Post on 20-Jun-2018
Overview of Horizon 2020
European Parliament
Brussels 30 May 2013
Luca Polizzi and Charles Abbot
Scotland Europa
Horizon 2020 Scottish Support Framework
� Working together as the Scottish EU Research and Innovation Steering Group
� A collaborative, strategic approach to EU Research and Technological Development (RTD) engagement for Scotland 2014-2020
� Enhancing business engagement from Scotland in Horizon 2020
� Consolidating and expanding Scottish leadership and participation
� Understanding Horizon 2020 Awareness Raising Sessions
� Sessions open to all Scottish stakeholders
1. Academia
2. Industry (Large companies as well as SMEs)
3. The Public Sector, and
4. Research and Technology Organisations
Scotland Europa- Who we are
Members
(public,
private,
academic,
NGOs)
Scottish
Enterprise
Scottish
Development
International
SCOTLAND
EUROPA
Scotland | Brussels
Our team- Dedicated EU Policy & Funding resources for members and SE/SDI
Scotland Team
� Team of EU Funding
specialists – strategic EU
funding support, project
development and
compliance
� Close collaboration with
National Contact Points
� Working in partnership
with Enterprise Europe
Scotland for R&D funding
activities
Brussels Team
� Experienced staff focusing
on EU policy – early
warning, interpretation
and analysis
� Direct links with
Commission and other
regional and national
representations in Brussels
� Engagement with EU
business networks and
associations e.g.. EURADA
Networking Scotland in the EU
Maximising Scotland’s economic advantage in the EU
EU Policy &
Influencing
Capacity
Building
Scotland House
Management
Networking
& Promotion
SCOTLAND
EUROPA
EU Funding
Low carbon
Innovation &
Enterprise
Regional & Skills
Council position on the EU Budget 2014-20: 959 billion €
34%
13%
2%
6%
10%
29%
6%
Economic, social and territorial
cohesion
Competitiveness for growth & jobs
Direct aids & agricultural expenditure
Rural development, environment &
fisheries
Security and Citizenship
Global Europe
Administration & Other
Horizon 2020 (Research and Innovation Programme 2014-2020)
� Commission proposal for an 7 year EU
research and innovation funding programme
� Three priorities:
� Excellent science
� Industrial leadership
� Societal challenges
� Proposed budget 2014-2020: €71 billion
� Horizon 2020 will stimulate Europe's economic
growth, generating 0.5 % of extra GDP by 2020
and 1 % by 2030; enhance EU competitiveness
(increasing export by just under 1%) and
employment by 0.2%
� Target audience: Universities, Research
Institutes, Business (SMEs and large
companies)
� 100% funding and 20% indirect cost for all
with some exception in the case of
demonstration projects involving large
companies
Central to the Europe 2020 strategy, Innovation Union & ERA
developments
�Responding to the economic crisis (invest in jobs and growth);
�Improving peoples livelihoods and strengthening EU’s global position
SPCIFIC OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY
To stimulate world class science To
develop, attract and retain research
talent
To ensure access to the best
infrastructures
Activities to support frontier research
Activities to support future emerging
technologies
Activities to support researchers’
mobility & academia/business links
To support growth and jobs
To generate more innovation, from
research to retail
To improve access to finance and
innovation
To attract private investment R&I
Activities to develop industrial;
leadership in research & innovation
Activities to support access to new
Financial instruments (EIB, EIF)
Activities to support Key enabling
technologies
To focus on societal challenges
To support breakthrough solutions
from multi-disciplinary
collaborations, including social
sciences & humanities
To support activities to test,
demonstrated and scaled up new
solutions
Health, demographic change, wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture,
bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate, resource efficiency, raw
material
Inclusive, innovative & secure societies
� Broader access
� For SMEs - dedicated SME projects to address societal challenges and
enabling technologies
� For all regions – tailored support to policy learning, twinning,
networking, complementing Structural Funds
� For international partners – broad access to Horizon 2020
“mainstreaming”, strategic initiatives where there is mutual benefit
� For all forms of innovation - social innovation, services, pilots,
stimulating demand through public procurement, standard setting
Subdivision suggested for
the budget
€71 billion 2014-2020
1. Personalising health and care
2. Sustainability food security
3. Blue growth: unlocking
oceans’ potential
4. Smart cities and communities
5. Competitive low-carbon
energy
6. Energy Efficiency
7. Mobility for growth
Strategic Programme for 2014-2016
8. Waste: recycle, reuse & recover raw
materials
9. Water innovation: boosting its value
for Europe
10. Overcoming the crisis: new ideas,
strategies and governance
structures for Europe
11. Disaster-resilience: safeguarding
and securing society, including
adapting to climate change
12. Digital Security
12 priorities indentified
Horizon 2020 (Research and Innovation Programme 2014-2020)
Timeline:
� January 2013: First Strategic Programme
� February 2013: First meetings on the Horizon 2020 Groups
� April/May 20136: Consultation of the R&I community, including the Horizon 2020
Advisory Groups
� Draft first work programme
� Autumn 2013: Inter-Service consultation and consultation o the Member States
� End 2013: Adoption of the work programme and publication of the calls for
proposals