Research and Technological Development policy of EU Gábor Kozma

A. , History of RTD policy I. Period between 1957-86 1 A., History of RTD policy I. Period between 1957-86 1. Treaty of Rome - EURATOM 2. 1970/80s decades – new programmes 1983 - SPRINT (Strategic Programme for Innovation and Technology Transfer) ↕ problems with these measures ↑ reasons II. Period between 1986-2013 1. Single European Act a., RTD – part of Treaty, of EU aquis b., decision on multiannual programmes

2. Framework Programmes a., temporal evolution

3. European Research Area b., their structure - main research areas (pillars) – Council and Parliament - sub-programmes - Council 3. European Research Area a., it was created by Treaty of Lisbon b., a system of scientific research programmes integrating the scientific resources of the European Union c., its purpose is to increase the competitiveness of European research institutions by bringing them together and encouraging a more inclusive way of work

B. , Current situation (2014-2020 – Horizon 2020) I B., Current situation (2014-2020 – Horizon 2020) I. Basis for RTD policy 1. budget – approximately 80 billion euro 2. Europe 2020 strategy - to achieve the target of investing 3% of GDP in RTD II. Pillars of policy 1. Excellent science a., its aim is to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union’s science base and to consolidate the European Research Area in order to make the Union’s research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale b., elements

JRC – 2.5 billion euro (in Euratom and in Other)

2. Industrial leadership a 2. Industrial leadership a., its aims is to speed up development of the technologies and innovations in private sector + help innovative European SMEs to grow into world-leading companies b., most important sector 3. Societal challenges a., its aim is to find potential solutions to social and economic problems with which Europe has to face in near future b., some challenges:

III. Other important elements 1. Joint Research Centre a III. Other important elements 1. Joint Research Centre a., its position within European Union b., its aim is to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the European Commission to support a wide range of European Union policies. c., its structure - its headquarter is located in Brussels - it has seven scientific institutes

2. European Institute of Innovation and Technology (2008) a 2. European Institute of Innovation and Technology (2008) a., its main aim - to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness - to reinforce the innovation capacity of the EU Member States - to develop the cooperation between three sides of so-called the Knowledge Triangle (higher education, research and business) b., its location: - headquarter – Budapest - Governing Board - management is based in Budapest - Knowledge and Innovations Communities

Knowledge Triangle

Leading institutions of first three KICs (green – Climate, orange – Innoenergy, blue - ICT

Most important institutions of KIC Health

HQ - Berlin Eastern – Wroclaw Northern – Lulea Baltic – Espoo Western – Leuven Southern – Rome Central - Metz Leading institutions (co-location centres) of KIC Raw Materials

Most important centres (so-called co-location centres) of KIC Food (EIT Food) and partners in some countries