EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM Adrian M Joyce Senior Adviser Architects’ Council of Europe Ankara, 13th October 2006 Presentation prepared by Elzbieta Syrda of ASM, Poland

European Technology Platforms – what are they? „… we see technology platforms as a smart, European way of working together to support industrial competitiveness (…) I have been struck by their enthusiasm and professionalism and their readiness to grasp this opportunity to become powerful actors in making the European Research Area a reality (…) The Commision services will continue to do all they can to facilitate this important and welcome development.” Janez Potocnik European Commissioner for Science and Research

European Technology Platforms – how do they work? Stakeholders, led by industry, come together to agree a common vision for the technology. Stakeholders define a Strategic Research Agenda setting out the necessary objectives for the technology. Stakeholders implement the SRA with the mobilisation of human and financial resources.

The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECCREDI) brings together a number of key actors in the Construction Sector in 1995 ECCREDI identified Technology Platforms as a powerful vehicle for promoting research in the construction sector ECCREDI with the guidance of the European Commission undertook the early work in defining the parameters for a Technology Platform for the construction sector (October 2003 onwards)

ECTP is an initiative to mobilise the construction sector, to be changed through Research, Development and Innovation, in order to satisfy the needs of society ECTP will take the sector to a “new and better” high level, by identifying and analysing the major challenges in terms of society, sustainability, technology, competitiveness, etc. An industrial driven platform with the industrial commitment and the contribution of all the stakeholders, in order to reach the 3% GDP on research (1/3 public; 2/3 industry)

July 12th 2004 Formal Launching of ECTP with the Nomination of the President of ENCORD (a member association of ECCREDI) as Chairman of the Support Group

STAKEHOLDERS:  Industry  Professionals  Researchers  Universities  Clients and users  Public Authorities, … All European countries together Group of countries Each country alone

Secretariat (CSTB-FR) Support Group National Technology Platforms Focus Areas (7):  Underground Construction  Cities & Buildings  Networks  Cultural Heritage  Materials  Quality of Life,  Processes & ICT Plenary Assembly Advisory Group Clients & Users > 800 Members Mirror Group Advisory Group SMEs High Level Group

ECTP 2004 – 2006 Stage 1: Getting together -Terms of Reference (Dec. ‘04) -Vision 2030 (Feb. ’05) Stage 2: Defining SRA - SRA (Dec. ’05) Stage 3 : Action plan

Vision 2030Strategic Research Agenda ECTP documents Terms of Reference

The public ECTP web site and the collaborative web space

Action Plan 2006 Selecting research priorities Research actions Dissemination actions Improving the networking between NTPs and between ECTP and NTPs Other

SRA PRIORITIES INTEREST/ URGENCY Level of development NationalMultinationalEuropean Eureka (FP7) Eranet+ (FP7) JTI, IPs … Selecting research priorities

Research actions at European level (FP6 & FP7): Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) Integrated projects Networks of Excellence SSA, … Research actions at Multinational level: Eranet (Erabuild, …) Eranet + Eurekabuild umbrella/cluster on construction Research actions at National level: National Research Projects Research actions

Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Finland France Greece Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden UK Eurekabuild Eureka umbrella on construction

SRA priorities at European FP7: European Commission: Commissioners DG Research DG Enterprise DG Environment DG Transport & Energy DG IST European Parliament SRA priorities in National Programmes … through NTPs Dissemination actions

Focus Areas Membership Research priorities within SRA Research actions Advisory Group (clients and users) Revision of ECTP documents 1 st meeting: January 25, 2006 Research projects and networks IPs: Manubuild (Corus) Tunconstruct (Univ. Graz) I-stone (Pedrine) I3CON (Dragados) INPRO (NCC) … Networking (1)

National Technology Platforms ECTP & NTPs workshops: Jan. 31, 2006: Research strategies May 11, 2006: SMEs Sept : Clients& users Technical associations: CIB, FIP, Rilem, ITA … Other Associations & Federations: Eccredi, … Other ETPs: Manufacturing Steel Road transport (Ertrac) Railway Transport (Errac) Industrial safety Networking (2)