1. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today The EUREKA Initiative Shaping tomorrows innovations today Andrej Cvelbar Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology www.eureka.be

2. Shaping tomorrows innovations today The EUREKA Initiative is… Intergovernmental Nationally financed Bottom up! Market oriented

3. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Associated Country Morocco Russia San Marino Serbia & Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom National Information Points (NIP) Albania Bulgaria Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark EUREKA members EUREKA NIP countries EUREKA Chairmanship* Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania * Italy holds the Chairmanship of EUREKA from July 2006 to June 2007, followed by Slovenia 39 members Estonia European Union Finland FYR of Macedonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel EUREKA Associated Country

4. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Some statistics Since 1985, 23 billion euro of public- private investment has been mobilised to support some 2,000 EUREKA projects

5. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Who participates in EUREKA projects? Nearly 12,000 partners from across Europe – and beyond

6. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today The two pillars of EUREKA 1.Strategic initiatives 2.Individual projects

7. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today 1. Strategic initiatives Two categories: a.Clusters (lead by companies) b.Umbrellas (majority by public RTD institutions)

8. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today 2. Individual projects Small, short-term projects Ready-to-market results participants from at least two member countries Result in an innovative product, process or service

9. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today In what technologies can EUREKA projects be found?

10. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today EUREKA results: Ex-Post Impact Analysis of the Final Report 2000-2005 Leverage effect on Commercial Turnover : 13

11. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today A few success stories MP3 player, smart cards, Amadeus flight reservation system, microelectronic chips

12. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Projects Endorsed 2008 Overview Individual ProjectsCluster ProjectsAll Number of projects 15925184 Total cost (M) 294236530 Number of Participants 410N/A Average Countries per project 2.33.62.5

13. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Facts on Slovenian Chair Number of Participation by Member

14. www.eureka.be Shaping tomorrows innovations today Thank you for listening Andrej Cvelbar Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology andrej.cvelbar@gov.si