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ETPs discuss societal challenges The ETP 2009 Conference discusses cross-platform collaboration To read more click here ETP expert group proposes to cluster ETPs around broad challenges Strengthening the role of ETPs in Community policy-making Share your ideas and proposals on future EU innovation policyThe European Commission is preparing an Innovation Plan for Europe. All interested stakeholders are invited to submit comments by Monday 16 November 2009 to entr-innovation-policy-development@ec.europa.eu. For more information on the consultation, please click here ENIAC JTI 3rd call: Expression of interest closes on November 12The Expression of Interest phase opens on 16 October 2009 and will close on 12 November 2009. A dedicated time schedule is accessible here 2010 Socio-economic sciences and Humanities callSocial Platform on sustainable lifestyles 3rd call for Transport research: closing on 14 January 2010For more information on open calls (aeronautics is included) click here. A Sustainable Knowledge Bio-Based EconomyThird workshop of BECOTEPS project on 24-25 November: More information here Paving the way towards a public-private partnership on the Future InternetThe Communication 'A public-private partnership on the Future Internet' proposes an EU-wide internet innovation strategy linking governments and different industry sectors across Europe. The strategy aims to improve key infrastructures to our economy and society by making them better able to process massive amounts of data in their daily tasks. Internet data traffic is today growing already by 60% every year. European Research Area Conference 2009The development of the European Research Area (ERA) policy in the medium to long-term was discussed during the 2009 ERA Conference held in Brussels from 21 to 23 October. 11 parallel sessions brought together 500 participants from universities, national governments and research organisations. A plenary session on 'Research and innovation in times of crisis', with six high level speakers from industry, highlighted the need for concerted action to achieve a sustainable recovery. Presidency conference: investing more in new energy technologiesMore than 300 technologists, business leaders and investors working on low-carbon technologies in Europe met in Stockholm on 21-22 October to discuss the opportunities to invest more in new energy technologies. The proposal of the European Commission for additional investment of €50bn in the next ten years in low carbon technologies was the focus. Commission calls for additional €50bn in low carbon technologiesIn the context of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan, the Commission estimates that an additional investment of €50 billion in energy technology research will be needed over the next 10 years. This means almost tripling the annual investment in the European Union, from €3 to €8 billion. Different sources of funding are considered, from public and private sectors at national and EU level, which should be used in a coordinated way and help to push forward a fast growing industrial sector. To read more about the SET-Plan and the Communication from the Commission "Investing in the Development of Low Carbon Technologies (SET-Plan)" click here. Reviewing Community innovation policy in a changing worldA Communication of the Commission adopted on 2 September 2009, analyses the achievements and lessons learnt during the last few years of innovation policy. Its conclusions call for a better exploitation of the potential of the partnership between the Union and its Member States by taking more focussed and better coordinated actions at all levels. The Communication builds on five staff working documents that were adopted a week later. More information can be found here. Online system allows monitoring EU performance in green energyThe European Commission has launched "SETIS", a SET-Plan online information system which provides the latest research results on the status, forecasts and R&D investment figures for low-carbon technologies. The Information System offers interactive tools to compare the maximum potential and energy production costs foreseen for the different technologies over time. For the SETIS website click here. eMobility Artemis ECTP Manufuture Photonics21 |
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