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