Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) are legal entities which are proposed as a new way of realising public-private partnerships in relevant industrial research and development fields at European level.

JTIs arise primarily from the work of European Technology Platforms (ETPs). In a small number of cases, ETPs have achieved such an ambitious scale and scope that they will require the mobilisation of public and private investments as well as substantial research resources to implement important elements of their ‘Strategic Research Agendas’. JTIs are proposed as an effective means of meeting the needs of this small number of ETPs.

Individual JTIs

• Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
  Objective: To foster Europe as the most attractive place for pharmaceutical R&D, thereby enhancing access to innovative medicines for patients.
  
  
• Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)
  Objective: The most common form of computer in use today is by far the embedded computer which are hidden in all kinds of electronic equipment and machines. ARTEMIS aims to strengthen EU leadership through a single Europe-wide research programme that is industrially driven with clear technological and economic targets.
  
  
• Aeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky)
  Objective: To develop environmentally-friendly and cost efficient aircraft.
  
  
• Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020 (ENIAC)
  Objective: To keep Europe abreast of the shrinking size in most widely-used technologies and to address next generation technologies.
  
  
• Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)
  Objective: To deliver "fit-for-use" hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies developed to the point of commercial take-off.
  
  
• Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
  Objective: To use geo-strategic information to support policy making in resource management, planning or hazard mitigation as well as every-day life optimisation.