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EUREKA Information DaysEUREKA Information DaysTrenčín and Nitra, March 2-3, 2004Trenčín and Nitra, March 2-3, 2004

Svatopluk HALADA

EUREKA Secretariat, Brussels

EUREKAin the EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA

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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

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CERNCERN

Positioning frameworks and programmes

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BENEFITS OFBENEFITS OF SOCIETYSOCIETY

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BOTTOM UP

Commission

Research institutesUniversitiesIndustry

Submit applications on own initiative

Promotes projectsProvides public funding

Government

UniversitiesResearch institutesIndustry

ProgrammesCall for Proposals

Submit applicationsfor funding

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EUREKA history

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 33 member countries and the Commission of the European Union

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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

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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 SystemsMEDEA Plus - Microelectronics for Europe and Information Society

• IT strategical projects from 1998 till present• budget 3 000 Mio Euro

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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

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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

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Operational Policy / Strategy

Ministerial Conference

Ministerial Conference

InterparliamentaryConference

InterparliamentaryConference

HLGHigh Level Group

HLGHigh Level Group

CHAIRMANSHIPCHAIRMANSHIP

CUSTOMERSENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PROJECTS

CUSTOMERSENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PROJECTS

EUREKA SecretariatEUREKA Secretariat

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TThehe EUREKA EUREKA structurestructure

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THE FUNDING PRINCIPLE OF EUREKA

• The money is invested The money is invested by national decisionby national decision

• The money is invested The money is invested by/in each countryby/in each country

The success of The success of the the companies companies contributes to the contributes to the

EEconomy, conomy, GGrowth and rowth and EEmployment mployment of the of the SStatetate

The consequence is:

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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

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Project assessment

Projects are assessed on their individual merits, according to

> National requirements

> EUREKA requirements

> EUREKA Network-level: PAM

Project Assessment Methodology

- from January 1st 2004

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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)

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Thematic areas

information technology63%

environment5%

work & society 8%

transportation6%

advanced material and processing

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energy2%

biotechnology8%

Ongoing EUREKA projects by thematic Ongoing EUREKA projects by thematic areasareas

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Organisation type in ongoing EUREKA projects

Administration3%

Large industry23%

SME41%

University15%

Research centre18%

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SME Participation in projects

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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

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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)

Slovak EUREKA Office

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EUREKA Web site

www.eureka.be

• project database, partner search

• launch project suggestion/idea

• forthcoming events (Partnering/Brokerage, Conferences, etc.)

• EUREKA contacts