1 / 10

The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-13)

European Commission. Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General. The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-13). Growth and Jobs. Better regulation. Internal market. Industrial policy. SME policy. Innovation policy. Budgetary programmes.

chandler
Download Presentation

The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-13)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. European Commission Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme(2007-13)

  2. Growth and Jobs Better regulation Internalmarket Industrial policy SME policy Innovation policy Budgetary programmes The New Strategy for Growth and Jobs

  3. Competitiveness & Innovation Challenges • Europe lags behind the US in innovation performance (e.g. availability of venture capital) • Entrepreneurial spirit in the EU remains weak • SMEs have problems accessing financing for growth activities • Potential growth contributors with high potential • Eco-innovation and environmental technology • Energy efficiency and renewable energies • ICT uptake • Fragmentation of EU support programmes

  4. LIFE Environment eTen Intelligent Energy Europe Innovation eCONTENT STEER SAVE ALTENER MAP Modinis Joining the Dots CIP – Four common objectives • Enterprise competitiveness (particularly SMEs) • Innovation and eco-innovation • Competitive, innovative & inclusive information society • Energy efficiency & new / renewable energy sources

  5. CIP Structure Common Objectives & Instruments Intelligent Energy Europe € 780 million ICT Policy € 895 million Entrepreneurship & Innovation (incl. eco-innovation) € 2.110 million + € 520 million (for eco-innovation) eco-innovation SMEs

  6. 1st Pillar – The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (EIP) Entrepreneurship Innovation

  7. EICs and IRCs today • IRC Network • financed under FP6 • currently 71 IRC consortia and 223 organisations in 33 countries (EU25, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, EFTA, Israel, Chile) • hosted mainly by Technology Institutes, Research Centres, Chambers of Commerce, or Development Agencies • some common host structures with EICs • main funding by the hosts, co-funding by the Commission • Political direction from Commission • Network animated through Secretariat • EIC network • financed under MAP • currently 267 EICs, 13 EICCs in third countries, and 25 associate members in altogether 42 countries (EU25, Accession and Candidate Countries, Mediterranean Countries, Ukraine, USA, Chile) • hosted mainly by Chambers of Commerce, Craft Chambers, Financial Institutions • some common host structures with IRCs • main funding by the hosts, co-funding by the Commission • Political direction from the Commission • Network animated through Central Support Structure

  8. SME SME SME SME SME SME SME EICs and IRCs today European Commission IRC Secretariat EIC Central Support Structure IRC Research Institute EIC Craft Chamber EIC Bank IRC University IRC + EIC Development Agency EIC Chamber of Commerce

  9. Support Services in CIP • CIP Business Support Networks: • One Stop Shop concept • financed under CIP (Art. 20 & Annex 3) • Information, Feedback and Business co-operation services = EIC • Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer Services = IRC • In most cases different Network Partners for EIC and IRC = Guaranteed Signposting of clients ( mandatory “no wrong door”) • In several cases same Network Partners for EIC and IRC i.e. Services in the same building • Political direction from European Commission • Animation and management through Executive Agency • Networking among and between all EICs and IRCs

  10. Support Services in CIP European Commission Executive Agency IRC + EIC e.g. Development Agency or Chamber of Commerce EIC e.g. Craft Chamber SME Signposting Signposting SME IRC e.g. Research Institute SME At regional level: One Stop Shop through Signposting At regional level: One Stop Shop via same host organisation

More Related