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.