Rosalie Zobel: European Commission research initiatives aim to add value
"The ETPs on Nanoelectronics and ARTEMIS on Embedded Computing Systems, set up two years ago, are quite mature and have attracted strong political support. They are ready to forge public-private partnerships that will exploit synergies between EUREKA Clusters and the Framework Programme"
Viviane Reding, EU ICT REsearch and Innovation Policy
"For the area of Embedded Systems for example, this should help us mobilise around 2.5 Billion Euro over 7 years to develop the next generation of ICT platforms that are critical for our major industries from automotive, to aeronautics and telecommunications. Community contribution should be around 400 Million Euro from FP7"
Jerzy Buzek, Information Society - moving up a gear
"...Useless to say that also in this regard the role of ICT is of primary importance, especially when you take into consideration such JTIs as Embedded Computing Systems or Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020"
Brussels, 21 November 2006
Stronger together in ICT: Europe to pool private, national and EU research efforts in order to become more competitive
For the first time ever, the European Union is changing the method of financing key technological research by launching Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs). The idea for JTIs came from the European Commission and was supported by EU Heads of State and Government at their recent informal summit in Lahti (Finland). JTIs will pool the resources of private industry, EU and national programmes to pursue ambitious common research objectives. The first JTI to be launched in early 2007 will be ARTEMIS. The ARTEMIS JTI will steer Europe's research in embedded computing systems, which are increasingly essential for many key industrial sectors. This initiative will act as a beacon for further such initiatives to follow. Industrial leaders and national and EU research experts are meeting today in Helsinki to further discuss this new method of European research funding.
Research: €9 billion injection to boost European ICT research
The EU plans to invest over €9 billion in research on information and communications technologies (ICTs). This is, by far, the largest single budget item in Europe’s 7th research framework programme that will run until 2013 – a priority set by the EU, acknowledging the importance of ICTs for Europe’s growth and competitiveness.
Two of these ETPs will provide the basis of Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs), in which, for the first time ever, EU, Member State and industry funds will be pooled in public-private research partnerships to boost European cutting-edge research in the vital areas of nanoelectronics and embedded systems, electronic systems built into other devices – a vital area for competitiveness in the automotive sector, for example. The embedded systems JTI, ARTEMIS (see IP/06/1589), was recently signalled by European Ministers as being of strategic importance for Europe's economy and should start as soon as possible.
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media
“FP7: A new framework for competition, innovation and growth”
IST 2006 - Strategies for Leadership
Helsinki, Finland, 21 November, 2006
“…. I'm glad to announce today that, in line with the political conclusions of
the Lahti Summit, we are now preparing for a pioneer approach in European
research. For the first time ever, we will make use of Article 171 of the EC Treaty to
pool private, EU and national research investment in the form of a Joint Technology
Initiative (JTI). The first such JTI, the ARTEMIS initiative, which will start in early
2007, will focus on embedded systems, this means on computer-research which is
crucial for many industrial sectors.
Some are telling me that this is quite a daring undertaking. But, ladies and
gentlemen, without daring and risk there can be no breakthrough, neither in
research nor in politics.
The budget of the ARTEMIS initiative will be around 3 billion € over seven years.
More than 50 percent of this would come from industry, while the rest would be
financed by the European Commission and by the EU Member States and
Associated States involved. I expect that this new method of teamwork in European
research will leverage 7 euro of overall R&D effort for every euro of Community
money spent - and this, ladies and gentlemen, would really be worth the effort and
value for money.”
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Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen at the plenary session of the European Parliament on 25 October 2006, outcome of the Lahti summit meeting
Speech, General Affairs and External Relations, Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Finland´s EU Presidency, Competitiveness (Internal market, Industry and Research)
25 Oct 2006, 10:58
"I am particularly pleased that the Lahti meeting confirmed that Artemis, one of the most advanced technology initiatives, will be taken further, and that the Commission intends to give it the status of a Joint Technology Initiative. Businesses are investing very significant amounts in the joint initiative. The Finnish Government has set an example, promising to contribute €70 million over a seven-year period. Artemis is one of Europe's biggest Joint Technology Initiatives, in a very important and promising technological field."
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Prime Minister Vanhanen at the Networked Business and Government - Something Real for the Lisbon Strategy Conference in Helsinki Speech, General Affairs and External Relations, Justice and Home Affairs, Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Finland´s EU Presidency , Competitiveness (Internal market, Industry and Research)
24 Oct 2006, 09:00
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Transcript of the first press conference for the informal meeting of Heads of
State or Government
20 Oct 2006, 21:34
"The Finnish Government has made a commitment to allocate public research funding to one of the most advanced initiatives called Artemis. Its aim is to enhance Europe’s leading position in certain electronic systems. The Finnish Government’s total contribution will be 70 million euros over a seven-year period starting from next year. I am pleased that also the Commission gives its full support to this initiative and will take it forward as a Joint Technology Initiative and match funds coming from the private sector."
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
"This will of course complement the European Union’s present efforts to stimulate research for instance through Joint Technology Initiatives and I was happy to announce support of the European Commission to this Artemis joint technology project that so many Member States and so many important companies from Europe are wishing to fund and the Commission will of course match this funding as well. So, I really believe that we could have here an important political agreement."
President José Manuel Barroso
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Finland to commit to ARTEMIS joint initiative
19 Oct 2006, 09:32
"Finland has decided to make a strong commitment to the ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative. The objective of the ARTEMIS initiative is to promote the implementation of embedded information technology applications. As the country currently holding the EU Presidency, Finland is seeking to promote European competitiveness through this commitment."
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Prime minister Matti Vanhanen's view prior to the Lathi Summit: growth from innovation
"European R&D is too fragmented. European Technology Platforms provide a new way of achieving a critical mass for R&D projects and many European companies have already become involved in their chosen field, from nanotechnology to embedded systems. If Platforms grow, they are eligible for European funding as Joint Technology Initiatives."
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Minister of European Affairs, Paula Lehtomäki at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on 11 October 2006
Speech, General Affairs and External Relations, Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Competitiveness (Internal market, Industry and research)
..."Cooperation between the private and public sectors should also be improved to promote competitiveness. as examples of public-private partnership, Europe now has European Technology Platforms, industry-led strategic research initiatives. Companies have demonstrated a commendable willingness to invest in their chosen platforms. Now we need a corresponding commitment from sources of public research funding."...
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