Il programma di lavoro SSH 2013

• Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, PhD

• European Commission, DG RTD*

• * Personally speaking

Giornata nazionale di lancio dei bandi 2013

Scienze Socio-economiche ed Umanistiche

MIUR, Roma, 27 settembre 2012

SSH – What we expect?

SSH - What we expect?

High scientific quality (excellence)

EU added value (dimension, coverage, comparison)

Different socio-economic and humanity disciplines

Quantitative and qualitative methods

EU research stock-taking

Stock-taking

SSH - What we expect?

Forward looking (foresight and forecast)

International cooperation (globalisation of R&D and innovation)

Exploitation of results (science, policy, social partners, CSO)

Critical mass of actors (stakeholders)

Professional management

Ethics and gender aspects

Support to policies

Evidence-based policies

SSH - What we expect?

Knowing: Data, statistics, indicators

Explaining: Tools, definitions, methods

Understanding: Context, causes, mechanisms

Forward looking: Modelling, foresight, scenarios

Recommending: From knowledge to policy

Forward-looking

SSH research topic selection

Past, running and recent EU research projects

Policy relevance – Commission daily work and Roadmaps

Stakeholders consultation and Social platforms

DG RTD initiative and inter DGs consultation

Scientific external advisory group (EAG)

Programme Committee (Member States)

SSH - 2013 Calls

and Work Programme

Research in SSH: 7 Activities

1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a

knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental

objectives in a European perspective

3. Major trends in society and their implications

4. Europe in the world

5. The citizen in the EU

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

7. Foresight

Funding Schemes SSH WP 2013

Call fiches and

Funding schemes

FP7-SSH-2013-1: € 30 M CP-L: Collaborative Project (Large-scale) > 4 M€ & < 5 M€

FP7-SSH-2013-2: € 68 M CP–SM: Collaborative Project (Small-Medium-scale) < 2.5 M€

CSA: Coordination and Support Action < 1.5 M€

Deadline: 31 January 2013 at 17.00.00

FP7-ERA-NET-2013-RTD on the future of Welfare State (€ 6 M)

See final Call text

SSH WP 2013 – Priorities

Public sector reform – a major priority – 8 topics

Successful economic recovery, raising employment and ensuring

the long-term sustainability of public finances require new

approaches to public policy and the role of the State.

Underpinning innovation for smart growth – 4 topics

Inclusive growth – 4 topics

Support for developing the external policies of the EU – 7

topics

SSH WP 2013 – Specific focus

International cooperation – 3 specific international cooperation

targeted topics (Caucasus, South and East Mediterranean,

Millennium Development Goals) + 2 SSH Platforms (Transatlantic

and with India) to encourage international scientific cooperation

Humanities – 19 topics with particular humanities input expected

Gender – 6 topics with an explicit gender dimension

SSH 2013 - Activity 1

Economic underpinnings of social innovations (CP-SM)

Intangibles in the public sector – an unrecognised source and

facilitator for innovation, well-being and smart growth (CP-SM)

Overcoming youth unemployment in Europe (CP-L)

The impact of ageing societies on public finances in Europe

(CP-SM)

Better integrating financial markets into, policy focused, macro

models (CP-SM)

See Call text

SSH 2013 - Activity 2

Obstacles and prospects for sustainable lifestyles and green

economy in Europe (CP-L)

Social entrepreneurship for innovative societies (CP-SM)

The role of multinational companies in addressing global

development challenges (CP-SM)

The future of the welfare state (ERA-Net Plus)

See Call text

SSH 2013 - Activity 3

Addressing European governance temporary migration and

mobility to Europe (CP-SM)

Social innovation – empowering people, changing societies? (CP-L)

Early childhood education and care: promoting quality for

individual, social and economic benefits (CP-SM)

The impact of the third sector on socio-economic development in

Europe (CP-SM)

See Call text

SSH 2013 - Activity 4

Security and democracy in the neighbourhood: the case of the

Caucasus (CP-SM)

Facing transition in the South and East Mediterranean area:

empowering the young generation (CP-SM)

Media in conflicts and peace building (CP-SM)

EU-India Social Sciences and Humanities Platform (CSA)

Transatlantic Social Sciences and Humanities Platform (CSA)

Untapped potential for growth and employment – reducing the

costs of non-tariff measures in goods, services and investment

(CP-SM) See Call text

SSH 2013 - Activity 5

Citizens’ resilience in times of crisis (CP-SM)

Addressing demand in anti-trafficking efforts and policies

(CP-SM)

The multilingual challenge for the European citizen (CP-L)

Transmitting and benefiting from cultural heritage in Europe

(CP-SM)

See Call text

SSH 2013 - Activity 6

European longitudinal childhood and youth survey (CSA)

SSH 2013 - Activity 7

Post carbon cities in Europe: A long term outlook (CP-SM)

See Call text

Evaluation, monitoring and comparison of the outcomes and

impacts of EU-funded SSH research in Europe (CP-SM)

Lithuanian Presidency conference on the input of SSH to

European and global development

See Call text

SSH 2013 - Horizontal Actions

Evaluation

Peer-review

Call for proposals (not "tenders")

Freedom of research (methodology, WP, consortium, etc.)

Peer-review and key role of independent experts

Register in our expert database:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts

Full Proposal

Proposal

forms

Evaluators

Eligibility

Evaluators Evaluators Final ranking

list

Panel Submission Consensus Individual

reading

Proposals in

suggested

priority order

Rejection list

Finalisation

Criteria Criteria Criteria

COMMISSION COMMISSION

Role of experts

Evaluation

Proposal X

copy 1

Proposal X

copy 2

Proposal X

copy 3

IER expert 1

IER expert 2

IER expert 3

Consensus

meeting CR At least

3/5 experts

IER=Individual evaluation report

CR=Consensus Report

May be “remote”

For each proposal

http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-

sciences/index_en.html