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Factories of the Future PPP: From FP-7 to Horizon 2020 Progress Through Partnership Željko Pazin Executive Director, EFFRA
Factories of the Future PPP: From FP-7 to Horizon 2020
Progress Through Partnership
Željko Pazin Executive Director, EFFRA
Origins of PPPs in R&D&I
European Technology Platforms (ETPs)
There are currently 36 European Technology Platforms (ETPs)
Their strategic research agendas are one source of ideas for FP7 research topics
Both PPPs and JTIs have arisen primarily at the initiative of ETPs
IMPORTANT: one needs to distinguish between:
- PPPs for e.g. building bridges, big infrastructure projects in MS
and
- PPPs in the area of European Research Policy; one of these PPPs in the Factories of the Future PPP
What is a PPP? Public Private Partnerships Background
European level PPPs in the area of R&D&I are a
cooperation by the EU and private partners
PPPs are created to drive research, development
& innovation
Aim to strengthen European industrial base,
create sustainable industry in Europe & secure jobs
in Europe
PPPs represent a pragmatic shift from previous
programmes: focus on industry relevant research
roadmaps and pre-competitive co-operation
Why a PPP on R&D and Innovation?
Public Private Partnerships Background
EU – wide consensus on challenges that needed to be resolved:
Previous framework programme focus became too academic
Decline in industry participation in last decades: downward trend
from FP to FP, slipping from 39% in FP4 to 31% in FP6 and now
approx. 25% in FP7
Strong desire for more effectively targeted R,D&I funding
Strong desire for funding to be spent on projects, not consultants
(cut out the ‘middle man’)
Relevant projects: Practically applicable to the “real world”, to
factory floor & elsewhere
Desire to speed up the process: reduction in time to grant
Milestones for PPPs in R&D&I
• The European Economic Recovery Plan which created in 2008/2009, three PPPs :
• PPPs for three key sectors identified:
o ‘Factories of the Future’
o ‘Green Cars’
o ‘Energy Efficient Buildings’
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication13504_en.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/ppp-in-research_en.html
Public Private Partnerships Background
The “PPP Landscape”: difference between JTIs and PPPs
of the European Economic Recovery Plan
PPP & JTIs
JTIs
- JTIs have the freedom to develop special rules
- for each JTI a new „body“ was created
- setting up a JTI needs time and is relativley complicated (Article 187 TFEU)
Recovery Plan
PPPs
- General FP7 rules apply
- no new body
- relatively easy to set up; no new regulation required
Why does the FoF PPP stand out?
Joint vision development & strategic agenda setting
Industry-relevant roadmaps: Co-operation of experts
Strong ETP ManuFuture with strong national link
Interaction between industry, SMEs, research
organisations and public entities
Network that actively encourages new involvement
Transparent & accessible:
Clear funding rules: Open to all
Easier for SMEs to get involved
Strategic funding: Calls relevant to industry
Subject to usual FP framework regulations &
mechanisms
Public Private Partnerships Background
Engaging into a PPP
Private sector partners
needs to commit to support the development and
implementation of research and innovation agendas
must show strategic importance to the Union's
competitiveness and/or address specific societal challenges
must show the added value of action at Union level
must show that it is able to leverage additional investments
in research and innovation
The creation of a non-profit association is necessary:
companies and research organisations within a sector are
obliged to cooperate with each other
Public Private Partnerships Background
Developing a Research Roadmap
A central & key activity undertaken by a PPP
Building on a broad & open consulation process
2 years in development
Involvement of industry, research & related stakeholders across
Europe – from inside & outside of the partnerships
Challenges identified through consulation process
Creation of roadmap chapters from challenges
Roadmap chapters are reflected in research call topics
Public Private Partnerships Background
PPP Projects
From the Roadmap to individual calls
The procedure for the calls is exactly the same as for any other
FP project
Only difference: one-stage instead of two-stage procedure
Issue of calls
Networking & consortia building
Project proposal application
Evaluation by experts
Funding approval
Public Private Partnerships Background
Recap on developments Industry re-engaged in projects:
• statistics show industrial participation
of more than 50% in FoF PPP
projects (compared to some 20-30%
for total FP7)
• time-to-contract in first call was 8.5
months
• Ad-hoc Industry Advisory Group
AIAG works well, ensures that
roadmap reflects industrial needs
‘Factories of the Future’ PPP
Overview of the FoF PPP ‘Factories of the Future’ PPP
• Funded under FP-7
• 59 projects up and running
• € 250M of EU in 2010/11
• Success rate of up to 20%
• Time-to-contract 1st call: 8.5 months
• Industry participation: 50-60%
• Additional € 400M in 2012/13
After 2013?
• FP-7 will be replaced by
Horizon 2020
• PPP will continue under
Horizon 2020
EFFRA: Who we are and what we do
About EFFRA
• industry-driven European
association
• created by MANUFUTURE
ETP and by industrial
associations
• partner of the European
Commission
• creates consensus on
common R&D priorities
• report with 50 priority
actions grouped in four
areas
• finalised February 2010
• submitted to European
Commission within an
advisory group
• download at:
www.effra.eu
EFFRA: Who we are and what we do
Advising the EU on top research priorities
EFFRA Roadmap: ‘Factories of the Future in Horizon 2020’
RD&I roadmap 2014-2020 • roadmap will cover R&D and
innovation activities
• guiding principles:
industry competitiveness,
from research to industrial
application and market uptake
• ongoing comprehensive multi-
sector consultation process:
across Manufuture ETP, related
ETPs and broad network of
interested parties across the
industrial and research
communities
EFFRA Roadmap: ‘Factories of the Future in Horizon 2020’
Baselines
Challenges &
opportunities Technologies & enablers
• Economical
• Social sustainability
• Environmental
• Future products and markets
• Advanced manufacturing processes
• Mechatronics for advanced
manufacturing systems
• ICT for manufacturing enterprises
• Modeling, simulation and
forecasting
• Manufacturing strategies
EFFRA Roadmap: ‘Factories of the Future in Horizon 2020’ Impact through focus:
The right technologies for the right challenges or opportunities = the
right research priorities
+ Measuring the (potential) impact of technologies
Research
&
innovation
priorities
