1. Why a KETs Observatory ?
Commission Communication on Key Enabling Technologies (2012) :
"There is no validated market data on development and take-up of KETs"
"The Commission will launch a monitoring mechanism on KETs in 2013, which will provide relevant data on the supply and demand for KETs in the EU and other regions and make the results (…) available on a website".
Key features :
Central source of information for KETs (quantitative : data and qualitative : analytical work)
Wide-dissemination of data on a public website
Target users : European and National policy makers, business stakeholders
Geographical coverage : EU 28, US, China, Taiwan, Japan, South-Korea, Canada + other countries when applicable
Thematic scope : 6 Key Enabling Technologies : Industrial Biotechnology, Photonics, Advanced Material, Advanced Manufacturing Techniques, Nanotechnology, Micro and Nano Electronics

2. KETs Observatory Analyze and compare EU performance versus others regions/country of the world (technology, production, trade, demand, business)

3. Wide-dissemination of data on a public website : www. ketsobservatory
Wide-dissemination of data on a public website :

4. KETs Observatory Main problems identified for "production indicators"
KETs Production data is incomplete for some countries due to confidentiality issues
Weighting factors should be applied
Examples of some PRODCOM codes identified for "Industrial Biotechnology"

5. KETs Observatory : PRODCOM workshops
The workshops have two objectives:
- Identify relevant PRODCOM entries for the various KETs;
- Assign weighting factors, through identifying relevant KETs elements within the various PRODCOM entries.
Next workshops : (in Hoofddorp – NL)
- 29th October 2013 : Photonics, advanced manufacturing, micro-nanoelectronics
- 5th November 2013: for industrial biotechnology, advanced materials, nanotechnology
PRODCOM experts from national statistical offices are invited to attend.

6. KET_ADV_MANUF
KET_ADV_MAT
KET_IND_BIO
KET_MICRO_ELEC
KET_NANO_TECH
KET_PHOTONICS
Comments
Belgium
CbC
Yes C
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
>=2
Germany
Estonia
All data from 2010 onwards are public for the codes chosen. Active confidentiality is the rule in Estonia. It has still to be check as now it could be that only one cell is confidential and this would make the aggregate confidential.
Ireland
2 dominant producers for Micro Electronics
Greece
3 to be checked but likely to be confidential
Spain
>=3
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Only 2 producers for advanced material
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Yes, if calculation are made by EC not by OSZ.
Portugal No
Poland
Romania
Slovenia
Slovak Republic
Finland
In case 2 cells are confidential they are ready to evaluate on case by case basis.
Sweden
United Kingdom
Iceland
Norway
Croatia
 Yes
 Not a problem as all but 1 ocde are public
Turkey
Yes : unconditionally publicable
CbC : case by case agreement
C : should remain confidential
>=2 Remain confidential if less than 2 value are confidential
>=3 Remain confidential if less than 3 value are confidential