APRE 2013

www.apre.it

APRE - Agency for the Promotion of European Research

Funding Schemes in Horizon 2020 &

Synergies with regional funds

Gianluigi Di BelloH2020 National Contact Point

NCP Future and emerging technologies - FET

H2020 NCP Access to risk finance

Coordinator APRE Brussels Unit

WHAT ROLE FOR R&I IN 2014-2020?

Source: US Department of Labour, December 2012

Table of contents

Strategic or systemic approach in H2020?

Overview on funding schemes in H2020

Do H2020 funding schemes support synergies withregional funds?

[WHAT IS APRE?]

MISSION Promoting and supporting Italian participation to the EU

Research and Innovation programmes (R&I)

Improve the “Quality” of the Italian participation in European programmes for R&I

APRE: Italian non-profit national research organisation

1989 - created as a “Task Force” of the Ministry of

Education, University and Research23 years of

experience

http://www.apre.it/en/what-is-apre/apre-members/

APRE

Industrial Associations

Chambers of Commerce

Scientific centers

UniversitiesResearch Centres

Public Entities

Finance

More than 100 members

54 Universities

38 Public and Private Research organisations

4 Financial organisations

4 Chambers of Commerce

4 Science Parks

7 Public Authorities

5 Trade Associations

[Institutional Interlocutors]

EuropeanCommission

EuropeanParliament

ItalianRepresentative

Office in Belgium

ProgrammeCommittees

Ministry of University

and Research

APRE(NCP)

Ministry of Economic

Development

Ministry of Agriculture,

Food and Forestry

Ministry of Environment,Protection of Land and Sea

Regions

[APRE HELPDESKS]

To strengthen the cooperation at local level,

to provide tailored services responding to local needs

Abruzzo

Basilicata

Calabria

Campania

Emilia Romagna

Friuli Venezia Giulia (Trieste)

Friuli Venezia Giulia (Udine)

Lombardia

Marche

Molise

Piemonte

Puglia

Sardegna

Sicilia

Sportello dello stretto

(R.Calabria - Messina)

Toscana

Umbria

Veneto

[APRE LIASON OFFICE]

Direct link with international stakeholders (European Institutions, liaison offices and research bodies , others)

Advocacy activities, workshops, training sessions,

project management, proposals screening

Studies and analysis (Strategy)

Ad hoc assistance

Strategic advise (H2020,Cosme, SF)

APRE Brussels

Bruxelles

Rome

Excellent Science

European Research Council

Frontier research by the best individual teams

Future and Emerging Technologies

Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation

Marie Skłodowska Curie actions

Opportunities for training and career development

Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)

Ensuring access to world-class facilities

Industrial Technologies

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space

Access to risk finance

Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation

Innovation in SMEs

Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs

Societal Challenges

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Security society

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Science with and for society

Joint Research Center (JRC)

Horzon 2020 Architecture

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Strategic Programme

Work Programme 1 Strategic Programme

Work Programme 2Strategic Programme

Work Programme 3

Work Programme 4

Smaller and continuous updates to respond to unexpected developments

Calls published on basis of WP

Ad hoc financing decision

Calls published on basis of WP

Ad hoc financing decision

Calls published on basis of WP

Ad hoc financing decision

Calls published on basis of WP

Strategic programmes: short documents

outligning priorities over3 years, updated every

two years

Work Programmes mirrorthe strategic programmeand are updated over the

same 2-year cycle

H2020 Work Programmes Strategic Approach?

Horizon 2020 Systemic Approach?

a. Linear thematic calls

b. Research plan

c. Focus on R&D

d. Supply-driven

e. Linear approach(project design)

f. Focus on output

a. Challenge-based calls (multidisciplinarity)

b. Business plan

c. Focus on Innovation

d. Demand-driven

e. Synergistic approach(Engineering - Brain intensive)

f. Focus on Outcome

Thematic Based Challenge Based

Horizon 2020 General rules to understand

“Forms of funding”

Question?

Please define “Forms of funding” in H2020…….

Please define “Funding schemes” in H2020…….

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a. Forms of funding (art.5)

• Grants

• Direct financial contribution by way of donation in order to finance an action (call for proposals)

• Prizes

• Financial contribution given as reward following a contest

• Procurement

• Supply of assets, execution of works or provision of services against payment

• Financial instruments

• Equity or quasi-equity investments, loans, guarantees and other risk-sharing instruments

b. Funding schemes H2020

Research and Innovation action

Innovation action

Coordination and Support Actions

(CSA)

Prize

Pre-Commercial Procurement

(PCP)

Public Procurement of Innovation

(PPI)

Fast Track to Innovation “Pilot

Scheme”

NEW

Forms of partnering

- Public-Private Partnerships (JTIs)

- Public-Public Partnerships (e.g.,

ERANET, JPIs)

- others…

c. Single funding rate

c1. Single indirect cost model

d. Time to grant: speeding up the process

e. Time to grant: no more negotiations

Questions?

Boundaries to bridge between

H2020 & Regional funds..

H2020 & Regional Funds

4 Potential Options..

Public-public partnerships

1

Public-public partnerships in Horizon 2020 (Art.20 Commission Proposal)

1. Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the strengthening of public-public

partnerships where actions at regional, national or international level

are jointly implemented within the Union. Particular attention shall be

paid to joint programming initiatives between Member States….

2. Public-public partnerships may be supported in particular through:

(a) an ERA-NET instrument ….

(b) Union participation in programmes undertaken by several Member States

in accordance with Article 185 TFEU.

Programme Co-fund

2

Programme co-fund: Typology of actions

'programme co-fund action' means an action funded through a grant the main purpose of which is supplementing individual calls or programmes funded by entities, other than Union bodies, managing research and innovation programmes

ERA-NET COFUND

PCP/PPI COFUND Marie-Skłodowska-Curie COFUND

Possibly other type of actions (EFDA)

Disclaimer: this information is confidential and may be subject to modifications

Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF)

3

Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF)

Increase funding for research and innovation available under regional funding

National / regional authorities in charge (not the Commission)

Combine thematic areas & cross-cutting activities

Facilitate synergies between EU funding sources

Logical links with ERDF Operational Programmes (funding will depend on R&I regional priorities) and Smart Specialisation

MS/region 1:

Projects partners & work

packages

MS/region 2:

Projects partners & work

packages

Horizon2020

25%

ERDF

Co-funding

(… up to 85% in less

developed regions)Horizon20

20

25%

MS/region 3:

Projects partners &

work packages

ERDF

Co-fund

ing

Private co-funding

(minimum level depends on state aid rules)

Public

fundin

gStructural & Investment Funds (ESIF)

Define your way to synergies..

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Possibility of Cumulative Funding as set out in the EU Regulation…

Horizon 2020 will follow closely the emerging SmartSpecialisation flagship priorities and will supportthem through the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes

Cohesion

Policy

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National EUHorizon 2020

COSME

CEF

Regional

Cooperation (R&I)

Cohesion Policy

Territorial cooperationConvergence

&Territorial Cohesion Competitiveness

building on existing schemes..

APRE elaboration: BOX “Common Strategic framework for R&I and Cohesion Policy 2014-2020”

Integrated multi-level strategy Upstream and downstream policies and programmes Horizontal areas & performance dimension

ERA-NET/ERA-NET Plus: FP instrument

to facilitate joint calls by Topping-up joint

national/regional funding)

Joint Programming:

non FP instrument for

voluntary cooperation

between MS and FP and

related initiatives (art. 185,

187, JTI, IPs..)

Interregional cooperation

(e.g., Interreg IVC)

CP 2014-2020:

Joint Action Plans (new)

Integrated Operations (new)

Smart Specialisation Strategy

(new)

Public Private

Partnerships “PPPs”

ERA-REGIO-NET“Joint Calls

H2020-CP”

A Sampling of Companies Whose Origins Were in Disruption

Source: Christensen, Clayton M. (2013): Disruptive Innovation

Disruptive approach to regional innovation

to be considered…

• Horizon 2020: Joint Public Procurement strategies to tackle Societal Challenges, National

Research Council of Italy-APRE, May 2013, ISSN 22395172

http://www.dta.cnr.it/content/blogcategory/45/304/lang,it/

• Joint Public Procurement of Innovation: an analytical toolkit, CNR-APRE-TrentoRise, November

2013, ISBN 9788890891984: http://www.dta.cnr.it/content/blogcategory/44/305/lang,it/

• Industrial Competitiveness in Horizon 2020: Towards an integrated planning framework for Key

Enabling Technologies, Agency for the Promotion of European Research, January 2013 ISBN

9788890891915: https://community.oecd.org/docs/DOC-50271

• Boosting Competitiveness through Regional Innovation Strategies- SSS3”, Agency for the

Promotion of European Research, April 2012, ISBN 9788890891908

https://community.oecd.org/docs/DOC-43441

• Analysis of FP7 regional participation and R&I regional priorities (SSS3): A matching game?

Di Bello, APRE, December 2013

NEW PUBLICATION

Thank you.

Gianluigi Di BelloH2020 National Contact Point

NCP Future and emerging technologies - FET

H2020 NCP Access to risk finance

Coordinator APRE Brussels Unit

dibello@apre.it