1. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament EPP Hearing on Simplifying the Implementation of Research Framework Mónica Pedro, YDreams (PT) 1 September 2010

2. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament YDreams Portuguese SME University R&D group Spin-off 130 collaborators YLabs – R&D Department High Technology Intensive World leader on Reality Computing Portugal, Spain, Brazil, USA. Market oriented 2 Spin-outs 3 Industrial Clusters Interactive Visitors Center - Ciudad Grupo Santander, Madrid http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=bzDIJ6TTc6w

3. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament 1.Marquis – Multimodal Air Quality Information Service for General Public Collaborative project * From 2004 to 2006 * Funding Scheme: 6FP * eContent 2.ViRTU@LiS (Social Learning on EnVIRonmental Issues with the InTeractive Information and CommUnicAtion TechnoLogIeS) Collaborative projects * From 2001 to 2003 * Funding Scheme: 6FP * Information Society Program –IST 3.SPEED-FX – Very High Resolution Real-Time Graphic Interaction For Media Industries Collaborative projects * From 2001 to 2002 * Funding Scheme: 6FP * Information Society Program –IST 4.IGarment - Integrated System for Management of Civil Protection Collaborative project * From 2004 to 2008 * Funding Scheme: European Space Agency * Start-up initiative for the Telecom 5.m:Ciudad - Metropolis of ubiquitous mobile services Collaborative project * From 2007 to 2010 * Funding Scheme: 7FP * Information and Communication Technologies 6.MUGGES - Mobile User-Generated Geo Services Collaborative project * From 2009 to 2011 * Funding Scheme: 7FP * Galileu 7.TRUST - Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow Collaborative project * From 2009 to 2013 * Funding Scheme. 7FP * Environment YDreams experience Research Projects

4. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament Enrichment of R&D Capacity Diversification of Knowledge Internationalization Organizational innovation Networking Technology leading maintenance “Hands-on” partner Market orientation – delivery of products and services What worked Well Image: Interactive Table with a city’s evolution timeline

5. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament Time to start Flexibility on project direction / strategy Market change Side discoveries Intellectual property Academia culture on IP Dualism between publish vs patent Business models for IP exploitation Industrial responsibility Absence of IP investment and management competences Free access rights for foreground Obligation to grant free access to background need for project Narrow definitions as Foreground and USE Consortium dimension Few Big consortium vs Many Small consortium Structural Funds At Portuguese level, the bureaucracy is two heavy. What could be enhanced

6. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament Collaborative projects Networking R&D People Starting Grants Joint Technology Initiative´s Industry pathways Cluster’s 7FP instruments appreciation

7. Copyright © 2010 YDreams European Parliament Mónica Pedro R&D Legal and Financial Manager YDreams (Headquarters) Edifício YDreams Madan Parque – Sul P-2829-149 Caparica – Portugal +351 21 031 4000 +351 21 031 4001 fax monica.pedro@ydreams.com