Istanbul, 24 April 2003 European Commission - Directorate General for Research DGRTD- Dir B.3 Dr. If.Pottaki SMEs & Research SMEs and Research under the.

Istanbul, 24 April 2003

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DGRTD- Dir B.3 Dr. If.Pottaki

SMEs & Research

SMEs and Research

under the Sixth Framework Programme

Dr Ifigeneia Pottaki Unit “Research and SMEs”

DG RTD, European Commission


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SMEs & Research

FP6 supports SMEs in research activities through 2 main routes:

•The specific measures for SMEs (horizontal activities)•The participation of SMEs in the priority thematic areas

- Horizontal activities•Co-operative research•Collective research

- ETI- 15% of the budget of the priority thematicareas


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SMEs & Research

2.2 billion € for SMEs under FP6

• horizontal activities: 430M€

• ETI: 35M€

• Priority thematic areas: at least 1.692M €


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SMEs & Research

Horizontal activities for SMEs:

Co-operative Research

•SMEs assign S&T research they need to RTD performers•SMEs own the results

•also innovative and high-tech SMEs in co-operation with research centres and universities


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SMEs & ResearchHorizontal activities for SMEs:

Co-operative Research

• BUDGET: 320 M €• AREAS: any subject of S&T

• ACTIVITIES: research and innovation-related consortium management

• individual project: • chargeable costs 0.5 - 2 m €• duration 1 -2 years


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Collective Research

RTD performers undertake S&T research on behalf of Industrial Associations or Groupings

•benefits to large communities of SMEs •the Industrial Associations/Groupings own the results


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Collective Research

BUDGET: 110 m €

AREAS: any subject of S&Tincluding on legislation, problems of whole industrial sectors not addressed by Co-

operative Research ACTIVITIES: Research and innovation-related, consortium management, dissemination and training

individual project: costs chargeable 2 - 5 m €, duration 2 - 3 years, higher cost and longer duration if justified


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SMEs & Research

Horizontal activities for SMEs

Co-operative and Collective Research:

* RTD performers must account for at least 40% of research and innovation costs. They should receive 100% of total eligible costs (within ceiling)

*in consortium overall: 5 independent legal entities from 3 MS or AS, at least 2 MS or ACC

* consortium agreement required


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SMEs & Research

Horizontal activities for SMEs

Co-operative research: Co-ordinator an SME or an RTD performer

Collective research: Co-ordinator an Industrial Association/Grouping or an RTD performer


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SMEs & Research

part of “Research and Innovation” of the “Structuring the ERA” builds on experience of ETI in FP5

•projects carried out by intermediaries working with/for the innovation players and organisations with appropriate expertise

•through SSA or Co-ordination Actions

•each ETI proposal should address a specific research theme or industrial sector

Stepping up Economic and Technological Intelligence (ETI)


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SMEs & ResearchHorizontal activities for SMEs - participants

Co-operative research

3 independent SMEs (from 2 MS /AS, at least 1 MS /ACC)

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2 RTD performers, (independent from other participants from 2 MS or AS, at least 1 MS / ACC)

& other enterprises and end-users can participate - must be independent from SMEs - RTD performers


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SMEs & ResearchHorizontal activities for SMEs -participants

Collective research

2 independent Industrial Associations/Groupingsfrom 2 MS /AS, at least 1 MS /ACC or 1 European Industrial Association/ Grouping that fulfils the conditions

&2 RTD performers, from 2 MS/AS, at least 1 MS/ACC

& 1 SME core group of 2 SMEs (2 MS/AS, 1 MS/ACC)


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SMEs & ResearchHorizontal activities for SMEs

calls and evaluation 2003

Co-operative research 2003: closure dates: 29/04, 27/11, 17.00

indicative budget: 95 m €, 60 m €single stage procedure of evaluationfirst contracts estimated 8 months after closure date


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calls and evaluation 2003

Collective research 2003:• closure dates: 06/03, 17.00• CLOSED (first stage)• indicative budget: 40 m €• two stage procedure of evaluation• first contracts estimated 12 months • after closure date


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evaluation criteria

•Relevance

•S&T excellence

•Potential impact

•Quality of consortium

•Quality of management

•Mobilisation of resources

overall threshold score

4 /5

3 /5

3 /5

3 /5

3 /5

3 / 5

21 /30


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ETI

BUDGET: 35 m €individual project:

costs: 0.2 -2 m €duration: 1 -3 years, exceptionally longer

PARTICIPANTS: 3 independent legal entitiesfrom 3 MS/AS, at least 1 MS/ACC

calls for proposals and calls for tenders

ETI 2003: Projects should concentrateon the participation of SMEs/SME Groupings in FP6 particularly through IP, NoE Call 2003: closure date 29/04, 20 m €first contracts 8 months after closure date


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SMEs & Research

Enterprises, especially SMEs, key playerstowards the ERA

Participation of SMEs in the 7 priority areas: at least 15% of the budget

special measures to promote SMEs participation

close monitoring of SMEs’ participation in each thematic priority

Participation of SMEs in the priority thematic areas


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SMEs & ResearchParticipation of SMEs

in the priority thematic areas

Participation of SMEs and SME groupings in consortia for different activities

pre-allocated budget for take-up measuresSMEs may be involved from proposal stage or after contract signature(call by the consortium)

participation in IP NoE STREPs


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SMEs & Research

Measures to promote SMEs’participation in the priority thematic areas

•information and awareness

•evaluation criteria in IP, NoE, STREPs

•targeting of calls

•possibility to extend contracts to include new SMEs

•task force on SME participation in FP6

•ETI


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SMEs & Research

For more information:

europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6www.cordis.luhttp://sme.cordis.lu/assistance/ncps.cfm

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