The Strategic Research Agenda was first published in 2005: an update was done in 2006. In 2007, the SRA was completely revised and defined by key European industrial and scientific R&D performers in Nanoelectronics.
The agenda is a major input to relevant specific programmes of the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) as well as providing a common European strategy for full integration of nanoelectronics research at EU, regional and national levels, including relevant Clusters in the intergovernmental EUREKA research initiative and private programmes.
Its objectives are to:
- Provide a general framework for the coordination of European research activities at all levels, to achieve European success in Nanoelectronics;
- Serve the European Nanoelectronics value chain – suppliers, producers and users;
- Bring together high-quality European competences and share critical knowledge, including that of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
- Identify ‘disruptive’ technologies to overcome road blocks;
- Ensure timely industrial innovation; and
- Enhance co-operation between industry and academia, and develop strong cross-community R&D collaborations for each area.
Establishing research priorities is not easy in such a complex technological landscape. ENIAC has therefore divided up the sector into a series of domains focused on key application and technology challenges with mutual interaction between the domains. The ENIAC SRA Working Group and its subgroups are responsible for setting the strategic directions for each domain and drawing up relevant technology roadmaps. There is also an overview on common needs such as research infrastructure and partnerships.
The fully revised version of the SRA was presented at the ENIAC Forum 2007 on November 28 at the Novotel Budapest Congress and World Trade Center : it focuses on societal needs and developments while increasing the link between technological priorities with "lead markets" and key application areas such as Energy and Environment, Health, Security, Communication and Mobility, Transportation and Environment.
