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ICT 2013: contenuti dei bandi
Daniela Mercurio
National Contact Point ICT e ICT PSP
Università di Firenze
11.10.2012
Source: Alessandro Barbagli
European Commission
Head of Sector – Programme Coordination
Infoday Roma, 14 September 2012
FP7 in brief
ICT Calls 2012/2013
How to participate in an FP7 ICT proposal
Tips on proposal preparation
What’s on the agenda?
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FP7 - The specific programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
People – Human Potential
JRC (nuclear)
Ideas – Frontier Research
Capacities – Research Capacity
JRC (non-nuclear)
Euratom
+
4
€ Billions
Cooperation ; 32 413
Ideas; 7 510
People; 4 750
Capacities; 4 097 JRC (EC); 1 751
Budget FP7 (50,521 billions €)
VII PQ
VII PQ
Context and trends in ICT
ICT: a critical infrastructure for growth • key for all vital social and economic processes
The need for a new approach towards innovation • important to translate breakthrough technologies into innovations (new
products, processes and services) • need to better integrate research and innovation
Social innovation: an important driver • development of the emerging ICT-intensive world should not be only technology-
driven • bottom-up and user-generated innovation becomes more influential
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ICT in FP7 - Where do we stand? • Behind us
● ICT FPs under WP 2007-08, WP 2009-10 and WP 2011-12 • 5025M€ funding committed (15% to SMEs)
• 1483 projects launched and contracts signed
• 14365 participations (4644 distinct organisations)
● Calls under two Joint Technology Initiatives (Artemis and Eniac) and the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL) in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
Ongoing activities
● ICT WP 2011-12 Calls 8 and 9 (DL:1/2012; 4/2012)
• ~1350 M€ funding
• Call 8 received 1405 proposals with 12169 participations
• Call 9 received 645 proposals with 5117 participation ● ICT WP 2013
• ~1484 M€ funding for projects ● JTIs + AAL WPs 2012 and 2013
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Inputs to WP2013 • ISTAG
– ISTAG Report on "Orientations for EU ICT R&D and Innovation beyond 2013" (July 2011)
– Draft ISTAG Report on “FP7 ICT WP2013 orientations” (March 2012)
• Member States Committee (ICTC)
• European Technology Platforms
• Workshops and meetings
• Studies and analysis
• Results of the first 7 calls for proposals (portfolio analysis)
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A new advisory structure – the CONNECT Advisory Forum for ICT Research and Innovation (CAF) – which will replace the former Information Society Technologies Advisory Group ISTAG. OPEN CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST!! http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/research/eu_research/istag/index_en.htm
WP2013: a dual objective
Ensure a certain degree of continuity in priorities • original FP7 ICT R&D challenges express mid- to long-term objectives
• core technology and application areas will continue to be key challenges
• requires a sustained effort until the end of the Framework
Bridge to activities in Horizon 2020 • important role to play in preparing for Horizon 2020
• adaptation of the strategy towards a more integrated R&I approach
• pilot new approaches
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Main features (I)
Continuity • Completion of activities launched since the start of FP7 including Public Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Prepare for the launch of Horizon 2020
• Reorganising to adapt to H2020 structure
• Prepare for new activities
• Prepare for new PPPs
Bridge to innovation
• New activities to enable testing and validation
• Support to a better exploitation and take-up
• Continue Pre-Commercial Procurement scheme
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Main features (II)
Involving more SMEs • Specific SME-targeted activities
Prepare FET Flagships • Ramp-up phase for two selected flagships
Pilot new social innovation approaches • New dedicated activity
Contributing to broader policy agendas • Support to EIP on Active and healthy Ageing
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Fu
ture
& E
merg
ing
Technolo
gie
s (
FE
T)
1. Pervasive and
Trusted Network
and Service
Infrastructure
ICT for socio-economic challenges
Basic
IC
T t
echnolo
gie
s &
infr
astr
uctu
res
~10% ~9%
210 M€, 14%
International cooperation, Cooperation in an enlarged Europe, Pre-commercial Procurement
3. Alternative Paths to
Components
and Systems
4. Technologies for
Digital Content and
Languages
2. Cognitive Systems and
Robotics
5. ICT for
Health,
Ageing
well,
Inclusion
& Gov.
345 M€, 23%
90 M€, 6%
230 M€, 16%
78 M€, 5%
143 M€, 10%
6. ICT for a
Low-
Carbon
Economy
173 M€, 12%
7. ICT for
Enterprise&
Manufact.
8. ICT for
Creativity
and Learning
70 M€, 5% 68 M€, 4%
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Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures
• Continue roadmap based research
• To leverage new constituencies (innovative SMEs)
• Software systems laying the basis for the future European Cloud strategy
• To open the Future Internet PPP platform following an open innovation model
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Challenge 1
1.1: Future Networks
•Next generation heterogeneous wireless and mobile broadband systems; High throughput low-latency infrastructures; Internet architectures; Tighter integration of satellite and terrestrial communications technologies; Coordination and support actions
1.2: Software Engineering, Services and Cloud Computing •Advanced computing architectures and software engineering for the cloud and beyond; Innovative software and tools for services; Coordination and support actions
1.3: Digital Enterprise •New models for the Digital Enterprise; Applications for the Sensing Enterprise; Coordination and Support Actions
48.5 M€
41.5 M€
16 M€
Call 11
Call 10
Call 10
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Challenge 1 Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures
1.5: Trustworthy ICT •Security and privacy in cloud computing; Security and privacy in mobile services; Development, demonstration and innovation in cyber security; technologies and methodologies to support European trust and security policies; EU-Australia cooperation
1.6: Connected and Social Media •Connected Media; Social Media; Coordination and Support
36.5 M€
33.4 M€
Call 10
Call 10 16
Challenge 1
1.4: A reliable, smart and secure Internet of things for Smart Cities
•A reliable and secure Internet of Things; A smart Internet of Things; Coordination and Support Actions
20 M€
Call:
SMART
CITIES
Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures
1.7: Future Internet research Experimentation (FIRE)
New testbed facilities; Experimentally driven research to conduct multidisciplinary investigation of key techno-social issues; Coordination and Support actions; EU-South Africa; EU-China; EU-South Korea
1.8: Expansion of use Cases Large set of innovative and technologically challenging services and applications in a wide range of Internet usage areas under the auspices of the FI-PPP
1.9: Technology Foundation Extension and Usage
Technology Foundation Extension; Platform availability; platform sustainability; usage and participation
100 M€
19 M€
30 M€
Call 10
Call FI
Call FI 17
Challenge 1 Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures
Cognitive Systems and Robotics
• Further support to cognitive systems, smart spaces and intelligent robotic systems
• Special emphasis will be on industrial involvement, use cases and accompanying measures to exploit and support the uptake of promising technologies
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Challenge 2:
67 M€
23 M€
Cognitive Systems and
Robotics: Call 10
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Challenge 2
2.1: Robotics, Cognitive Systems and Smart Spaces, Symbiotic Interaction
Intelligent robotics systems; Cognitive systems and smart spaces; Symbiotic human-machine interaction
2.2: Robotics use cases and Accompanying measures
Use cases in service robots; Robotics research roadmap coordination and socio-economic aspects; Robotics networking; Dissemination and outreach
Alternative paths to components and systems
• Consolidation in 4 objectives
• New opportunities in “beyond CMOS”, the “More than Moore”, Photonics and computing
• Focus on the two key enabling technologies CONNECT is responsible for in H2020 (micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics)
• Take-up actions with special emphasis on SME users and technology supplier
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Challenge 3:
3.1: Nanoelectronics Integration of advanced nanoelectronics devices and technologies (16nm and below); Advanced nanoelectronics manufacturing processes; Design, modelling and simulation for advanced nano-electronics technologies; International cooperation
3.2: Photonics Application-specific photonic devices; Cross-cutting technologies for a wide range of applications; Technology take-up and Innovation Support; ERANET-plus action
32 M€
61 M€
Call 11
Call 11
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Challenge 3 Alternative paths
to components and systems
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Challenge 3 Alternative paths
to components and systems
3.3: Heterogeneous Integration and take-up of Key Enabling technologies for Components and Systems
Integrating heterogeneous technologies; Technology take-up and innovation support
64 M€
Call 10
3.4: Advanced computing, embedded and control systems
Next generation of energy- and cost-efficient servers for data-centres; Control in embedded systems with mixed criticalities sharing computing resources; Exploiting synergies and strengths between computing segments; from analysing to controlling behaviour of Systems of Systems; Access to novel computing technologies for industry; Constituency building and road-mapping
72.5 M€
Call 10
Technologies for Digital Content and Languages
• Creating the conditions to become leading supplier of analytics tools
• Encompass multimodality (text, speech/audio, video) and unstructured content analytics
• Reuse of public sector information
• Specific initiative on analytics for SMEs
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Challenge 4:
Technologies for Digital content and
Languages
4.1: Content analytics and language technologies •Cross-media content analytics; High-quality machine translation; Natural spoken and multimodal interaction; Developing joint plans and services
4.2: Scalable data analytics •Scalable algorithms, software frameworks, visualisation; Big data networking and hardware optimisations roadmap; Societal externalities of Big Data roadmap
4.3: SME initiative on analytics •Integrated Open Data Incubator; Easing transfer and take-up of language technologies; Software components and intuitive end user applications based on reuse of open data
27 M€
20 M€
Call 10
Call 11
Call:
SME-DCA
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Challenge 4
ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance
– Adaptation of challenge 5 to support the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
– Empower the individual to improve and manage both personal and professional life conditions and participation
– Governance work on interactive platforms for social interaction and crowd sourcing
– A new activity for social innovation
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Challenge 5:
ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and
Governance: Call 10
5.1: Personalised health, active ageing, and independent living Personalised Guidance Services for lifestyle management and disease prevention; Personalised Guidance Services for management of co-morbidities and integrated care; Personalised Services for Independent Living and Active Ageing; Pre-commercial procurement Actions; Coordination and Support Actions
5.2: Virtual Physiological Human Clinical proof of concept of patient specific computer based models; Personal health Forecasting; One Coordination and Support Action
5.3: ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Accessible and intuitive solutions for personalised interfaces to smart environments and innovative services; Coordination and support Actions
58 M€
31.9 M€
19 M€
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Challenge 5
5.4: ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling
Policy modelling and simulation for achieving productivity gains and innovation in public service provision through innovative use of ICT; Coordination and Support Actions
5.5: Collective Awareness platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation
Supporting grassroots experiments and prototypes; Support; Engaging citizens and society at large; Integrating the scientific base for the multidisciplinary understanding of collective awareness platforms for sustainability and social innovation
15 M€
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Challenge 5 ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and
Governance
Call 10
Call 10
ICT for a low-carbon economy
• ICT to achieve substantial efficiency gains in key resources
• Smart grids, energy efficient buildings and public spaces, electric vehicles and energy efficient mobility.
• Co-ordinated Call with DG ENER focusing on system integration and validation of ICT infrastructures for energy-efficient neighborhoods
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Challenge 6:
6.1: Smart Energy Grids Intelligent systems built over existing and future telecommunications networks and services that will assist in the management of the electricity distribution grid in an optimized, controlled and secure manner
6.3: ICT for water resources management Innovative ICT systems and services for efficient water use and reuse, in order to improve household, business and societal awareness, to induce changes in consumer behaviour and to enable the introduction of innovative resource and demand management schemes and adaptive pricing incentives
6.5: Co-operative mobility Supervised automated driving; Coordination and Support Actions
18 M€
14 M€
26 M€
ICT for a low-carbon economy: Call 11
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Challenge 6
6.2: Data Centres in an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly internet
• System level technologies and associated services that will improve the energy and environmental performance of data centres
6.4: Optimising Energy Systems in Smart Cities • Decision-support systems and/or management and
control systems; Coordination and Support Actions
6.6: Integrated personal mobility for smart cities
Research building on existing Technologies for in-vehicle platforms and traffic management resources and integration with transformative technologies such as future internet and cloud computing
20 M€
40 M€
15 M€
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Challenge 6 ICT for a low-carbon economy: Call SMART
CITIES
6.7: Electro-mobility Advanced System Architectures for fully electric vehicles; Comprehensive Energy Management; Coordination and support actions
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Challenge 6 ICT for a low-carbon economy: Call Green
Car
Smart Cities Call
● Focus on sustainability and activities at the intersection
of energy, transport and ICT.
● Cooperation with DG ENER and DG RTD and DG
CNECT to bridge current activities with H2020 Smart
Cities and Communities – A joint call of 209M€ in
WP2013.
● Cooperation within the ICT Theme: Challenge 1 IoT (20
M€) and Challenge 6 – sustainability (60M€) and
mobility (15M€).
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Challenge 6: Example ICT for a low-carbon
economy: Call SMART CITIES
ICT for Enterprise and Manufacturing
• The ICT contribution to FoF aims at improving the
efficiency, adaptability and sustainability of
manufacturing and advanced robotics systems
• The focus of the work is on take-up initiatives
• The aim is to bring together ICT suppliers and users with
a special emphasis on SMEs
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Challenge 7:
7.1: Application experiments for robotics and simulation
Robot solutions for new manufacturing applications; Simulation services
for engineering and manufacturing; Constituency building and road-
mapping
7.2: Equipment assessment for sensor and laser based
applications
Intelligent equipment solutions in custom manufacturing and/or re-
manufacturing; Innovative laser applications in manufacturing:
Equipment assessment; Establish a network of innovative multipliers;
Support a rapid build-up of new manufacturing skills
7.1 & 7.2 are part of Public-Private Partnership on Factories of the
Future (FoF)
35 M€
35 M€
ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing:
Call Factories of the Future
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Challenge 7
ICT for Creativity and Learning
• Mobilise small and medium enterprises that
produce tools for the creative industry
• Integrated learning and knowledge solution building blocks that can support formal learning contexts led by the public sector
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Challenge 8:
ICT for Creativity and Learning
8.1: Technologies and scientific foundations in the field of creativity
Creative experience tools; Intelligent computational environments stimulating and enhancing human creativity; progress towards formal understanding of creativity; Roadmaps for future research and innovation
8.2: Technology-enhanced learning ICT-enabled learning environments; Learning analytics, educational data mining; Holistic learning solutions; Support for organising competitions
43 M€
25 M€
Call 10
•Call 11
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Challenge 8
Future and Emerging Technologies-FET
Continue the open and proactive schemes – New and lighter submission process in FET Xtrack
FET Proactive proposes to address activities including:
– Embodied evolution of artificial systems – Atomic scale devices and systems
The FET Flagships preparatory phase. In WP2013 two flagship will be launched and the ramp-up phase will be supported
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FET Open
9.1: Challenging current Thinking
9.2: High-Tech Research Intensive SMEs in FET research
9.3: FET Young Explorers
9.4: International cooperation on FET research
• Cut-off dates:
Batch Short STREPs Full STREPs and CSAs
14 10/4/2012 25/9/2012
15 11/9 2012 12/3 2013
15 M€
6 M€
8 M€
2 M€
9.5: FET-Open Xtrack
FET
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• Ambitious, unifying goal
• Science-driven, highly interdisciplinary
• Large-scale
• Visionary initiatives with transformative impacts
• Federation
• In the order of 10 years duration
• Based on partnerships that enable effective co-ordination of
efforts
FET Flagships
Guardian Angels for a smarter planet
Graphene S&T for ICT and beyond
The FuturICT knowledge accelerator understanding and managing complex, global, socially interactive systems, with a focus on sustainability and
resilience
exploiting properties of graphene and related two-dimensional materials for the emergence of a graphene-based translational technology and innovative applications
smart, energy-efficient devices for personal assistance based on zero-power sensing, computation and communication
technologies
FuturICT
Graphene
Guardian Angels
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FET Flagships
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The Human Brain Project
Robot Companions
Molecular modelling in health and medicine
building a European facility to simulate the working of the human brain by developing and using supercomputers and neuromorphic hardware, and involving the collection and integration of large amounts of medical and neurophysiological information
building individual computational models of the biological processes that occur in every human for personalised healthcare
unveiling the secrets underlying the embodied perception, cognition, and emotion of natural sentient systems and using this knowledge to build robot companions based on simplexity, morphological computation and sentience
HBP
ITFoM
RoboCom
FET Flagships
International Cooperation
10.1: EU-Japan research and development Cooperation Optical Communication; Wireless Communications; Cybersecurity for improved resilience against cyber threats; Extending the cloud paradigm to the Internet of Things- Connected objects and sensor clouds within the service perspective; Global scale experiments over federated testbeds: Control, tools and applications; Green & content centric networks
10.2: EU-Brazil research and development Cooperation Cloud Computing for Science; Sustainable technologies for a smarter Society; Smart Services and applications for a Smarter Society; Hybrid broadcast-broadband TV applications and services
9 M€
5 M€
Call
EU-Japan
Call
EU-Brazil
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International Cooperation
10.3: International partnership building and support to dialogues – Horizontal International Cooperation Actions
• Support to dialogues between the EU and strategic partner countries and regions and to foster cooperation with strategic third country organisations in collaborative ICT R&D.
8 M€
Call 10
In addition a number of “targeted openings” for research cooperation with other third countries is available within specific objectives
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Horizontal activities
Support to SMEs
● Cross border services., investment readiness and legal advice for ICT SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs
Pre-Commercial Public Procurement (PCP)
• Significant increase. Five different activities are available: Digital preservation
ICT for Health
Cloud computing
ICT-enabled learning environments
Generic PCP to prepare for H2020
Enlarged Europe
• Reinforce the cooperation across the enlarged Union and to strengthen the integration of the European research area
Horizontal Actions
Objective Title Budget Call
11.1 Ensuring more efficient higher quality public services through Pre-Commercial Procurement of ICT solutions across sectors of public interest
4M 10
11.2 More efficient and affordable solutions for digital preservation developed and validated against public sector needs through joint Pre-Commercial procurement (PCP)
5M 11
11.3 High quality cloud computing environment for public sector needs, validated through a joint pre-commercial procurement (PCP)
10M 10
11.4 Supplements to Strengthen Cooperation in ICT R&D in an Enlarged European Union
9M 10
11.5 Cross border services, investment readiness and legal advice for ICT SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs
5.7M 10
Health care
Climate Change
Energy Efficiency
Transport
Security
…
What is the rationale behind PCP?
• Public sector is faced with important societal challenges.
• Addressing these, often requires public sector transformations so technologically
demanding, that no commercially stable solutions exists on the market yet, and
forward looking public procurement strategies (incl. procurement of R&D) are
needed
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Pre-commercial
Procurement
Bridging the innovation gap through public demand pull
Supplier B
Supplier C
Supplier D
Supplier
A,B,C,D
or X
Phase 1 Solution design
Phase 2
Prototype
development
Phase 3 Pre-commercial
small scale product/service development - Field Test
Pre-commercial Tender
(WTO GPA & Procurement
Directives not applicable)
Supplier A
Supplier B
Supplier C
Supplier D
Supplier B
Phase 0 Exploratory Research
Pre-commercial Procurement
Phase 4 Commercialisation
Diffusion of product/service
Tender for commercial deployment
(WTO GPA & Procurement Directives
applicable)
Supplier D
Commercial Procurement
Specific approach for public sector to procure R&D services, ensuring
• Benefit and risk sharing between procurers and suppliers
• Competition and transparency in the procurement process
• Compliance with legal framework without entailing State Aid
(CO
M/2
00
7/7
99 &
SE
C/2
00
7/1
668)
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Pre-commercial
Procurement
Next Call for proposals
Call Title Opening Closing
SME Initiative 10 July 2012 15 January 2013
Green cars and FoF
10 July 2012 4 December 2012
Smart Cities 10 July 2012 4 December 2012
ICT Call 10 10 July 2012 15 January 2013
FET Flagships 10 July 2012 23 October 2012
FET Open 12 September 2012 12 March 2013
FET Open Xtrack 12 September 2012 29 January 2012
EU Brazil 12 September 2012 12 December 2012
ICT Call 11 18 September 2012 16 April 2013
EU Japan 2 October 2012 29 November 2012
FI PPP 16 May 2013 10 December 2013
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Some figures in ICT results
…Some figures in ICT results
Information days – ICT Proposer day 2012
• Date
26 & 27 September 2012 (Wednesday & Thursday)
• Location
EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland
• Co-hosted by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
NCP Poland
• http://ec.europa.eu/ictproposersday USEFUL FOR NETWORKING!! 52
www.ideal-ist.eu
ICT in the future - Horizon 2020
• Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-20)
• Part of proposals for next EU budget, complementing Structural Funds, education, etc.
• A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area: – Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs
and growth – Addressing peoples’ concerns about their livelihoods,
safety and environment. – Strengthening the EU’s global position in research,
innovation and technology
What’s new
• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives*
• More innovation, from research to retail, all forms of innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport
• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond.
*The 7th research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution
to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
Societal challenges
Three priorities:
Horizon 2020 – Objectives and structure
Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
ICT
Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing
Biotechnology
Space
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
Excellence in the Science Base
Frontier research (ERC)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Skills and career development (Marie Curie)
Research infrastructures
Shared objectives and principles
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
Europe 2020 priorities
European Research Area
Simplified access
International cooperation
Dissemination & knowledge tranfer
Tackling Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and
the bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw
materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
EIT
JRC
ICT
ICT ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
Getting help with proposals
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal
• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7
• National Contact Points:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
• Partner search facilities: http://www.ideal-ist.net/
• Information desk: [email protected]
• IPR Helpdesk: http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/index.html
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ICT 2013: regole di partecipazione e consigli
Daniela Mercurio
National Contact Point ICT e ICT PSP
Università di Firenze
11.10.2012
Source: European Commission
ICT Proposer Day, 26-27 September 2012
Overview
Part 1 – Rules of the game
• Participation Principles
• Funding schemes
• Funding of costs (direct, indirect)
• Basic Principles for Calls
Who can participate
Any undertaking, university or research centre or other legal entity, whether established in a Member State (MS) or Associated Country (AC)* or third country
*presently: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, FYR
Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey. List given in Guide for applicants
Minimum consortia • Three independent legal entities from three different EU Member
States or Associated countries* ACs presently: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, FYR
Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey
• EEIGs composed of members that meet the criteria above fulfil also the minimum requirement
• JRC (Joint Research Centre) - is deemed to be established in another MS or AC
• International organisations and participants from third countries can participate only if in addition to minimum consortium requirement
* Except support actions
Who can get funding – Legal entities from MS and AC or created under
Community law (and the JRC) – International European interest organisations – Legal entities established in international cooperation
partner countries (ICPC-INCO) however
– International organisations – Legal entities established in 3rd countries other than ICPC-
INCO only exceptionally if provided for in SP or WP or essential for carrying out action; or if provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and that country
Funding schemes
2 funding schemes in WP 2013 – 5 “instruments”
• Collaborative Projects (CP) • Small or medium scale focused research actions (“STREP”)
• Large Scale Integrating Projects (“IP”)
• Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) • Coordination actions (“CA”) • Support Actions (“SSA”)
• + Combination
CP & CSA Actions (CP-CSA)
ICT Workprogramme shows budget pre-allocation to instruments
~1152 m€
~78% of 2013 budget
240 m€
~16% of 2013 budget
~92 m€
~6% of 2013 budget
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Ambitious objective driven research with a ‘programme approach’
Activities in an Integrating Project may cover
– research and technology development activities – demonstration activities – technology transfer or take-up activities – training activities – dissemination activities – knowledge management and exploitation – consortium management activities – other activities
An Integrating Project comprises – a coherent set of activities – and an appropriate management structure
Integrating Projects (IPs)
Some figures:
typically 36-60 months
7-36 participants – avg 15
4-19 m€ funding – avg 8.3
• Targeting a specific objective in a clearly defined project approach
• Fixed overall work plan with stable deliverables that do not change over the life-time of the project
• Can contain two types of activity: – research and technological development activity
e.g. to generate new knowledge, to improve competitiveness, to address major societal needs
– demonstration activity to prove the viability of new technologies, but which cannot be commercialized directly (e. g. testing of product like prototypes)
as well as
– Consortium management activities (including innovation related activities like protection of knowledge dissemination and exploitation)
Focused projects (STREPs)
Some figures:
typically 18-36 months
4-24 participants – avg 8
1-6 m€ funding – avg 2.7
Designed to • promote and support the ad hoc networking and co-ordination of
research and innovation activities at national, regional and European level over a fixed period for a specific purpose (includes ERANET and ERANET+)
• by establishing in a coherent way coordinated initiatives of a range of research and innovation operators, in order to achieve improved cooperation of the European research
(Coordination actions do not conduct S&T research !)
Coordination actions
Some figures:
typically 19-36 months
3-40 participants – avg 11
0.3-3 m€ funding – avg 1
Designed to – underpin the implementation of the programme
– complement the other FP7 funding schemes,
– help in preparations for future Community research and technological development policy activities and
– stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of SMEs, civil society organisations, small research teams, newly developed and remote research centres, as well as setting up research clusters across Europe
– Cover one off events or single purpose activities
(Support actions do not conduct S&T research !)
Support actions
Some figures:
typically 9-30 months
1-21 participants – avg 8
0.2-3 m€ funding – avg 0.9
Designed to – Combine collaborative research project with Coordination
and support action;
– Used in WP2013 for Implementation of Pre-Commercial- Procurement (PCP) actions as well as FET Flagships and Future Internet.
Combination of CP and CSA (CP-CSA)
No typical figures:
Depends case by case
Specified in WP objective
Funding of costs (eligible cost, direct and indirect cost)
Reimbursement of eligible costs
All participants report direct and indirect (overhead) eligible costs
Eligible costs • Actual
• Incurred during the project
• Determined according to usual accounting and management principles/practices
• Used solely to achieve project objectives
• Consistent with principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness
• Recorded in accounts (or the accounts of third parties)
Direct costs IP, STREP
• Research and technological development activities:
– 50% funding except for: non-profit public bodies,
secondary and higher education establishments, research
organisations and SMEs – 75% funding
• Demonstration activities - 50% funding
• Other activities (e.g. consortium management, dissemination) - 100% funding
Indirect costs IP, STREP
Any participant
– Actual indirect costs (participants may use a simplified method of calculation) • or
– Flat-rate of 20% of direct costs excluding subcontracts
Non-profit public bodies, secondary and higher
education establishments, research organisations and SMEs unable to identify real indirect costs
– Flat-rate of 60% of direct costs excluding
subcontracts
Coordination and Support actions
Direct costs 100% Indirect costs +7% (excluding subcontracts)
• Proposals can only be submitted in response to publicly-announced calls for proposals
• All proposals are presented by multinational consortia
• Proposals are evaluated by independent experts
• All proposal coordinators receive an Evaluation Summary Report
• Funding follows successful evaluation, selection and negotiation of grant agreement
Basic principles for Calls
Overview
• Part 2 – How to submit a proposal
• Upcoming Calls for proposals
• Submission and Selection
• From Evaluation to Negotiation
• Advice to Proposers
• Getting Help
Submission
Selection
Evaluation
Eligible?
Submission and selection
Electronic Submission
• Proposal Coordinator access the Electronic Submission services from the Participant Portal using his/her ECAS identification
• All partners need to obtain their Partner Identification Code (PIC) • The consortium constructs the proposal, then submits it before the deadline • Submission failure rate = + 1% Only reason for failure; waiting till the last minute
→ Technical problems → Panic-induced errors → Too late starting upload, run out of time
Submit early, submit often! If in trouble, call the FP7 helpdesk !
How to register for an ECAS account
ECAS account needed to access IT tools in PP • Access the register link (available on the Participant Portal below the
"Login" button).
• Fill in the registration form using your individual professional address and you will receive a confirmation by e-mail.
• ECAS credentials are personal and strictly confidential
Participant Identification Code
• Participants need to use a PIC to identify themselves in the Electronic Proposal Submission system. On entering the PIC, parts of the proposal forms will be filled in automatically
• The process for assigning a PIC is triggered by a self-registration of an organisation at the at the FP7 participant portal (under the “my organisations” tab): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/myorganisations
• On this website you will also find a search tool for checking if your organisation is already registered (and thus already has a PIC). You can also search for a PIC from the submission service.
A PIC is compulsory for each partner!
Proposal Part A (online) A1
– Title, acronym, objective etc.
– free keywords
– 2000 character short summary
– previous/current submission (in FP7)
A2 – Legal address/administrator address/R&D address
– Clear identification as SME/Public body/Research centre/ Educ. establishment
– Proposer identification code PIC
A3 – Cost detail (direct/indirect costs distinguished)
Proposal Part B (pdf format only)
Part B format directly linked to evaluation criteria
Summary
– S&T quality (bullet points = sections)
– Implementation (idem)
– Impact (idem)
Ethics
Section lengths given
From Evaluation to Negotiation
Eligibility checks
• Date and time of receipt of proposal on or before deadline
Firm deadlines - except for continuously open call FET Open
• Minimum number of eligible, mutually-independent partners
As set out in work programme/call fiche
• Completeness of proposal
Presence of all requested administrative forms (Part A) and the content description (Part B)
• In scope of the call
Evaluation Process
• Individual readings by three or more experts (may be remote )
• Experts meet in “consensus groups” on individual proposal
• All experts in Panel meeting
• Evaluation Summary Report (ESR)
Panel (with
Hearings) Consensus
Individual Reading
Eligibility Check?
Evaluation process - overview
Evaluation by independent experts
1. Scientific and technical quality
Threshold 3/5
2. Implementation
Threshold 3/5
3. Impact
Threshold 3/5
Total = Overall score
Threshold 10/15
Between 40-50% of proposals pass all the thresholds (FET Proactive evaluations involve different thresholds and a weighting scheme)
Selection of proposals
The total call budget is pre-divided by objective, then within objective by instrument (see Workprogramme)
• Within each budget segment, all above-threshold proposals are listed in descending order of overall score
• We select proposals for grant agreement negotiation starting from the top of the list, until the budget segment is exhausted
Between 15-20% of proposals are selected for negotiations
Negotiation of proposals
The selected proposers are invited to grant agreement negotiations
They are informed in advance of the available funding for the project, and of any technical changes required by the evaluators
They are subject to legal and financial* verification ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/rules-verif_en.pdf
They sign a consortium agreement among themselves
(*if Project coordinator or Commission funding in excess of €500K)
Advice to proposers
Key information for proposers
• Relevant Workprogramme
• Guides for Applicants
(including the Guidance notes for evaluators)
• Evaluation forms with notes
• FAQs
• Electronic Proposal Submission User manual
• Model grant agreement
Pre-proposal checks
• Pre-proposal check (see Annexes 1 and 6 of the Guides for
applicants), giving feedback from Commission on the eligibility of your consortium, and whether your idea is in scope of the call
• Deadline for asking for pre-proposal check normally 3 weeks before deadline for call
(but do it earlier!)
• “Contact person” coordinates also provided (informal discussion)
Self-evaluation
Use the Instructions* and Forms** we prepare for our evaluators
1. Give the instructions and your draft proposal to experienced colleagues
2. Then re-write your proposal following their recommendations
*appendix in the Guide for Applicants
** available on the ICT Call page on Cordis
Submission
• Submit your proposal on time !
• Familiarise yourself with the Electronic Proposal Submission Service
• Submit early, submit often
• Don’t make last minute changes
• And if in trouble, call the helpdesk!
+32 2 29 92222
When writing your proposal….
Divide your effort over the evaluation criteria Many proposers concentrate on the scientific element, but lose
marks on project planning or impact description
Think of the finishing touches which signal quality work: – clear language
– well-organised contents, following the Part B structure
– useful and understandable diagrams
– no typos, no inconsistencies and obvious paste-ins, no numbers which don’t add up, no missing pages …
When writing your proposal….
Make it easy for the evaluators to give you high marks. Don’t make it hard for them!
• Make sure you submit the latest, complete version of your proposal (Don’t make last minute changes!)
• Don’t write too little; cover what is requested
• Don’t write too much
• Don’t leave them to figure out why it’s good, tell them why it’s good
• Leave nothing to the imagination
Make sure your Project Workplan reflects the promises you made in the rest of your proposal
For example:
• S&T quality implies an adequate and well-organised research effort
• Good project management implies clear Workpackage leadership
• Strong Impact implies an important dissemination effort
Planning the work
Success factors
• Show both innovation and exploitation potential
• Critical mass of participation rather than a long list of organisations with limited involvement
• Key individuals, expertise and achievements rather than long list of previous projects
• Make the proposal compelling for a busy reader (the first 5-10 pages are key!)
RTD content – narrow scope
– little or no EU dimension
– lack of focus, aims too general
– lack of innovation, current state of art missing
Planning – links missing between objectives and work plan
– milestones missing or too general
– risk factors not addressed, no contingency plans
– no monitorable indicators, no metrics
Management – consortium not balanced, gaps in the skills mix
– lack of integration between partners
– vague management structure
– weak or narrow dissemination plans
– ill-defined exploitation prospects
Reasons for failure
Getting help with your proposal
The ICT theme supports • Information days and briefings in Brussels and elsewhere
• Partner search facilities (http://www.ideal-ist.net/)
• A supporting website of advice, information and documentation (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/)
• A Helpdesk for proposers’ questions, reachable by email or phone (and a Helpdesk for electronic proposal submission)
• A list of contact persons for the objectives in each call
And a network of National Contact Points in Europe and beyond:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
Appropriately qualified individuals may apply to work as experts in FP7 evaluations
• Application via FP7 participant portal (under the “Experts” tab): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts
• Selection per call to ensure broad ranging and expert group; avoiding conflicts of interest
Experts