Le novità proposte daLe novità proposte da Horizon 2020

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Efficiency and Raw Materials (SC5)

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Initial Commission proposal for a €80 billion research and innovation funding programme (2014‐2020); now just overinnovation funding programme (2014‐2020); now just over €70 billion (79 billion in current prices including inflation) 

7 “Flagship Initiatives”

SMART GROWTH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Innovation

I ti U iClimate, energy and mobility

R ffi i t E

Employment and skills

« An agenda for new skills and « Innovation Union » « Resource efficient Europe »

gjobs »

Education

« Youth on the move »Competitiveness

« An industrial policy for the

Fighting poverty

« European platform againstAn industrial policy for the globalisation era »

European platform against poverty »Digital society

« A digital agenda for Europe »

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Horizon 2020 Basics

• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives* p p g

• Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail,all forms of innovation ,

• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transportsociety, e.g. health, clean energy and transport

• Simplified access, for all companies, universities institutes in all EU countries anduniversities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond

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H2020 StructureExcellent Science Industrial Technologies Societal Challenges

H2020 StructureEuropean Research CouncilFrontier research by the best individual teams

F d E i

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologiesICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing space

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and 

i i h & hFuture and Emerging TechnologiesCollaborative research to open new fields of innovation

manufacturing, space

Access to risk financeLeveraging private finance and venture capital for research 

maritime research & the bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Marie Skłodowska Curie actionsOpportunities for training and career development

pand innovation

Innovation in SMEsFostering all forms of 

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Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Research infrastructures (including e‐infrastructure)Ensuring access to world‐class facilities

innovation in all types of SMEs Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Security society

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participationp g g p

Science with and for society

Joint Research Center (JRC)11

Excellent science 

Why:

• World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing

• Europe needs to develop, attract and retain p p,research talent

• Researchers need access to the bestResearchers need access to the best infrastructures

Industrial leadership Why:

• Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics) underpin innovation across existing andunderpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors

• Europe needs to attract more private investmentEurope needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation

• Europe needs more innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to create growth and jobs

Societal challengesWhy: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policyConcerns of citizens and society/EU policy

objectives (climate, environment, energy, transport, etc) cannot be achieved without p )innovation

• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities P i i l ti d t b t t d• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up

H2020 StructureExcellent Science Industrial Technologies Societal Challenges

H2020 StructureEuropean Research CouncilFrontier research by the best individual teams

F d E i

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologiesICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing space

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and 

i i h & hFuture and Emerging TechnologiesCollaborative research to open new fields of innovation

manufacturing, space

Access to risk financeLeveraging private finance and venture capital for research 

maritime research & the bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Marie Skłodowska Curie actionsOpportunities for training and career development

pand innovation

Innovation in SMEsFostering all forms of 

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Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Research infrastructures (including e‐infrastructure)Ensuring access to world‐class facilities

innovation in all types of SMEs Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Security society

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participationp g g p

Science with and for society

Joint Research Center (JRC)32

Focus Areas• Personalising health and care

• Sustainable food security

Bl th l ki th

• Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe

• Overcoming the crisis: new• Blue growth: unlocking the potential of the oceans

• Smart cities and communities

• Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Smart cities and communities

• Competitive low‐carbon energy 

• Energy efficiency

Europe

• Disaster‐resilience: safeguarding society andgy y

• Mobility for growth

• Waste: a resource to recycle, 

safeguarding society and adapting to climate change

• Digital securityreuse and recover raw materials 

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What is new?1. Impressive increase of its budget

2. Coupling research to innovation

3 Ch ll b d h3. Challenge‐based approach

4. New approach to Work Programme and Calls 

5 Radical simplification5. Radical simplification

6. Focus on increased industry participation

7. Dedicated support for SMEs7. Dedicated support for SMEs

8. Reinforced budget for the ERC

9. Selection of projects on the basis of excellence

10. Full openness to the rest of the world

11. Embedding Socio‐economic Sciences and Humanities

12. Dedicated Widening activities

What is new ‐ Budget

1. Impressive increase of its budget

Th l t f th EU b d t ith i ifi t i• The only part of the new EU budget with a significant increase. 

• A budget of just over €79 billion; 30 per cent higher in real terms than the 2007‐2013 period.

What is new ‐ Approach

2. Coupling research to innovation 

• Coupling Research to Innovation in order to bring research results• Coupling Research to Innovation in order to bring research results to market. 

• For those that would like to bring results to the market, support via  For those that would like to bring results to the market, support via• Demonstration activities

• Testing

• Prototyping

• Proof of Concept

Pil t t ti iti t• Pilot type activities etc.

What is new – Approach3 Ch ll b d h3. Challenge‐based approach 

Th j it f th b d t i t t l j i t l• The majority of the budget is spent to solve major societal challenges; requesting a problem‐solving approach:• Health, demographic change and wellbeing

d bl l d d l d• Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy

• Secure, clean and efficient energyS d i d• Smart, green and integrated transport

• Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials• Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies• Secure societies

What is new – WP and Calls

4. New approach to Work Programme and Calls

• More strategic work programmes 

L i i ll• Less prescriptive calls 

• Two year work programmes

What is new – Simplification5 R di l i lifi ti5. Radical simplification

• A single set of rules for all funding under Horizon 2020• A single set of rules for all funding under Horizon 2020• Principle of 'one action – one funding rate'• Single flat rate for indirect costs• Faster TTG: 8 months from call deadline• No more paper: e‐communication and e‐signature of    grants• No more time sheets for personnel working full time for a projectNo more time sheets for personnel working full time for a project• Financial viability check only for co‐ordinators in projects above 

500000 €• Wider acceptance of average personnel costs• Wider acceptance of average personnel costs

What is new – Industry participation

6 F i d i d t ti i ti6. Focus on increased industry participation

• More attention to inno ation• More attention to innovation • Radical simplification • More topics of interest to industryMore topics of interest to industry• Public‐private partnerships: Joint Technology Initiatives (Art 

187):• Innovative Medicines Initiative• Clean Sky (Aeronautics)• Fuel Cell and HydrogenFuel Cell and Hydrogen• Biobased industries• Electronic components and systems

What is new ‐ SMEs

7. Dedicated support for SMEs

• 20% of total budget for societal challenges and enabling & industrial technologies to go to SMEsenabling & industrial technologies to go to SMEs

• A new SME instrument in all challenges and bli & i d i l h l ienabling & industrial technologies

What is new – ERC

8. Reinforced budget for the ERC

• The ERC is an enormous success!

• World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and well‐beingg , j g

• Reinforcing the ERC (Frontier research by the b t i di id l t ) ith d bli f thbest individual teams) with a doubling of the budget

What's new – Excellence9 S l ti f j t th b i f9. Selection of projects on the basis of excellence 

• Excellence is the only standard award criterion, no geographical selection criteriageographical selection criteria.

• Clear division of labour between Horizon 2020 and cohesion policy:p y• Cohesion policy: support for regions in building up their research and innovation capacity (on basis of smart specialisation)specialisation) 

• Horizon 2020: extending the frontiers of knowledge by fostering cooperation between the best brains of Europe

What is new – Opennessll h f h ld10. Full openness to the rest of the world

• Horizon 2020 is open to all researchers worldwide• It will remain to be the most open funding programme in the world 

• Open to association of: enlargement countries/EFTA/ European Neighbourhood (and others associated to FP7)

d fl h h• Targeted flagship actions ‐ strategic approach to international cooperation

What is new – Socio economic sciencesWhat is new – Socio‐economic sciences and humanities

11. Embedding socio‐economic sciences and humanities (SSH)humanities (SSH)

• Integrated approach: SSH included as an integral part of the activities working beyond 'silos' (e g understanding theactivities, working beyond  silos  (e.g. understanding the determinants of health and optimising the effectiveness of healthcare systems)

• The 'Inclusive innovative and reflective societies' challenge:• The 'Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies' challenge: issues such as smart and sustainable growth, social transformations, social innovation and creativity, and the position of Europe as a global actorof Europe as a global actor 

• Bottom‐up funding: ERC, MSCA, Research Infrastructures

What is new – Widening12 D di t d Wid i ti iti12. Dedicated Widening activities

• Specific challenge: To help address the disparities in research and• Specific challenge: To help address the disparities in research and innovation performance across Europe

K f t /t i N ti iti i H i 2020 th t bl• Key new features/topics: New activities in Horizon 2020 that enable expertise and knowledge transfer in Europe through Teaming and Twinning

• Scope of activities: • Create centres of excellence (Teaming), • Promote institutional networking (Twinning) and • Bring excellence to institutions in less‐performing Member States (ERA 

Chairs)

In summarySi l t f i l d h t ti i ti• Single set of simpler and more coherent participation rules 

• New balance between trust and controlNew balance between trust and control • Moving from several funding rates for different beneficiaries and activities to just two j

• Replacing the four methods to calculate overhead or «indirect costs» with a single flat rate 

• Major simplification under the forthcoming financial regulation 

• Successful applicants to get working more quickly:• Successful applicants to get working more quickly: time‐to‐grant of 8 months; exceptions for the ERC and in duly justified cases 

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