Key Enabling Technologies: final report is out
5 July 2011, Brussels
The High Level Expert Group (HLG) on Key Enabling Technologies (KET) mandated by the European Commission set out guidelines on giving European industry a competitive edge in deploying the industrial technologies of the future: micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, photonics, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturingsystems. The final report of the HLG was published on 28 June 2011. Read the EU press release. The main conclusions of the KET final report call on decision-makers to adopt radical policy objectives to retain critical capability and capacity in Europe through a single and comprehensive approach to KETs. In particular, the group recommends that the vital importance of KETs should be reflected in the structure and funding balance in the upcoming framework for research and innovation and in the priorities of the EU's future regional policy. Click here to see the KET Final Report.
CECIMO took an active part in the HLG and in vertical working group which prepared the thematic report on Advanced Manufacturing
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani warned that Europe’s industry "would suffer losses in competitiveness", if it fails to successfully exploit the six following important KETs (micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, photonics, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing systems). "Europe's innovation depends on the development and growth of Key Enabling Technologies. We need to focus our policies better and align them to create more synergies between our instruments to boost Europe's capabilities in the area of KETS. I am convinced KET's follow-through applications will allow Europe to create more jobs and growth. The commitment of private stakeholders to investing in Europe will also be vital for success", he said.) Read more about the KET initiative and reports. |
