I527-290 ESRIF Final Report (WEB).indd - European Commission

In the above fi gure it can be seen that the origin of the budget can come from each Member States (with a national and/or regional
origin), from intergovernmental programmes and /or agencies, or for EU spending. Some programmes can have two or more origins.
10.5 Conclusions
WG10 unanimously agreed the following conclusions and recommendations.
10.5.1 Conclusions & Recommendations: General
The European Union should support:
Compatibility of security capabilities among Member States
Multilateral cooperation in international organisations and through partnerships with key actors
Standardisation and Certifi cation within a European reference system, co ordinated by the EU and implemented through national bodies
Extensive use of interoperability between security and defence, (achieved through the “securitisation of the military markets”
rather than the “militarisation of the security markets”: Gilles De Kerchove)
10.5.2 Conclusions & Recommendations: Funding
WG10 considers that a Technology Investment Fund should be set up at EU level. Such an investment scheme should cover a
number of key technologies that will deliver:
Capabilities to protect critical European energy, transport and ICT infrastructure. This is mostly nationally owned infrastructure,
therefore investment by the EU should be in the form of a grant subject to certain conditions, such as clear EU added value
and interoperable technology
Capabilities to protect the EU’s external borders (including the relevant maritime surveillance). The same conditions should
apply as for critical European infrastructure
Capabilities to protect Galileo and GMES/Kopernikus ground & space infrastructure. As this is a truly European owned
infrastructure, investment by the EU should be 100%.
(The above is in accordance with WG10’s proposed vision on co ordination of ESRIA, as presented in Brussels 14 January, and
amended according SEC(2008)2281 and SEC(2008)2282 on Joint Research Programmes
10.5.3 Conclusions & Recommendations: Governance & Co-ordination
WG10 supports ESRIF’s opinion that Europe will need over the coming years to develop a Common Capability Based
Planning Process and possibly, ultimately a Joint Security Capability Plan (JSCP).
The Common Capability Based Planning Process will be prepared by an “Independent Adequate Framework” populated
by experts from Agencies/Institutions dealing with operational issues even through a constructive dialogue between that
structure, public laboratories and industry (extensive use of inter-operability between security and defence), such as to
translate capabilities in technologies and to facilitate prioritisation of eff orts.
This JSCP has to get a political approval at the right level.
A mechanism (to be identifi ed/ created) is necessary to update and maintain JSCP. The proposed Governance structure should
act in accordance with the following principles:
Central role for EU Governance and Coordination in accordance with Lisbon treaty keeping in close loop representatives of
each stakeholder.
For each of the four missions, monitor coherence between all actors of SR following ESRIA.
Stay in contact with Technological and Industrial Base with a structured dialogue
Use / take into account existing co ordinations [regional, national or inter governmental] in some fi elds example crisis
management. Separate operational co ordination from governance co ordination.
Parallel Implementation between capabilities and R&T work.
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