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EUREKA in Western Balkans Countries. Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat. Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkans Countries Liblice, 28 May 200 9. EUREKA in glance. A European Research Programme Not an EU-Programme ( but complementarity and co-operation - ERA) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Shaping tomorrow’s innovations todaywww.eureka.be
EUREKAEUREKA
in Western Balkans Countries
Meeting of Steering Platform on Research
for Western Balkans Countries
Liblice, 28 May 2009
Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat
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> 2EUREKA in glance
A European Research Programme> Not an EU-Programme
(but complementarity and co-operation - ERA)
> Bottom-up project generation by partners (no thematic calls)> Flexible mechanism and lack of bureaucracy> Market orientation> Target group: mainly industry - particular attention to SMEs
> Funding: public, private, own (each member country has national criteria and schemes
for co-financing)
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> 3
CERNCERN
Positioning of European R&D Programmes and Frameworks
Inn
ovati
on
Basic
researc
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EU EU FPFP
COSTCOST
European Research LabsEuropean Research Labs
and Institutionsand Institutions
JRCJRC
NationalNational
R&DR&D
ProgrammesProgrammes
esaesaEUREKAEUREKAEUREKAEUREKA
COSTCOST
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> 4
EUREKA supports three types of projects
Cluster Projects
> Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives> Large number of participants, many from Europe’s major companies> Develop generic technologies of key importance to European competitiveness
Individual Projects (E!1782; E!1784…)
> Small, shorter-term projects> Involve participants from at least two member countries> Result in a product, process or service with a significant advance in their sector
Eurostars Projects
> Small, short-term projects, involving participants from at least two member countries> Consortium leader is an R&D-performing SME> Programmed jointly with the European Commission
The three pillars of EUREKA
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> 5EUREKA member countries
AustriaBelgiumCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmark
EstoniaEuropean CommissionFinlandFranceFormer Yugoslav
Republic of MacedoniaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourg
MaltaMonacoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussian FederationSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakia SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom
EUREKA NIP
Albania, Bulgaria
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> 6Ex-Post Impact of EUREKA Individual projects(analyse of the Final reports 2000-2005)
Impact results of EUREKA Individual projects (based on 1000 Final reports in period 2000-2005)
> 1.0 MEuro of Public funding invested in a EUREKA projects stimulated in average an investment of 2.5 MEuro by Private funds, which resulted to
>13 MEuro of additional turnover (achieved and expected) and
>54 Jobs created (achieved and expected)
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> 8EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 1
CroatiaEUREKA member since 2000Ministry of Science, Education and SportNPC: Ms. Gordana Prutki Pecnik
Project involvement:24 running projects; total budget 9,0 M€
36 organisations (SMEs: 15, Companies: 5, Research: 3, Universities: 13)
20 finished projects; total budget 8,2 M€34 organisations (SMEs: 11, Companies: 2, Research: 5, Universities: 16)
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> 9EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 2
SerbiaEUREKA member since 2002Ministry of Science and Technological DevelopmentNPC: Ms. Snezana Omic
Project involvement:36 running projects; total budget 15,3 M€
95 organisations (SMEs: 31, Companies: 8, Research: 4, Universities: 52)
9 finished projects; total budget 3,5 M€19 organisations (SMEs: 4, Companies: 3, Research: 1, Universities: 11)
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> 10EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 3
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEUREKA member since 2008Ministry of Education and ScienceNPC: Ms. Julijana Balevska
Project involvement:1 running project; total budget 0,2 M€
4 organisations (SMEs: 1, Companies: 1, Research: 0, Universities: 2)
2 finished projects; total budget 0,1 M€2 organisations (SMEs: 0, Companies: 1, Research: 0, Universities: 1)
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> 11EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 4
AlbaniaEUREKA NIP status since 1992 (but status is dormant)Ministry of Education and ScienceNIP: Ms. Alma Kopliku
Bosnia and Herzegovina> Applying for EUREKA NIP status (decision in June 2009)
Montenegro> Contact during Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship
(2007/2008)
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> 12EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 5
EUREKA projects with participation of HR, RS, MK
Predominate projects technological areasInformation technologies, new materials, environment
Pursuing of national R&D strategies
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> 13EUREKA in the Western Balkans countries - 6
Current weaknessesLow political visibility of the programmeLack of national financial supportVarying link to the most active players in EUREKALack of more ambitious projects
Suggested actionsPromotion campaign of successful EUREKA resultsOrganising EUREKA workshop /Brokerage event Training for R&D project managers
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> 14EUREKA goes ahead in the Western Balkans countries
Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship (2007-2008)Chairmanship programme:
Enlargement of EUREKA's geographical boundaries - Western Balkans
(FYR of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro)
Slovenian experiences and economic links to ex-Yugoslav countries
Slovenian wide co-operation in frame of EUREKA projects with Serbia, and Croatia
Slovenian interest to support suggested actions (promotion, workshops, training ...)
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> 15Thank you for your listening
Svatopluk Halada
EUREKA Secretariatrue Neerveld 107, B-1200 Brussels
