Il progetto Capacity SUD ha la finalità di migliorare la capacità istituzionale delle amministrazioni regionali aiutandole a programmare interventi che rispondano alle loro esigenze prioritarie e a dotarsi delle competenze, degli strumenti e delle tecnologie necessarie per la loro efficace attuazione. La capacità istituzionale, oltre a fornire un supporto strategico per una gestione maggiormente efficiente dei PO, assume un rilievo fondamentale in prospettiva della programmazione comunitaria nel quadro di Europa 2020. Website: capacitaistituzionale.formez.it

1. L’importanza delle Tecnologie Abilitanti
per uno sviluppo integrato e sostenibile
Luigi Ambrosio
www.dsctm.cnr.it
Department of Chemical Science and Materials Technology
National Research Council
Rome, Italy
Email: direttore.dsctm@cnr.it
“Smart Puglia: Verso la strategia
di specializzazione intelligente
2014-2010”
“Quali tecnologie abilitanti per la
Puglia”
“23 Luglio 2013, Bari

2. In 2009, European Member States and the European Commission
identified Key EnablingTechnologies (KETs) for their potential
impact in strengthening Europe's industrial and innovation capacity.
Six KETs
nanotechnology
micro and nanoelectronics
advanced materials
photonics
industrial biotechnology
advanced manufacturing systems
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (KETs)

3. KETs are knowledge and capital-intensive technologies
associated with high research and development (R&D)
intensity, rapid and integrated innovation cycles, high
capital expenditure and highly-skilled employment.
Their influence is pervasive, enabling process, product
and service innovation throughout the economy.
KETs can assist technological leaders in other fields to
capitalise on their research efforts.
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES (KETs)

4. ……..multidisciplinary and trans-
sectorial, cutting across many
technology areas with a trend
towards convergence, technology
integration and the potential to
induce structural change
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATION

5. Estimated global market potentials of Key Enabling Technologies
……..Sustain significant increase of the enployment in the EU
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES …..ECONOMIC IMPACT

6. Whilst European R&D is generally strong in new KET technologies, the HLG has
observed that the transition from ideas arising from basic research to competitive
KETs production is the weakest link in European KET enabled value chains.
The gap between basic knowledge generation and the subsequent
commercialization of this knowledge in marketable products, has been commonly
identified across the KETs and is known in broad terms as the "valley of death"
issue.
This “Valley of Death” has been identified in many competitor countries, including
the USA, China and Taiwan. All have established coordinated programmes in
strategically important areas that cover the full innovation chain addressing basic
and applied research, demonstrators, standardization measures, deployment and
market access, all at the same time and, significantly, in a logical joined-up
manner.
THE “VALLEY OF DEATH”

7. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO KETS FOR FUTURE
COMPETITIVENESS: THREE PILLAR BRIDGE MODEL TO
PASS ACROSS THE "VALLEY OF DEATH "
The technological research pillar based
on technological facilities supported by
research technology organisation;
The product development pillar based on
pilot lines and demonstrator supported
by industrial consortia
The competitive manufacturing pillar based on
globally competitive manufacturing facilities
supported by anchor companies.

8. 1. A single KETs and fully-fledged innovation policy at EU level
- Make KETs a technological priority for Europe in terms of policies and
financial instruments and investment
- The EU should apply the TRL (Technology Readiness Levels) scale
R&D definition to outlines the different steps which support the innovation and
industrialisation process of technologies to transform ideas to the market.
- Fully exploit the scope of relevant R&D definitions in its programmes
which support the full and simultaneous implementation of the three
pillar bridge model along the innovation chain, from basic research, through
technological research, product development and prototyping up to globally
competitive manufacturing.
- Rebalancing of EU RDI funding programmes
2. A comprehensive strategic approach to a KETs policy at EU level
4. Combined financing to promote RDI investments in KETs
4. Globally competitive IP Policy
5. Education and skills
EU should create a European Technology Research Council (ETRC) to promote
individual excellence in technologically focused engineering research and innovation and
establish the appropriate framework conditions through the ESF regulation in order to
support KETs skills capacity building at national and regional level.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT
OF KETS IN EUROPE TOWARDS A COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN
INDUSTRY

9. Pillar 1: technology infrastructure
Pillar 2: accelerating the
manufacturing process
Pillar 3: overcoming the market failure
Valley of death
Pillar 3: co-location R&D/Manufacturing
Elements of recommended actions by the PCAST – a “certain”
overlap with our recommendations

10. HORIZON 2020
EXCELLENT SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
European Research
Council
Future and
EmergingTechnologies
Marie Curie actions
Research infrastructures
Leadership in enabling
and industrial technologies
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
Health, demographic
change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable
agriculture, marine and
maritime research & the
bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient
energy
Smart, green and
integrated transport
Climate action, resource
efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and
secure societies
Indicative Budget:
24 598 M€*
Indicative Budget: 17 938 M€*
Of which 5 894 M€* for KETs
Indicative Budget: 31 748 M€*
Total indicative budget proposed: 80 000 M€

11. PUGLIA TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICTS
DARE: settore Agroalimentare – Foggia
DHiTech: settore High tech – Lecce
DITME: settore Energia – Brindisi
DTA: settore Aerospazio – Brindisi
HBio: settore Biomedicale – Bari
MEDIS: settore Meccatronica - Bari

12. Micro and nanoelectronics, including semiconductors,
are essential for all goods and services which need
intelligent control in sectors as diverse as automotive and
transportation, aeronautics and space. Smart industrial
control systems permit more efficient management of
electricity generation, storage, transport and consumption
through intelligent electrical grids and devices (HLG, 2009)
Nanotechnology holds the promise of leading to the
development of smart nano and micro devices and
systems and to radical breakthroughs in vital fields such
as healthcare, energy, environment and manufacturing
(HLG, 2009)
DISTRICTS AND KETs
DHiTech
DTA DHiTech
DTA
DARE
MEDIS
MEDIS
DiTNE
DiTNE
HBIO
HBIO

13. Photonics is a multidisciplinary domain dealing
with light, encompassing its generation, detection
and management. Among other things it provides
the technological basis for the economical
conversion of sunlight to electricity which is
important for the production of renewable energy,
and a variety of electronic components and
equipment such as photodiodes, LEDs and
lasers. (HLG, 2009)
Advanced Materials offer major improvements in
a wide variety of different fields, e.g. in
aerospace, transport, building and health care.
They facilitate recycling, lowering the carbon
footprint and energy demand as well as limiting
the need for raw materials that are scarce in
Europe. (HLG, 2009)
silk
grating
diffracted orders silk
grating
diffracted orders
DISTRICTS AND KETs
Transistors & light emitting transistors
DHiTech
DHiTech
DTA
DTA
MEDIS
MEDIS
DiTNE
DiTNE
HBIO
HBIO

14. Industrial biotechnology – also known as white
biotechnology – uses enzymes and micro-organisms to
make bio-based products in sectors as diverse as
chemicals, food and feed, healthcare, detergents, paper
and pulp, textiles and bioenergy.
(HLG, 2009)
Advanced Manufacturing Systems (AMS) comprise
production systems and associated services,
processes, plants and equipment, including automation,
robotics, measurement systems, cognitive information
processing, signal processing and production control by
high-speed information and communication systems.
AMS are essential for productivity gains across sectors
such as the aerospace, automotive, consumer
products, electronics, engineering, energy-intensive,
food and agricultural as well as optical industries.
DISTRICTS AND KETs
DHiTech
DTA
DTA
DARE
DARE
MEDIS
MEDISHBIO
HBIO

15. TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRICTS AND KETs INTEGRATION
ADVANCED
MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
MICRO & NANO
ELECTRONICS
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS
PHOTONICS
INTEGRATION OF KET IN PUGLIA TO DEVELOP ADVANCED PRODUCTS AND
KNOWLEDGE
DHiTech DARE
DTA MEDIS
OTHER INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
DiTNE
HBIO

16. BUILDING BLOCKS WORKING GROUP
1: (Re) Industrialisation of KETs in
Europe
(Industrial use of KETs in Europe)
WG 1 – MULTIKETS APPROACH
WG 2 – KETS VALUE CHAIN
WG 3 – KETS FINANCIAL ENGINEERING &
INVESTMENT
2: Promotion and implementation of
KETs policies in EU at National and
Regional levels
WG 4 – PROMOTION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF KETS POLICIES IN EU AT NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL LEVELS
3: Competition & Trade (Favourable
European industry landscape)
WG 5 – KETS COMPETITIVENESS,
GLOBALISATION AND STATE AID
4: Skills and Societal Challenges
WG 6 - HUMAN CAPITAL, SKILLS AND
TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURES
WG 7– KETS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
Key Enabling Technologies Working Groups

17. Scope:
-The WG defines a European strategy involving Universities, engineering / business
schools, clusters, allowing to develop KETs human capital and skills.
-The WG advises the Commission on existing technological research
infrastructures and identifies missing capability and capacity in Europe
Target / Objective:
- The WG delivers a European KETs strategy in the area of human capital, skills
- The WG delivers a European KETs strategy in the area of technological
research infrastructures
WG 6: KETs HUMAN CAPITAL, SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURES
WG LEADER: LUIGI AMBROSIO
Members:
- Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski (Chair)
- Luisa Tondelli (Rapporteur)
- Patrick Bressler
- Roger De Keersmaecker
- Bejamin Denis
- Patrick Duvaut
- Egbert-Jan Sol

18. Definition of Technological Research Infrastructure, TRI
Strategy of building human capital and skills based on
interdisciplinary research sponsored by the industry,
including SMEs
Joint working group with EIT and FET stakeholders , smart
specializiation, etc.
……to bridge the gap between TRL (Technology
Readiness Level) 1-3 and TRL 5-6
Ongoing Key Enabling Technologies Strategy…..

19. • The KETs play a central role in finding
innovative solutions to major societal
challenges;
• Technology is one of the driving forces of
innovation with significant impact on all
strategic industrial sectors;
• Key Enabling Technologies approach will
foster breakthroughs in technology.
KETs INTEGRATION
Exploit the scope of relevant R&D which support the full and simultaneous
implementation the innovation chain, from basic research, through technological
research, product development and prototyping up to globally competitive
manufacturing.