1. Enterprise Europe Network and LMI: …..
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Dr. Henriette van Eijl
European Commission
ENTR D1 (innovation policy)

2. Aims of the Lead Market Initiative
Foster the emergence of lead markets of high economic and societal value by …
creating innovation-friendly market framework conditions ….
to reduce the time-to-market of new goods and services and to enable emerging sectors to grow faster.

3. How: a policy mix to achieve maximum impact in 6 sectors
Demand-side measures
- regulation
standardisation
- procurement
clusters
Package
= LMI
- Fiscal measures
- Equity support
- R&D funding …
The Aho-report, followed by a Communication
“Putting knowledge into practice: a broad-based
innovation strategy for Europe” of 2006
Supply-side measures

4. Implementation: activities already started in 1st half of 2008:
Policy tools
Standardisation
Labelling
Certification
Legislation
Public Procurement
Complementary Actions
Lead Market Areas
e-Health
EU Recommendation for interoperability
Introduce the Electronic Health Insurance Card
Network to be set up by DG INFSO
EU Patient Smart Open Services large scale pilot funded
Sustainable construction
2nd generation of Eurocodes
Screening of national building regulations
Networks of European Contracting Authorities to foster demand for innovation
SMEs guide on collaborative working schemes in construction
Protective textiles
Inventory of all relevant standards
Training platform for buyers and users
Bio-based products
Product performance standards
Inventory of legislation affecting bio-based products
FP7 call on bio-refinery pilot plants
Recycling
Raw materials initiative
Waste Framework Directive
Financial support (CIP) for market replication projects
Renewable energies
Mandatory national targets for 2020
Guide on funding available for RE demonstration and pilot projects
Timeline till 2012

5. Who is involved in the LMI: cooperation is key in obtaining fast implementation of the action plans
Member States:
Ministries of Economic/ Science Affairs, European Council, Competitiveness Council
Standardisation, public procurement and regulatory organisations.
Stakeholders: business organisations, NGOs, trade unions, insurance companies, regional and local authorities, VC, European Technology Platforms etc. For each sector, there is a ‘contact/advisory’ group with strong industry participation
Networks: EEN, industry/SME networks, cluster networks
EC internal coordination: 15 different DGs, both sector and regulatory departments of the EC.

6. Question: How to optimise the use of our building blocks?
EEN has 3 activity modules and has established at least 6 Sector Groups in LMI sectors
LMI focuses on 6 market sectors
with a tailored action plan for
each market

7. Links between LMI and EEN sector groups:
LMI task force
Lead DG + task force leader
INTELLIGENT ENERGY
Renewable Energy
DG TREN, Norela Constantinescu
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Sustainable construction
DG ENTR I5, Antonio Paparella
HEALTHCARE
eHealth, bio-based products
DG INFSO, Michael Palmer
TEXTILE
Protective textiles
DG ENTR G4, Outi Niiranen
MATERIALS
Bio-based products
DG ENTR F5, Tomas Jonnson
ENVIRONMENT/ Water & Waste management and air pollution
Recycling
DG ENV, Jakub Wejchert
Sector group leaders and LMI task force leaders were contacted early October

8. Cooperation with EEN Sector groups on the basis of the 6 LMI action plans:
Develop activities in regions and countries that complement the LMI activities, ex. in public procurement, regulation, standardisation
Ex: stimulating innovative public procurement by bringing together local procurers and high tech SMEs in the 6 LMI sectors
Ex: asking SMEs about what local/regional legislation hampers their innovation programmes in these 6 sectors
Providing intelligence about LMI-related measures in MS and regions

9. Direct involvement of EEN partners in LMI activities and support-activities:
CIP programmes, for ex.:
EIP Europe INNOVA/ PRO INNO activities with LMI link
Call of networks of public procurers in support of the LMI
Regions of Knowledge call (FP7) with LMI link
Activities funded by structural funds