Objective The automotive industry, in Europe is responsible for about 10 million jobs (direct and indirect) and one out of ten European automotive workers lives in the new Member States. Although the automotive production of the new Member States occupies a rather small share in the overall European production, at national level this industry is a major driver of the economy in those new Member States In Europe 99% of the enterprises are SMEs and in particularly the automotive Industry is characterised by a high number of small and medium sized companies spread by the whole continent as component suppliers for the large internationally owned manufacturers. However, due to structural shifts in the automotive industry, the need for R&D investment for those small and medium sized suppliers has increased markedly. This initiative aims to increment the Research and Innovation potential in automotive SMEs, mainly from the New Member States and Candidate Countries by providing to no-profit organizations from those countries, instruments to assist the SMEs to take advantage of the European Research opportunities to carry on their Research and Innovation projects. This Specific Support Action will be designed and implemented within a time scale of 12 months and it will cover the period of the final definition of the FP7, the opening of the first calls(foreseen to November 2006) and most probably it will cover also the closing of the first calls (March/April 2007). This timing is very suitable for the project objective as it will provide support to the SMEs in a moment where the information about new rules, definitions, instruments, priorities, contract models and Technology Platforms will be defined and available. The activities foreseen in this initiative will result in fruitful co-operation in RTD between New, Old and Future member States and stimulate generation of innovative projects in the field of Surface Transport. Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2.1.2 - Advanced design and production techniques SUSTDEV-2002-3.2.2.2.2 - Application of advanced design and manufacturing techniques Call for proposal CALL-NOT-ACTIVE See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator FUNDACIÓN CIDAUT Address Parque tecnológico de boecillo, parcela 209 Boecillo Spain See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASOCIATIA PRODUCATORILOR SI IMPORTATORILOR DE AUTOMOBILE / AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address 124, mihai eminescu st, sc.b2, ap.5, sector 2 Bucharest See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data GOSPODARSKO INTERESNO ZDRUZENJE ACS (AUTOMOTIVE CLUSTER OF SLOVENIA) Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Dimiceva 9 Ljubljana See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Lithuania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Galvydzio g. 3 - 210, (north town technology park) Vilnius, See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK /INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Swietokrzyska 21 Warszawa/warsaw See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
