EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Adrian M Joyce

Senior AdviserArchitects’ Council of Europe

Ankara, 13th October 2006Presentation prepared by Elzbieta Syrda of ASM, Poland

European Technology Platforms – what are they?

„… we see technology platforms as a smart, European way

of working together to support industrial competitiveness

(…) I have been struck by their enthusiasm and professionalism and their readiness to grasp this

opportunity to become powerful actors in making the European

Research Area a reality (…) The Commision services will continue to do

all they can to facilitate this important and welcome development.”

Janez PotocnikEuropean Commissioner for Science and Research

European Technology Platforms – how do they work?

Stakeholders, led by

industry, come together to agree a

common vision for the

technology.

Stakeholders define a Strategic Research

Agenda setting out the necessary

objectives for the

technology.

Stakeholders implement the

SRA with the

mobilisation of human and financial resources.

• The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECCREDI) brings together a number of key actors in the Construction Sector in 1995

• ECCREDI identified Technology Platforms as a powerful vehicle for promoting research in the construction sector

• ECCREDI with the guidance of the European Commission undertook the early work in defining the parameters for a Technology Platform for the construction sector (October 2003 onwards)

• ECTP is an initiative to mobilise the construction sector, to be changed through Research, Development and Innovation, in order to satisfy the needs of society

• ECTP will take the sector to a “new and better” high level, by identifying and analysing the major challenges in terms of society, sustainability, technology, competitiveness, etc.

• An industrial driven platform with the industrial commitment and the contribution of all the stakeholders, in order to reach the 3% GDP on research (1/3 public; 2/3 industry)

July 12th 2004

Formal Launching of ECTP

with the Nomination of the

President of ENCORD

(a member association of ECCREDI)

as Chairman of the Support Group

STAKEHOLDERS:

Industry

Professionals

Researchers

Universities

Clients and users

Public Authorities, …

• All European countries together• Group of countries• Each country alone

Secretariat (CSTB-FR)

Support Group

NationalTechnologyPlatforms

Focus Areas (7): Underground Construction Cities & Buildings Networks Cultural Heritage Materials Quality of Life, Processes & ICT

Plenary Assembly

Advisory GroupClients & Users

> 800 Members

MirrorGroup

Advisory GroupSMEs

High Level Group

ECTP 2004 – 2006

Stage 1: Getting together- Terms of Reference (Dec. ‘04)- Vision 2030 (Feb. ’05)

Stage 2: Defining SRA- SRA (Dec. ’05)

Stage 3: Action plan

Vision 2030Strategic Research Agenda

ECTP documents

Terms of Reference

The public ECTP web site and the collaborative web space

www.ectp.org

Action Plan 2006

• Selecting research priorities

• Research actions

• Dissemination actions

• Improving the networking between NTPs and between ECTP and NTPs

• Other

SRAPRIORITIES

INTEREST/URGENCY

Level of development

National Multinational European

Eureka

(FP7)Eranet+

(FP7)

JTI, IPs …

Selecting research priorities

Research actions at European level (FP6 & FP7): Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) Integrated projects Networks of Excellence SSA, …

Research actions at Multinational level: Eranet (Erabuild, …) Eranet + Eurekabuild umbrella/cluster on construction

Research actions at National level: National Research Projects

Research actions

• Belgium• Croatia • Czech Rep.• Denmark • Finland • France• Greece• Lithuania• Netherlands• Norway• Poland • Portugal

2006 - 2009

• Slovenia• Spain• Sweden• UK

EurekabuildEureka umbrella on construction

SRA priorities at European FP7:• European Commission:

Commissioners DG Research DG Enterprise DG Environment DG Transport & Energy DG IST

• European Parliament

SRA priorities in National Programmes… through NTPs

Dissemination actions

Focus Areas• Membership• Research priorities within SRA• Research actions

Advisory Group (clients and users) • Revision of ECTP documents • 1st meeting: January 25, 2006

Research projects and networks• IPs:

• Manubuild (Corus)• Tunconstruct (Univ. Graz)• I-stone (Pedrine)• I3CON (Dragados)• INPRO (NCC)• …

Networking (1)

National Technology Platforms• ECTP & NTPs workshops:• Jan. 31, 2006: Research strategies• May 11, 2006: SMEs• Sept. 26 2006: Clients& users

Technical associations: CIB, FIP, Rilem, ITA …

Other Associations & Federations: Eccredi, …

Other ETPs:• Manufacturing• Steel• Road transport (Ertrac)• Railway Transport (Errac)• Industrial safety

Networking (2)