Towards the EU Research & Innovation programme after 2020

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1 Towards the EU Research & Innovation programme after 2020 Edward Ricketts DG Research and Innovation ERRIN Opening Science WG 19 October 2017 This presentation does not represent a formal position of the European Commission. Please refer to official documents

2 TOWARDS FP9: LEARNING FROM THE PAST,CONSIDERING THE FUTURE & BENEFITING FROM CO-DESIGN STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION POLITICAL DRIVERS: H2020 INTERIM EVALUATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION EU budget under intense scrutiny: return on investment, impact on the ground, output-based funding, flexibility FORESIGHT HIGH LEVEL GROUP CHAIRED BY PASCAL LAMY IMPACT ASSESMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE SUCCESSOR FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Challenging political climate: EU added value; UK; EP elections PROGRAMME DRIVERS: ECONOMIC CASE OF R&I Strong steer from Juncker priorities and objectives of Commissioner Moedas (3 Os, EIC); simplification

3 Horizon 2020 state of play at interim evaluation ~75,000 applicants submitted over 100,000 proposals requesting EUR ~173 billion ~11,000 grants were signed for ~EUR 20 billion Overall success rate was 11.6% Less than 1 in 4 high-quality proposals could be funded

4 TOWARDS FP9: Key findings from the H2020 INTERIM EVALUATION KEY STRENGTHS An attractive, simplified and well-performing programme, highly relevant for stakeholders and societal needs. On track to deliver value for money and to meet its knowledge-creating objectives. Strong EU Added Value through unique opportunities, competition & access to new knowledge. 4

5 TOWARDS FP9: Key findings from the H2020 INTERIM EVALUATION KEY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT Underfunding Has lower success rates than FP7, esp. for high quality proposals. Support for market-creating innovation Demonstrates potential for breakthrough, market-creating innovation, but it should be strengthened substantially. Greater outreach to civil society Should better explain the impacts of R&I, and involve even more the users & citizens in agenda-setting & implementation. 5

6 High Level Group mandate and meetings Set up by Commission Decision in September 2016, in the context of the results of the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation The Group's mandate was: To formulate a vision for future EU research and innovation To draw strategic recommendations on maximising the impact of EU R&I programmes in the future, i.e. how to fulfil that vision Four meetings held between December 2016 and June 2017 Wide range of European stakeholder organisations and EU institutional actors consulted for feedback on key questions 6

7 High Level Group members Chair: Pascal Lamy President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute Martin Brudermüller Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer, BASF SE Mark Ferguson Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland Lykke Friis Prorector for Education, University of Copenhagen Cristina Garmendia Chair, Fundación Cotec Iain Gray Director of Aerospace, Cranfield University Jan Gulliksen Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Harri Kulmala CEO of DIMECC Ltd, Tampere Nevenka Maher former dean, Faculty of Business & Management Sciences Novo mesto Maya Plentz Fagundes Managing Director, 50More Ventures Lucyna A. Woźniak Vice-Rector for Science and International Relations, Medical University of Łódź Milena Žic Fuchs Professor, University of Zagreb and Fellow, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts 7

8 High Level Group report 'LAB FAB APP: Investing in the European future we want' Published on 3 July 2017 during 'Research and Innovation Shaping our Future' conference in Brussels 11 recommendations and accompanying actions set out Available on High Level Group web page: 8

9 High Level Group report - diagnosis Europe's competitiveness is increasingly determined by investment and performance in R&I and education. We excel at producing scientific knowledge in Europe, but we are not good at getting growth out of science. Europe has an innovation deficit compared to global trading partners. The rate of technological and economic change, and the urgency of global challenges, make it imperative for Europe to address this problem now. 9

10 High Level Group report role of Horizon 2020 The EU programme for R&I has a strong and certified European added value: tough transnational competition behind every invested positive structuring effect on national R&I systems vast majority of funded projects would not have taken place without its support The post-2020 EU R&I programme must maintain and maximise its EU added value & impact (for science, for the economy, for society and citizens) 10

11 High Level Group - recommendations 11

12 High Level Group - recommendations 12

13 Universities in the HLG report "Europe s universities need urgent renewal, to stimulate entrepreneurship and tear down disciplinary borders. Strong nondisciplinary collaborations between universities and industry should become the rule and not the exception. The post-2020 EU R&I programme needs to provide incentives for the modernisation of universities" (p.11, recommendation 3) Firm emphasis throughout the report on the excellent research supported by universities as a strong asset for Europe, and a solid basis on which to improve Europe's innovation performance. But, a parallel message for universities to modernise and partner much more systematically with other organisations engaged in research and innovation. 13

14 Citizens in the HLG report "As part of a coherent innovation policy, EU policy-makers should be required to regularly identify, in dialogue with stakeholders and citizens, how and what innovation can help them more easily achieve their objectives" (p.10, recommendation 2) "The Group calls on the European Commission to launch a wide stakeholder debate among citizens, scientists and innovators on potential future R&I missions for Europe" (p.14, recommendation 5) Recommendation 8 on 'mobilising and involving citizens' refers to: Measuring progress towards the fulfilment of missions; crowdsourcing of ideas and funds; 'maximum use' of social media and virtual groups; citizens as providers and users of data leading to participation in evidence-based policymaking. 14

15 HLG report - what next? The High Level Group report will set the scene for a public and political debate on research and innovation in the post-2020 EU Multiannual Financial Framework. It is expected to influence the development of the post-2020 EU Framework Programme for research and innovation. The report was discussed by Ministers in the informal Competitiveness Council on 25 July, under the Estonian Presidency. Members of the High Level Group will act as ambassadors for the recommendations during the months ahead (a follow-up meeting is scheduled for January 2018). 15

16 TOWARDS FP9 "I am convinced that the core values of Horizon 2020 and its successor have to be:" EXCELLENCE OPENNESS IMPACT 16

17 TOWARDS FP9 POLICY PRIORITIES SET BY COMMISSIONER MOEDAS Open Innovation Open Science Open Access Open Data and European Open Science Cloud Research Integrity Inclusiveness & Citizen Science European Innovation Council Venture capital funds of funds Pro innovation Regulatory Environment Boosting Private Investment Maximizing Impact of EU funding Open to the World Leading & working with multilateral initiatives & international organisations Better framework conditions for scientific cooperation Science diplomacy and synergies with the EU's external policies 17

18 TOWARDS FP9 INDICATIVE TIMELINE 2017 Jan Public stakeholder consultation for the interim evaluation (with some forward looking questions) closed on 15 January May Publication of the Staff Working Document on the Interim Evaluation (evaluation results based on legal base requirements & 5 mandatory evaluation criteria) June Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal by the European Parliament (EP); ERAC Opinion on the interim evaluation of H2020 and in view of the preparations of the next FP July Publication of High Level Group report and stakeholder conference on Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation (3 July) Informal Competitiveness Council, Tallinn Q4 H2020 Work Programme integrating main findings from the Interim Evaluation Publication of Commission Communication: Overall conclusions on the evaluation results; State of implementation of the FP7 ex-post HLEG recommendations; Response to High Level Group recommendations; Messages on Art. 185 and Art. 187 initiatives 2018 Mid Next MFF Commission proposal Commission proposal tabled for the next Framework Programme & accompanying Impact Assessment 2019 European Parliament elections, appointment of the new Commission 2021 Launch of the 9th Framework Programme 18