Research & Innovation Policy and Public-Private Partnership of European Union

Standardization activities toward the formation of innovation ecosystem

Abstract

This paper deals with the relationship of the R&I policy of the European Commission and public-private partnership which mainly led by the private industry associations. Its objective is to reveals following three points. The first is the specific content of the "integrated approach" that the European Commission is about to rely on when it implements its R&I policy of Horizon 2020. The approach consists of Cross-cutting Approach, Challenge-based Approach, and Holistic Approach. The second is a feature of the public-private partnership that is run along the "integrated approach" of EC. It is characterized as a "bottom-up approach" that is planned and executed to reflect the interests of the industry associations called European Technology Platforms. The third is the relation of public-private partnership and standardization which aimed at the formation of the eco-system that necessary to the creation of new industries. Standardization is an indispensable activity for the European Union to stipulate the mechanism of the division of labor inside the ecosystem. It indicates the direction of the different members and is crucial activity to draw a cooperative contribution towards industry creation.