Welcome to the FET FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES
FET Flagships are ambitious large-scale, science-driven, research initiatives
that aim to achieve a visionary goal. The scientific advance should provide a
strong and broad basis for future technological innovation and economic exploitation
in a variety of areas, as well as novel benefits for society.
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NEWS & FLAGSHIPS IN THE MEDIA
- Special issue: "Research*EU Focus: FET & Flagships" (EN-2567KB) (FR-1797KB) (DE-2872KB)
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FET Flagship Pilot Midterm Event - 24-25 November 2011 - Warsaw (PL)
with participants from the Flagship pilots, member state ministries and funding agencies (by invitation only)-
Watch the video: Opening address of the FET Flagship Pilots Midterm Conference delivered by
Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda (Warsaw, 24 November 2011) - Read the Conference booklet: Building FET Flagships - A world-class scientific endeavour ( 5400kb)
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FET Flagships in the "The Parliament Magazine"
EXTRACT on Flagship Pilots in "The Parliament magazine" ( 855kb): -High risk, high ambition. The future emerging technologies flagship will help the EU make the most of its researchers’ talents," writes Neelie Kroes. Including articles on "Carbon Revolution", "Guardian Angels", "Joined up Thinking", "Artificial assistance".
Full issue of "The Parliament Magazine" July2011 (see pages 118-119/ 121-123/126) - FET Flagships News in the Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/home/europe)
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Neelie KROES, EC Vice-President in charge of Digital Agenda attended the ICT FET 2011 Conference
in Budapest 4 May 2011, and launched the Flagship Pilots - Watch the video -
You missed a speech, discussion or a performance at the fet11 Conference?
Watch the recorded plenary sessions! -
BBC Click video recorded at FET11:
BBC Click made a report on this unique conference on visionary, high-risk and long-term research in information science and technology. Dan Simmons looks at the six finalists and some of the wackier ideas at the conference. - EUROPA PRESS RELEASE (4th May2011): FET flagships, six cutting edge projects to change the face of Future and Emerging Technologies. HTML: EN - (36kb):EN
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FET Flagships - Roadmap towards 2013
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FET Flagship Flyer
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Participation
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FET Flagship Study: Final Report ( 1623kb) -
FET Flagship Pilots in preparation
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The European Future Technologies Conference & Exhibition (4-6 May 2011,Budapest)
will give ample space to the FET Flagships initiative. The programme will feature the formal
launch of the Flagships pilots, plus a panel discussion on the research policy aspects of the
initiative and dedicated scientific sessions. - Analysis of Flagship-like Examples(783 kb) from the FET Flagships study
Background
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The Future Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme as part of the DG INFSO ICT programme is in the process of setting up the FET Flagship Initiatives, as laid down in the Communication 'Moving the ICT frontiers – a strategy of research on future and emerging technologies in Europe’ (COM (2009) 184) and endorsed by the 04/12/2009 Conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of the European Union. |
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As one of the key actions, these communications envisage the launch of at least two of these initiatives by 2013 The FET Flagship Initiatives are:
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FET Flagships - Roadmap towards 2013
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2009/04 |
EC Communication ‘Moving the ICT frontiers’ ( 1.630 KB) |
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2009/07 |
ISTAG report on FET Flagships ( 1.720 KB) |
| 2009/11 | Setup of the European Commission's Interservice Group |
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2009/12 |
Endorsement of FET Flagship Initiatives by the Competitiveness Council of the European Union; ( 160 KB) Opening of online consultation for ideas |
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2010/01 |
Start of FET Flagship study ( 1623kb) to explore options for legal and operational frameworks |
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Early 2010 |
Open consultation with the scientific community on initial ideas, including workshop event on 22 January 2010 |
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2010 |
Setup of FET Flagship Science Forum and the Member States Working Group |
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2010/06 |
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2010/07 |
Launch of a competitive Call to support comprehensive FET-F Pilots (5-6 preparatory actions, each focusing on a Flagship challenge) |
| 2010/09 | FET Proactive info day on Pilot Flagships and other FET actions (30 September 2010) |
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2010-2011 |
Preparation of instrumental framework |
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2011 |
Implementation of FET Flagship Pilots: design and establishment of feasibility for high-potential candidates |
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2011/05/4-6 |
Official launch of the FET Flagship Pilots at fet11:The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition - under the auspices of the Hungarian presidency in Budapest |
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2012 |
Selection of FET Flagships |
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2013 |
Launch of first FET Flagships |
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