Press Release: Digital Agenda: ENIAC and ARTEMIS public-private partnerships delivering, but need more industry and Member State commitment

The European Commission has endorsed a report by a panel of independent experts which calls on EU industry and Member States to reinforce their support for ARTEMIS and ENIAC, two public-private partnerships (established as Joint Undertakings) for collaborative research in the fields of nanoelectronics and embedded systems (used widely in cars, smart phones, power plants and elsewhere).

The experts concluded that the current partnership model is good for industry, good for Member States, and good for Europe. However, they also found that more financial resources are needed from EU Member States and that industry needs to demonstrate a stronger commitment towards a European strategy if ARTEMIS and ENIAC are to realise their full potential. Boosting European research and development in information and communications technologies is a key objective of the Digital Agenda for Europe.