eu directions on rtd and innovation

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EU Directions on RTD and Innovation

Dr. Stephan Pascall

Europlan Principal

Ex Advisor to the Director DG INFSO European Commission

Presentation to staff and students at Plovdiv University

15 Feb 2012



Seventh Framework Programme Horizon 2020

Structural Funds



Seventh Framework Programme

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Research – Innovation cycle

Investment in research

Research generates knowledge

Knowledge is the basis of innovation

Innovation generates wealth


EU annual framework budget trend

FP7 (2007-2013): ~55 billion Euro

(1.5 billion remaining)

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FP7

FP6

FP5

FP4

FP3

FP2

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Slices of the FP7 cake

Billion Euro 2007-2013

Ideas – Frontier research

People – Marie Curie actions

Capacities – Research infrastructures

Cooperation – Collaborative research

Euratom

Total: 51.5 billion Euro


FP7 - where are we now?(completed/expected payments in each year)

Total 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

50.521 5.082 5.579 6.119 6.933 7.968 8.926 9.914

BUDGET FP7

Intermediate review

Work programmes

Incremental trend of the funding Bi-annual monitoring, mid term review Preparation “FP8” (Open Consultation)

Open Consultation FP8

Billions of Euro


FP7 – Remaining Calls in CooperationWith deadline after 1 March 2012

Cooperation Deadline (submit by) Amount (million Euros)

ICT Call 9 17/4/2012 291

Future Internet 17/4/2012 80

FET Open 6-monthly to 12/3/2013 18 – estimated

Energy Call Part 2* 8/3/2012 81 – part 2

Health Joint Programme 20/3/2012 8

Transport AAT 14/3/2013 5

Transport MOVE 1/3/2012 26

Joint Technology Initiative 24/5/2012 77.5

JTI Clean Sky 3/4/2012 36.5

Environment 20/3/2012 8

Regions of Knowledge 20/3/2012 8

Total 639 million Euros* Open to proposals that have successfully completed Part 1


FP7 – Remaining CallsCapacities Deadline Amount (million Euros)

Environment JPC 20/3/2012 8

Health JPC 20/3/2012 8

Regions of Knowledge JPC 20/3/2012 8

Euratom 27/3/2012 53

Total 77 million Euros

People Deadline Amount

Marie Curie – career 6/3/2012 ; 18/9/2012 40

Marie Curie – partnerships 19/4/2012 80

Transnational collaboration 18/4/2012 1


Ideas Deadline Amount

Proof of Concept 3/10/2012 10

Advanced investigations 11/4/2012; 14/3/2012 680 (including earlier call)



FP7 funding schemes

• Collaborative Projects (CP): Large scale integrating projects (IP)

Specific targeted research projects (medium scale) (STREP) *

Specific international cooperation actions (SICA)

• Networks of excellence (NoE)

• Coordination & support actions (CSA) Coordination or networking actions (CA)

Specific support actions (SSA)

• Collaborative projects & coordination actions (CP-CSA)* Now “small or medium scale focused research actions”


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The project life-cycle

Work programme 2011/2012

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Intermediate FinalProject Reviews

Project payments Advance

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Guarantee fund


The Evaluation Process

SubmissionIndividual reading

Consensus meetings

Panel meeting

Finalisation

Proposal

Proposal

Proposal

IARIARIAR

IARIARIAR

IARIARIAR

Proposals in priority

order

Final ranking list

Rejection list

CSR

CSR

CSR

Hearings(for IP only)IAR – Individual Assessment Report

CSR – Consensus Summary Report


Evaluation criteria

Scientific and Technical Quality (the concept, the work plan)

Implementation (the consortium, the management)

Impact (the expected benefits)

Proposals are judged principally on the following criteria:

What will they do?

How well can they do it?

Who will benefit?


Observations

● Investment in R&D continues to increase in the EU

● Calls for ~1.5 billion Euros for deadlines beyond 1 March are now open

Conclusion

● Many Call opportunities are still open

End of the FP7 Presentation



Horizon 2020


Horizon 2020 – integrating the programmes

A new, integrated funding system that supports the research and innovation objectives of the

Europe 2020 strategyStarts 1/1/2014

Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)


Horizon 2020 – Objectives and structure

Tackling societal challenges

Creating Industrial Leadership &

Competitive Framework

Excellence in the Science Base

Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes

Shared objectives and principles

Europe 2020 priorities European Research

Area

Simplified access

Internationalcooperation

Dissemination and knowledge transfer


Priorities – tackling societal challenges





Tackling societal challengesResponding directly to EU objectives: whole chain from research to market•Health, demographic change and wellbeing•Food security, sustainable agriculture and bio-based economy•Secure, clean and efficient energy•Smart, green and integrated transport•Climate action and resource efficiency including raw materials•Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Observation: plenty of opportunities for socio-economic sciences but not for humanities…


Priorities – creating industrial leadership; competitive frameworks





Business led Research and Innovation; raising private investment•Enabling and industrial technologies•Access to risk finance•Support for innovaton to SMEs

Creating Industrial Leadership & Competitive Framework


Priorities – excellence in the science base





Developing world class excellence through•European Research Council (ERC); through frontier research, developing and attracting talent•Marie Curie actions; through career development skills and training •Future and Emerging Technologies (FET): across all themes, not only ICT/Energy

• FET Flagships (Human Brain project, Guardian Angels, …• FET Open• FET proactive



Horizon 2020 - how much?

● Overall amount for Horizon 2020• 80 billion in constant 2011 prices • 46% increase compared to current period (2007-2013)

● Research and innovation increases to 8.5% of EU budget

● Publication: 30 November 2011● For decision by European Council and European

Parliament


Observation

● There is a preference towards multidisciplinary working

● Much more focus will be placed on innovation

Conclusion

● Universities should facilitate the creation of multidisciplinary teams and should consider how to respond to the new emphasis on innovation

End of Horizon 2020 presentation



Structural Funds


Structural funds

● Structural Funds are tools set up to implement the EU regional policy• Reducing disparities in income, wealth, and opportunities

● They include• European Social Fund – to improve growth and employment prospects

• European Regional Fund – addresses regional disparities

• Cohesion Fund – environment and transport

● In Horizon 2020 the structural funds will be more closely integrated with research and innovation


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Source: Mikel Navarro et al, Basque Competitiveness Institute 2010


Research, innovation and regional growth

● Innovation is not just R&D

● For most companies and regions, competitiveness is not primarily dependent on R&D efforts but on • Knowledge absorption (education and training, advanced business

services)

• Diffusion (technology transfer, ICT, entrepreneurship)

● R&D excellence and regional innovation are seen as complementary so European funding programmes are to be more closely integrated in Horizon 2020


Smart Specialisation

● A new approach to avoid or minimise fragmentation, imitation and duplication of public R&D investments

● It stresses a role for all regions in the knowledge economy, if they can identify comparative advantages in specific R&I domains/clusters (not just winning sectors)

● Smart specialisation combines open innovation, with investment in (basic) research


End of the Structural Funds presentation


Effect of insufficient research investment

Lack of investment in research

Brain drainLess knowledge generated

Fewer innovations

Less wealth


Thank you

Europlan contact

Dr Stephan Pascall

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Email: [email protected]

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