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in the area of Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles (SFIT).

Submitted by Site admin on Mon, 25/05/2009 - 10:53

For the Future of Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles (SFIT) in Europe

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2. STATUS AND FUTURE OF SFIT

a. Where do you see the major opportunities that SFIT technologies are offering to your organization?: *

Technology leadership

Diversification in research and/or business

Higher revenues & profits

Strengthen market position

Other _{(please specify)}

Other:

b. What do you consider to be the major risks/threats that the involvement in the SFIT development creates for your organization?: *

Miscalculation of business opportunities

Insufficient budget

Insufficient know-how of employees

Discontinuation of top management support

Insufficient performance of technology

Other _{(please specify)}

Other:

c. What do you consider the main strengths of the SFIT technology versus existing electronics technologies in comparable application areas?: *

d. What do you consider the main weaknesses of the SFIT technology versus existing electronics technologies in comparable application areas?: *

Other:

Application:

f. What do you consider the most important impediment against creating higher commercial values and more jobs in Europe in the field of SFIT?: *

	most important	important	not so important	no opinion
High cost structures
Fragmented research community
Lack of standardization and processes
Lack of collaboration between science and industry
Missing interconnection of components
Lack of investments to manufacturing
Lack of interaction with professional medical services
Weak innovation adoption
No integrated marketing efforts of commercialization competence

Other:

g. What should or could be done to increase the European market share in these product/application markets?: *

	most important	important	not so important	no opinion
Stronger science/industry collaboration
Stronger government R and D funding
Stronger government funding for innovation and commercialization
Combined interdisciplinary marketing efforts
Private funding (e.g. VCs)
Other (please specify)