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Innovation for sustainability. E.E.T. Programme The Netherlands. C. van As and R. Wismeijer. Contents. 1. Introduction 2. Project examples 3. Goals 4. Programme execution 5. Results 6. Programme evaluation 7. Conclusions. Goals. sustainable economic growth
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Innovation for sustainability E.E.T. Programme The Netherlands C. van As and R. Wismeijer
Contents 1. Introduction 2. Project examples 3. Goals 4. Programme execution 5. Results 6. Programme evaluation 7. Conclusions
Goals • sustainable economic growth • meaningful reductions in environmental stress By means of • technological breakthroughs • dissemination of knowledge • collaboration between leading companies and top knowledge institutes
Incentives for Innovations Transitions System innovations Technology innovations Optimisation { Time to market EIA, MIA E.E.T. instruments M&T, IOP, TS NIDO
Environmental themes • renewable raw materials • sustainable energy sources • traffic and transport • eco design • sustainable industrial production processes
SME’s large companies universities E.E.T. intermediates research institutes
months 12-15 E.E.T. projects 8 Projects ACE 20-25 applications for subsidy Qualification round 4 ACE 60 short proposals Advisory round 0
Assessment criteria • Potential impact / rewards: • profits, turnover, scale of market (EUR/y) • scale of ecological effects (Mton/y) • technological breakthrough (patents) • dissemination of knowledge • Chance of success / risks: • costs, external factors (legislation, acceptance) • alternative solutions, competition • collaboration is unbalanced
Subsidies • fundamental research • industrial research • pre-competitive development 62,5% 40% 25%
Project characteristics • number of partners: 5 • project duration: 5 years • time to market: 7-10 years • project costs: 4 million Euro • project subsidy: 2 million Euro • (on average)
Results 1996-2001 • > 100 projects • > 100 collaborations • estimated profits ± 1 billion EURO/year • substantial contribution to solving major environmental problems • highly innovative (over 70 patents)
Evaluation of the programme: first indications (10% repondents) • positive about the E.E.T. programme • positive about collaboration • some suggestions on improvements • companies should be more leading • connect with the general trend towards internationalisation • the business concept should be more prominent within the project
EET fifth Anniversary International conference Innovation for sustainability Technology meets the market March 13 & 14, 2002, Amsterdam