Joint Technology Initiatives
- ARTEMIS, IMI and Clean Sky have acquired the capacity to implement their budget ("autonomy") respectively on 26 October, 16 and 19 November 2009. They now operate without the direct involvement of the Commission in their everyday work.
- In 2009, all JTIs have continued launching calls for proposals and concluding research grant agreements.
- On 30 May 2008, the Council adopted a Regulation setting up a Joint Undertaking in the field of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen. This JTI aims to facilitate and accelerate the development and deployment of cost-competitive European hydrogen and fuel cell based energy systems and component technologies for applications in transport, stationary and portable power.
- The first four Regulations were adopted by Council on 20 December 2007, each one implementing a Joint Technology Initiative as a Public-Private Partnership, and establishing a new mechanism for funding integrated industrial research. These Regulations were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 February 2008. -->
Lisbon Treaty
The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1st December 2009. As a result, the numbers of the Articles you find mentioned on these webpages will change as follows:
Article 166 becomes Article 182
Article 169 becomes Article 185
Article 171 becomes Article 187
Article 172 becomes Article 188
For further details about the Lisbon Treaty visit the EUROPA website:
http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/index_en.htm
Introduction to JTIs
In May 2007, the Commission adopted the first proposals for Joint Technology Initiatives. This is the first time that public-private partnerships, involving industry, the research community and public authorities, were proposed at European level to pursue ambitious common research objectives.
Joint Technology Initiatives are an entirely new mechanism for performing research at EU level. They are long-term Public-Private Partnerships and will be managed within dedicated structures based on Article 171 of the EC treaty. JTIs will support large-scale multinational research activities in areas of major interest to European industrial competitiveness and issues of high societal relevance.
Last updated on: 2010-01-21