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The EUREKA Initiative
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Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
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The EUREKA Initiative is…
IntergovernmentalNationally financedBottom up!Market oriented
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Associated Country Morocco
Russia San Marino Serbia & MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom
National Information Points (NIP)Albania Bulgaria
AustriaBelgiumCroatiaCyprus Czech RepublicDenmark
EUREKA members
EUREKA NIP countries
EUREKA Chairmanship*
ItalyLatvia LithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMonacoThe NetherlandsNorwayPoland PortugalRomania
* Italy holds the Chairmanship of EUREKA from July 2006 to June 2007, followed by Slovenia
39 members
EstoniaEuropean UnionFinlandFYR of MacedoniaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsrael
EUREKA Associated Country
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Some statistics
Since 1985, 23 billion euro of public-private investment has been mobilised to support some 2,000 EUREKA projects
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Who participatesin EUREKA projects?
Nearly 12,000 partners from across Europe – and beyond
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The two pillars of EUREKA
1. Strategic initiatives
2. Individual projects
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1. Strategic initiatives
Two categories:
a. Clusters (lead by companies)
b. Umbrellas (majority by public RTD institutions)
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2. Individual projects
Small, short-term projectsReady-to-market resultsparticipants from at least two member countriesResult in an innovative product, process or service
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In what technologies can EUREKA projects be found?
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EUREKA results:Ex-Post Impact Analysis of the Final Report 2000-2005
Public Fund 1M€
Achieved Commercial Turnover
3 M€
Private Fund 2.5 M€
Expected Commercial Turnover
10 M€
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Leverage effect on Commercial Turnover : 13
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A few success stories
MP3 player, smart cards, Amadeus flight reservation system, microelectronic chips
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Projects Endorsed 2008Overview
Individual Projects Cluster Projects All
Number of projects 159 25 184
Total cost (M€) 294 236 530
Number of Participants 410 N/A N/A
Average Countries per project 2.3 3.6 2.5
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Facts on Slovenian Chair
Number of Participation by Member
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DE NL IT IL FR SI
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BE CZ
GB TR
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CS LT NO PL
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HU FI
GR LV PT
RU
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Partner
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Thank you for listening
Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology