Giancarlo Grasso

European Parliament Brussels – 22 September 2005

EPP-ED HEARING ON 7th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

Finmeccanica Position

ANSALDO SIGNAL

Finmeccanica Group

AERMACCHI

ALENIA AERONAUTICA OFFICINE AERONAVALI

AGUSTAWESTLAND

ALCATEL ALENIA SPACE *

TELESPAZIO *

OTO MELARA

MBDA WASS

ANSALDO SIGNAL

ANSALDO TRASPORTISISTEMI FERROVIARI

ANSALDO BREDA ELSAG ANSALDO ENERGIA

ATR

18% 1,709 € M 15% 1,428 M 8% 782 € M 21% 2,056 € M

12% 1,148 € M 4% 391 € M 14% 1,375 € M 8% 729€ MDEFENCE SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION ENERGY

Data from Annual Report as of December, 31 th. 2004 :

Revenues 9,387 Euro mln(+8,6% vs 2003)

Employees: 51,026

AERONAUTICS HELICOPTERS SPACE DEFENCE ELECTRONICS

SELEX Communications

SELEX Sistemi Integrati

ELETTRONICA

GALILEO AVIONICA

SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems

SELEX SAS Ltd

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali

*JV since 1st of July 2005

Some issues for FP7:

The benefits of high-tech sectors

Closer industry involvement

Selection of priority themes

In an environment of limited budgets,reduced European economic growth and competitiveness,

FP7 should aim to the promotion of

technological innovationtechnological innovation

High-tech sectors

High-tech industrial sectors provide benefits for other sectors not directly related (spill-over effects)

Microelectronics, aerospace and security/defence sectors (about 2% of world GDP) have positive influence on about half of world GDP

Products and technologies in Aerospace and Defence must continuously evolve to guarantee security in a rapidly evolving scenario

Source: L’innovazione tecnologica come motore di crescitaAmbrosetti, Roma, 2004

Industry involvement

To increase innovation capabilities, a closer involvement

of Industry in FP7 is recommended

High-tech sectors imply large companies with the critical

mass needed to embark into bold innovation initiatives

Innovative SMEs are a fundamental component in

carrying out RTD projects led by larger companies, as

well as research institutions

Instruments

The establishment of European Technology Platforms has been

important in setting meaningful research goals, reducing

fragmentation and possibly reducing the time required for the

development of innovation

Next step will be to define FP7 work programmes closely related to

international market needs of relevant industrial sectors

JTIs are new important instruments, even though their

implementation might not be easy

Recommendations

Finmeccanica supports the Commission proposal for FP7 Finmeccanica supports the Commission proposal for FP7

Air Transport System: a fundamental research area comprising new

green aircraft technologies and the future Air Traffic Management system

Air Transport System: a fundamental research area comprising new

green aircraft technologies and the future Air Traffic Management system

Space: Earth Observation technologies and solutions for Environment

and Security (GMES)

Space: Earth Observation technologies and solutions for Environment

and Security (GMES)

Security: a cross cutting priority theme with a strong impact on transportation,

critical infrastructures, border surveillance

Security: a cross cutting priority theme with a strong impact on transportation,

critical infrastructures, border surveillance

ICT: technologies and solutions as wideband telecommunications ICT: technologies and solutions as wideband telecommunications