The Transport Challenge In Horizon 2020

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1 INEA - The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency The Transport Challenge In Horizon 2020 Sandra Ramos Project Officer Transport Research and Innovation Ljubljana, 9 October 2015

2 The Multiannual Financial Framework Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures to create economic opportunities 1. Smart & inclusive growth ( 451 billion; Horizon 2020 with 70bn ) Education, Youth, Sport Connecting Europe Cohesion Competitive Business SMEs HORIZON Sustainable growth, natural resources ( 373 billion) 3. Security and citizenship ( 16 billion) 4. Global Europe ( 58 billion) 5. Administration ( 61.6 billion) TOTAL 960 billion

3 Horizon 2020 Excellence in science Industrial leadership Societal challenges

4 7 Societal challenges Changing world 1310 Security 1695 Climate 3081 Transport 6339 Health 7472 Food 3851 % of H2020 Health 9,7% Food 5% Energy 7,7% Transport 8,2% Climate 4% Changing world 1,7% Energy 5931 Security 2,2%

5 What's new in Horizon 2020 (1/2)? A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives* 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 transport Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond Standard evaluation criteria for all proposals: Excellence, Impact, and Quality and efficiency of the implementation Externalised implementation * The 7 th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

6 What's new in Horizon 2020 (2/2)? Single set of simpler and more coherent participation rules New balance between trust and control Moving from several funding rates for different beneficiaries and activities to just two Replacing the four methods to calculate overhead or «indirect costs» with a single flat rate Major simplification of financial / contractual rules Successful applicants to get working more quickly: time-to-grant of 8 months (some exceptions) No negotiation of the grant agreement, what is submitted will be evaluated and will become the technical annex to the contract Main part of budget still implemented through collaborative projects - consortia with partners from different MS/associated countries

7 SMART, GREEN and INTEGRATED TRANSPORT Objective: "To achieve a European transport system that is resilient, resource- efficient, climate-and-environmentally-friendly, safe and seamless for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society." The logic: a holistic, systems approach that recognises modal specificities that is focused on the societal challenges and takes into account the imperatives of competitiveness

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9 Examples of recent topics 2014/15 EU budget 100+ Million Euro Transforming the use of conventionally fuelled vehicles in urban areas Reducing impacts and costs of freight and service trips in urban areas Tackling urban road congestion Strengthening knowledge and capacities of local authorities Demonstrating and testing innovative solutions 2016/17 - EU budget 75+ Million Euro Facilitating public procurement Smart electric mobility in cities Neighbourhood-level transport innovations Innovative approaches for integrating urban nodes

10 The galaxy of research-related bodies

11 > INEA in short On 1 January 2014 INEA replaced the TEN-T EA (the Trans- European Transport Network Executive Agency) Solid experience in programme implementation and project management 37 billion: largest budget of all EAs for Expected budget Horizon 2020 Transport: 2.9 billion Rapid expansion from 100 staff in TEN-T EA to 318 staff managing projects by 2020 Currently some 180 staff in a multinational team of 26 nationalities Supervised by 4 parent Commission DG's: ENER, MOVE, RTD, CNECT

12 Update on Urban Mobility calls 2014 call: 10 project contracts signed and started as off 1 May call: deadline 15 October 2015 for second stage and single stage; evaluation November/December 2015; information letters to be sent in March 2016 (TBC) 2016 call: Work Programme to be published mid-october 2015; First deadlines for proposals' submission: January call: topics relevant for urban mobility - MG 4.4 and MG call: topics relevant for urban mobility (MG 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 8.5, ART 07, GV 10)

13 Lessons learned from the first calls Pay attention to ethical issues Your proposal needs to respond well to the Impact criterion No-negotiation principle The budget and consortium should be carefully planned Check the rules in the annotated grant agreement For more information on the work programme and the calls, your first point of contact is your National Contact Point for transport (contact details on Horizon 2020 Participant Portal)

14 We need you! Project proposals are evaluated by panels of independent experts At least 30% new experts for every evaluation Mix of competences, backgrounds, gender and geographical balance The call for evaluators is permanently open on the Horizon 2020 Participant Portal We pay a fee and in case of on-site evaluation in Brussels we reimburse travel costs and offer a daily allowance We need more urban mobility experts, we need you!

15 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Visit our website: Visit the Horizon 2020 website: