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The JRC's

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

Xabier Goenaga Beldarrain

Knowledge for Growth Head of Unit

Sevilla, 30 June 2011

Chilean Delegation’s Visit

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… is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception,

development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.

As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre

of science and technology for the Union.

Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member

States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.

WHAT the JRC does

The Mission

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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn

Research, Innovation and Science

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

President Barroso 27 Commission Members

Research DG (RTD)

New JRC Director-General from Dec. 1st: Dominique RISTORI

Where does the JRC fit in the European Commission?

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Structure and financing of the JRC

7 Institutes on 5 sites ≅≅≅≅ 2750 staff ≅≅≅≅ 340 M€/y direct from FP7 + 60 M€ earned income

IE – Petten, The Netherlands

Institute for Energy

Director: Giovanni de Santi

IRMM – Geel, Belgium

Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements

Director: Krzysztof Maruszewski

ITU – Karlsruhe, Germany

Institute for Transuranium Elements

Director: Thomas Fanghänel

IES/ IHCP/ IPSC – Ispra, Italy

Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Director: Leen Hordijk

Institute for Health and Consumer Protection

Director: Elke Anklam

Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen

Director: Stephan Lechner

IPTS – Sevilla, Spain

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

Director: John Bensted-Smith

IPTS ≅≅≅≅ 210 staff ≅≅≅≅ 16 M€/y direct from FP7 + 6 M€ earned income

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IPTS’ Core Policy Areas

Knowledge for growth (~25% of our research effort)focusing on policies to build a Knowledge Economy, especially research policy,

and its interfaces with related policies, notably innovation, education and

regional development

Information society (~20%)focusing on policies to create a Digital Economy and to stimulate more widely

the take-up of ICTs in society

Agriculture and rural development (~20%) focusing on the economic and social pillars of agriculture and rural development

policies

Sustainable production and consumption (~20%) focusing on the techno-economics of sustainable industry policies and on the

Green Economy

Climate change, energy and transport (~15%) focusing on the economics of climate change, energy and transport policies and

on policies to build a Low-Carbon

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IPTS’ Core Business Areas

Conducting policy studies� currently ~45% of our business

Providing policy intelligence platforms� currently ~15% of our business

Managing techno-economic bureaux� currently ~15% of our business

Building a Reference Centre for Economic

Modelling� currently ~25% of our business (and growing)

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Knowledge for Growth - Four Actions

Industrial Research and Innovation

• Industrial R&D Scoreboard• Impact of R&D and innovation company performance and employment

• Growth of innovative companies

ERA-Policies

• Monitoring of Member States R&I policies • Foresight for R&I policy – (JPI, EIT, …)

• Transnational Programme cooperation -ERANETS

ERA-Analysis

• Universities • Researchers • Knowledge flows

Regional Economic Modelling

• Regional economic models to assess the impact of R&D, innovation, human capital and infra-structures

• Smart specialisation platform

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Innovation Union Flagship Initiative – Oct 2010

Why Innovation Union ? A cornerstone of Europe 2020 strategy.

Three aspects:

- Globalisation of Knowledge production and innovation capacities

- Impact of the crisis on public and private finance, survival of

innovative SMEs

- Major challenges to address with reduced means.

Innovation emergency!

EU – BUILDING AN INNOVATION UNION

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Globalisation of knowledge

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Globalisation of knowledge

• Develop world-class excellence

• Attract investment through better support and framework conditions

• Establish strategic cooperation with world partners

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Economic and financial crisis

EU lost six million jobs, €1000 Bn annual GDP due to crisis

• Invest in future growth

EU target of 3% of GDP for R&D in 2020 could create a net

3.7 million jobs and close to €800 Bn annual GDP by 2025

• Make the most of available resources

through leverage effects, integration and cooperation

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Societal challenges

• Climate change

• Health and ageing

• Use of natural resources

• Energy security

• Clean transport

• Land use

•…

• Powerful drivers of

change in economy and

society

• Major global market

opportunities

• Requiring EU-scale

approaches

• From research to market

New needs => new ideas => new markets

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Innovation Union highlights

• European Innovation Partnerships

• European Research Area framework

• Streamlined EU programmes

• New financial instruments

• Reform of standardisation system

• Public procurement of innovation

• Social innovation pilot

• Stronger monitoring

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International cooperation

Key issues

- Third countries see 27+1 small/medium parties, not one major

partner

- Europe’s openness is not always reciprocated

- Global challenges require a global response

Key measures

- Joint EU / national priorities for cooperation with third countries

(2012)

- Agree international infrastructures with world partners (2012)

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Innovation Union website

http://i3s.ec.europa.eu/

IPTS website

http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

IRI website

http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu

Erawatch website

http://cordis.europa.eu/erawatch