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Home Home ETP "Food for Life" presentation What will the ETP "Food for Life" deliver? The way Forward Background information Technology Platforms Framework Programme 7	ETP - European Technology Platform “Food for Life” Welcome to the website of the European Technology Platform Food for Life The European Commission is facilitating the development of European Technology Platforms (ETPs) to promote innovation in Europe. ETPs will bring together stakeholders in key economic sectors so as to: Develop a long term vision of the sector, Create a strategy for delivery, and Establish a management structure to ensure maximum impact. The challenging opportunities for improving welfare and well-being in Europe through research and innovation in the European agro-food industry, together with the size, nature and regional importance of this industry sector, justify the inclusion of a food ETP amongst the some 25 existing ETPs at various stages of development. For details see http://cordis.europa.eu.int/technology-platforms The ETP Food for Life Vision for 2020 and beyond was launched in Brussels on 5 July 2005. The next stage, currently underway, is the development of a Strategic Research Agenda [SRA] affording a dynamic strategy for achieving this vision and meeting the innovation challenge, and a detailed Implementation Plan that describes the research, training, education and dissemination requirements needed to fulfil the vision and strategy. The immediate focus is on defining the requirements and priorities for the European Commission’s Framework Programme 7 ,but in the longer term this focus will be broadened to include nationally-funded initiatives.
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