Main activities

  • Creating a sound critical mass of stakeholders throughout Europe
  • Vision paper: establishment and agreement on a common vision for the RM technology up to 2020.
  • Strategic Research Agenda (SRA): definition the necessary medium to long term objectives and R&D topics to achieve the Visions.
  • Implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda with the mobilisation of significant human and financial resources.

A number of general action points have been identified for European Technology Platforms in the leaflet on Cordis:

In the short term:

  • Move into the operational phase by setting up research and development activities;
  • Mobilise a wide range of funding sources;
  • Develop dissemination and deployment strategies, and take account of future education and training needs;
  • Assess key issues, such as intellectual property rights, regulation and standards;
  • Implement the code of practice for openness and transparency;
  • Explore the potential for large-scale, long-term public-private partnerships (‘Joint Technology Initiatives').

In the longer term:

  • Monitor the implementation of Strategic Research Agendas and adapt them, as necessary;
  • Contribute to shaping future technologies and European research, innovation and industrial policies at regional, national and European level.

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