Advisory Groups

Advisory Groups (AG's) may be set up by the ECTP in order to provide specific strategic advices in well identified fields. They report to the Support Group.

The two on-going AG's are presented below.

  • Advisory Group of Clients and Users

    • The scope of this AG is:
    • To secure that users and societies views and needs are reflected in the ECTP
    • To assist the ECTP in developing a Vision 2030, SRA, JTI and roadmap fo rresearch and innovation in the construction sector by contributing with user and society viewpoints
    • To promote the participation of Clients and Users in FAs, ECTP deliverables, research projects...
    • To develop a better framework and networking between users and society and construction sector in general
    This AG should include only direct representatives of clients and users.

    Contact persons: Ms Lone Moller Soerensen from SBI and Mr André van der Meer from Eurocities are leading this group

  • Advisory Group on SMEs

    The scope of this AG is:
    • To really enhance the readiness of the Construction SMEs / SME Groupings to be involved in the ECTP.
    • To reinforce the Construction SMEs/SME Groupings involvement in European research and innovation activities: the ECTP, FP7 and CIP, as well as in NTPs and other European and National RTD programmes.
    • To promote the participation of Clients and Users in FAs, ECTP deliverables, research projects...
    • To better address especially the RTD interests of more traditional SMEs in FP7 in comparison to FP6, as well as in other European and National RTD programmes.
    This AG should include only representatives of SMEs / SME Groupings and experts able to contribute to the AG objectives.

    Contact persons: Ms Isabel Rodriguez-Maribona from LABEIN and Mr Johan Vyncke from BBRI are leading this group