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Challenges for the European forest based sector and the woodworking industries

- The role of the Forest-Based Sector Technology platform (FTP)

Dr. Andreas Kleinschmit von LengefeldProject Secretary, FTP

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Contents of the presentation

Benefits of FTP FTP’s role The role of National Support Groups (NSGs)

• Funding Further actions during implementation Conclusions

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Documents

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Strengthened positions in existing market segments through innovative, value added products and manufacturing. Increased revenues from new business areas.

Adequate and balanced supplies of forest raw materials for industrial products and energy.

Recognition of the sector as a responsible partner including leadership in sustainability and technology.

Improved policy frameworks and regulations resulting from a more effective dialogue with the political sphere.

A structured and coordinated European Research Community improves effectiveness and effiency.

Benefits for Industry and Forest Owners

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Benefits for the Research Community

Recognition of the sector as a responsible partner including leadership in sustainability, technology and research.

Stimulated cooperation within, between and along the value chains in the sector.

Participation from motivated stakeholders.

Research cooperation and funding are facilitated.

Support and information services.

New customers and talents are attracted.

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• strenghtening our industries competitiveness!

• creating best knowledge and scientific skills

• becoming a strong part of the KBBE

• growth within the forest based sector

• creating new jobs, especially in rural areas

What can we expect from the implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda?

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Why Industrial Joint Research in the woodproducts value chain?

Strengthening the competitiveness of wood products industries with help of science and technology

Intensifying the development infrastructure for wood products industries (Creation of competence centres / knowledge-pools for SMEs)

Creating knowledge-based products and productions processes Innovation based on renewable sources Promotion of the use of wood products – evidence of being

sustainable Intensifying (making more goal oriented) of the cross-sectoral R&D

and harmonising it with the objectives of industry

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Joint research promotes wood against other non-renewable materials

Joint fundamental research and preliminary

studiesApplied

research lead by industry

Problem Solving and Piloting

Competition between products

Competition between materials

Pre-competitive topics

Time to market

Risk

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Contents of the presentaion

Benefits of FTP FTP’s role

• Work Programmes and Calls under FP7• Project creation

The role of National Support Groups (NSGs)• Funding

Further actions during implementation Conclusions

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10 Thematic Priorities10 Thematic Priorities1. Health

2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology

3. Information and communication technologies

4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment (including climate change)

7. Transport (including aeronautics)

8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities

9. Space

10. Security

Cooperation – Collaborative research in FP7Cooperation – Collaborative research in FP7

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Development of the ThematicWork Programmes

Agreed topics for

calls +

Indicative

priorities for

future calls

Proposal for a multi-annual

implementation plan

Advisory Group

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FP6 Projects PortfolioHOLIWOODEFORWOODECOTARGET SUSTAINPACK Etc…

FTPsStrategic Research

Agenda (SRA) and

Vision Document

FEEDBACK

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How to promote our SRA within FP7.

How to work for Programs and Calls.

• In Brussels» Commission» Advisory Group members » EU Parliament

• Through countries (NSGs)» Program committee members» Advisory Group members» Permanent representation in Brussels» Members of the EU Parliament

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FTP assistance to Proposals

1. Call for Proposals published by EC- FTP action: Forwarding Call-info to stakeholders, support services, registration of Proposals in FTP-database.

2. Evaluation in one or two steps plus hearing organised by EC- FTP action: Mobilize names for evaluation of Proposals

3. Contract Negotiation- FTP action: Support the Consortia, IPR issues.

4. Signing of Contract and project kick-off

5. Project Running time : 2-5 years with periodic peer reviews (annual most common)- FTP action: Monitoring and disseminating progress towards SRA and Strategic Objectives with help of the FTP-database.

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FTP’s role in creation of projects Clarifying basic rules for FTP

• No funding organisation• No seat in EU evaluation teams

Initiate and facilitate, workshops and special actions

Keep track of FTP projects, establish a database

Support services• Open workshops• Alert for calls• Provide contacts to experts on proposal making

No ranking or quality judgements

Not favouring specific consortia

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Value Chain representation in FTP

Forestry• Forest owners/CEPF – Birte Schmetjen• Research community/EFI – Risto Päivinen

Wood Producs• Industry/CEI-Bois – Pekka Peura• Research community/Innovawood – Daniel Guinard

Pulp and Paper• Industry/CEPI – Arie Hooimeijer• Research community/EFPRO – Werner Förster

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Contents of the presentaion

Benefits of FTP FTP’s role

• Work Programmes and Calls under FP7• Project creation

The role of National Support Groups (NSGs)• Funding

Further actions during Implementation Conclusions

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Tasks of the National Support Group – e.g. Germany

Integration of stakeholders • Industries, forest owners, SMEs• Scientific community

Prioritisation of research themes from a national perspective (National Research Agenda, NRA) and coordination with the European SRA

Contact and networking with other technology platforms or similar initiatives (e.g. regional clusters)

Support to project development and consortia building Introduce and inform about the FTP in Germany, e.g. contacts with the

high level authorities, public financiers etc.

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Forest Owners

Steering CommitteeChairman: v. Teuffel

Representatives from Federations andResearch Organisations

Authorities(Ministries, Agencies,

etc.)

Project-management

Organisation of National Support Group Germany

WoodworkingIndustries

Pulp and PaperIndustries

Experts from industry and science of the areas

Forestry Wood ProductsPulp & paper

productsSpecialities

New BusinessBio-energy

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Finland

7. FrameworkProgramme on

Research

The Research Strategy of theFinnish Forest Cluster

October 2006

Vision 2030February 2005

StrategicResearch Agenda

February 2006

Strategic Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation on Forest Cluster

beginning of 2007

Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform

High-level Group(cluster companies

and public financers) = Finnish National

Support Group

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Sweden

Private/public funding (“BFP”) of joint research

during 5 years of total 500 MSEK.(Not forestry and bio-energy)

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5%

55%

40%

EU IndustryPublic

Joint research in the Swedish Forest-based sectorWho paid in 2004?

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Strategic Research AgendaResearch Areas

ImplementationInnovation Systems - Programmes & Projects - Supporting Measures

National Programmes

European Member States Industry European Union

The implementation financing scheme

FP 8...n

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Contents of the presentaion

Benefits of FTP FTP’s role

• Work Programmes and Calls under FP7• Project creation

The role of National Support Groups (NSGs)• Funding

Further actions during Implementation Conclusions

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Implementation Phase in the SRA

From planning to action

A need for a broad spectrum of sciences

An improved climate for innovation

Strengthening education and training

Communication with society

Synergies with other Technology Platforms

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Innovation

A FTP/Vinnova pre-study regarding innovation in the forest-based industries with participation from Austria, Finland and Sweden.

COST action E51 “Integrating Innovation and Development Policies for the Forest Sector”.

Future initiatives by EU regarding improved Innovation in our sector.

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Education & Training

Develop education & training to meet challenges in Vision 2030.

• Focusing on university level.• Organise per Value Chain

Make a mapping of the present European situation.

Appoint members of working groups.

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Conclusions FTP now has to start promoting for Calls to come later in FP7.

In this work the coordinated activities between FTP management and the NSGs are strenghtened.

Active NSGs are necessary to secure national and multi-national funding outside FP7 – probably 80 – 90 % of total.

Through value chains and special actions support the development of programmes and projects.

Establish support services and FTP project data-base.

Increase activity – innovation, education & training and especially communication.

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FTP Conference 2007 HannoverFollow Up of

Stockholm Sept 2005

Admont May 2006

Lahti Nov 2006

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Lead Markets in the Forest-Based Sector: The Challenge

Next FTP Conference in Hannover, Germany, 15./16. May 2007

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Tnak you

Thank you for listening!

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