Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme. Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme

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1 Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme Paweł Marć Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme New funding programme for Europe , total volume ~ 700 M (with 150M EC contribution) of which 50% public funding, 50% private funding Associated member states driven programme EC participation based on article 169 of the EC treaty Status and outlook Formal adoption by Council and parliment in June 2008 Call 1 (2008) 23 founded project with total budget 61.5 M Call 2 (2009) 41 ranked proposals (total budget 68,7 M ) Call 3 (2010) call publishing December 2009/January 2010 Place, date 2

2 Website Place, date 3 AAL Partner States today 20 EU states 3 non EU states Place, date 4

3 Positioning AAL in the European Context Higher Lower Technology Risk FP7 longer-term research (5-10 year time to market) integration of new ICT & new ideas, open platforms and interoperability; Research and Development AAL JP market oriented research and development (2-3 year timeto-market) costeffectiveness, adaptation to specific demands,. Service/Business Innovation large scale trials (Using existing technology) service and organisational re-engineering business case development,... ICT PSP Time to Market Place, date 5 Objectives Enhance quality of life of elderly people Use of ICT-Products, -services and -systems At home, in the community, at work Strengthening the industrial base in Europe Improve SME participation Improve industrial exploitation Boost R&D&I activities at EU level Ensure compatibility with different European regions, cultures and regulatory framework Place, date 6

4 AAL thematic areas are the basis for the AAL Calls for Proposals Place, date 7 AAL Calls for proposals Place, date 8

5 1st AAL call for proposals ICT based solutions for prevention and management of chronic conditions of elderly people The Call promotes the creation of new solutions with a holistic approach to prevention, management, support services and the social and socioeconomic environment related to chronic conditions. Date of publication/closure: 25 April 2008/21 August 2008 Number of submitted proposal: 118 Total budget: 376 M Number of founded project: 23 Total budget of founded projects: 61.5 M Number of proposals with Polish partners: 3 Number of founded project with Polish partners: 0 Place, date 9 2nd AAL call for proposals ICT based solutions for Advancement of Social Interaction of Elderly People Innovative ICT based solutions aimed at helping people to be active, joyful and socially connected in the society as they age, from both a societal and personal perspective, effectively contributing to their health, overall quality of life and to social inclusion. Date of publication/closure: 11 February 2009/5 May 2009 Number of submitted proposal (with Polish partners) : 108 (12) Total budget: 282 M Number of ranked proposals (with Polish partners) : 41 (4) Total budget of founded projects: 68.7 M Place, date 10

6 3rd AAL call for proposals ICT Based solutions for Advancement of Older Persons Independence in Travel, Transportation, and Domestic Life Date of publication: 1 December, 2009 Closure date: 11 March, 2010, at 17:00, Central European Time (CET) Project proposals will be evaluated centrally by independent European experts: March-April 2010 Approval of proposal list selected for funding by the AAL General Assembly: June 2010 Call Budget: around 60 M (min. 23 M UE) for Polish partners - NCBiR 0.5 M + EC M = 1 M Place, date 11 3rd call c topic ICT Based solutions for Advancement of Older Persons Independence in Travel, Transportation, and Domestic Life Improve the seniors access, acceptance, trust, and use of existing services through innovative ICT based solutions. Enable the senior to customize for the individual needs the total service supply from different providers, channels, methods, and market segments. Create new ICT-based services provided by contemporary service providers, channels, or market segments and adapted for seniors. Place, date 12

7 Characteristics of AAL collaborative projects - ICT based solutions - Time-to-market perspective of 2 to 3 years after end of the project - Project total budget: 1-7 M - Maximum funding from the AAL Joint Programme: 3 M. - Significant involvement of industry and other business partners, particularly SMEs are encouraged - Realistic trial set-up at the end of the project - Proactive end-user involvement throughout the life of the project - Defined market segment(s), use cases and target group(s) and address the wishes and needs of these specific group(s). Place, date 13 Eligibility criteria collaborative projects - Submission of a complete proposal through the AAL electronic submission system before the deadline, as specified in the Call for Proposals - English as the language of the proposal - Consortium composition of at least 3 independent eligible organizations (legal entities), from at least 3 different AAL Partner States participating in the Call for Proposals - Consortium must include at least one eligible business partner - Consortium must include at least one eligible SME partner which can be the business partner - Consortium must include at least one eligible end-user organization - Size of the consortium: 3 10 partners - Duration of the project: months Place, date 14

8 National eligibility rules applied in POLAND WyróŜnia się dwie kategorie Beneficjentów: 1. Publiczne i niepubliczne szkoły wyŝsze, jednostki badawczo rozwojowe, instytuty PAN i inne jednostki uznane za badawcze zgodnie z art. 30 pkt 1 rozporządzenia Komisji Europejskiej (WE) Nr 800/2008 z dnia 6 sierpnia 2008 r Wysokość dofinansowania 100% (projekty międzynarodowe niewspółfinansowane Dz.U ) 2. Przedsiębiorstwa rozumiane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem dotyczącym projektów celowych (Dz.U , Dz.U ) Maksymalna wysokość dofinansowania na badania przemysłowe (stosowane): 80 % kosztów kwalifikowanych dla mikro- i małych przedsiębiorstw, 75% kosztów kwalifikowanych dla średnich przedsiębiorstw, 65% kosztów kwalifikowanych dla duŝych przedsiębiorstw. Maksymalna wysokość dofinansowania na prace rozwojowe: 60 % kosztów kwalifikowanych dla mikro- i małych przedsiębiorstw, 50% kosztów kwalifikowanych dla średnich przedsiębiorstw, 40% kosztów kwalifikowanych dla duŝych przedsiębiorstw. Place, date 15 National eligibility rules applied in POLAND Koszty kwalifikowane: Wynagrodzenia wraz z pozapłacowymi kosztami pracy Aparatury naukowo-badawczej i innych urządzeń słuŝących do wykonywania badań Wynikające z odpłatnego korzystania z aparatury naukowo - badawczej Usług badawczych wykonanych na podstawie umowy Dodatkowe koszty ogólne Pozostałe koszty operacyjne Place, date 16

9 Evaluation criteria 1. Relevance and innovation (3/5) Addressing objectives and scope of the call 2. Scientific and technical quality (3/5) novelty of expected results beyond state of the art technology flexibility allowing for easily adapting common solutions to meet differing social and organisational needs across Europe 3. Quality of the consortium and efficiency of the implementation (3/5) (weight 2) Quality of partners; complementarily; project management Work plan organisation; appropriateness of budget; resources to achieve the goals user acceptance studies; realistic prototype 4. Potential impact (3/5) (weight 2) accessibility, usability, social relevance legal and ethical compliance economic relevance; time-to-market contribution to open interfaces and interoperability, reference to standards, norms and regulation within EU dissemination plan and targets Place, date 17 Funding decisions for the selected AAL projects Partners in successful project proposals will have the grant agreement with their national Programme Management Agency (IN POLAND Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju/NCBiR) Funding levels, conditions, reporting, eligible costs, audit etc. according to the national rules (not active yet) Required complementary information to be submitted to the national agency (e.g. financial information) Financial viability check by the national agency No evaluation of the contents of the proposal at the national agency Streamlined process ensuring a common start date Place, date 18

10 What makes a good AAL project? Close to market approach activities with a centre of gravity on development Integrates users and user needs in the development Includes value chain and business analysis Results in products, solutions or service concepts that can be applied widely in Europe Uses ICT to solve real life challenges and to enable new and innovative applications or service concepts Indicative upper limit for funding / project in the range of 3 M in collaborative projects Place, date 19 Partner search facility An offer of the AAL Association New partnering tool at The tool covers two objectives: The upload of an activity profile of the own organisation. The profile shall describe the capabilities of an organisation to contribute to the scope of the launched call for proposals. The submission of a short project idea in order to find additional project partners. The uploaded information should specify the rough project idea, as well as the (current and) missing expertise required to form a convincing consortium. Feedback welcome under Place, date 20

11 Thank you... and regularly visit the AAL website for any changes keep contact with your AAL NCP NCBiR: Paweł Marć tel: :