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The JRC's
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Xabier Goenaga Beldarrain
Knowledge for Growth Head of Unit
Sevilla, 30 June 2011
Chilean Delegation’s Visit
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… is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception,
development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.
As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre
of science and technology for the Union.
Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member
States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.
WHAT the JRC does
The Mission
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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn
Research, Innovation and Science
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
President Barroso 27 Commission Members
Research DG (RTD)
New JRC Director-General from Dec. 1st: Dominique RISTORI
Where does the JRC fit in the European Commission?
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Structure and financing of the JRC
7 Institutes on 5 sites ≅≅≅≅ 2750 staff ≅≅≅≅ 340 M€/y direct from FP7 + 60 M€ earned income
IE – Petten, The Netherlands
Institute for Energy
Director: Giovanni de Santi
IRMM – Geel, Belgium
Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
Director: Krzysztof Maruszewski
ITU – Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute for Transuranium Elements
Director: Thomas Fanghänel
IES/ IHCP/ IPSC – Ispra, Italy
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Director: Leen Hordijk
Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
Director: Elke Anklam
Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen
Director: Stephan Lechner
IPTS – Sevilla, Spain
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
Director: John Bensted-Smith
IPTS ≅≅≅≅ 210 staff ≅≅≅≅ 16 M€/y direct from FP7 + 6 M€ earned income
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IPTS’ Core Policy Areas
Knowledge for growth (~25% of our research effort)focusing on policies to build a Knowledge Economy, especially research policy,
and its interfaces with related policies, notably innovation, education and
regional development
Information society (~20%)focusing on policies to create a Digital Economy and to stimulate more widely
the take-up of ICTs in society
Agriculture and rural development (~20%) focusing on the economic and social pillars of agriculture and rural development
policies
Sustainable production and consumption (~20%) focusing on the techno-economics of sustainable industry policies and on the
Green Economy
Climate change, energy and transport (~15%) focusing on the economics of climate change, energy and transport policies and
on policies to build a Low-Carbon
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IPTS’ Core Business Areas
Conducting policy studies� currently ~45% of our business
Providing policy intelligence platforms� currently ~15% of our business
Managing techno-economic bureaux� currently ~15% of our business
Building a Reference Centre for Economic
Modelling� currently ~25% of our business (and growing)
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Knowledge for Growth - Four Actions
Industrial Research and Innovation
• Industrial R&D Scoreboard• Impact of R&D and innovation company performance and employment
• Growth of innovative companies
ERA-Policies
• Monitoring of Member States R&I policies • Foresight for R&I policy – (JPI, EIT, …)
• Transnational Programme cooperation -ERANETS
ERA-Analysis
• Universities • Researchers • Knowledge flows
Regional Economic Modelling
• Regional economic models to assess the impact of R&D, innovation, human capital and infra-structures
• Smart specialisation platform
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Innovation Union Flagship Initiative – Oct 2010
Why Innovation Union ? A cornerstone of Europe 2020 strategy.
Three aspects:
- Globalisation of Knowledge production and innovation capacities
- Impact of the crisis on public and private finance, survival of
innovative SMEs
- Major challenges to address with reduced means.
Innovation emergency!
EU – BUILDING AN INNOVATION UNION
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Globalisation of knowledge
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Globalisation of knowledge
• Develop world-class excellence
• Attract investment through better support and framework conditions
• Establish strategic cooperation with world partners
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Economic and financial crisis
EU lost six million jobs, €1000 Bn annual GDP due to crisis
• Invest in future growth
EU target of 3% of GDP for R&D in 2020 could create a net
3.7 million jobs and close to €800 Bn annual GDP by 2025
• Make the most of available resources
through leverage effects, integration and cooperation
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Societal challenges
• Climate change
• Health and ageing
• Use of natural resources
• Energy security
• Clean transport
• Land use
•…
• Powerful drivers of
change in economy and
society
• Major global market
opportunities
• Requiring EU-scale
approaches
• From research to market
New needs => new ideas => new markets
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Innovation Union highlights
• European Innovation Partnerships
• European Research Area framework
• Streamlined EU programmes
• New financial instruments
• Reform of standardisation system
• Public procurement of innovation
• Social innovation pilot
• Stronger monitoring
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International cooperation
Key issues
- Third countries see 27+1 small/medium parties, not one major
partner
- Europe’s openness is not always reciprocated
- Global challenges require a global response
Key measures
- Joint EU / national priorities for cooperation with third countries
(2012)
- Agree international infrastructures with world partners (2012)
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Innovation Union website
http://i3s.ec.europa.eu/
IPTS website
http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
IRI website
http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Erawatch website
http://cordis.europa.eu/erawatch
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