Support for R&D through Structural Funds

Brussels, 13 September 2006

Olivier Baudelet, European Commission, REGIO/C3

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State of play

• EU spends less than US or Japan

• This is driven down by the poorest MS

• There is a big disparity

• Big part due to foreign investment

• Low share of SF allocated to R&D

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RDT in the SF 2000/06

• Amount: B€13.3

• Type of projects– Infrastructures– Networks– Innovative projects– Environment for innovation

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RDT in the SF 2007/13

• Part of B€ 307

• Themes:– RDT capacity building – RDT in SMEs– Clusters of excellence– Access to finance– Cross border & transnational cooperation

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RDT in FP7 2007/13

• 2007/13

• B€ 50

• 4 parts:– Cooperation– Ideas– People– Capacities

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What matters is innovation

• Innovation is a broad definition– Product or process– New at the regional level– Useful– Feasible

• Implemented by private sector

• Multiple sources (RDT, market, networking)

• Earmarking linked to Lisbon objectives

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Innovation performance

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Thank you for your attention!

If you want to contact me:

olivier.baudelet@ec.europa.eu