Union and Horizon 2020 Charlotte Andersdotter DG Policy Unit
Union: the policy context
EU and the rest of the world EU27 performance compared to main competitors (over a five-year period) Note: For these graph a restricted set of 12 indicators is used.
Europe 2020-5 head target EMPLOYMENT 75% of the population aged 20-64 should be employed R & INNOVATION 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D A reduction of CO2 emissions by 20% CLIMATE / ENERGY A share of renewable energies up to 20% An increase in energy efficiency by 20% EDUCATION The share of early school leavers should be under 10% At least 40% of the younger generation should have a degree or diploma POVERTY 20 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty
Europe 2020-5 headline target EMPLOYMENT R & INNOVATION 75% of the population aged 20-64 should be employed 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D A reduction of CO2 emissions by 20% CLIMATE / ENERGY A share of renewable energies up to 20% An increase in energy efficiency by 20% EDUCATION The share of early school leavers should be under 10% At least 40% of the younger generation should have a degree or diploma POVERTY 20 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty
The 7 Flagship Initiatives Smart Growth Sustainable Growth Inclusive Growth «Union» Climate, energy and mobility «Resource efficient Europe» Employment and skills «An agenda for new skills and jobs» Education «Youth on the move» Digital society «A digital agenda for Europe» Competitiveness «An industrial policy for the globalisation era» Fighting poverty «European platform against poverty»
1. Training researchers Union at a glance STRENGHTENING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE 2. University ranking system 3. Developing new curricula 4. ERA Framework 5. European Research infrastructures 6. Programmes focusing on EU2020 (HORIZON 2020) 7. Involvement of SMEs in R&I BRINGING IDEAS TO MARKET 8. Forum on Forward Looking Activities 9. EIT to expand its activities 10. New financial instruments for private finance 11. Free Venture Capital funds 12. Cross-border matching of innovative firms 13. Review of State aid R&D&I 14. EU Patent 15. Screening of key regulatory frameworks 16. Modernise standard-setting 17. Precommercial and public procurements 18. Ecoinnovation action plan 19. European Design Board 20. Open access 21. Knowledge transfer ENSURING TERRITORIAL AND SOCIAL COHESION 22. European market for patents and licensing 23. Safeguard of IPRs 24. Smart Specialisation 25. Focus on in the next Structural Funds 26. European Social innovation pilot 27. Research programmes on public sector and social innovation 28. Partners consultation on knowledge economy PARTNERSHIPS INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION MONITORING INNOVATION 29. European Partnerships 30. Policies for researchers to reside in Europe 31. Scientific cooperation with third countries 32. International agreements on research infrastructures 33. MS to carry out self assessments 34. New indicator for fast-growing companies and monitoring 7
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The first steps in building the Union
What do EU innovation leaders share? They: perform very well in Business R&D expenditures; perform well in other indicators related to firm activities; have higher scores in Public-private co-publications per million populations (=good linkages between science and enterprises); excel in the commercialisation of their technological knowledge (i.e. indicator License and patent revenues from abroad). have a balanced national research and innovation system (small variance in performance across all innovation dimensions)
Improving Smart fiscal consolidation Fiscal consolidation must preserve sources of future growth: - Education; - R&D; - ; - Smart research infrastructure; - Global market. =>through growth-friendly Stability and Convergence Programmes;
Improving Smart conditions A European Research Area in 2014; A better performing IPR system; Faster setting of European standards; Use public procurement budget to boost innovation; Remove remaining obstacles to the cross-border operation of venture capital.
State of the Union 2011 In 2011 Good progress in 30 out of the 34 Union commitments: 6 legislative proposals; Horizon 2020 proposal enacting many IU commitments; public consultation for completing European Research Area by 2014 In 2012 the Commission will deliver the ERA Framework and innovation headline indicator. and more
Creating better market conditions A public consultation on a new European Regime for Venture capital funds in June; legislative proposal at the end 2011 2 implementing proposals for a unitary Patent protection on 13 April A standardisation package adopted on 1st June Proposals to exploit public procurement budgets by the end of 2011 (Green Paper launched on the 27th January; pilot call launched in June) Most Knowledge Transfer actions will be in Work Programme 2012 - So far, facilitating Knowledge Transfer in Framework Programmes & developing set model consortium contract agreements
Pooling resources European Partnerships Council endorsement in February; A pilot European partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) has been launched: Target by 2020: 2 extra healthy life years
Features of the Pilot EIP Effective stakeholders mobilisation around grand challenges; Clear need for action, including funding, from Member States (national, regional, local), private sources and the EU; The pilot has taken due account of existing initiatives and has added value; Governance has achieved a well balanced representation; Its Strategic Implementation Plan has presented a common vision and a set of priority actions;
What s next for EIPs? For the pilot EIP Early- 12: Commission proposal for EU support to SIP June 12: Council and Parliament support to SIP New EIP proposals under preparation Raw materials Agricultural productivity and sustainability Smart Cities Water-efficient Europe Smart mobility
Content From FP7 to Horizon 2020 The structure of Horizon 2020 What is new and what is remained the same Focus on the Rules for Participation
Lessons from current EU R&I funding Cross-border pooling of resources More competition in research Focus on Excellence Wide range of training possibilities Raise of the international attractiveness of EU R&I Fragmentation Need for further simplification Better strategy for innovation Need to focus resources to address grand challenges Broaden participation Clearer agendas
Towards Horizon 2020 2007-2013 Union 2014-2020. R&D 7FP The European Institute for and Technology CIP R&D&I HORIZON 2020
What s going on until December 2013? Design SMEs RSFF Procurement Standards Social Investment readiness Services Knowledge Transfer
EU REGULATION (2014-2020) Horizon 2020 structure I Excellent science 24598 II Industrial leadership 17938 III Societal challenges 31748 European Institute of and Technology (EIT) 1360 + 1440 Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre 1962 EURATOM REGULATION (2014-2018) TOTAL EU REGULATION 77606 I. Indirect actions 1009 II. Direct actions of the Joint Research Centre 656 *729 million in MFF proposals for EURATOM 2019-2020 NB features in 2011 constant prices TOTAL EURATOM REGULATION 1665 TOTALE HORIZON 2020 79271*
1. Excellent Science To raise the level of excellence in Europe's science base, make Europe an attractive location for researchers and secure Europe's long-term competitiveness: European Research Council supporting the most talented and creative individuals and their teams to carry out frontier research; "Future and Emerging Technologies : collaborative research to open up new and promising fields of research and innovation; "Marie Curie actions, providing researchers with excellent training and career development opportunities; Research Infrastructures accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond.
2. Industrial leadership To make Europe a more attractive location to invest in R&I, by promoting activities where businesses set the agenda: Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies especially Key enabling technologies (Micro- and nanoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnologies; Biotechnology etc); Access to finance for innovative enterprises, financial instruments in partnership with the European Investment Bank; in SME
3. Societal challenges Actions from research to market with a new focus on innovationrelated activities (in the framework of Europe 2020): Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and secure societies;
The proposed budget breakdown I Excellent science 24598 1. The European Research Council 13268 2. Future and Emerging Technologies 3100 3. Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development 5752 4. European research infrastructures (including einfrastructures) 2478 II Industrial leadership 17938 1. Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies 13781 of which 436 for EIT 2. Access to risk finance 3538 3. in SMEs 619 III Societal challenges 31748 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing; 8033 of which 254 for EIT 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, ; 4152 of which 131for EIT 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy 5782 of which 183 for EIT 4. Smart, green and integrated transport 6802 of which 215 for EIT 5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials 3160 of which 100 for EIT 6. Inclusive, innovative and secure societies 3819 of which 121 for EIT
What innovation in Horizon 2020? Horizon 2020 will support every kind of : - from R&D activities; - from other activities, including innovative combinations of existing technologies, development of new business models etc. - for non-commercial and/or non-technological applications, i.e. 'social innovation'.
Horizon 2020 approach to innovation 1. Increased support to innovative processes (testing, piloting, demonstration); 2. Support to innovation market demand : standard; public procurement, inducement prizes bottom-up activities (more flexible call for proposals) 3. A new SME instrument (on Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies e Societal challenges ; 4. Broader use of financial instruments with leverage effect (Debt & Equity instruments)
Main aim: simplification SIMPLIFICATION to - reduce the participants administrative costs; - accelerate all processes of proposal and grant management; - decrease the financial error rate. How? 1. Structure: one Programme, better defined objectives. 2. Rules: One set of rules for the whole Programme.
The new Rules for Participation Simpler cost eligibility and partnering rules; Cost based reimbursement but broader acceptance of the participants' accounting systems; Simpler time-recording requirements (i.e. abolition of timerecording obligations for staff full time on an EU project); Only two reimbursement rates: 100% for research actions, 70% for demonstration, piloting, market replication, programme co-fund actions = No differentiation depending on legal status!; One method to calculate indirect cost (single flat rate);
RfP: audit and checks - Extension of the guarantee fund to all Horizon 2020 actions to reduce: ex-ante financial capacity checks number of certificates on financial statements - Ex-post audits limited on a risk-based audit and fraud detection (a maximum of 7% of participants would be subject to audit). - Revised procedures for proposal and project implementation; TARGET to reduce the average time to grant by 100 days (to 250)
Thanks for your attention! charlotte.andersdotter@ec.europa.eu +32 2 2987798