Developing a European ETV System for Supporting the

Developing a European ETV System for Supporting the Market Introduction of ESTs Dr. Annele Eerola, Senior Scientist VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Expected benefits of an ETV system Who will benefit, why and how? § Technology developers, vendors § Purchasers, appliers, end-users § Financers, venture capitalists § Permitters, insurance companies § Citizens/wider public/society in large Systemic nature of technologies; dynamics of market entry and RTD activities to be considered Expected benefits depend on the framework conditions of the ETV system itself Costs vs benefits? Annele Eerola | Senior Scientist, VTT, Finland

Critical issues § Verification costs and cost sharing principles (<50 keuro? ) § Time needed for verification (<6 months? ) § Performance verification + sustainability measures? § Types of environmentally sound innovation to be covered: products, processes, services, control & mgt systems? § International harmonization/integration/recognition Difficult to fulfill all wishes at the same time! Annele Eerola | Senior Scientist, VTT, Finland

Challenges of development and implementation Ø Stakeholder involvement and commitment Ø A prospective approach in order to avoid unfortunate institutional lock-ins due to the ETV system itself: not only ESTs in close-to-market & diffusion phases, but also new emerging technologies still clearly in pre-market phase must be paid attention to Ø Encouraging innovative SMEs to benefit from the system Annele Eerola | Senior Scientist, VTT, Finland

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