Objetivo The Food & Drink Industry (F&DI) is the largest manufacturing sector in the EU, counting 35,000 enterprises (98% of which are SMEs), with a turnover of ?650 billion, 90% of which is produced by SMEs. As SMEs play a critical role in food safety and nutritional issues, the present project intends to reach at least 20% (7,000) of the most representative of them, either for branch or for geographical area. SMEs are ideally placed to link consumers, industry and science to provide consumers with better and healthier food through a more "demand driven" scientific research on food safety innovation, nutritional value and raw materials and technology. On the other hand, the current links between the above mentioned "Food Quality & Safety Stakeholders - FQSS" are weak and only part of the research efforts ends up in consumers' dishes. The 10 F&DI Feds of the EEIG "Spes GEIE" have assessed the need to strengthen the links between their members and the other FQSS. The present project aims at establishing the foot-roots of a European permanent network linking SMEs upwards with research institutions and downwards with consumers and nutritionists. The project is also a pilot action to lay the basis for the prospective participation of SMEs to future Community RTD activities, by establishing sectoral Working Groups (WGs) composed by representatives of the industry and of all FQSS. The WGs will assess and study, through a commonly developed methodology, the local industry RTD needs. Results emerged in each individual assessment will be discussed during a series of regional meetings organised in three selected locations. During these meetings the most stringent topics on food safety, technology, and nutritional issues and consumers expectations will be identified. The Scientific Committee of SPES will collect the meeting/workshop proceedings and will prepare material to be widely disseminated throughout the participants' networks and at EU level. Project duration is 14 months. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation managementengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Palabras clave SMEs consumers food technology network raw materials stakeholders Programa(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) FOOD-2003-T0 - Realising ERA objectives - Promotion of SME participation - Stimulating international co-operation - Linking with Candidate Countries - Supporting policy development - Stimulating exploitation. Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2003-FOOD-2-A Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinador SPREAD EUROPEAN SAFETY GEIE Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Viale Pasteur 10 ROME Italia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CONFÉDÉRATION DES INDUSTRIES AGRO-ALIMENTAIRES DE L'UE Bélgica Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Avenue des Arts 43 BRUXELLES Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos FEDERALIMENTARE SERVIZI S.R.L. Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Viale Pasteur 10 ROMA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos AGRICONSULTING S.P.A. Bélgica Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Vitorchiano 123 ROMA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos PROGETTO EUROPA REGIONS S.R.L. Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección VIALE GORIZIA N. 25/C ROMA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos TECNOALIMENTI S.C. P.A. Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via G. Fara 39 MILANO Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
