European Technology Platform

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A European Technology Platform (ETP) is a European institution created to foster European research and development in a certain economic or scientific area. The first European Technology Platform, ACARE, launched in 2001, in the field of aeronautics.

1 Formation
2 Goals
3 Areas
4 External Links

[edit] Formation

In a first phase, stakeholders of a specific area, led by industry, come together to agree on a common vision. The second phase is the defining of a Strategic Research Agenda, setting out the medium- to long-term objectives for the technology. In a third phase, stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda with the mobilisation of significant financial and human resources.

[edit] Goals

European Technology Platforms provide frameworks to define research and development priorities, timeframes and action plans on different strategically important issues. In fostering effective public-private partnerships,the Joint Technology Initiatives, technology platforms have the potential to contribute significantly to the renewed Lisbon Strategy and to the development of a European Research Area of knowledge for growth. As such, they are proving to be powerful actors in the development of European research policy, in particular in orienting the Seventh Research Framework Programme to better meet the needs of industry. What is more, ETPs mobilise public authorities at national and regional levels.

[edit] Areas

ETPs are active in areas of industrial relevance where achieving Europe's future growth, competitiveness and sustainability objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term. At the moment, 34 ETPs are active