Eureka (organisation)

Short description: Intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding

Eureka

Founded| 17 July 1985; 40 years ago (1985-07-17)
Type| Intergovernmental organisation
Focus| Market R&D support, innovation policy, science & technology
Location|

* Eureka Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium

Area served

| Greater Europe, World

Members

* 43 members
* 4 associated members

Key people

* Ricardo Conde
(Eureka Chairperson)

[1][2]
Website| www.eurekanetwork.org

Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying through Eureka programmes can access funding and support from national and regional ministries or agencies for their international R&D projects.

As of June 2022[update], Eureka has 43 full members, including the European Union (represented by the European Commission) and four associated members (Argentina , Chile , South Africa , and Singapore).[3][4][5] All 27 EU Member States are also members of Eureka.

Eureka is not an EU research programme, but rather an intergovernmental organisation of national ministries or agencies, of which the EU is a member. Cooperation and synergy are sought between Eureka and the research activities of the EU proper, such as with European Union's Horizon 2020 and the European Research Area.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Foundation
* 2 Structure
* 2.1 Chairs
* 3 Membership
* 4 Significant projects
* 5 Programmes
* 6 References
* 7 Notes
* 8 External links

## History

Founded in 1985 by prominent European political figures, Eureka has grown to one of the longest running European organisations dedicated to the financing of joint European R&D projects.

### Foundation

Eureka was established with the "Paris Declaration" of 17 July 1985, and its principles are based on the later Hannover Declaration, subscribed by Ministers on 5 November 1985. The two main founders were former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). Other important personalities involved were Hubert Curien, French ex-Minister of Research and former Chairman of the European Space Agency and Jacques Attali, adviser to François Mitterrand.

> Briefly, it is about assuring the technological independence of Europe in the key domains of the future; encouraging, wherever possible, co-operation between European businesses and researchers; mobilising the necessary financial resources; accompanying the efforts of our enterprises by creating the necessary environment and supporting the unification of our internal markets.

> There are numerous obstacles. Once the initial idea of Eureka was formulated, we were able to foresee the difficulties to be faced. But we know that each time we come together — for example to address high-energy physics, research into nuclear fusion, the development of an integrated space programme or the construction of crucial scientific equipment — our successes encourage us in the idea that we can work together in R&D areas close to industrial markets, despite the problems arising from the normal and legitimate competition between firms. François Mitterrand, Paris, 17 July 1985.[6]

## Structure

### Chairs

Before 1989, Eureka chairmanship changed hands every six months. Since then, the chairmanship rotates every 1 July, for a period of one year.

Year  | Countries

|

1985, 2nd semester  |  France
1986, 1st semester  |  Germany
1986, 2nd semester  |  United Kingdom
1987, 1st semester  |  Sweden
1987, 2nd semester  |  Spain
1988, 1st semester  |  Denmark
1988, 2nd semester  |  Austria
1989–1990  |  Italy
1990–1991  |  Netherlands
1991–1992  |  Finland
1992–1993  |  France
1993–1994  |  Norway
1994–1995  |  Switzerland
1995–1996  |  Belgium
1996–1997  |  United Kingdom
1997–1998  |  Portugal
1998–1999  |  Turkey
1999–2000  |  Germany
2000–2001  |  Spain
2001–2002  |  Greece
2002–2003  |  Denmark
2003–2004  |  France
2004–2005  |  Netherlands
2005–2006  |  Czech Republic
2006–2007  |  Italy
2007–2008  |  Slovenia
2008–2009  |  Portugal
2009–2010  |  Germany
2010–2011  |  Israel
2011–2012  |  Hungary
2012–2013  |  Turkey
2013–2014  |  Norway
2014–2015 |  Switzerland
2015–2016  |  Sweden
2016–2017  |  Spain
2017–2018  |  Finland
2018–2019  |  United Kingdom
2019–2020  |  Netherlands
2020–2021  |  Austria

## Membership

Eureka organisation Map Member country  | Joined  | Left

|
|

Albania  | 1991
Austria  | 1985
Belgium  | 1985
Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 2009
Bulgaria  | 2010
Canada  | 2012
Croatia  | 2000
Cyprus  | 2002
Czech Republic  | 1995
Denmark  | 1985
Estonia  | 2001
Finland  | 1985
France  | 1985
Germany  | 1985
Greece  | 1985
Hungary  | 1992
Iceland  | 1986
Ireland  | 1985
Israel  | 2000
Italy  | 1985
Latvia  | 2000
Lithuania  | 1999
Luxembourg  | 1985
Malta  | 2006
Monaco  | 2005
Montenegro  | 2012
The Netherlands  | 1985
North Macedonia  | 2008
Norway  | 1985
Poland  | 1995
Portugal  | 1985
Romania  | 1997
Russia  | 1993  | 2023[7]
San Marino  | 2005
Serbia  | 2002
Slovakia  | 2001
Slovenia  | 1994
South Korea  | 2009
Spain  | 1985
Sweden  | 1985
Switzerland  | 1985
Turkey  | 1985
Ukraine  | 2006
United Kingdom  | 1985
European Union  | 1985
Associated Countries  | Joined

|

Argentina  | 2019
South Africa  | 2014
Chile  | 2017
Singapore  | 2021

## Significant projects

Eureka projects are numbered, preceded by 'E! '.

* E! 45 helped to fund the Prometheus project for safer road vehicles, such as through autonomous driving with 745 million euros.[N 1]
* E! 95 was a 730 million euros HDTV project, which created the HD-MAC standard for high definition television.[N 2]
* E! 147 was a 93 million euros digital audio broadcasting project whose technologies went into Musicam, and which was used as the basis for MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) and used in DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast), and ASPEC (Adaptive Spectral Perceptual Entropy Coding), which was used in a modified form in MP3 audio.[N 3]
* E! 127 paid 3.8bn euros into the JESSI project (Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative) whose goal was to regain ground lost to Asia and the US in microchips.[N 4]
* E! 2551 cost 6.1 million euros for the integration of existing CAD/CAM programs under a common user interface, part of which was paid to Vero Software.[N 5]
* E! 3674 is Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA2), an industry-driven cooperative R & D programme for maintaining European leadership in software-intensive systems, with the project due to end in January 2014 having received 3.0bn euros. ITEA2 Projects notably include WellCom, OSAMI-E Open Source AMbient Intelligence) and Easy Interactions.[N 6]
* E! 4986 AlienVault developed a security software called OSSIM (Open Source Security Information Management) that is now not only a reference in the field but also an essential component in modern cyber-wars. E! 4986 received 1.2 million euros.
* E! 3728 OMIM (MIMO) invented a new method of medical waste disposal. MIMO is safe for the environment and treats infectious waste by applying a combination of heat and pressure. This is an alternative to incineration methods that use fossil fuels. The project was an initiative between Spain, Portugal and Morocco. E! 3728 received 0.37 million euros.

## Programmes

The Eureka annual report describes the following programmes:[8]

Eurostars

Eurostars is Eureka's flagship SME funding programme that supports R&D-performing SMEs (alongside other types of organisations) leading international project consortia. It is co-funded by 36 participating Eureka national funding bodies and the European Union Horizon 2020 framework programme.

Clusters

Clusters are long-term, strategically significant industrial initiatives. They usually have a large number of participants, and aim to develop inclusive technologies of importance for European competitiveness mainly in ICT, energy and more recently in the biotechnology and automation sectors. Eureka Clusters are known to have had a particular impact on the ability of the European microelectronics sector to compete with other continents.

Eureka Clusters are:

* CELTIC NEXT: Telecommunications
* EURIPIDES: Electronic packaging and smart systems
* ITEA 3: Software-intensive systems
* PENTA: Micro and nanoelectronics enabled systems and applications
* EUROGIA2020: Low-carbon energy technologies
* METALLURGY EUROPE: New metals
* SMART: Advance manufacturing programme

Network projects

Network projects is a flexible funding programme for all organisations collaborating on international R&D projects. It is open for applications all year, but there are also country-specific calls for projects launched frequently. These are sometimes thematic and can be for bilateral or multilateral collaborations.

Globalstars

Globalstars follows the same programme model as Network projects. Calls for projects are launched between Eureka countries and one non-Eureka country. In recent years, national funding ministries/ agencies from e.g. Brazil, India, Japan and Singapore have collaborated with Eureka using this programme.

InvestHorizon

InvestHorizon is the only Eureka programme that doesn't offer funding, but rather trainings, workshops and international events. It is a European Union-funded joint investment readiness programme in collaboration with Eureka that supports deep tech SMEs seeking Series A investment.

Umbrellas

Umbrellas no longer exist as Eureka programmes. Umbrellas were thematic networks within the Eureka framework focusing on a specific technology area or business sector. The main goal of an umbrella was to facilitate the generation of Eureka projects in its own target area.

Past Eureka Umbrellas:

* Eureka Tourism (ended 30.06.2012)
* Eureka build 2 (2010–2013)
* EuroAgri Foodchain (2009–2013)
* Pro-Factory (2007–2011)
* E! SURF (2010–2015)
* Eniwep (ended 1.2.2010)
* Eulasnet II (ended 31.5.2010)
* Logchain + (ended 21.2.2011)

## References

1. ↑ "THE PORTUGUESE CHAIRMANSHIP". https://eurekaportugal2021-22.pt/about/?hss_channel=lcp-687470.
2. ↑ "Portuguese Chair 2021-2022". https://www.eurekanetwork.org/about-us/portuguese-chairmanship.
3. ↑ "Eureka". https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/financial-assistance/grants/for-local-companies/international-co-innovation-programmes/eureka-network.
4. ↑ "Korea becomes first Asian country to gain full membership of Eureka". The Korea Post. 25 June 2022. https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=28652.
5. ↑ "Canada announces full membership in the Eureka network". 22 June 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/national-research-council/news/2022/06/canada-announces-full-membership-in-the-eureka-network.html.
6. ↑ "20TH Anniversary Report – Two decades of support for European innovation" (PDF). the EUREKA Secretariat. September 2005. pp. 68 p. 12 (PDF-p. 18). http://www.eurekanetwork.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=cdfc677c-db1b-4f11-b613-0e6e322dd991&groupId=10137.
7. ↑ "Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 14.03.2023 № 391 "О выходе Российской Федерации из Европейской научно-технической программы "Эврика"". http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202303150017.
8. ↑ "Eureka annual report 2019". 3 July 2020. https://issuu.com/eurekaassociation/docs/annual_report_2019.

## Notes

1. ↑ "EUREKA Project > 45 PROMETHEUS - PROgramMe for a European Traffic system with Highest Efficiency and Unprecedented Safety". Eureka. 1995-03-30. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/45.
2. ↑ "EUREKA Project > 95 HDTV (IMP) - Compatible High Definition Television (HDTV) System (Phase III Implementation)". Eureka. 1994-07-05. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/95.
3. ↑ "EUREKA > 147 DAB (IMP) - Digital Audio Broadcasting system". EUREKA. 2001-04-08. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/147.
4. ↑ "EUREKA Project > 127 JESSI - Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative". Eureka. 1997-06-05. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/127.
5. ↑ "EUREKA Project > 2551 VISI-XX - Integration of Existing CAD/CAM Programs under a Common User Interface -- Vero International Software". EUREKA. 2004-12-21. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/2551.
6. ↑ "Eureka Project > 3674 ITEA 2 - European Leadership in Software-Intensive Systems -- Information Technology for European Advancement". EUREKA. 25 June 2006. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/3674.

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