Societal Challenge 6Europe in a changing world –Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

5 November 2019

Welcome & Introduction

Hartung Harald

HoU, DG RTD

Horizon 2020

Societal Challenge 6

Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative and

Reflective Societies

CALL 1

MIGRATION

DG RTD

CALL MIGRATION 2018-2020

• Important investment: €100M in 3 years, 27 projects funded/to be funded

• Comprehensive approach to migration, responding to urgent need for knowledge on migration dynamics and its consequences

• Coherent approach to maximise this investment and avoid a patchwork of unrelated migration projects

• Focus on the ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘encouraged’

Migration call

€29M Funding for 2020

4 New topics

2 RIAs

2 IAs

1 CSA

MIGRATION-04-2020: Inclusive and innovative practices for the integration of recently arrived migrants in local communities

Context: post 2014 unorderly flows

Understanding of existing integration policies and practices

Provision for migrants’ rights and access to social services

Building on past, existing and potential mechanisms, test pilots

IA –Lump Sum

(1x3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• New tools for enhancing integration of migrants in EU

• Tested options should be scalable and replicable (with adjustments)

• Tailored advice to local, national and EU level on what is needed to enhance migrant integration

MIGRATION-04-2020: Inclusive and innovative practices for the integration of recently arrived migrants in local communities

Comparatively assess effectiveness of integration policies and practices at the local level, in urban and/or rural spaces

Consider social cohesion and social fragmentation.

Challenges of governance of migration and diversity, including tensions between the different levels of governance (eg. the national vs the local- where integration takes places)

Attitudes to migration and integration to be considered

Integrate regular exchanges with stakeholders in communities and municipalities

RIA

(2x3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Review existing policies, approaches and practices identifying what works, and in what conditions

• Give recommendations based on new knowledge of dynamics of integration and of the policies managing it

MIGRATION-05-2020: Mapping and overcoming integration challenges for migrant children

Implement pilot actions experimenting education solutions for children of migrants, building from existing research, good practices and relations with stakeholders/practitioners

Particular attention for recent migration cohorts, thus considering children in hotspots and reception centres as well

Formal and informal educational settings to be explored, ie. schools but not only

Various suggestions, can focus on three

Children voices must be taken into account

IA

(3x3 mio EUR)

Impact

Develop lessons of what works and what doesn’t, which may be reproduced and may be scalable taking account of different context

Reflect on context specificities needed

MIGRATION-09-2020: Narratives on migration and its impact: past and present

Narrative on migration at 3 levels: local, national and EU (and in relation between each other)

Analyse societal impact and ethical challenges of narratives on migration

Historical perspective & change in attitudes of non-migrants towards migrants, also including attitudes of migrants themselves where possible

Inclusion of migrant voices in shaping narratives

Encouraged to go beyond standard methodologies, think about new ways to consider preferences, perceptions, narrative formation

RIA

(3X3 mio EUR)

Impact

Contribute to improving debate on migration by identifying impact of how migration is discussed

Provide evidence to practitioners about narratives of migration and impact on public perceptions about migration

MIGRATION-10-2020: Sustainable practices for the integration of newly arrived migrants into societies

Aftermath of ‘migration crisis’, a lot of funding mobilised on integration of migrants. Many lessons to be learnt to draw strategy for the future

Actions and projects at EU, national and local level that need to be considered, assessing types of practices and results achieved

Draw lessons on the impact of the actions implemented, and disseminate information widely to practitioners and stakeholders

Interactive online repository where to identify good practices and challenges of strategies for migrant integration

CSA

(1x2 mio EUR)

Develop platform of evidence base in support of migrant integration policy

Connect researchers with practitioners and policymakers, creating feedback loops for work on migrant integration

Call for Expression of Interest for Experts for Horizon 2020

Roles: Evaluator, monitor, independent observer

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/work-as-an-expert

Register or update profile

Fully electronic process on funding portal

Confirm availability for Horizon 2020

Expert rotation

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/experts/expert-registration_en.htm

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/experts/contracting-and-payments_en.htm

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/experts/expert-roles-and-tasks_en.htm

Experts needed

CALL 2

SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

DG RTD

DG CNECT

• Important investment: €196,5M in 3 years, 58 projects funded/to be funded

• Address the challenges linked to the socioeconomic and cultural changes in the context of globalization and digitalization

• Provide new evidence and policy options to mitigate/support the transformations

• Reinforce social, cultural and economic benefits of the fourth industrial revolution

• Foster prosperity and culture

Transformations Call

€ 83M Funding for 2020

11 Topics

6 RTD topics

2 RIAs

1 IA

2 CSA

1 ERA-NET Cofund

5 CNECT topics

2 RIAs

3 CSA

CALL TRANSFORMATIONS 2018-2020

TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2020: Innovative approaches to urban and regional development through cultural tourism

Cultural tourism

a driver of growth, jobs and economic development

a way to share identities and values

Place-based and participatory approaches

Innovative strategies and pilot solutions for sustainable cross border, regional and local cooperation through cultural tourism

Special focus on less attractive regions and cities

Wide stakeholders engagement

IA

(2 x 4 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Strengthening sustainable cultural tourism policies and practises

• Social and economic development of European regions

• Establishing partnerships between public and private actors

TRANSFORMATIONS-10-2020: Evolving European media landscapes and Europeanisation

Analyse transformations of the European media in the 21st century

Examine how media representations of major European political and cultural issues (like migration, religions, crises, terrorism, sport, elections, etc.) are affected by new modes of production, consumption, and by new trends of ownership and control over media content

Investigate patterns of consumption or usage at certain levels of disaggregation (socio-economic categories and European countries and regions)

Study impacts of the transformations of the media landscape on the evolution of a common European political and cultural space

RIA

(3 x 3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Fill knowledge gap on transformations of European media

• Forecasts on evolution of the sector

• Understanding how European political and cultural spaces are evolving

• Improve statistical data and research methods concerning contemporary media

TRANSFORMATIONS-15-2020: Society and innovations: understanding the contexts, processes and consequences

Specific Challenge:

Social, economic and technological transformations generate opportunities and new challenges for people, society and culture, opening discussions on values, identities, principles of democracy, social justice, cohesion and inclusion, knowledge and information and the meaning of work

A knowledge base is necessary for the decision making

Scope:

Focus on the ethical, legal, social, economic, educational, gender, cultural, religious and historical contexts and consequences of innovations, including ways in which democracy and societies’ development is influenced by innovations

Analyze and consider solutions to the challenges and opportunities brought by such social and technological innovations

ERA-NET Co-fund (Maximum EUR 10 million for the EU)

Impact:

• Strengthen trans-national, pan-European research networking/ synergies among national/regional and EU research programmes in the area of SSH

• Create a platform for exchange between research and society, helping to understand the contexts and deep impacts of innovations

TRANSFORMATIONS-18-2020: Technological transformations, skills and globalization-future challenges for shared prosperity

Measure impact of technological progress, trade and globalization

Interactions between globalization and technological change

Needs and obstacles of technological change

Focus on disentangling the process of technological change and of globalization

Adapting working populations to trends in the international production and consumption structure

Participation of relevant partners from third countries, including developed, emerging and developing, is encouraged

RIA

(3X3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Evidence based policy choices and informed public debates, on methods and processes of upgrading skills, mobility and labour markets

• Polices at the levels of national and international governance

TRANSFORMATIONS-19-2020: Culture beyondborders – Facilitating innovation and research cooperation between European museums and

heritage sites

CSA

(1x3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Create European network of museums, heritage sites, researchers, policy makers

• Develop and share best practices

• Support knowledge exchange

• Identify key R&I challenges and trainining needs

Need to connect cultural heritage collections and sites

Need to present Europe’s Cultural Heritage to citizens and tourists in the wider historical and geograpahical context

Obstacles in cooperation between museums and heritage sites

Network will bring together museums and heritagesites with researchers, public authorities, otherstakeholders

Support cooperation and develop an understandingof challenges and opportunities

TRANSFORMATIONS-22-2020: Enhancing access and uptake of education to reverse inequalities

Research focus on access and uptake of education from early childhood to adult education

Education including formal and informal, publicly or privately provided; and any means of knowledge, skills and competences acquisition

Taking into account diversity, socio-economic status of parents, family configuration, geographical location, ethnicity, religion, language, traditions, cultural values, gender, disabilities, special education needs, rural and urban differences

Involvement of multiple stakeholders

Development of quantitative and qualitative data

Learn lessons from existing policies and propose new policies where needed

RIA

(2 x 3.5 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Support advancement and uptake of efficient practices to reverse inequalities, increase access to education and increase social upward mobility

• Research results on access and uptake of education

• Formulate policy recommendations

TRANSFORMATIONS-22-2020: Enhancing access and uptake of education to reverse inequalities

Run in parallel with the RIAs and interact with them to create synergies and cooperation between them and with relevant stakeholders

Promote policy uptake of the research to overcome inequalities

Generate networks for research and policy development

Promote and monitor policy guidance for strategies to have an effective intervention

CSA

(1 x 3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Draw policy lessons from previous topics in the field

• Bring together different stakeholders through networks and conferences

• Coordinate efforts to draw policy recommendations and impact lessons

DG CNECT

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-02-2018-2019-2020: Transformative impact of disruptive technologies in public services

Pilot the use of disruptive technologies in public administrations

Assess their potential impact, benefitsand risks a.o. political, ethical, socio-economic, legal, cultural, ...

Engage multidisciplinary partners

Explore the issues surrounding the use of these technologies in the public sector

Address long-term sustainability

RIA

(EUR 11M)

Impact:

• Enabling public authorities to developpathways for the introduction of disruptive technologies while alsoaddressing the societalchallenges

• Enhancedknowledge on digital governance / public engagement / users' needs

• Contribution to developing new practices, optimised workprocesses

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-12-2018-2020: Curation of digital

assets and advanced digitisation (€13.5 M)

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-20-2020: European Competence Centre for the preservation and conservation of Monuments and Sites (€3 M)

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-21: Mentoring Scheme for Schools (€2 M)

Date of publication of the calls: 05/11/2019

Date of closing: 12/3/2020

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-12-2018-2020: Curation of digital assets and advanced digitisation

Scope:

Develop one or more of the following new technologies and methods:

Concept of active digital resources : need for sound & comprehensive management tools to continuously consolidate digital assets and capture over time, results stemming from a variety of digitisation methods;

Consolidation taking into account relevance of historical sources & resources and their evolution over time through cultural impact, research and curation; multidisciplinarity;

Time & space as core aspects : In addition to the audio-visual appearance, digitisation should include the related cultural, historical, social evolution and events.

RIA

Total budget: 13,5 M€

(4-5 projects x 3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Present cultural and historic remains and memories in a comprehensive and attractive though scientifically based way

• Show how the preservation and analysis of the tangible and intangible resources of our cultural heritage would enhance our understanding of cultural history

• Gains from use and re-use of digital assets

• Better promotion of Europe’s cultural heritage

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-20-2020: European Competence Centre for the preservation and

conservation of Monuments and Site

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-20-2020:European Competence Centre for the preservation and conservation of Monuments and Sites

Scope

Set up of a "Competence Centre" aiming at the preservation and conservation of European Cultural Heritage using new state-of-the-art ICT technologies :

Map past and ongoing research.

Collect, analyse & promote best practices on technical, legal & online publishing requirements.

Support CHIs in the use of ICT technologies.

A special attention should be devoted to 3D.

Facilitate access to finance.

Multidisciplinary expertise.

Roadmap.

CSA

(1x3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Increase the quality ofpreservation initiativesundertaken by CulturalHeritage institutions

• Demonstrate how it willcontribute to an increase inthe number and quality ofdigitised monuments andsites

• This would allow a better useand re-use of new digitalassets

• Strengthen the coordinationbetween all players in theCultural Heritage domainand upscale thecompetences of the potentialusers

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-20-2020: European Competence Centre for the preservation and

conservation of Monuments and SiteDT-TRANSFORMATIONS-21: Mentoring Scheme for Schools

Scope

- To build, coordinate and seek to expand an inclusive pan-European network of schools aiming to share throughdemonstrations best pedagogical sound practice in uses of ICT

- To mainstream the innovation processes by spreading the advanced ICT-based teaching practices to a wide circle of schools

- involving policy-makers at regional and national levelPolicy-based approach

Key ideas

• Digital transformation of schools

• Promotion of school mentoring model

• School-to-school peer-learning

• Existing platform and existing networks as ’multiplier’ structures and regional hubs to mainstream change are keys in this action

CSA

Total budget: 2 M€

(2x 1 mio EUR)

Impact:

• A significantnumber of schools& countries connected and supported by the network for the implementation

• A significantnumber of policy-makers and educationalstakeholders to mainstream the ICT-basedpedagogies

RIA: Funding for research projects tackling clearly defined challenges, which can lead to the development of new knowledge or a new technology

Who can apply?

Consortia of partners (min 3) from different countries, industry and academia

Funding rate: 100% of eligible costs

CSA: Funding covers the coordination and networking of research and innovation projects, programmes and policies

Who can apply?

At least one legal entity established in an EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country

Funding rate: 100% of eligible costs

Key information

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-23-2020

Digital Accessibility Observatory

Take stock of market and technological developments for solutions for digital accessibility:

• Identify gaps, affordable solutions and services

• Identify existing new solutions (possible game changers)

• Involve people with disabilities in the identification of gaps and testing of solutions

Monitor progress of market development and deployment of cost efficient solutions across the EU

Create a digital accessibility platform/repository

Facilitate exchange of best practices

Promote awareness raising and capacity building

CSA

(1x1.5 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Support the implementation of the Web Accessibility Directive

• Help public administrations and other relevant actors identifying the most appropriate accessibility solutions

• Scalable and more affordable solutions in the long term

• Contribute to the widespread recognition of the benefits of accessible digital services

CALL 3

GOVERNANCE FOR THE FUTURE

DG RTDDG CNECT

Governance call

€66M Funding for 2020

8 New topics

5 RTD topics

3 RIAs

2 CSA

€34.5M

3 CNECT topics

1 RIA

1 IA

1 CSA

€31.5M

GOVERNANCE FOR THE FUTURE CALL 2018-2020

• Important investment: €164,75M in 3 years, 53 projects funded so far

• Develop adapted governance structures at various relevant levels

• Address democracy, social rights in Europe, trust, citizenship differentiation in the EU, open innovation, security and defence policy, delivery of public good

• Populism, radicalisation from the angle of inclusive and reflective societies

SU-GOVERNANCE-07-2020: The Common Foreign and Security Policy and the expanding scope of the EU's external engagement

improve EU capacities and capabilities for conflict resolution, prevention and mediation

ensure an effective EU foreign and security policy as well as a coherent and sustainable external action

analyse perceptions and the political acceptability of an enhanced EU common defence policy among Member States and citizens

investigate peripheral and sectoral diplomacies in traditionally internal policy areas and assess how these could be brought within the joint-up frame of a coherent EU external action

RIA

(3 x 3 M. EUR)

Impact:

• Information for policymakers for joined-up and sustainable EU diplomatic action and international cooperation

• advancement of the Common Security and Defence Policy

SU-GOVERNANCE-09-2020: Addressing radicalization through social

inclusion

propose preventive measures and policies and effective intervention scenarios supporting social inclusion

formulate complementary knowledge on non-radicalising identity, belonging, disengagement and detachment

evidence base analysis on trends in radical ideologies and extremism

target the needs of policymakers and practitioners

RIA

(3 x 3 M. EUR)

Impact:

• provide a holistic evidence base to support situation analysis

• increase the capacity to identify and reach at-risk groups

• increase awareness and resilience in at-risk demographics

GOVERNANCE-20-2020: Centres/Networks of European research and innovation

To establish new centres, or networks of centres, in close cooperation with local technology and innovation structures located in third countries and regions.

A maximum of three proposals will be supported including one for India and one for Africa.

Centres/networks in cooperation with local actors based on a sound business plan and multiple funding sources

Ensure adequate involvement of European and local stakeholders from existing structures in the country/region

CSA

(7 M EUR)

Impact:

• Reinforced cooperation between European innovators

• Stronger presence of European organizations in the innovation environment of the partner country/region

GOVERNANCE-21-2020: Developing deliberative and participatory democracies through experimentation

Bolster effective participation in deliberative and participatory processes. Better link with policy making

How deliberative and participatory democracy can best complement representative institutions

Re-evaluating and re-assessing the contribution of digital technology in implementing deliberative democracy

Success and failure factors. Suggest pathways in terms of concrete actions, pilot projects and experimentation

Deliberative democracy and the European public sphere (reappraisal)

RIA

(3 x 3 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Improve deliberative democracy

• Better connect to policy and decision making

• Pathways in terms of concrete actions

• Rebuild democratic trust

GOVERNANCE-23-2020: Support to the networking of national R&I Think Tanks for helping co-shape and share a common perspective on R&I policy across Europe

Bring together existing MS think tanks or advisory communities into a European network

Enhance trust and coherence amongst the network through collaborative processes.

Discuss emerging R&I policy trends

Develop joint methodologies for R&I policy with clear EU added value

Inform EU and national policy-making and share common co-designed EU R&I policy vision

Increase the capacity and diversity of MS R&I policy advice mechanism by sharing expertise

Be able to rapidly debate new R&I policy concepts

CSA

(0,5 mio EUR)

Impact:

• Connect MS think tanks with a measurable impact on EU R&I policy

• Reinforce collaboration between R&I policy advisers, offering a sounding board for MS and EU policy-makers

• Facilitate the uptake and dissemination of R&I best practices

DG CNECT

DT-GOVERNANCE-05-2018-2019-2020: New forms of delivering public goods and inclusive public services

Develop and demonstrate the potential forsharing common services with differentactors

Leverage mobile communications and Apps

Evaluate the role of public authorities/otheractors in the new governance model

Take into account the benefits of the once-only and digital by default principles, usercentricity and the transformative impact ofnew technologies

RIA (EUR 20M)

Impact:

• Solutions for opening up and connecting public administration data and services

• Transition of public administrations towards forwardlooking models in particular mobile ones for the co-delivery of public services

• Evidence of how the open governmentapproach mayreinforce trust in public institutions

• Contribution to a culture of co-

DT-GOVERNANCE-12-2019-2020: Pilot on using the European cloud infrastructure for public administrations

Develop new ways / methods of using the cloud infrastructure by public administrations for policy modelling / implementation

Create reusable models that allow for a better development and management of policies

Demonstrate interoperability, reusability or scalability

Consider long-term sustainability and take-up of the results

Consider legal / security / ethical aspects / how to involve communities in co-creation of data management and analysis

Involve multi-disciplinary and multi-

IA (EUR 10M)

Impact:

• Availability of analytical tools that enable public administrations to reuse common infrastructures and data sets

• Better targeted and more effective evidence-based policies

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• Engaged citizens and businesses

• Enhancedtrust in authorities

DT-GOVERNANCE-22-2020: Citizen-centric public services in local and regional administrations

Support the implementation of the'User-centricity principles for designand delivery of digital public services'(urban/regional level)

Encourage / recognise cities andregions that are taking policy steps tobecome more user-centric

Promote capacity building, bestpractices and experience exchange,solutions reuse, training, awarenessraising through a community buildingapproach

Ensure self-sustainability beyondH2020 funding

CSA (EUR 1,5M)

Impact:

• Show the social and human dimension of digitalisation

• Strengthen European citizens’ sense of belonging to the European Union

• Accelerate citizens' and regions' journey to design and deliver more user-centric digital public services

• Stimulate more inclusive and participative decision and policy-making

• Increase visibility of cities and

EVALUATIONS OF THE 2020 CALLS

Research Executive Agency (REA)

• Call deadline: 12 March 2020

Month 0

• Evaluation externalexperts: April to June 2020

Evaluation

• Informingapplicants: Mid-July 2020

Month 5

• Grant agreement preparation: July to Nov2020

GAP• Grant agreement signature: Nov 2020

Month 8

Evaluation – timeline

Calls & topics delegated to the REA

Type

of

action

Budget

(M€)

CALL 1 - MIGRATION 2020

MIGRATION-04-2020 (IA-LS)

Inclusive and Innovative practices for the

integration of recently arrived migrants in local IA-LS

MIGRATION-04-2020 (RIA)

Inclusive and Innovative practices for the

integration of recently arrived migrants in local RIA

MIGRATION-05-2018-2020 (IA)

Mapping and overcoming integration challenges

for migrant children IA 9

MIGRATION-09-2020 (RIA)

Narratives on migration and its impact: past and

present RIA 9

MIGRATION-10-2020 (CSA)

Sustainable practices for the integration of

newly arrived migrants into society CSA 2

9

Calls & topics delegated to the REA

Type

of

action

Budget

(M€)

CALL 2 - TRANSFORMATIONS-2020

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-02-2018-

2019-2020 (RIA)

Transformative impact of disruptive

technologies in public servicesRIA 11

TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2019-

2020 (IA)

Collaborative approaches to cultural heritage

for social cohesionIA 8

TRANSFORMATIONS-10-2020

(RIA)

Evolving European media landscapes and

EuropeanisationRIA 9

DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-12-2018-

2020 (RIA)

Curation of digital assets and advanced

digitisationRIA 13,5

TRANSFORMATIONS-15-2020

(ERA-NET-Cofund)

Society and innovations: understanding the

contexts, processes and consequences

ERA-NET-

Cofund10

TRANSFORMATIONS-18-2020

(RIA)

Technological transformations, skills and

globalization - future challenges for shared RIA 9

TRANSFORMATIONS-19-2020

(CSA)

Culture beyond borders - Facilitating innovation

and research cooperation between European CSA 6

TRANSFORMATIONS-22-2020

(RIA)

Enhancing access and uptake of education to

reverse inequalitiesRIA 7

TRANSFORMATIONS-22-2020

(CSA)

To set up a digital accessibility observatory as a

forum to take stock of market and technological CSA 3

Calls & topics delegated to the REA

Type

of

action

Budget

(M€)

CALL 3 - GOVERNANCE 2020

DT-GOVERNANCE-05-2018-2019-

2020 (RIA)

New forms of delivering public goods and

inclusive public servicesRIA 20

SU-GOVERNANCE-07-2020 (RIA)The Common Foreign and Security Policy and

the expanding scope of the EU's external RIA 9

SU-GOVERNANCE-09-2020 (RIA)Addressing radicalization through social

inclusionRIA 9

DT-GOVERNANCE-12-2019-2020

(IA)

Pilot on using the European cloud infrastructure

for public administrationsIA 10

GOVERNANCE-20-2020 (CSA)Centres/Networks of European research and

innovationCSA 7

SU-GOVERNANCE-21-2020 (RIA)Developing deliberative and participatory

democracies through experimentationRIA 9

DT-GOVERNANCE-22-2020 (CSA)Citizen-centric public services in local and

regional administrationsCSA 1,5

GOVERNANCE-23-2020 (CSA)Support to the networking of national R&I

Think Thanks for helping co-shape and share a CSA 0,5

Concluding remarks

Thank you!