Transcript Mr Müller`s presentation

Roundtable
“Discussion on the need for better co-ordinated actions
at EU level”
Moderator: Hans-Werner Müller – UEAPME Secretary General
1 st December 2003, Milan
UEAPME
Union Européenne de l’Artisanat et des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises
 « The Voice of SMEs in Europe »
 Non-profit and non-partisan organisation
 Recognised European Social Partner
 75 member organisations in 30 countries
 represents 10 million enterprises
with 50 million employees in Europe
 7 million enterprises with 30 million employees
in the EU
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BARCELONA 2002: 3% target R&D
In 2010 3% GDP to R&D
1% government, 2% private sector
at present only 2%
R&D: universities + large companies on
USA/Japan level
SMEs spent too little on R&D/Innovation
Barcelona target will never be achieved
without SMEs
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6th Framework Programme on R&D 1
Total budget: 16 billion euro (2002-2006)
SME budget: 2.1 billion euro = 13%
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6th Framework Programme on R&D 2
Integrated Thematic Projects
80% of SME budget
Projects: large budget, long-lasting, high tech
Results: 10% participation instead of 15%
budget under utilised
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6th Framework Programme on R&D 3
SME specific measures:
20% of SME budget
CRAFT (co-operative research)
Collective Research + ETI
Results: heavy over subscription
only half of good-quality projects awarded
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Framework Programme: FUTURE
This is not acceptable in the spirit of the
Lisbon strategy and the Barcelona target
Solution: 2004: mid-term review FP6
re-allocation from ITPs to SME specific
FP7: more SME budget to SME specific,
less to ITP
EUROPE NEEDS NOT ONLY
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS,
BUT ALSO SME INNOVATION
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