Background
The European Council highlighted in its conclusions of the 1/2 March 2012 meeting that efforts need to be stepped up with a view to "creating the best possible environment for entrepreneurs to commercialise their ideas and create jobs and making demand-led innovation a main driver for Europe's research and development policy".
In its recent Communication "A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery" (COM(2012 582 final of 10.10.2012), the European Commission proposes a partnership between the EU, the Member States and industry to give Europe a competitive lead in the new industrial revolution. Investing in the early stages of the adoption and diffusion of new technologies will give Europe a technological lead to ensure the returns from innovation in terms of growth and jobs. To speed up the adoption of new technologies, the European Commission will focus on six priority action lines in order to deliver the Europe 2020 goal of smart and sustainable growth: markets for advanced manufacturing for clean production, markets for key enabling technologies, bio-based product markets, sustainable industrial products and sustainable construction products, clean vehicles and vessels, and smart grids.
Eligibility
- Applications must be submitted by a legal person
- Consortium members must be based in at least 3 different states from the list of eligible applicants
- Applicants must correspond to the definition, of the following target organisations; Eligible for funding are any types of organisations, or
groups thereof who are willing and able to develop and implement strategic roadmaps of actions that boost demand for innovations
(products and services) in a specific market or for specific products or services.
- Corporate bodies must be properly constituted and registered under the law. If a body or organisation is not constituted under the law, a
physical person must be designated to provide the legal responsibility.
Budget
Total budget of the call: 950.000 EUR
Deadline: 09 July 2013
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