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Europe’s Response to the Global Challenges Nicholas Hartley –Head of Unit, Policy and Strategy

Europe’s Response to the Global Challenges Nicholas Hartley –Head of Unit, Policy and Strategy European Commission, DG – Research «  Industrial Technologies » KoWi, Brussels, 10th November 2005. Challenges: an increasing role for EU Research.

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Europe’s Response to the Global Challenges Nicholas Hartley –Head of Unit, Policy and Strategy

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  1. Europe’s Response to the Global Challenges Nicholas Hartley –Head of Unit, Policy and Strategy European Commission, DG – Research «  Industrial Technologies » KoWi, Brussels, 10th November 2005

  2. Challenges: an increasing rolefor EU Research Objective “Lisbon”:to become the most dynamic and most competitive knowledge-based economy within 10 years Objective “Göteborg”:sustainable development (environment, health, economy, employment) “Barcelona” targets: 1,9%  3,0% of GDP with 2/3 financed by private sector; towards 700.000 researchers European Research Area (ERA):…Integrating, reinforcing, structuring RTD capacities, improving coordination of policies, overcoming fragmentation of efforts… and stimulating investment in RTD

  3. R&D – European weaknesses Note: (1) 2000 data (2) 2002 data (3) 2003 data

  4. Research: filling the gap Total expenditure on R&D, % of GDP Japan: 3.0 USA: 2.7 EU-15: 1.9

  5. ● DK ● SE ● FI ● A ● F ● B ● IRL ● NL ● UK ● EU ● DE ● I ● P ● E ● EL Research and economic performance

  6. Implications… Transition from a « traditional economy » based on traditional resources to anew economy based on knowledge The triplet « land – labour - capital » is replaced byknowledge – capital …this implies moving from an economy of ‘quantity’ to an economy of ‘quality’, from an economy of ‘use and waste’ to a sustainable economy

  7. Cancellation of the ‘resource-based’ differences between competitors Focus on Added Value Added Value products ≠ high-tech products Role of knowledge: new factor of production Towards new paradigms

  8. Industrial Transformation • In the globalised economy, EU industry must focus upon creating products with more added-value – it’s a question of survival! • Such a transition is producing discontinuities in: products, industries, people and approaches • Six main changes include moving from: • Linearity to complexity • Individual to system competitiveness • Resource-based to knowledge-based economies • Macro → micro → nano • “Top-down” → “bottom-up” production • Mono-disciplinarity → interdisciplinarity → convergence

  9. The fundamental changes OLD INDUSTRIES (resource-based) • Compact enterprise • Production chain • Mass production • Quantity driven • Resource-intensive • Production driven • Linear approach (Taylorism in production) NEW INDUSTRIES (knowledge-based) • Extended enterprise • Network of suppliers • Focus to added value • Quality driven • Brain intensive • Demand driven • Simultaneous approach

  10. Delocalisation of traditional industries towards areas where labour and environmental costs are less constraining ‘Dematerialisation’ of production and organisation Novel activities and new generation of high-tech industries Vanishing of some industries The shift from labour-intensive to knowledge-intensive operations modifies jobs and skills required Transition phase = crossing Death Valley

  11. Enterprise life curve Turnover

  12. FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES FP 2 (1986-90) FP 1 (1983-86) FP 3 (1990-94) National European Globalised oriented Market Supplier Market Environment & oriented oriented customer driven Indust. approach Technology Market System push pull oriented RTD approach years 1983 1986 Single act 1990 1993 Maastricht

  13. FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES (cont.) FP 4 (1994-98) FP 5 (98-02) FP 6 (02-06) FP 7 (07-13) e-commerce Knowledge-based & user driven society Market Indust. approach Concentration High added-value & Networking & integration Society Sustainability Radical Converging oriented & problem innovation technologies & solving Breakthrough RTD approach years 1997 Amsterdam 1999 Euro 2000 Enlargement 2007….. Lisbon

  14. FROM TO INFO BIO NANO COGNITIVE NANO/INFO/ BIO/COGN INFO/BIO NANO/BIO NANO/INFO NANO/INFO/BIO DISCIPLINES CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES MONO MULTI INTER TRANS

  15. Overall objective : improve the competitiveness of EU industry (including SMEs) and ensure its transformationthrough: the effective transition from a resource-based to knowledge-based industry generation of new breakthrough, applicable, knowledge strengthening EU leadership in nano, materials and production technologies emphasis on integrating different technologies and disciplines across many sectors Importance of Technology Platforms to help establish common research priorities and targets FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

  16. Four activities: Nanosciences and nanotechnologies Materials New production Integration of technologies for industrial applications …good continuity with « NMP » activities in FP 6 FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

  17. Nanosciences and nanotechnologies Objective: increase and support the take up of knowledge generated in this revolutionary field for all industrial sectors Topics include: interface and size dependent phenomena; materials properties at nano-scale; self assembly; metrology; new concepts and approaches; impacts on health and safety; convergence of emerging technologies FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

  18. Materials Objective:generate new knowledge to enable new industrial products and processes to be achieved, exploiting the potential of interdisciplinary approaches in materials research. Topics include: high performance, sustainable and knowledge-based materials; design and simulation; nano-, bio- and hybrid materials and their processing; chemical technologies and materials processing industries FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

  19. FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies • New production Objective:create continuously innovating production capabilities to achieve leadership in industrial products & processes in the global marketplace. Topics include: Knowledge-intensive production; new paradigms for emerging industrial needs; adaptive, networked and knowledge-based production; convergence of technologies for next generation of high value-added products (nano, bio, info, cognitive..)

  20. Integration of technologies for industrial applications Objective: accelerate the rate of industrial transformation by exploiting the application potential of new generic technologies. Topics include: Integration of nano, materials and production technologies in sectoral and cross-sectoral applications (e.g. health, construction, transport, energy, chemistry, environment, textiles & clothing, pulp & paper, mechanical engineering,…) FP7 ‘Cooperation’ Theme 4:Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

  21. The strategic importance of “nano” • Nano-sciences and technologies offer: • Great challenges to the scientific community in terms of scientific, educational, and organisational multi-disciplinarity, i.e. « CONVERGING » of technologies • Potential for innovation and applications in many areas • Economic opportunities in many sectors

  22. Some Perspectives • “Nanotechnology”, as a new market, does not exist but there is a value chain e.g. from nanomaterials, to intermediate components and finished products • In 2004, $13 billion worth of products incorporates emerging nanotechnology, equivalent to <0.1% of manufacturing output (Lux Research) • In 2014, it is expected that this figure will rise to $2.6 trillion as nanotechnologies spreads across many sectors, ~15% of manufacturing output (ibid) Europe needs to be at the forefront and ensure that it has the knowledge and capacity to benefit from this revolution

  23. Which role/implications for EU academic community? Education - Multidisciplinarity Research- Knowledge creation (increase basic research and focus on ‘driver’/converging technologies) Innovation- Development of new relationships with finance Spreading of knowledge/popularisation- Increase credibility; dialogue Science&Society Governance - Contribute to the transition Local development - Increase in knowledge use/application locally

  24. … and for industry? FOCUS - Core business - Added Value - Miniaturization/security REDEFINITION - Global of ROLE - Niche - Supplier - Assembling ORGANISATION - New production paradigms - Global organisation - Flexible logistics - Assembling relevance - Knowledge integration - New professional skills NEW - Academia RELATIONSHIPS - Finance

  25. EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research Seventh Framework Programme and SPs: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm Information on research programmes and projects: http://www.cordis.lu RTD info magazine: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/ NMP Industrial Research Magazinehttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research/industrial_technologies/lists/magazine_en.html Information

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