Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)
- Introduction
- What kind of programme is usually funded?
- What kind of participant is usually funded? – Participation rules
- What is the procedure for funding? – Financing models
- Where can I find a Bavarian contact person?
- Where can I get more information?
1. Introduction
With the so-called Joint Technology Initiatives, JTIs, we are dealing with a new, industry-driven funding instrument of the European Commission in the context of FP7.
The goal is to initiate large-scale and long-term European research partnerships between Public and Private research Partnerships – PPPs.
On the legal basis of a “joint undertaking“, pursuant Article 171 of the Treaty on European Union, they represent here the most comprehensive form of “Public Private Partnership“ in the area of research and development for the future in Europe.
“Joint Technology Initiatives” serve primarily as an implementation for ambitious research priorities, which precisely establish and define, in the forefront, the European Technological Platform (ETP) into so-called “Strategic Research Agendas (SRAs). The respective formal framework of a JTI is also specified in these strategy papers. JTIs are currently being increasingly incorporated in so-called “emerging fields of technology”, and will continue to be in the future.
Goals:
The research goals of a JTI should be defined in such a way that they take into account the following aspects:
- Effective mobilisation and effective management of substantial resources und investments for both the public (FP7 of the EU, European Investment Bank EIB, national/regional funding structural funds, etc.) as well as the private sector (industry, endowments, venture-capital, etc).
- Long-term involvement and/or integration of all relevant actors (or corresponding associations/groups) in Europe, including large-scale industry, SMEs, universities and colleges, as well as public expenditures.
- Efficient, goal-orientated bundling and optimal use of the R&D potential of all relevant stakeholders in Europe for the maintenance and strengthening of competitiveness of the European economy / industry.
- Funding of the research, development and innovation potential for the knowledge-based and technology-based European economy.
2. What kind of programme is usually funded?
Innovative R&D activities of every kind obtain funding, and these activities integrate themselves into the required thematic-technological overall concept of the respective JTI. The suggestions submitted are assessed by the “steering panels”, i.e. “executive boards” of the individual work groups within the JTI.
In some JTIs, moreover, an internal and independent technology-evaluator can be called in, who evaluates the qualifications and competencies (for example) of the nominated participants and makes sure that there is transparency in the procedures of the expert appraisal and participation.
To begin with, specific “nomination rounds” for associated members and partners are stipulated, which subsequently also plan, as a rule, internal calls for proposals. If there exists additional need for R&D, further “calls for proposals” can ensue in the context of FP7. The conditions for participation are respectively and individually determined there.
Examples for six planned (or previously implemented) JTIs:
- “ Aeronautics and Air Transport – Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative → Area ecological and economic air transport (approx. € 1.6 billion)
Further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/info/jti_en.html - “Embedded Computing Systems” Joint Technology Initiative (ARTEMIS) → Area IKT, and micro-sensors, micro-system technology, etc. (approx. € 2.5 billion)
Further information:
http://www.artemis-office.org/ - “Association for European NanoElectronics Activities” Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020” Joint Technology Initiative (AENEAS / ENIAC) → Area nano-electronics (approx. € 3 billion)
Weitere Informationen:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/nanoelectronics/eniac_en.html - “Innovative Medicines Initiative” Joint Technology Initiative (IMI) → Area medicine and pharmaceutical industry/pharmaceutical technology (approx. € 2 billion)
Further information:
http://www.imi-europe.org - “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen” Joint Technology Initiative (FCH) → Area physics, energy and Bereiche Physik, Energie und drive technologies (approx. € 0.94 billion
Further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/energy/nn/nn_rt/nn_rt_hlg/
article_1261_en.htm - “Global Monitoring for Environment and Security” Joint Technology Initiative Of the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) (GMES) → Area satellite navigation (approx. € 3 billion starting 2008/09)
Further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/space/gmes/index_en.htm
Participation status
The following forms for participation are possible:
- “Associate Member“ – Obligation to participate throughout the total term-time, up to seven years, and for co-financing amounting to 50%.
- Partner – fewer rights and task-related obligations, e.g. participation is only possible for two to three years.
- ”Sub-Contractor“/ R&D subcontractor – without own rights.
3. What kind of participant is usually funded? – Participation rules
Legal entities eligible to participate
- Computer systems retailers/ big industry (especially ETP members)
- Enterprises from sectors such as industry, trade, or services, etc. with a high demand for innovation, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Universities and Colleges of Applied Sciences (formerly known as “Technical Colleges” or “Fachhochschulen”)
- Non-university research facilities
- Public facilities such as official offices, etc.
Furthermore, the European Commission is directly involved in each JTI. Even if its role here, as regards content, is only passive, the Commission reserves the right nevertheless to make final decisions concerning administrative and financial issues.
Nations eligible to participate
- EU-27
- Associated nations and EU candidate countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Israel, Iceland, Norway, Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia)
- Third countries, particularly ICPC-countries* (USA, Canada etc.) are only allowed to participate in a JTI under special conditions, since this process primarily concerns a vehicle for the strengthening of the competitiveness of the European economy ( as a rule no funding! – it depends on the individual case)
* ICPC- partner countries: International Cooperation Partner Countries (partner countries in the international collaboration)
Make-up of the consortium
There are no special requirements for the make-up of a consortium, since the “Joint Technology Initiative” already represents a large consortium in the European make-up. Given this background, individual applications or applications from associations / clusters from different nations or trans-national actors (SMEs, universities, etc) are possible.
4. What is the procedure for funding? – Financing models
The criteria for establishing a JTI are quite restrictive. To be funded are only those internationalyl collaborative projects of corresponding size, which address key technologies of the future (e.g. aviation, innovative medicine, fuel-cell research, etc.)
The scope of the budget for the “Joint Technology Initiative” to be funded can vary considerably from case to case. The first few previously implemented JTIs have varied in a financing range of up to three billion euros, which is made up, respectively, of a 50% contribution from FP7 and 50% co-financing contributions from private industry.
Depending on the type of project, the nature and quantity of participants, and the activity, varied funding quotas are stipulated.
Costs worthy of funding:
Personnel, travel, materials, infrastructure, miscellaneous
costs, external services, general costs.
5. Where can I find a Bavarian contact person?
Bavarian Research GmbH
Nußbaumstraße 12
D-80336 München
Dr. phil. Wolfgang Thiel oder
Dr. rer.nat. Panteleïmon Panagiotou
Research Consultants
Telefon: +49 89 9901888-0
Telefax: +49 89 9901888-29
E-Mail:
Internet: http://www.bayfor.org
6. Where can I get more information?
General information on the topic “JTIs“ in the Internet:
CORDIS:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/art171_en.html
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/jtis/ind_jti_en.html
European Commission:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=
MEMO/07/191
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/research/priv_invest/
jti/index_en.htm
https://www.hfpeurope.org/hfp/jti
