Polt and Psara (2006) have identified the success of the projects under the Fifth Framework Programme: the projects are of high strategic importance, tightly linked to in house R&D, and have taken place in the core technology areas of the firm. Moreover, Union European intervention has a leverage effect on private investment. It leads to ‘crowding in’. It is estimated that 1 Euro increase in public investment induced 0,93 Euro of additional private sector investment. Also, Framework programmes proved important to enter in to or, even more the case, sustain cooperative research in technology areas which are characterized by uncertainty and high risk.

Assinale a assertiva que melhor define as razões de sucesso do Quinto Programa Estrutural da União Européia: