IST-Africa Initiative Introduction to Horizon 2020 Organised by National Computer Board Paul Cunningham, Miriam Cunningham IIMC, Ireland / IST-Africa Coordinator Cyber Tower 1, Ebene, Mauritius 28 November 2013 IST-Africa is Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC) Founded in 2002 and Co-funded under European Framework Programme since 2005 IST-Africa Facilitates Strategic Engagement with Africa in the areas of Information Society, ICT and Innovation Adoption, Policy and Research Strategic Partnership between IIMC (Ireland) & 18 Ministries and National Councils responsible for Information Society, ICT and/or Innovation IST-Africa facilitates and supports International Innovation, Policy and Research Cooperation Knowledge Sharing and Skills Transfer between IST-Africa Partners Collaborative Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Adoption of Living Labs Methodologies Information Society, ICT and Innovation aspects of the Africa - EU Strategic Partnership Awareness of African Research Capacity, crossborder cooperation & participation in H2020 Establishment of National Contact Points (NCP) in IST-Africa Partner Countries IST-Africa Initiative
IST-Africa Partners IST-Africa Consortium IIMC International Information Management Corporation Limited ( IIMC, Ireland) Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia ( MINCT, Angola) Ministry of Transport and Communications ( MTC, Botswana) Ministere de l Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique ( MESRS, Burundi) Agence Nationale des Technologies de l Information et de la Communication ( ANTIC, Cameroon) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ( MCIT, Egypt) Ministry of Communication and Information Technology ( MCIT, Ethiopia) Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( MOEST, Kenya) Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology ( MCST-L, Lesotho) National Commission for Science and Technology ( NCST, Malawi) National Computer Board ( NCB, Mauritius) Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informacao e Comunicacao ( INTIC, Mozambique) National Commission on Research, Science and Technology ( NCRST, Namibia) Ministère de l'enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche ( MESR, Senegal) Department of Science and Technology ( DST, South Africa) Ministry of Information Communication Technology ( MICT-S, Swaziland) Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology ( COSTECH, Tanzania) Ministere de l'enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique ("MHESR", Tunisia) Uganda National Council for Science and Technology ( UNCST, Uganda) NCB Promotes National Research Community NCB leverages the IST-Africa Initiative to actively promote the National Research Community by Presentations at International events Chapter on Mauritius as part of the overall IST-Africa Study on ICT Initiatives and Research capacity Chapter on Innovation Spaces and Living Labs in Mauritius as part of overall IST-Africa Study on Innovation ecosystem Publishing articles on ongoing and emerging ICT and Innovation activities in Mauritius on the IST-Africa portal and in the Newsletter Raising awareness of upcoming Calls for Proposals and international funding opportunities Assists institutions in preparing for new opportunities such as Horizon 2020 Raises awareness of activities being undertaken in other African countries Supporting the publishing of Organisational profiles on IST-Africa portal to raise awareness of activities in wider community Has access to IST-Africa Network including Ministries and National Councils in 17 African Countries to share knowledge, experiences and success stories Has first-hand experience of what is involved in being part of International funded activities under the European Framework Programme Hosting IST-Africa 2014 (May) in cooperation with Ministry of ICT
Reports to Download Supporting the Evolution of Sustainable Living Labs and Living Lab Networks in Africa IST-Africa Guide to National ICT Initiatives and Research Priorities IST-Africa Guide to ICT-related Bilateral Cooperation IST-Africa Guide to National ICT Policies Visit http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=reports and http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=paper-repository Next Steps Register Individual Profile in the Community Showcase and Mailing List Send news, events and reports to be published Download recent presentations on Horizon 2020 Download published papers from IST-Africa paper repository to learn about activities in other countries Follow up with authors to share your experiences and start virtual engagement towards future collaboration Provide organisational profile to be published and circulated during upcoming events www.ist-africa.org Overview of African Success in FP7
Research Funding under FP7 African Participation across all Themes of FP7 1315 participations from 45 countries in 565 projects as at Sept 2013 Total EU-funding received: 178 million ($240 million) Overview of Leading Participants (based on funding secured) Source: S Hogan, EU Delegation to AU FP7 Projects in IST-Africa Partner countries Overview of FP7 participation as at Sept 2013 Important to remember that ICT is also a component within projects funded under Health, Agriculture and Environment Calls
FP7 Projects in IST-Africa Partner countries II Overview of Thematic areas in FP7 projects with participants from Southern Africa as at Sept 2013 Mauritius in FP7 Organisations from Mauritius have been successful in 5 FP7 projects in ICT (3 projects), Health (2 projects), INCO (1 project), Environment (1 project), and Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology KBBE (1 project) Completed projects as at August 2013 include: ICT: IST-Africa 2008 2009 & 2010 2011 (NCB) Support action; Infrastructure: 6DEPLOY 2008 2010 (African Network Information Centre (Afrinic) Ltd) Coordination and support action and 6DEPLOY-2 2010 2013 (Afrinic) Coordination and support action Two projects are still running: ICT - ICT: IST-Africa 2011 2013 (NCB) Support action; Health: EPI-MIGRANT 2011 2014 (University of Mauritius) Collaborative project
FP7 Projects in IST-Africa Partner countries II Overview of Thematic areas in FP7 projects with participants from North, West and Central Africa as at Sept 2013 FP7 Projects in IST-Africa Partner countries III Overview of Thematic areas in FP7 projects with participants from East Africa as at Sept 2013
Introduction to Horizon 2020 Introduction to Horizon 2020 Horizon 2020 is the new European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for 2014 2020 Visit http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=horizon2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/ Horizon 2020 will address all research and innovation funding previously provided by FP7 Framework Programme, Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and European Institute of Innovation and Technology Stronger focus on societal challenges and Innovation ICT will be incorporated across the three main pillars Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges Horizon 2020 is open to International Cooperation African research institutions can participate as part of International Consortia with partners from Europe to apply for funding as part of an international project addressing the challenges published in the Work Programme Work Programmes for 2014 2015 is due for publication on 11 December 2013
Horizon 2020 Structure I Excellent science (ICT Budget c 4 billion) 1. The European Research Council 2. Future and Emerging Technologies 3. Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development 4. European research infrastructures (including einfrastructures) II Industrial leadership (ICT Budget c 8 billion) 1. Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies 2. Access to risk finance 3. Innovation in SMEs III Societal challenges (ICT Budget c 4 billion) 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research & the bio-economy 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy 4. Smart, green and integrated transport 5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials 6. Inclusive, innovative and secure societies Overview of ICT components in Horizon 2020 Image provided by DG CONNECT, European Commission
Excellent Science Excellent Science Overview of elements within Excellent Science Image provided by DG CONNECT, European Commission
einfrastructures einfrastructure Vision to support digital researchers Priorities include Data-centric Science and Engineering Ability to support open access, management of large research datasets, community-driven data infrastructures Computational Infrastructure Support High Computing Centres of Excellence, support open computing platforms and services einfrastructures for Virtual Research Environments/Communities Development and operation of the GEANT Infrastructure Marie Curie Mobility Grants The Marie Curie Programme faciliates individuals to access mobility grants to faciliate career development and upskilling for research staff Individual Fellowships incorporates International Outgoing Fellowship supports researcher to come from Europe to work with your institution International Inward Fellowship supports PostDoc from Africa to work with European institution on pre-defined project for a pre-defined period of time Necessary to return to original institution when the Fellowship concludes Opportunity for Post Docs to develop career Fellowship must be applied for by the host European Institution through a proposal submitted under Open Call career development is very important incl career restart Fellowships provide costs of time and monthly allowance for living expenses for between 1 3 years depending on the project accepted RISE Research and Innnovation Staff Exchange New type of exchange of research staff to stimulate transfer of knowledge Can support African researcher to work with European host organisation for period of time or European researcher to come to work with an African organisation to support setting up or extending research skills All levels of research staff can undertake short term secondments Monthly stipend of 2,500 euro to cover living expenses while abroad Person remains part of staff of own institution, proposal submitted through network by European research institution based on common research project
Societal Challenges Societal Challenges 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing Understanding health, ageing and disease; Improving diagnosis; Innovative treatments and technologies, ICT in Healthcare 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research & the bio-economy 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart cities; Energy efficient buildings; smart electricity grids; smart metering; 4. Smart, green and integrated transport Smart transport equipment, infrastructures and services; innovative transport management systems; safety aspects 5. Climate action, Environment, resource efficiency and raw materials ICT for increased resource efficiency; earth observation and monitoring 6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Digital inclusion; social innovation platforms; e-government services; e-skills and e-learning; e-culture 7. Secure societies Cyber security; ensuring privacy and protection of human rights on-line
Societal Challenges - Health 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing Understanding health, ageing and disease PHC1 2014 Understanding Health, ageing and disease: determinants, risk factors and pathways PHC 4-2014) Health promotion and disease prevention: translating omics into stratified approaches PHC 5-2014) Evaluating existing screening and prevention programmes PHC 6-2014) Improving the control of infectious epidemics and foodborne outbreaks through rapid identification of pathogens PHC 7-2014) Vaccine development for poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases: Tuberculosis Improving diagnosis PHC 9-2014) Development of new diagnostic tools and technologies: in vitro devices, assays and platforms PHC 11 2014 Clinical validation of biomarkers Innovative treatments and technologies PHC 12-2014) New therapies for chronic non-communicable diseases PHC 14 2014/15) Clinical research on regenerative medicine PHC 16 2014) Comparing the effectiveness of existing healthcare interventions in the elderly Improving health information, data exploitation PHC 29-2014) Foresight for health policy development and regulation Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Societal Challenges Food Security, Agriculture Draft Awaiting Commision Decision 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research & the bio-economy Specific calls focused on cooperation with Africa: Sustainable food production systems SFS 6-2014: Sustainable intensification pathways of agro-food systems in Africa Global drivers of food security SFS 18-2015: Small farms but global markets: the role of small and family farms in food and nutrition security
Societal Challenges Energy, Transport, Environment 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Energy efficient buildings; Renewable electricity; smart electricity grids; smart metering; enhanced energy storage technologies; Smart cities 4. Smart, green and integrated transport Smart transport equipment, infrastructures and services; innovative transport management systems; safety aspects 5. Climate action, Environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Specific calls relevant to Africa H2020 WASTE 4 2014: Towards near-zero waste at global level - b) Global waste dimension H2020 WASTE 5 2015: Preparing and promoting innovation procurement for resource efficiency - a) development of water supply and sanitation technology, systems and tools, and/or methodologies to manage risks associated with water supply and sanitation and cross-boundary water management issues, and/or integrated water resources management systems for sustainable agriculture and food security, sustainable environment protection and economic growth, focused on Africa b) a coordination platform for scientists, decision makers, practitioners and other key stakeholders representing a number of African countries H2020 SC5_12 2015: Coordinating and supporting raw materials research and innovation - f) Strategic international dialogues and cooperation with raw materials producing countries and industry [2015]: aiming to promote the activity of European companies active in the mining and raw materials sectors in third countries, inward mining investment to Europe and co-operation with raw materials producing countries, including Australia, US, Canada, African Union and Latin America, including exchange of best practices in raw materials policy and social licence, resulting in strong and sustainable relationships with these countries Societal Challenges Energy, Transport 6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Digital inclusion; social innovation platforms; e-government services; e- skills and e-learning; e-culture INT 2 2014/2015: Encouraging the research and innovation cooperation between the Union and Africa - support for the implementation of activities agreed within the EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue, including by increasing the coordination between the activities and programmes from the Member States, the Associated Countries and the African partner 7. Secure societies Cyber security; ensuring privacy and protection of human rights online
ICT in Societal Challenges ICT in Societal Challenges 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing e-health, self management of health, improved diagnostics, improved surveillance, health data collection, active ageing, assisted living; PHC 18 2014) Advancing active and healthy ageing with ICT: Service robotics within assisted living environments; and ICT solutions for independent living with cognitive impairment PHC 21-2014) Developing and comparing new models for safe and efficient, prevention oriented, health and care systems PHC 24-2014 Self-management of health and disease: citizen engagement and mhealth 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research & the bio-economy 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart cities; Energy efficient buildings; smart electricity grids; smart metering; 4. Smart, green and integrated transport Smart transport equipment, infrastructures and services; innovative transport management systems; safety aspects 5. Climate action, Environment, resource efficiency and raw materials ICT for increased resource efficiency; earth observation and monitoring 6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Digital inclusion; social innovation platforms; e-government services; e-skills and e- learning; e-culture 7. Secure societies - Cyber security; ensuring privacy & protection of human rights on-line
Health (Societal Challenges) Health, demographic change and wellbeing 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT areas include Advancing active and healthy ageing with ICT Service robotics within assisted living environments ICT solutions for independent living with cognitive impairments ICT solutions enabling early risk detection and intervention Integrated, sustainable, citizen-centred care ICT-based approaches for integrated care (beyond current state-of-art in tele-health and tele-care) Self-management of health and disease Public-procurement of innovative ehealth services Improving health information and data exploitation Digital representation of health data to improve diagnosis and treatment ehealth interoperability Food Security & Agriculture (Societal Challenges) Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine research & the bio-economy
Energy (Societal Challenges) Secure, clean and efficient energy 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT components include: Energy efficiency / buildings and consumers Public procurement of green data centres New ICT-based solutions for energy efficiency through citizens' behavioural change Competitive low-carbon energy / modernising the single European electricity grid Distribution grid and retail market Next generation ICT infrastructure for smart metering and smart grids Smart cities and communities Integration of energy, transport and ICT through lighthouse projects (large scale demonstration) Transport (Societal Challenges) Smart, green and integrated transport 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT components include: Road Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Connecting people, vehicles, infrastructures and businesses Safe and connected automation in road transport Green vehicles Electric vehicles' enhanced performance and integration into the transport system and the electricity grid Smart cities and communities Integration of energy, transport and ICT through lighthouse projects (large scale demonstration)
Climate Action, Environment (Societal Challenges) Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT components include: Waste management ICT solutions for waste traceability, waste material flow management Water management Development and deployment of advanced ICT solutions for water resources management in agriculture and urban areas Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies (Societal Challenges) Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT components include: Reflective societies Innovative ecosystems of digital cultural assets Advanced 3D modelling for accessing and understanding European cultural assets New forms of innovation Innovation in the public sector by using emerging ICT technologies ICT-enabled open government Personalised public services M-government Open participation Transparency ICT for learning and inclusion
Secure Societies (Societal Challenges) Secure societies 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) ICT components include: Digital security: cybersecurity, privacy and trust Protecting our society by providing sustained trust in the usage of ICT and in securing the ICT underlying our digital society Preventing cyber-attacks on any component of the digital society Ensuring freedom and privacy in the digital society, protecting the fundamental values of our society and democratic rights of our citizens in cyberspace Protect the weak in our society from abuses over the internet and giving the user control over his private data Demonstrating the viability and maturity of state-of-the-art security solutions in large scale demonstrators, involving end users Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT)
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies 1. Components and systems Smart embedded components and systems, micro-nano-bio systems, organic electronics, large area integration, technologies for IoT, smart integrated systems, systems of systems and complex system engineering 2. Advanced Computing Processor and system architecture, interconnect and data localization technologies, parallel computing and simulation software 3. Future Internet Networks, software and services, cloud computing, cyber security, privacy and trust, wireless communication and all optical networks, immersive interactive multimedia and connected enterprise 4. Content technologies and information management Technologies for language, learning, interaction, digital preservation, content access and analytics; advanced data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis and visual computing, big data technologies 5. Robotics Service robotics, cognitive systems, advanced interfaces, smart spaces and sentient machines 6. Key Enabling Technologies: Micro-nano-electronics and photonics Design, advanced processes, pilot lines for fabrication, production technologies and demonstration actions to validate technology developments and innovative business models Components and Systems - LEIT Components and systems 2014 2015 (Indicative Basis) Covers systemic integration from smart integrated components to cyber-physical systems Complementary to the JTI Electronic Components and Systems (ECSEL) Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Organised in three related topics: Smart cyber-physical systems Next generation embedded and connected systems Smart system integration Integration of heterogeneous micro- and nanotechnologies into smart systems Advanced Thin, Organic and Large Area Electronics R&I in this area will also contribute to the implementation of the SRA on Energy Efficient Buildings
Advanced Computing - LEIT Advanced Computing 2014-2015 (Indicative Basis) Reinforce and expand industrial and technology strengths in low-power ICT Focus is on integration of advanced components on all levels in computing systems Complementary to and coordinated with work in the Future Internet area (on Cloud Computing) and in Excellence Science pillar under Research Infrastructures and FET (on High Performance Computing) Organised in one topic: Customised and low power computing Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Future Internet 2014-2015 (Indicative Basis) Future Internet - LEIT Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Focused on network and computing infrastructures to accelerate innovation and address the most critical technical and use aspects of the Internet Organised in ten topics: Smart networks and novel Internet architectures Smart optical and wireless network technologies Advanced 5G Network Infrastructure for the Future Internet Advanced cloud infrastructures and services Boosting public sector productivity and innovation through cloud computing services Tools and methods for Software Development FIRE+ (Future Internet Research & Experimentation) More Experimentation for the Future Internet Collective Awareness Platforms for sustainability and social innovation Web Entrepreneurship
Content Technologies and Information Management -LEIT Content Technologies and Information Management 2014-2015 (Indicative Basis) Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Addresses: - Big Data with focus on both innovative data products and services solving research problems - Machine translation in order to overcome barriers to multilingual online communication - Tools for creative, media and learning industries in order to mobilise the innovation potential of SMEs active in this field - Multimodal and natural computer interaction Organised in eight topics: Big data innovation and take-up Big data research Cracking the language barrier Support to the growth of ICT innovative creative industries SMEs Technologies for creative industries, social media and convergence Technologies for better human learning and teaching Advanced digital gaming/gamification technologies Multimodal and natural computer interaction Robotics 2014-2015 (Indicative Basis) Robotics - LEIT Roadmap-based research driven by application needs Effort to close the innovation gap to allow large scale deployment of robots and foster market take-up: use-cases, pre-commercial procurement, industry-academia crossfertilisation Includes two pre-commercial procurement actions (health-care sector, public safety and environmental monitoring) Additional activities: shared resources, performance evaluation & benchmarking, community building and robotic competitions Two annual calls Draft Awaiting Commision Decision
Micro and Nano-Electronics and Photonics - LEIT Micro and Nano-Electronics and Photonics Key Enabling Technologies 2014-2015 (Indicative Basis) Draft Awaiting Commision Decision Covers generic technology developments on micro- and nano-electronics focused on advanced research and lower Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) Complementary to the JTI Electronic Components and Systems Addresses the full innovation and value chain in markets sectors where the European photonics industry is particularly strong (optical communications, lighting, medical photonics, laser technologies, etc.) Includes calls for ERANETs as well as public procurement actions (roll-out and deployment of optical networking technologies) ICT Cross-Cutting Activities Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart Objects Cutting across several LEIT-ICT areas (smart systems integration, smart networks, big data) Bringing together different generic ICT technologies and their stakeholder constituencies Human-centric Digital Age Understanding technologies, networks and new digital and social media and how these are changing the way people behave, think, interact and socialise as persons, citizens, workers and consumers Cyber-security, Trustworthy ICT Focuses on security-by-design for end to end security and a specific activity on cryptography Complementary to Cyber-security in Societal Challenge 7 Trans-national co-operation among National Contact Points Mechanisms for effective cross border partnership searches, identifying, understanding and sharing good practices among ICT NCPs Draft Awaiting Commision Decision
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support ICT Innovation Actions Draft Awaiting Commision Decision ICT business idea contests in universities and high schools ICT entrepreneurship summer academy ICT entrepreneurship labs Campaign on entrepreneurship culture in innovative ICT sectors Support for definition and implementation of inducement prizes European networks of procurers Pre-commercial procurement Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme Support to a large set of early stage high risk innovative SMEs in ICT Implementation through the SME instrument Continuously open calls with several (3) cut-off dates/year 5% of LEIT budget LEIT Calls in 2014 LEIT Call 2014 Opens 11 December 2013, Closes 23 April 2014 Components and Systems Draft Awaiting Commision Decision ICT1 2014 Smart Cyber Physical Systems (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions) ICT2 2014 Smart System Integration (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT3 2014 Advanced Thin, Organic and Large Area Electronics Technologies Future Internet ICT4 2014 Smart Networks and Novel Internet Architectures (Research & Innovation Actions) ICT6 2014 Smart Optical and Wireless Network Technologies (Research & Innovation Actions, SA) ICT7 2014 Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT9 2014 Tools and Methods for Software Development (Research & Innovation Actions) ICT13 2014 Web Entrepreneurship (Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT14 2014 Advanced 5G Network Infrastructures for the Future Internet (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions CSA) Content Technologies and Information Management ICT15 2014 Big data and Open Data Innovation and Take-up (Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT17 2014 Cracking the Language Barrier (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT18 2014 Support the Growth of ICT Innovative Creative Industries SMEs (Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT21 2014 Advanced Digital Gaming (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions) ICT22 2014 Multimodal and Natural Computer Interaction (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions) Robotics ICT23 2014 Robotics (Research & Innovation Actions; Innovation Actions) Cross cutting areas ICT31 2014 Human-centric Digital Age (Research & Innovation Actions, CSA) ICT32 2014 Cybersecurity, Trustworthy ICT
Participation Rules & Instruments Horizon 2020 Single Set of Rules under Horizon 2020 Under FP7 there was a range of funding rules depending on Scheme (FP7, CIP, AAL etc) Under Horizon 2020, there will be a single set of rules covering all funding programmes and funding bodies Same rate for all beneficiaries and all activities in the grant Applicable rate will be defined in the Work Programme Up to 100% reimbursement of eligible costs for Research projects Up to 70% reimbursement of eligible costs for close to market Projects Flat rate 25% reimbursement of indirect costs Grant Agreements and Reimbursement of costs will remain as main funding mechanism Specific provisions for new forms of funding targeting innovation: Pre- Commercial procurement, procurement of innovative solutions, inducement prizes Electronic signature of Grant Agreements
Who can Participate in Horizon 2020? Legal Entities from EU-27 Member States Associate Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia Associate States (International Agreement) Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland EU Scientific Cooperation Agreements Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, India, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Kazakjstan, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC-INCO), which includes African countries Third countries specifically outlined in the Work Programme description for a Specific Call Types of Organisations Research organisations, Universities High-tech Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) SME Associations (Specific instruments) Public Administrations Individual researchers wishing to work in another country (Marie Curie) Institutions running a research facility of multi-national interest
Eligible for EU Funding Eligibility for Funding: Legal entities from Member State and Associated Country or created under EU Community law (and the JRC) International European interest organisations Legal entities established in International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC-INCO) including African countries and Legal entities established in 3rd countries other than ICPC-INCO, if provided for in SP or WP; or if essential for carrying out action; or if provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and that country Geographic spread for Consortia The minimum consortia structure is dictated by each Call but in general there is a requirement for participation of the following: Three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States (MS) or Associated countries (AC) International (intergovernmental) organisations can participate Participants from Third Countries & International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) if in addition to minima Support actions; no specific restrictions apart from inclusion of European coordinator
Instruments Horizon 2020 Grants for Research and Innovation 100% funding of all activities and participants Grants for Innovation 70% funding of all activities and participants except non-profit (100%) Support and Coordination Actions Programme Co-funding Actions SME-Instrument Instrument to support specific SME activities in three phases Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) Steer development to public sector needs Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) First buyer for innovative solutions Prizes Support for two key categories of prizes (recognition and inducement) Grants for Research and Innovation Grants for Research and Innovation 100% funding of all activities and participants Mininum of three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States (MS) or Associated countries (AC) Additional information may be defined in the Work Programme Main activity type: Research and Development All activities can be covered Grants for Innovation 70% funding of all activities and participants except non-profit (100%) Mininum of three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States (MS) or Associated countries (AC) Additional information may be defined in the Work Programme Main activity type: Innovation Activities close to the market All activities can be covered
Coordination Actions (CAs) Focused on coordination of research or creation of a network between other research actions for a specific purpose Cannot undertake research and technological development activities CAs include two types of activies Coordination Activities Organisation of events (conferences, meetings) Performance of studies, analysis Exchanges of personnel Exchange and dissemination of good practice Setting up of common information systems Setting up of expert groups Definition, organisation, management of joint or common initiatives Consortium Management activities CAs have fixed overall work plan, partnership and deliverables Coordination Actions (CAs) - 2 Minimum 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU Member or Associated Countries Size of consortium appropriate to coordination activities Experience under FP7 13 26 partners Research organisations, Industry players, SMEs 1-2 years duration Experience under FP7 EU contribution 0.5-2 (average 1 m) EU contribution guidelines 100% funding of eligible direct costs for Coordination activities 100% funding of eligible direct costs for consortium management Flat rate of indirect costs: 25%
Support Actions (SAs) 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 Cannot undertake research and technological development activities SAs include two types of activies Support Activities Conferences, seminars, working groups and expert groups Studies, analysis, fact findings and monitoring Preparatory technical work, including feasibility studies Development of research or innovation strategies High level scientific awards and competitions Consortium Management activities Support Actions (SAs) - 2 No miniumum number Size of consortium appropriate to support activities Experience under FP7 1 15 partners Research organisations, Industry players, SMEs 1-3 years duration Experience under FP7 EU contribution 0.3-3 (average 0.5 m) EU contribution guidelines 100% funding of eligible costs for Support activities 100% funding of eligible costs for consortium management Flat rate of indirect costs: 25%
Possible Spread of Instruments in Horizon 2020 Scientific Excellence Research and development Grants; Prizes; Marie Curie Grants, European Research Council (ERC) Grants. More emphasis on research activities Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies Research and innovation Grants, Innovation Grants, Support Actions; PCP, Prizes Societal Challenges Research and innovation Grants; Innovation Grants; Support Actions, Programme co-funding; PPI; PCP; Prizes; More emphasis on Innovation/close to market activities Identifying Relevant Research Areas Must be appropriate based on your organisation s strategic direction and research objectives Necessary to be aligned with overall strategic focus and human resources in place Read the Work Programme carefully and identify areas of interest in Calls open in 2014 and 2015 Prepare roadmap Identify relevant partners to cooperate with Identify research areas of interest to your organistion and be open to how this fits within global research project Expensive and time consuming to write proposal Need to undertake research and identify previous projects funded in area Need to clearly identify current state-of-the-art (SoA) and how the proposed project focus and methodology goes beyond the SoA Proposals submitted must be relevant to the action lines open within specific calls Irrelevant proposals will not be evaluated
International Consortium Need to identify European partners that you wish to work with in the long term to justify investment building a relationship Start with organisations that you have already meet (through participation at workshops and conferences) or have cooperative agreement in place with Ask International Cooperation Dept for list of organisations with whom the University has MoU s in place As part of general research, look at projects previously funded in thematic areas of interest. Identify interesting projects and organisations that participated. Make contact outlining opportunity to cooperate under 2014 & 2015 Calls Provide organisational profile, outlining current research and expertise Outline thematic area of interest and activities of interest The role of each partner must be clearly articulated and illustrate how their experience is relevant and complementary Clearly identify the role most appropriate based on human resources, expertise and project focus Technical partner Development role clearly identify focus and level of cooperation with other technical partners, contingencies Demonstration partner participation in pilots and user requirements Dissemination partner Next Steps Current Status Work Programmes for 2014 2015 due for publication on 11 December Each 2 year Work Programme will outline specific areas open under each Call and provide more information in relation to the types of collaborative projects Grants for Research and Development up to 100% reimbursement of actual costs Grants for Innovation (close to market) up to 70% reimbursement of actual costs Partners under Grant Agreement must be legal entities (e.g. University, research centre, government institution, industry, SME) Next Steps Identify relevant core areas for research collaboration under Horizon 2020 Prepare organisational profile for publication Identify potential European cooperation partners, initially based on existing Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) as project consortia must include at least three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States Ensure national IST-Africa partner is aware of your ongoing research and innovation activities so they can also assist in identifying potential partners for cooperation