Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Article 2 Objectives

The ENIAC Joint Undertaking shall contribute to the implementation of the Seventh Framework Programme and the theme ‘Information and Communication Technologies’ of the Specific Programme ‘Cooperation’. It shall, in particular:

(a)

define and implement a Research Agenda for the development of key competences for nanoelectronics across different application areas in order to strengthen European competitiveness and sustainability and allow for the emergence of new markets and societal applications;

(b)

support the activities required for the implementation of the Research Agenda (hereinafter R & D activities), notably by awarding funding to participants in selected projects following competitive calls for proposals;

(c)

promote a public-private partnership aiming at mobilising and pooling Community, national and private efforts, increasing overall R & D investments in the field of nanoelectronics, and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors;

(d)

achieve synergy and coordination of European R & D efforts in the field of nanoelectronics including, when added value can be created, the progressive integration into the ENIAC Joint Undertaking of the related activities in this field currently implemented through intergovernmental R & D schemes (Eureka);

(e)

promote the involvement of SMEs in its activities in line with the objectives of the Seventh Framework Programme.