Cooperation opportunities within water sector

The associationism as a fortress

Dr. Enrique Fernández Escalante. PTEA Technical Secretary & Tragsa

European Innovation in Water Technology

European Innovation in Water Technology

Spanish Water Technology Platform

Contents:

• Background

• Role and importance

• Current activity

• Next challenges

• Conclusions

El mercado del Agua

CIFRA DE

NEGOCIO

31.900 Mill€ Fuente: Estudio PTEA (2012)

4,8% respecto 2012 (INE 2013)

GENERADOR DE

EMPLEO

>200.000 empleos Fuente: Estudio PTEA (2012)

Único sector con incremento positivo

7,2% respecto 2012 (INE 2013)

VENTAS

EXTERIOR

795 Mill€ Fuente: INE (2013)

Captación, depuración, distribución 2,3% respecto 2012 (INE 2013)

GENERADOR

DE RIQUEZA

24.000 empresas 97% PYMEs

Fuente: Estudio PTEA (2012)

INVERSIÓ

N EN

I+D+i

290.000 Mill€ Fuente: INE (2013)

EMPRESAS

INNOVADORAS

39,44% del total Fuente: INE (2013)

Sector clave para la

economía nacional

Agua, un bien

básico y esencial

Total

Technology Platforms

European Innovation in Water Technology

Background

•Cost factors

•Knowledge factors

•Mark€t factors

Technological

innovation

2010-2012

European Innovation in Water Technology

Background

Spanish Water Technology Platform Plataforma Tecnológica Española del Agua (PTEA)

The Platform is a non-profit

association promoting sectoral RD&i

and Spanish participation in the

international scenario, especially

encouraging Spanish companies and

public institutions to join EU

programs, initiatives and projects.

Network of a public/private cooperation for the promotion of R&D

European Innovation in Water Technology

Background

Objectives:

• Generate added value for our partners, Industry and Society.

• Encourage participation and collaboration in RD&i between

entities and national and international authorities.

• Develop and implement a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).

• Identify and promote RD&i projects.

• Promote technology transfer.

• Promote specialized training among professionals and users.

European Innovation in Water Technology

Spanish Water Technology Platform

Contents:

• Background

• Role and importance

• Current activity

• Next challenges

• Conclusions

¿Qué es la PTEA?

¿Qué ofrecemos?

Mayor dinamización

Detección capacidades y demandas tecnológicas

Participación en los grupos de trabajo técnico

Incremento participación

Visitas técnicas Jornadas de temáticas de interés

Potenciales socios y proyectos

European Innovation in Water Technology

Role and importance

• Develop and update the National Strategic Research Agenda

(SRA) for Water sector

• Encourage and facilitate cooperation among R&Di entities

throughout the European Union

• Search and identify international cooperation opportunities

• Promote cross-sectoral networking for multidisciplinary

approach

• Identify new significant agents or trends entering water

technology scenario, thus accelerating sectoral adaptation to

changes and protectingtheir competitiveness

European Innovation in Water Technology

Spanish Water Technology Platform

Contents:

• Background

• Role and importance

• Current activity

• Next challenges

• Conclusions

European Innovation in Water Technology

Current activity

• Re-structure of the working groups

• Events: organization and participation

• Social networks and website

• Graphic and informational documents

• Cooperation activities

• Promotion of R&D and technology transfer

• PTEA internal activities

Iniciativas de I+D+i dinamizadas

Fomento y apoyo para participación en proyectos

• 67 encuentros B2B

Ofertas y demandas tecnológicas

• Aprox. 80 consultas anuales

Asesoramiento en proyectos

• 60 cartas en apoyo a proyectos

Proyectos apoyados

Principales apoyos dirigidos a:

• Asesoramiento convocatorias I+D+i, nacionales e internacionales

• Apoyo a empresas en la preparación de proyectos CDTI:

• Proyectos de I+D financiados por CDTI

• Llamadas bilaterales/unilaterales

• FEDER INNTERCONECTA, Convocatoria CIEN

Punto de la Red PI+D+i:

Website www.plataformaagua.org

Newsletter Redes

sociales

Difusión y visibilidad de la I+D+i del sector

@PlataformaAgua (1260

rec)

PTEA Plataforma Tecnológica

Española del Agua

PTEA Agua España

Síguenos en:

European Innovation in Water Technology

Current activity

Promotion of R&D and technology transfer

• Marketplace

• Technological watching

• Advice for the proposal presentation

• Advice in industrial and intelectual protection

• Consortiums establishment

• European financing programmes

• Internacionalization. Detection of high activity areas

• www.plataformaagua.org INTRANET (user & password)

Hub EIP Water

European Innovation in Water Technology

Current activity

Promotion of R&D and technology transfer

Consortiums establishment

Direct support to partners

Connection amongst 40 participants in the last two years

Presentation of the partners who requested it on the Web-site

More than 50 support letters

Support to four action groups, providing an added service for two

European Innovation in Water Technology

Current activity

Cooperation activities

Internacionalización

• National: Cross-sectoral challenges

• International:

Regional cluster in Northern France

Embassy of the Netherlands

SIAGA, El Agua en Andalucía, 2015

Tranfiere 2016

EIP Water Conference 2016 (MtoM ans Spadis)

Mesa Temática Interregional RED I+D+i en Agua

Foro Nacional de Gestión Ambiental, Calidad y Sostenibilidad

I Congreso Internacional del Agua – Termalismo y Calidad de Vida

Encuentro “Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area”

(PRIMA)

Actividad reciente

Publicaciones 2015

Actividad reciente Ciudades inteligentes Economía Circular

Big DATA

Jornada Retos - Colaboración 2016

European Innovation in Water Technology: Brokerage Event

Jornada de financiación privada a la I+D+i 2015

Reuniones de los Grupos de Trabajo Técnico

Current activity

European Innovation in Water Technology

Spanish Water Technology Platform

Contents:

• Background

• Role and importance

• Current activity

• Next challenges

• Conclusions

European Innovation in Water Technology

Next challenges

• Strengthen collaboration with other regional R&Di networks: Portugal –

Spain ¿Iberian Congress?

• Enhance Spanish participation in European R&Di consortiums

• Dissemination and Technology Transfer activities: participation in fairs,

european events, etc

• Optimize Spanish R&Di cooperation with EIP and JPI

Any other proposals?

New SRA

European Innovation in Water Technology

Spanish Water Technology Platform

Contents:

• Background

• Role and importance

• Current activity

• Next challenges

• Conclusions

European Innovation in Water Technology

Conclusions

• Participation based mentallity: The persons are the most important

– Feedback from own activities

– Participation in consortiums, working groups and action groups

– Contributions to documents submitted to the general opinion

The associationism as a fortress

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