1. Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate General The path towards KETs Neuromorphic computing Workshop Brussels, 3 February 2017
Laure Baillargeon

2. KETs definition today High R&D intensity High capex
Enabling and systemic
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Materials
Industrial biotechnology
Photonics
Micro-/nanoelectronics
Nanotechnologies

3. KETs as enablers of our future
Importance of thinking in terms of :
Value chain
Combination of several technologies (currently called "Multi-KETs")
Objective is solutions for big societal challenges from technologies developed, deployed and produced in Europe

4. KETs faced with increasing competition
Patents & Export market shares in KETs-components
For all six KETs
Increasing competition from East Asia dominating now the market
Market shares are increasing for Asia, decreasing for North America, and rather constant for EU-28
- Importance to take into account global positioning of Europe per technology, per market (e.g. Fraunhofer Study on EU global positioning on KETs for RTD D, e.g. reflection in micro-electronics on the key strengths of Europe – i.e. sensors, interaction between machines and their environment)
Source: KETs Observatory

5. Value created through KETs
KETs in regions:
GDP growth;
interregional spill-overs;
industrial diversifi-
cation
Source: KET Observatory
Source: KETs Observatory
approx EU companies base their business on KETs
High-performing, innovative but also capital-intensive industrial base
further growth potential in coming years
High-performing industrial base
High-growth innovative companies

6. Structural Funds (TRL 2 – 9) European Investment Bank (TRL 2 – 9)
EU support
Pillar 1: Technological Research
Pillar 2: Product demonstration
Pillar 3:
First production
Fundamental
Research
Horizon 2020 (TRL 1 – 8)
Structural Funds (TRL 2 – 9)
European Investment Bank (TRL 2 – 9)
State aid rules modernised: higher notification thresholds & aid intensity
Regional aid & IPCEI*
* Important Projects of Common European Interest (C(2014)3290)

7. Funding opportunities for KETs
Horizon 2020: EUR 6 bio under Industrial Leadership Pillar
Structural Funds: EUR 118 bio for innovation
Article 5, ERDF: "… pilot lines, early product validation, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in KETs"
KETs are the highest R&I priority of regions with 65% of regions (15 out of 25 MS) indicating KETs-related priorities
Reminder: KETs not only for Horizon 2020, but also for Regional Funds and for Financial Instruments. Importance of having coherent, cross-cutting priorities for industrial innovation under the different financial programmes, whatever they will be.
EIB: EUR 12 bio of loans to KETs companies in
"…KETs companies struggle or fail to obtain adequate debt financing" (EIB report, March 2016)

8. KETs technology centres for SMEs
Currently 187 KETs Technology Infrastructures mapped
60% in only 4 countries (DE, ES, FR, UK)
For each infrastructure:
competences, TRLs, market sectors, services, trainings, SME contact…
The first inventory of KETs Technology Centres (working with SMEs) has shown that 60% of SMEs in the EU are NOT likely to find the technology services they need in their Member State (or within "working distance"). But as a whole, the EU has much capacity.
The current update of the mapping is OPEN.
It will also analyse best practices to create EU networks of technology centres.
Update ongoing