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Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policy ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.2.1. The pitfalls of Member State involvement Speaking at the SET Plan conference in Stockholm58, the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potocnik, advocated combining EU and national public resources, in “effective” and “flexible” public-private partnerships (PPPs) with industry. Past experience tells us to be careful of this approach. The experience of the first JTIs to be launched has been that “Member States do not honour their original commitments in terms of contributions to the JTIs” [JTI 2010]. The authors of [JTI 2010], who are closely involved with the existing five JTIs (usually by being involved in the Industrial Grouping in the JTI) and the three PPPs foreseen in the European Economic Recovery Plan [COM 2008] (through roles in Industry Groupings set up in anticipation of the imminent establishment of a Joint Undertaking), attributed this to the fact that some Member States consider their interests not to be “well covered by existing procedures or by the outcome of project selection processes.” Equally seriously, the authors suggest that JTIs relying on Member State co-funding are institutionally poorly equipped to select the best proposals because cases arise where the best proposals involve a partner from a Member State that has no money to pay for its participation. 2.3. European Industrial Initiatives Some in the Commission admit they are disenchanted with public private partnerships in the ‘JTI’ mould and are glad that the Commission is trying out new approaches. In mid- 2009, the scope of work of public private partnerships in “Factories of the Future”, “Green Cars” and “Energy-efficient Buildings” was announced at a conference in Brussels59. The groups behind these PPPs have since suggested ways to overcome the flaws in the JTI concept, which include designating them as “Special Bodies” under the Financial Regulation, due for revision this year, rather than as Joint Undertakings under Article 187 of the Lisbon Treaty. The groups hope that once the revision has been debated in the Council and Parliament their PPPs will become operational. In the context of the SET Plan, another variation on the PPP model is found in “European Industrial Initiatives”. Here the Commission will attempt to co-ordinate the use of its financial resources and those of the Member States with in-kind spending by industry and research centres. The money from the public authorities and the effort of industry and the research community will be channelled towards achieving particular key performance targets. Progress has been made in defining these targets in discussions between the Commission, industry and research communities over the last two years. The EIB will be encouraged to lend to EII projects. 2.3.1. Bureaucracy banished? Informality will be the guiding principle behind the EIIs’ governance. The Commission has very recently approached industry associations and Technology Platforms to nominate representatives to sit in “EII Teams”. The Teams for solar energy, wind and smart grids will be recruited post haste. Their first job will be to “launch” their EIIs with the Commission at a ceremony in Madrid on 3 June (see below). 2.3.2. The EII “launch”: strong on public relations, weak on substance The opportunity for senior personalities from the Commission to signal the start of deeper collaboration with key sectors in the energy industry is positive public relations. But the 58 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/487 59 http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/lists/events-fp7-programme_en.html IP/A/ITRE/ST/2009-11 & 12 138 PE 440.278PDF Image | Policy Department Renewable Technologies
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