Research and Innovation
#HorizonEU
From H2020 to Horizon Europe
and the new approach to Partnerships
EC-DG RTD
Directorate D - Clean Planet
Unit D3 – Low Emission Future Industries
Torino – Milano (IT), 5 – 6 November, 2019
Andrea Gentili – Deputy Head of Unit RTD.D3
Lessons Learned Key Noveltiesfrom Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation in Horizon Europe
Extended association
possibilities
Create more impact through
mission-orientation and citizens'
involvement
Support breakthrough
innovation
Strengthen international
cooperation
Reinforce openness
Rationalise the funding
landscape
European Innovation
Council
R&I Missions
New approach to
Partnerships
Open science policy
Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution
Specific objectives of the Programme
Foster all forms of innovation and
strengthen market deployment
Strengthen the impact of R&I
in supporting EU policies
Support the creation and diffusion
of high-quality knowledge
Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA
Strengthening the European Research Area
Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I systemSharing excellence
Pillar 1Open Science
European Research Council
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Pillar 3Open Innovation
European Innovation Council
European innovation ecosystems
European Institute of Innovation
and Technology
Pillar 2Global Challenges and
Industrial Competitiveness
• Health
• Culture, Creativity and Inclusive
Society
• Civil Security for Society
• Digital, Industry and Space
• Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Food, Bio-economy…
Joint Research Centre
Clu
ste
rs
Budget: €100 billion*
€25.8
€52.7
€13.5
€2.1 €2.4
€ billionIn current prices
Open Science
Global Challenges &Ind. Competitiveness
Open Innovation
Strengthening ERA
Euratom
* This envelope includes EUR 3.5 billion allocated under the InvestEU Fund.
Pillar 2
Global Challenges & Industrial Competitiveness: boosting key technologies and solutions underpinning
EU policies & Sustainable Development Goals
Clustersimplemented through usual calls, missions & partnerships
Budget
(€ billion)
Health € 7.7
Inclusive and Secure Societies € 2.8
Digital and Industry € 15
Climate, Energy and Mobility € 15
Food and Natural Resources € 10
Joint Research Centresupports European policies with independent scientific evidence &
technical support throughout the policy cycle
€ 2.2
• Industrial Leadership pillar:
• The integration of LEIT programme parts within the Global Challenges and
Industrial Competitiveness pillar will make industry a core enabler in solving
these challenges.
• Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) will continue to be supported, in particular
through the Digital and Industry cluster.
• SME instrument, FET, FTI:
• The proposal streamlines these different innovation support instruments through
two EIC instruments (Pathfinder, Accelerator).
• FET flagships will be integrated within the concept of missions.
• Access to risk finance:
• It will continue as activities financed by the R&I window of the InvestEU
programme.
• Social Sciences and Humanities:
• Future missions will fully integrate SSH in response to Global Challenges.
KEY CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE
• The design of the three pillars and respective instruments ensures
interconnections leading to mutual reinforcement of activities.
• The role of industry in tackling global challenges will become
more visible in Horizon Europe.
• The overarching mission-oriented approach will provide a sense
of direction to all activities supported by the Programme.
• More flexible and interdisciplinary five clusters cut across
classical boundaries between disciplines (including SSH) and
address different types of challenge.
KEY IMPROVEMENTS
European Innovation Council
The EIC will support innovations with breakthrough and disruptive nature
and scale up potential that are too risky for private investors.
Pathfinder: grants
(from early technology
to pre- commercial)
Accelerator:
grants & blended finance
(from pre-commercial
to market & scale-up)
European
Innovation
Council
Helping innovators create markets of the future,
leverage private finance, scale up their
companies,
Two complementary instruments bridging the gap from idea to investable project
Innovation centric, risk taking & agile, pro-
active management and follow up
R&I Missions
R&I MissionsConnecting to citizens: Missions will relate EU's
research and innovation to society and citizens'
needs, with strong visibility and impact
Horizon Europe proposal defines mission characteristics and criteria
Specific missions will be co-designed with Member States, stakeholders and
citizens and programmed within the Global Challenges and Industrial
Competitiveness pillar (drawing on inputs from other pillars)
A mission will consist of a portfolio of actions intended to achieve
a bold and inspirational as well as measurable goal within a set
timeframe, with impact for science and technology, society and citizens
that goes beyond individual actions.
New approach to partnerships: why?
Need to rationalise the European R&I partnerships
landscape
Need to improve the openness and transparency of
R&I partnerships
Need to link the R&I partnerships to future EU R&I
missions and/or strategic priorities
Impact Assessment annex 8-5
New approach to partnerships: why?
Impact Assessment annex 8-5 – current partnership landscape
New approach to European partnerships: overview
Co
-pro
gra
mm
ed Based on
Memoranda of Understanding / contractual arrangements; implemented independently by the partners and by Horizon Europe
Co
-fu
nd
ed Based on a joint
programme agreed by partners; commitment of partners for financial and in-kind contributions & financial contribution by Horizon Europe
Insti
tuti
on
alised Based on long-
term dimension and need for high integration; partnerships based on Articles 185 / 187 of TFEU and the EIT-Regulation supported by Horizon Europe
New generation of objective-driven and more ambitious partnerships in
support of agreed EU policy objectives
Key features
Simple architecture and toolbox
Common set of criteria
Coherent life-cycle approach
Strategic orientation
Only support partnerships if there is evidence that they are more
effectively achieving policy objectives than Horizon Europe alone
Fewer partnerships with higher impacts
Common and coherent framework of criteria along the life cycle of
partnerships, across all pillars, even across programmes and other
regulations (e.g. EIT, DEP, space)
Unified umbrella branding to improve visibility
Increase openness and encourage a broader set of actors to
participate
Improve coherence between partnerships and Horizon Europe,
also the missions
Time limited with conditions for phasing-out the Programme
funding
European Partnerships: what is new?
European partnerships: provisionsRegulation
Recitals 16 and 17
Definition 3
Article 8
- typology
- conditions
Annex III: Partnerships, with criteria for
- Selection
- Implementation
- Monitoring
- Evaluation, phasing-out and renewal
Annex Ia: areas for possible institutionalised European Partnerships (based on Article
187 and 185 TFEU)
Specific Programme
Article 4a: Identification of co-funded and co-programmed partnerships in the Strategic
Plan
Strategic coordinating process for European Partnerships
Impact assessment: annex 8-5
In addition: Draft Criteria Framework for European Partnerships:
https://www.era-learn.eu/documents/wk-14470-2018-init-en.pdf
Horizon Europe documents:
Common understanding on the Framework Programme
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7942-2019-INIT/en/pdf
Corrigendum on Annex III :
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7942-2019-COR-1/en/pdf
PGA on the Specific Programme:
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8550-2019-INIT/en/pdf
European Partnerships and strategic planning
Candidates for European Partnerships have been identified as part of the strategic planning;
Areas for possible institutionalised Partnerships based on Article 185/7 have been identified in the Annex Va of the Regulation;
The Project Team of Commissioners for Innovation and Competitiveness endorsed in March 2019 the next steps of preparation (start of IA work, engagement with stakeholders, based on the criteria of Horizon Europe);
Work within and across clusters has resulted in a consolidated portfolio of 44 candidates for European partnerships;
For each partnership candidate services have prepared a fiche that builds the basis for the next steps of preparation, and the structured consultation of member States;
List of 44 partnership candidates is part of the Orientation towards the Strategic R&I plan (Annex 7).
Portfolio of candidates for European Partnerships (44)
HEALTH
EU-Africa Global Health
Innovative Health Initiative
Chemicals Risk Assessment
Fostering an ERA for Health research
Large-scale innovation and
transformation of health systems in a
digital and ageing society
Pre-clinical / clinical health research
Personalised Medicine
Rare Diseases
DIGITAL, INDUSTRY AND SPACE
High Performance Computing
Key Digital Technologies
Smart Networks and Services
AI, data and robotics
Photonics Europe
Clean Steel - Low Carbon Steelmaking
European Metrology
Made in Europe
Carbon Neutral and Circular Industry
Global competitive space systems
CLIMATE, ENERGY AND MOBILITY
Transforming Europe's rail system
Integrated Air Traffic Management
Clean Aviation
Clean Hydrogen
Built environment and construction
Towards zero-emission road transport
Mobility and Safety for Automated Road Transport
Batteries
Clean Energy Transition
FOOD, BIOECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE AND
ENVIRONMENT
Accelerating farming systems transition
Animal health: Fighting infectious diseases
Environmental Observations for a sustainable EU agriculture
Rescuing biodiversity to safeguard life on Earth
A climate neutral, sustainable and productive Blue Economy
Safe and Sustainable Food System for People, Planet & Climate
Circular bio-based Europe
Water4All: Water security for the planet
PILLAR III AND
CROSS-PILLAR
EIT Climate KIC
EIT Health
EIT Manufacturing
EIT Food
EIT InnoEnergy
EIT Manufacturing
EIT Raw Materials
EIT Digital
EIT Urban Mobility
Innovative SMEs
European Open
Science Could
(EOSC)
Structured Consultation of MS on European Partnerships
Aim: To gather early input of Member States on the portfolio and all individual partnership candidates, ensuring transparent and evidence-based selection of partnerships, rationalising and reforming the landscape and maximising their impacts.
It complements the strategic planning of Horizon Europe, ensuring a coherent overall approach.
6 June: Input from all Member States (+ NO and IS) on the 44 fiches for partnerships candidates received;
Feedback was analysed, report drafted, validated by services;
Structure: Key issues for further discussion, overall analysis, analysis per partnership;
20 June: submission of the draft report to the Shadow Strategic Configuration of the Programme Committee (shadow SPC);
27 June: discussion on the 44 candidates and additional priorities proposed
12 September: additional candidates proposed by MS during consultation and the way forward
24 October: MS added 2 new PPPs (Geological Survey, Brain Health) and 1 new co-programmed PPP (Waterborne) and a EIT-KIC (Cultural Heritage)
Information will feed into the Impact Assessment for partnership candidates based on Article 185 or 187 TFEU, and the preparation of all partnerships.
Positive aspects of the proposed portfolio from MS consultation
Appropriate portfolio to deliver clear impacts for the EU and its citizens;
• Considered to be highly relevant for national and EU policies;
• Strong agreement with the relevance of a partnership approach for the 44 candidates proposed.
Overall appropriatness of the partnership portfolio
Very appropriate
Somewhat
appropriate
Neutral
Not very
appropriate
Not at allappropriate
Overall policy relevance of the proposed partnership portfolio
Very relevant
Somewhat
relevant
Neutral
Not very relevant
Not relevant at all
Agreement with the partnership approach for the 44 candidates
Very relevant
Somewhat
relevant
Neutral
Not very relevant
Not relevant at all
Critical issues in general raised during MS consultation
Strong criticism on the absence of partnerships in the clusters "Culture, creativity and inclusive society“ and "Civil Security for Society“;
Critical view on the high number and openness of Joint Undertakings;
Many countries miss a systemic approach to developing mobility and addressing related challenges, due to mode specific approach;
Some proposals are more mature than others
Societal dimension needs to be better articulated in many partnerships;
Large number of additional priorities (25) proposed by delegations;
Need to clarify the role of Member States in industry partnerships:
strong interest to join as partners in industry-led initiatives;
How to ensure involvement of Member States (notably in terms of contributions, in the governance, programming)?
special interest in testing and deployment activities, in synergy with Cohesion Funds and CEF priorities and investments.
For next steps: detailed comments on each candidate need to be analysed and reflected in the further preparation, in particular on objectives, scope and implementation modes;
Develop scenarios for role of MS in industry driven partnerships.
Tentative timeline and process for the preparation of Article 185/187 initiatives
3 May – 27 June: Structured consultation of Member States (as part of strategic coordinating process)
June: Launch of the Interservice Steering Group for European Partnerships, Start Impact Assessment work (coordinated study)
30 July: Publication of draft Inception Impact Assessments
Early September: Launch Open Public Consultation on potentialfuture European Partnerships based on A185/187
24-26 September: European R&I Days (policy discussion and validation with stakeholders, covers all Partnerships)
End of 2019: Submission of Impact Assessment drafts to Regulatory Scrutiny Board
Early 2020: Adoption of Commission proposals for Article 185/187 initiatives
Early 2021: Launch of first wave of European Partnerships under Horizon Europe (all types)
Co-programmed and co-funded partnerships will be identified in the Strategic Plan and follow the planning of work programmes
NB! Not all European Partnerships have to be ready and launched in 2021!
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