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Expected benefits
In the longer term, once the Strategic Research Agenda has been issued and accompanying activities established, the expected benefits of ENIAC should be to:
- Support and contribute to raising European, Member State and private R&D investment in the nanoelectronics sector and to improving its effectiveness, by demonstrating a common vision and a consistent reference framework at EU level for both R&D funding and infrastructure initiatives. This common reference will help concentrate efforts and resources and avoid fragmentation, thus contributing to restructuring and optimising nanoelectronics research in Europe in the spirit of the ERA;
- Accelerate the generation of new knowledge, innovation and the uptake of research and technologies, improving the competitiveness and productivity of the nanoelectronics sector;
- Contribute to removing obstacles at EU, national and regional levels, for coordination and facilitate/accelerate the market penetration of new technologies. Technology demonstration will form an important element in this process;
- Maintain an appropriate balance between innovative and policy oriented research while contributing to aligning in a coherent and consistent way, Research and Technology Developments with European policies and regulatory frameworks;
- Make the EU more attractive both for researchers and industrial investment. ENIAC will also act as an early warning system to alert policy makers to the changing needs of the sector and the consequences for society, for example in terms of skill shortages or research infrastructure deficiencies;
- Increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of the technologies concerned and the research policy choices necessary to maximise the benefits for all stakeholders.