National Platforms meeting Rome, 14 April 2007 1st “Food for Life” National Platforms meeting http://etp.ciaa.be Daniele Rossi Chairman of “Italian Food for Life”

National platforms: how many? First European National “Food for Life” Platforms meeting in Rome, with 32 experiences, different case-histories. 24 of them answered the questionnaire and we drafted a structured synthesis of the feedbacks (Israel and Lithuania sent it yesterday). We will focus on the main results: Rome, 14 April 2007

Date of foundation From 2005 to 2007. 3 of them established in a different way in the previous year (Germany, Belgium – Flanders, Switzerland). 5 of them have not been formally established yet (France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine). National Federations are the key founders, leaders and actors in 27 out of 32. Rome, 14 April 2007

Number of industries involved at the beginning In total 1.465 industrial companies involved from the first beginning. 750 of them are SMEs. The average in the National Platforms is 46 companies and 24 are SMEs. Each platform is open to enlarge the industrial partnership. Rome, 14 April 2007

Research organization 532 involved form the first beginning. 17 in average for each platform. 70% public sector. 30% private sector. Rome, 14 April 2007

Organisational Structure GENERAL ASSEMBLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / STEERING GROUP CHAIRMAN AND SOMETIMES VICECHAIRMEN SECRETARY GENERAL ADVISORY BOARD/ SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MIRROR GROUP Rome, 14 April 2007

Activities and Events Vision draft Consultation First meeting of the promoters Second vision draft First meeting of the stakeholders Third draft vision Workshops and seminars Launch of the Vision Organizational structure Last consultation on website Public presentation Rome, 14 April 2007

Role Food and Drink Industry Federations have a leading role in the national food platforms Some national agencies, private and public National R&D centers, universities help the Federations Rome, 14 April 2007

Main research priorities Food quality Food safety Traditional/local products Food and health Consumers information and protections Rome, 14 April 2007

Annual budget on food research 675 million euro per year. An average of 21.11 per country. High variance. High uncertainty. Plural annual budgets through laws. Rome, 14 April 2007

Stakeholders involved Government awareness Selection of priorities Success activities Method of planning Stakeholders involved Government awareness Selection of priorities Selection of Research Centers Involvement of Academy SMEs involvement Rome, 14 April 2007

Limits Research funds Operational structure and services Local dissemination Reluctance to accept the industry leadership from the academy and the public Educational programmes /technology transfer to SMEs – lack of innovation culture Financial availability from banking sector Rome, 14 April 2007

Funding of the Platforms Industry budget (from 10.00 euro to 200.000 euro yearly). Some research promotion agencies and ministries (Agriculture, Economics, Research & Technology) from 10.000 to 90.000 euro yearly. Rome, 14 April 2007

What to do Clearing the procedures Scenario studies Swot analysis to the initiatives Agreement with the financial institutes New competences on technology transfer (SMEs-NET, Teruefood, consumers' science, Tetra project) Spreading of innovation culture in Industry and society More future collaboration and networking More and more COMMUNICATION Rome, 14 April 2007