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European Innovation Partnership on Water

European Innovation Partnership on Water. Durk Krol Director WssTP. Water, a key sector. Huge market: 400 – 500 Billion € turnover / year worldwide (drinking and waste water ) Considerable assets: > 3.5 Million Km water distribution pipes > 2.5 Million Km waste water sewers

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European Innovation Partnership on Water

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  1. European Innovation Partnership on Water Durk Krol Director WssTP

  2. Water, a key sector • Huge market:400 – 500 Billion € turnover /year worldwide(drinking and waste water) • Considerable assets: > 3.5 Million Km water distribution pipes > 2.5 Million Km waste water sewers • Large social impact: > 600,000 direct jobs in Europe • EU annual Investment: €10,5 Bn for water and wastewater equipment for industrial markets €33 Bn invested in water infrastructures • SMEs:9.000 SMEs, 136.000 employees

  3. Whyan EIP Water?

  4. EU added value BOTTLENECKS & INNOVATION BARRIERS Research Market application Technology development Export ETPs MS ... JPI Water MS … Climate KIC EcoAP MS EIP on Water Problem oriented and demand driven innovation

  5. No new instrument… … but: Building on existing programmes/platforms European JPI’s, EIP’s, Financingmechanisms ET(i)Ps National/Regional Regionalnetworks National Water Partnerships etc

  6. Principles

  7. How? Transversal themes Priorities: Strategic Implementation Plan

  8. Output of the EIP • 2013 - Web-based Market Place • 2015 - Identifying and breaking down barriers to innovation • 2020 – Solutions to 10 major water challenges • Innovation Sites – demonstration projects • Dissemination strategies

  9. The EIP on Water is NO new funding instrument – but: Mobilize various existing EU funding mechanisms FP7 – call 2013 work programme Environment theme – under negotiation Horizon 2020 Structural and cohesion funds LIFE Leverage with National / regional / private funding

  10. Governance

  11. Membership governance bodies • High Level Steering Group • +/- 30 persons • Representing stakeholder groupsandgeographicalbalance • Appointed in personal capacity, byCommissioner • Task Force • +/- 60 persons • Representing stakeholder groupsandgeographicalbalance • Appointedby High Level Steering Group • Work package networks • Anyinterestedandinvolved actor • Declaration of commitment

  12. Indicative timeline • Establishment High Level Steering Group and Kick off - 4 September 2012 • Start drafting Strategic Implementation Plan by Task Force - September ‘12 • Adoption Strategic Implementation Plan - Dec ’12 • (Operational EIP Water / Calls - Jan ’13)

  13. ETP cooperation • WssTP and Suschem collaboration : • Synergies of both the Chemical and Water sectors. • To improve the industry competitiveness by shortening the time to market engaging the value chain. • To contribute in the communication and dissemination of the Research and Innovation results, to facilitate a wider and faster implementation in and out Europe.

  14. Thank you for your attention! Questions? More information – EIP on Water website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/innovationpartnership/index_en.htm

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