Enterprise Directorate General European Commission Kurt König Head of Unit “Communication and Awareness” Innovation Directorate

Enterprise Directorate General

European Commission

Kurt KönigHead of Unit “Communication and Awareness”

Innovation DirectorateKurt.Koenig@cec.eu.int

Innovation in FP6 and the Role of CORDIS

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Thanks to the networking of universities, science and technology parks from the North and South of Europe, a newly established virtual spin-off incubator in Madrid has given life to over 50 technology start-up companies.

• A result of an innovation policy initiative - PAXIS

• Involving the Candidate Countries (CCs)

• To be strengthened in FP6

Did you know?

Priority across the entire programme

New Framework for Innovation in FP6

Focusing and Integrating European Research

Structuring the ERA

Strengthening the Foundations of ERA

Innovation in Integrated Projects Ex.: research-industry co-operation

Continuity with FP5 and launch of new actions

Development of Innovation Policies special focus on CCs

Innovation and Structuring the ERA

• Interaction and networking between the key players and users

• Encouraging trans-regional co-operation

• Experimenting with new tools and approaches

• Stepping up economic and technological intelligence

• Establishing and consolidating support services, such as CORDIS

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Why CORDIS?

• To offer direct access to information on EU research programmes and activities

• To facilitate participation in FP6

• To enhance research results exploitation and promote innovation

• To provide stakeholders, including from the CCs with an interactive platform

www.cordis.lu

Community Research and Development Information Service

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UsersInformationproviders

• Research organisations• SMEs and large companies• National administrations• Policy makers• Intermediaries• Journalists

• European Commission services

• External organisations

• Member States and Associated Countries

• Free

• Interactive

• Multilingual

• E-mail alert

How does it work?

Information and guidance through FP6 project development step by step:

• Latest news and events

•Searchable calls service

• Library of participation information

• Access to Commission helpdesks and national contact points

• Direct access to potential partners

• Portal to electronic proposal submission

Participation Opportunities

The official FP6 participation service

www.cordis.lu/fp6

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Over 1600 project ideas for FP6 from the CCs

The first interactive FP6 service on CORDIS

http://eoi.cordis.lu

Partner Opportunities

Specific to the new instruments

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www.cordis.lu/partners-service

Partner Opportunities

Dedicated Partners Service• A two way communication channel

• Connecting Candidate Countries’ and EU Member States’ organisations:

• Nearly 1000 records related to CCs

• Clustering SMEs with research organisations

• For research funding and/or commercial exploitation of technologies

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By topicBy country,

& regionBy organisationBy date

www.cordis.lu/map-search

Follow partners, projects and technologies

Increased visibility for the CCs in ERA

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www.cordis.lu/candidate_countries

Increased visibility for the CCs in ERA

• An evolving service for the CCs

• Part of a gateway on national R&D and innovation information

New!

Increased visibility for CCs in ERA

www.cordis.lu/wire

• News from CCs

Interaction with other stakeholders

www.cordis.lu/news

• Selection of searchable exploitable technologies from all Europe

• From EU-funded and national research

• Clearly identified business applications

• Interactive and multilingual service

• Updated weekly

Virtual B2B Technology Marketplace Service

www.cordis.lu/marketplace

Innovation Opportunities

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Selection based on five criteria• Impact – social, economic

• Effect on employment

• Closeness to market

• Marketability – how likely to succeed

• Other factors – e.g. public profile, early indicators of success, enabling effect

Nearly 50 competitive technologies from Candidate Countries

Innovation Opportunities

• Innovation finance

• Incubation

• IPR advice

• Transnational technology transfer

www.cordis.lu/ipr-helpdesk

www.cordis.lu/incubatorsFree for FP5 and FP6 participants

Direct access to assistance networks for:

http://irc.cordis.luwww.cords.lu/finance

Innovation Opportunities

Regional innovation policy initiatives and networks

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To involve even closer the CCs

Innovation and EU Enlargement

• Innovating Regions in Europe Network

• Pilot Action of Excellence on Innovative Start-ups (PAXIS)www.cordis.lu/paxis

www.innovating-regions.org

Innovation Policy Studies• Stimulating informed debate on innovation policy issues in the CCs

• Now covering all CCs

• New study on the Challenges to Entrepreneurial Innovation in CCs scheduled for launch in 2003

www.cordis.lu/innovation-policy/studies

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Innovation and EU Enlargement

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European Trendchart on Innovation

• Supporting the open method of policy co-ordination

• Insights on policy measures, support schemes and statistics covering CCs

• Benchmarking – 2002 European Innovation Scoreboard extended to the CCs

http://trendchart.cordis.lu

Innovation and EU Enlargement

www.cordis.lu/scoreboard

Thank you for your attention!

Visit the CORDIS stand at the conferenceand stay connected!

Innovation@cec.eu.int

www.cordis.lu/innovation-services/