Lutz Walter 10 th Governing Council Meeting Brussels, 30/10/2009

1. Lutz Walter 10th Governing Council Meeting Brussels, 30/10/2009

2. Contents • Progress Overview • Industry leadership of the platform • PPE Lead Market • 2010 Annual ETP Conference • ETP Funding – Dissemination Services

3. Progress Overviewincl. FP7 & ERA-Net

4. SRA Implementation through FP7 2007call: projects ongoing 2008 call: 7 PPE-related projects have negotiated contracts, are about to start 2009 call: 2nd stage evaluation results announced, no confirmed information about textile-related projects (apart from ERA-Net) 2010 call: EC calls launched in late July, various submission deadlines Oct-Dec, TEPPIES call & brokerage events 2011-13 calls: Potential work programme topics in discussion within EC

5. FP7 2008 NMP call on Protective Textiles

6. FP7 2009 • 3rd NMP Call in Nov. 2008, relatively modest budget (transitional year) • Limited textile research priorities • topics on biomass-based and high performance composites (Materials unit, ‘M’ of NMP) • TEPPIES call Nov., result 16 project ideas • Organisation of TEG1+5 project brokerage event covering both composites topics in Jan. • First stage proposal submission Feb., 2nd stage proposals in June, results announced, textile project results unclear

7. FP7 2010 NMP: • Topic for research on technologies for efficient & automated production of 3D-shaped and multi-layered products/components from flexible materials • Submission deadline 8th Dec. 2009 (2 stages) • TEPPIES call, 14 project ideas submitted • Well-attended project brokerage event held on 6th Oct. in Brussels ICT: • Topic for research on Smart Textiles • Submission deadline 26th Oct. 2009 (1 stage) • TEPPIES call, 16 project ideas submitted • Well-attended project brokerage event held on 8th Sept. in Brussels

8. FP7 2010 PPP: • Launch of 3 Public Private Partnerships by EC in July for Research on: • Factories of the Future • Green Cars • Energy-efficient Buildings • First calls for proposals in parallel with NMP-ICT call in late July • Submission deadline 3rd Nov. 2009 (1 stage) • 1 interesting topic in FoF-PPP “Supply chain approaches for small series ind. production” • TEPPIES call, 4 project ideas submitted • Included in project brokerage event on 6th Oct. in Brussels

9. FP7 2011-13 • Various channels to feed textile topic proposals into EC preparation processes for 2011-13 planning • Based on original SRA • SRA updates • Cross-platform initiatives (ManuTex, BioTex, Consumer Goods…) • Ad-hoc consultations (NMP Nanotech & Materials, PPP’s) • NMP 2011 Workprogramme presented as first draft to programme committee • PPP’s 3-year work programmes in advanced discussion with stakeholder community – textile input into Factories of the Future & Energy-efficient Buildings General outlook FP7 2011-13 very positive

10. Collaboration with other ETP’s • NanoFutures – Signature of MoU for close collaboration • EU-Mat (Advanced Materials) – first meeting to discuss concrete collaboration actions scheduled for 24 Nov. • Consumer Goods (collaboration with Footwear & Sports platforms) • Continued follow-up work with ManuFuture (ManuTex) and SusChem-Biotech (BioTex)

11. Consumer Goods Research • Several meetings & conf. calls with Footwear & Sports platforms since Jan 2009 • First draft research roadmap • Input provided to EU FP7 programming (2011-13), topics: mass customisation, product functionality, new design/pd techniques, flexible manufacturing, new supply chain concepts… • Public event planned for 4th Feb. 2010 in Brussels (incl. high-level EU involvement) • Need to appoint an industry champion from the Textile ETP

12. ERA-NET • Title: CROSSTEXNET – Textiles at the Cross Roads of New Applications • Coordinator: Region Nord Pas-de-Calais, France • 18 partners from 11 countries • Duration 3 years (start Nov. 2009) • Budget €1.5 mln. • Kick-off meeting 23-24 Nov. Lille/FR • Strong collaboration with ETP

14. Industry Leadership for the Platform

15. ETP Industry Leadership – current status • Industry leadership in GC is a great plus, but how connecting/multiplying are the individual members • Industry involvement at operational level (TEG’s etc.) is weak • Industry involvement in EU research projects is improving, but true industry leadership is still rare • Industry involvement differs greatly by country • Industry awareness/commitment to ETP at top management level is way too low • The current economic situation does not help • Compared to other ETP’s our perceived industry leadership is medium Industry commitment & leadership is the n° 1 condition for continued ETP success

16. ETP Actions that could stimulate more industry involvement Examples: • training courses for industry on advanced technologies & materials • exploiting the TEPPIES system for brokerage of industrial research projects • EU project results dissemination which really reaches the industry • developing content for www.textile-platform.euwhich is valued by industry • Industry-oriented workshops with related sectors/platforms • Finding ways to collect regular input/guidance from industry for desired ETP actions.

17. From industry involvement to industry (thought) leadership Principles: • Collecting industry input (“thoughts”) in a broad & coordinated but also quick & cost-effective way – Where? How? By whom? • Review & prioritise ideas & decide on actions in a collective & transparent way to avoid individual “actionisme” • Provide wherever possible timely & concise feedback on new actions undertaken & results achieved • Define 1 committed industry champion (supported by Sherpa) for each action

18. HTG Education Industrial Training Actions

19. Follow-up of HTG Work Education: • Last EHTG meeting 9th Sept. • Participation of Universities, Colleges & Institutes • Major discussion points: • Industry training actions • Marie Curie call for ITN projects (people exchange industry-academia) • On-line textile training tools • Election of new chairman: Prof. C. Carr, Manchester Univ. • Next meeting 11th Dec, Brussels

20. Industry Training Actions Objective: Organisation of focussed industry-oriented practical training courses on advanced technological subjects at European level to supplement or up-grade national training actions in relevant technological areas

21. Industry Training Actions 3 Components:

22. Industry Training Actions Principles: • Duration: 1,5 - 2 days max. • Content: very focussed, very practical, but at highest technical level • Trainers: internationally leading academic , technological and market experts in the subject domain concerned • Academy style (modular, certifiable) • Location: held in research institutes with relevant technology pilot facilities, not universities (industry more familiar institute environment)

23. Industry Training Actions Principles: • Mix of group sessions and individualsessions • Training language English, local language translation only in cases of exceptional need. • Funding: self-funded through participation fees (possible start-up support through public funding opportunities to be investigated) • Recording of training sessions and provision of training material in electronic or print format as well as their access options (ETP website, on-line training platforms, web broadcasting) to be investigated

24. Industry Training Actions Subjects: • Selected subjects of high-industrial relevance (taking into account local industry state of the art and develeopment) • Possibly structured according to the TEG structure of the Technology Platform. Initial selection of 2 topics per TEG. • Starting point could be the availability of pilot facilities and technological experts within Textranet institutes (to be discussed)

25. Industry Training Actions Next Steps • Agreement on long-list of subject proposals between Textranet & AUTEX • Consultation with industry, selection of subjects short list • Identification of trainers and training facilities • Further discussion on organisational details • Launch of first round of 2-3 pilot training sessions in 2010 • Assessment, go/no-go for further implementation, organisational fine-tuning

26. PPE Lead Market

27. EC Mid-term Assessment of Lead Market Policy • Mid-term assessment of lead markets part of a new EU innovation policy communication • Overall assessment very positive • PPE LM: good progress compared to other LM’s (espec. research, networking, public procurement, some more actions needed in standardisation) • In parallel: Economic study on PPE market by Security Research unit of DG Enterprise

28. PPE Roadmap Implementation On-going actions: • 7 FP7 PPE projects just started, ETP to closely follow up • ERA-Net will give special attention to PPE LM • Public procurement networking project EnProTex just started, need to closely follow up • Preparation of big integrated project

29. Upcoming Events • EU workshop to review PPE LM progress on 14 Dec. in Brussels • Follow-up event to 2008 PPE conference, tent. End 2010 in Germany

30. 2010 Annual Conference Planning

31. 5th Annual Public ETP Conference 24-25 March 2010, Brussels Key Points: • Working title: “Textile Research & Innovation across Europe” • Organised as major showcase of textile-related R&I clusters, networks, initiatives at national/regional level (presentations, exhibits, posters…) • Major event for promotion of CrossTexNet (ERA-Net) • Policy & strategy session with keynotes from high-level EC speakers • Need to complete list of national/regional initiatives & confirm contributions • Search for sponsorships

34. ETP Funding EU Funding & Dissemination Services

35. EC Funding • EC call for collaboration projects between different ETP’s • Several opportunities exist to work with NanoFutures, EU-Mat and the Consumer Goods ETP’s

36. Project Dissemination Services General idea: • Leveraging the power of the ETP network to organise more effective project dissemination actions with more industry-reach for all ETP textile research projects Concepts: • Clustering of related projects • Develop privileged cooperations with established conferences, trade fairs, trade magazines, publishing houses, national industry federations etc. • Support projects with production & placement of dissemination materials Ultimate concept: • Projects pay a small sum (subcontract ETP) for dissemination services and thereby strengthen the network to which they partly owe their existence and which ensures future projects (= beneficiaries pay!)

37. Project Dissemination Services First Steps: • GC decides in Oct. 2008 to pursue this concept • Some consultations with individual projects (response generally positive) • ETP Conference 2009 as successful pilot test • Collection of full set of project summaries, update of project database at www.textile-platform.eu • Dissemination service concept developed in more detail throughout 2009 • Meeting with project coordinators – proposed date Tue 15th Dec. 2009 in Brussels

38. Project Dissemination Services Activities with advanced projects (late FP6-early FP7): • Project results screening and clustering • Active promotion of presentations at industry-oriented events • Collective presence at TechTextil 2011, ITMA 2011 (joint stands, fringe programme, publications) • Other relevant fairs to be investigated • Coordinated publications in trade magazines & scientific volumes • Development of attractive print & on-line results dissemination material, exploitation of potential of www.textil-platform.eu • Link to Industry Training Actions Activities with early-stage projects (mid-FP7): • Project objectives screening and clustering • Support to dissemination plan development • Active promotion of presentations at scientific conferences