| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 501 final (10.7.13) |
| Publication Date | 10/07/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The European Union (EU) must take steps to ensure it can emerge from the economic and financial crisis and find a path to sustainable growth. One of the aims of Horizon 2020, the European Union’s programme for research and innovation for the period 2014-2020, will be to strengthen European industry through actions in support of research and innovation across a range of industrial sectors. The Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies pillar of Horizon 2020 targets specifically the strengthening of industrial competitiveness in key technologies such as ICT. Micro- and nanoelectronics, and smart embedded components and systems are priority fields identified within the ICT theme in Horizon 2020. In order to better align EU support for research and innovation with industrial goals and attract higher industrial investments in Europe, Horizon 2020 provides for the setting-up of public-private partnerships in key areas where research and innovation could contribute to Europe’s wider competitiveness goals and help tackle societal challenges. This new proposal for a public-private partnership (PPP) relates to a Joint Undertaking (JU) in the field of electronic components and systems. The ECSEL (‘Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership’) JU replaces the previous ENIAC and ARTEMIS JUs respectively in the fields of nanoelectronics and embedded systems launched under the Seventh Framework Programme. It is put forward in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework, the Commission’s proposal for Horizon 2020, the Commission Communication ‘Partnering in Research and Innovation’, the Innovation Union Flagship Initiative, the Commission Communication on Key Enabling Technologies ‘A European strategy for Key Enabling Technologies - A bridge to growth and jobs’, and the Commission Communication ‘A European strategy for micro- and nanoelectronics components and systems’. The proposal is also in line with the Commission Communication ‘Public-private partnerships, in Horizon 2020: a powerful tool to deliver on innovation and growth in Europe’. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:501:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
