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Shaping tomorrow’s innovations today www.eureka.be
The EUREKA Initiative
Shaping tomorrow’s innovations today
Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
www.eureka.be
Shaping tomorrow’s innovations today www.eureka.be
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
SE
BE CZ
GB TR
AT
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CS LT NO PL
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HU FI
GR LV PT
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Partner
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Thank you for listening
Andrej CvelbarMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology