Strategic objectives

With reference to the goals of the Lisbon agenda, the Gothenburg agenda, the NMP-programme’s strategic goals and to the national and regional strategies of the involved beneficiaries, the development objective of CROSSTEXTNET is the contribution to sustainable and global competitiveness of the European textile industry through promotion of international and interdisciplinary research and innovation.

Making more and smarter funding available to European textile research, on a permanent basis, by exploiting the potentials of international co-ordination and programming of research programmes – particularly by targeting research activities that are in line with the Strategic Research Agenda of the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP-SRA) and aim at high value-added applications in areas and markets of societal importance (addressing the Lead Market Initiative and “textiles as a material of choice”, as one the pillars of the ETP).

To reach this objective the project activities are expected to lead to the following critically important outputs and results:

• A joint strategy and programming process in place
• A joint programme with financial commitment
• Upgrading regional and national research funding policies – opening up of programmes
• Joint calls and funding of RTD-projects
• Raising awareness of the importance of R&D and innovation in the textile industry