:Ex-Post Impact Analysis of the Final Report 2000-2005

Public Fund 1M€

Achieved Commercial Turnover

3 M€

Private Fund 2.5 M€

Expected Commercial Turnover

10 M€

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Leverage effect on Commercial Turnover : 13

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A few success stories

MP3 player, smart cards, Amadeus flight reservation system, microelectronic chips

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Projects Endorsed 2008Overview

Individual Projects Cluster Projects All

Number of projects 159 25 184

       

Total cost (M€) 294 236 530

       

Number of Participants 410 N/A N/A

       

Average Countries per project 2.3 3.6 2.5

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Facts on Slovenian Chair Number of Participation by Member

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DE NL IT IL FR SI

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BE CZ

GB TR AT

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CS LT NO PL

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HU FI GR LV PT

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Partner

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Thank you for listening

Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology

andrej.cvelbar@gov.si