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Research and

innovation Programme

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Thomas Midtgaard

Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education

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General priorities for the Danish EU Presidency

• A responsible Europe• A dynamic Europe• A green Europe• A secure Europe

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The political context of the Danish EU Presidency

• The new Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF): Aim is to match the content and resources of the new MFF with agreed priorities of the EU.

• EU 2020 and Innovation Union: Implementation to enhance competitiveness and smart growth

• The European Growth Policy • The ERA framework

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• Horizon 2020 (Framework programme, Specific Programmes, Rules for Participation)– Partial general approach on the framework programme

• EIT (Regulation and Strategic Innovation Agenda - SIA)– SIA: Partial general approach– Regulation: Poss. progress report

• EURATOM (Framework Programme)– Progress report

• GMES (Communication)– Poss. Council Conclusions

Main issues and expected policy results

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The political priorities of the Danish EU Presidency

Horizon 2020• Deliver on Innovation Union target ensuring a stronger link

between research and innovation consequently securing European competitiveness and growth

• Excellence as the main criterion for EU research and innovation funding and secure a strong and independent ERC

• Major simplification and enhanced flexibility in EU research and innovation funding programmes

EIT SIA and EIT Regulation• Alignment of EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda with Horizon

2020 objectives• Ensuring coherence between the legislative framework

conditions of the EIT with Horizon 2020

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Horizon 2020Timeline for the negotiations

Mar. 2012

Preparatory bilateral orientations on key issues identified - Permanent Secretary holds bilateral orientations with MS - Preparing for discussions amongst ministersCompetitiveness Council - First exchange of views on Horizon 2020 Start of Danish Presidency -Q&A starts in the Research Working PartyMinisterial Conference on the Horizon 2020 - Discussions with stakeholdersInformal Competiveness Council on the Horizon 2020 - Informal political discussions amongst ministersFormal Competitiveness Council - Orientation debate on Horizon 2020Informal policy seminar on Horizon 2020 with EP- Organized jointly between Danish Presidency, EP + COM participationFormal Competiveness Council - Goal: Partial general approach on the framework programme

Consultations with EP- Political groups and ITRE Nov./Dec. 2011

Nov./Dec. 2011

6 Dec. 2011

1 Jan. 2012

1 Feb. 2012

2 Feb. 2012

20-21 Feb. 2012

30-31 May 2012

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European ParliamentInformal policy discussions

Informal policy seminar on Horizon 2020 with EP

Organized jointly between the Danish Presidency, EP + COM participation

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Informal Council meeting2 February 2012

Council meetingsLEGISLATIVE DELIBERATION

• Policy debate on Horizon 2020

• Follow-up on the ministerial conference

• Horizon 2020– Orientation debate

• EURATOM– Presentation

• Horizon 2020– Partial general approach

• Horizon 2020 - Specific programme

– Orientation debate

• EURATOM– Progress report

• EIT regulation– Presentation

• Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) EIT

– Presentation

• EIT Regulation– Poss. progress

report

• SIA EIT– Partial general

approach

Formal Council meeting I 20-21 February 2012

Formal Council meeting II30-31 May 2012

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Council meetingsNON-LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATION

Formal Council meeting I 23-24 February 2012

Formal Council meeting II30-31 May 2012

• The European Semester– Orientation debate

• (poss.) EIP– Council Conclusions

• (poss.) JPI– Council conclusions

• ITER– Presentation of

state of play

• (poss.) GMES– Council Conclusions

• (poss.) EIP– Council conclusions

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Ministerial Conference on Horizon 20201 February 2012• Discussion on the Commission’s

proposal for Horizon 2020• Input to the informal Council meeting

Research & InnovationConferences

Research Infrastructure Conference21-23 March 2012• Biannual ICRI conference back-to-

back with ESFRI meeting

Conference on Excellence 19-20 April 2012• Discussions on excellence

- what, why and how• Input to the negotiations

on Horizon 2020

Conference on Science in Dialogue 23-25 April 2012• How to enhance dialogue between

R&I and society• Input to the negotiations on Horizon

2020

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Associated conferences

Biobased economy conference26 March 2012

EIT conference25-26 June 2012

Future Internet Assembly10-11 May 2012

Copenhagen Research Forum16 January 2012

Other research & innovation conferences

Industrial Technologies 19-21 June 2012

EU/India/SFIC31 May – 1 June 2012

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ERAC meeting10 February 2012

ERAC meeting14.-15. June 2012

EU-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Summit

High level group on joint Programming (GPC)8 March 2012

Other meetings

High level group on joint programming (GPC)24 May 2012