Seal of Excellence. Magda De Carli, Acting HoU RTD B5

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1 Seal of Excellence Magda De Carli, Acting HoU RTD B5

2 WHY A SEAL OF EXCELLENCE?

3 BUILDING SYNERGIES BETWEEN EU FUNDS TO MAXIMIZE QUANTITY, QUALITY AND IMPACT OF R&I INVESTMENTS FOR JOBS AND GROWTH INNOVATION UNION COMMITMENTS LEGAL BASIS:H2020 & ESIF REGULATIONS POLITICAL MANDATE: JUNCKER TO MOEDAS & CRETU

4 COHESION REGULATION Thematic concentration to maximise the impact of investments -> more developed regions have to spend a minimum of 60-80% ERDF to the first four objectives (including the R&I objective TO1) and less developed regions at least 50% 2. Ex-Ante conditionalities to ensure effective implementation ->Smart Specialisation a strategic approach to economic development through targeted support to R&I - is the Exante Conditionality for the use of the ERDF for R&D&I investments 3. All Operational Programmes contain a part on Synergies (Sect. 8) 4. Synergies friendly rules: Common Strategic Framework (point 4)

5 ESIF Basics: 11 Thematic objectives

6 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE: HOW DOES IT WORK?

7 Excellent proposals receive the SEAL OF EXCELLENCE certificate

8 The SEAL OF EXCELLENCE: Awarded to ALL qualifying SME instrument PROPOSALS XXXXXXXXXX TITLE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX TOPIC XXXXXXXXXXX Xx Legal name xx Xx Legal address xx Downloadable only by the SME/s from 'My area' in Participants Portal Informs Builds reputation Explains Shows Political committment Fraud-proof Accompanying letter

9 KEY MESSAGES TO SMEs : SMEs usually welcome the seal, BUT Expectations have to be managed: A great opportunity, but process just starting: be patient! No guarantee of 'automatic' alternative funding and/or to the funding intensity of H2020 / No to be used for DOUBLE FUNDING Search pro-actively: only you (SMEs) receive the seal and can use it. if you wish so (no obligation!) Make available to the funder ALL documents at your disposal (Full Proposal, Evaluation Summary Report,...) DIVERSIFY your search for funding, in terms of sources (public (ESIF or own resources) / private) and type (grants / financial instruments)

10 KEY MESSAGES TO FUNDING BODIES: (Managing Authorities, nat/reg agencies, private foundations, banks, VCs, bus.angels) SoE are excellent projects, not left-overs from Horizon 2020 (strict criteria, international panel, transparent and competitive evaluation) Great opportunity to exploit H2020 first-class evaluation system but not obligatory! Keep the process as simple as possible: no need to re-evaluate the content ESIF can be used, just foresee it in the Selection Criteria! Different support can be provided: grants/loans/guarantee/ general support 'Seal'- under-performing MSs: consider the learning curve and incentive effect! You are not alone: join the COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE!

11 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATES: NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION

12 Total submitted Above threshold Funded as % of submitted Funded %of above threshold Above threshold not funded above threshold -not funded %above threshold Update in June 2016 Success rate Phase 1 18/06/ % % % 6% Phase 1 24/09/ % % 59 25% 9% Phase 1 17/12/ % % 61 19% 11% Phase 1 18/03/ % % % 9% Phase 1 17/06/ % % % 6% Phase 1 17/09/ % % % 7% Phase 1 25/11/ % % % 9% Phase 1 24/02/ % % % 9% Phase 1 3/05/ % % % Overall Phase % % % 8% Phase 2 9/10/ % 60 45% 72 55% 10% Phase 2 17/12/ % 74 41% % 12% Phase 2 18/03/ % 37 16% % 6% Phase 2 17/06/ % 44 12% % 5% Phase 2 17/09/ % 33 9% % 3% Phase 2 25/11/ % 30 7% % 3% Phase 2 3/02/ % 47 23% % 8% Phase 2 14/04/ % 48 11% % 5% Phase 2 15/06/ % 56 10% % 5% Overall Phase % % % 6% Total % % % 7%

13 SME INSTRUMENT: HIGHLY POPULAR AND COMPETITIVE SCHEME MANY DESERVING, FEW FUNDED

14 Phase 2

15 MAPPING SOE PHASE 1 DISTRIBUT ION

16 MAPPING SOE PHASE 2 DISTRIBUT ION

17 'Seal of Excellence' proposals by Topic Until June 2016 cut-off Phase 1 Phase 2

18 18 SoE awarded proposals to SC6 sme_12 AND inso (until September 2016 cut-off) ES IT UK DE FR DK EE NL PL FI HU NO PT AT BE EL IE LU SE SI SK TR MT SMEInst-12 (Ph1+Ph2) INSO-9 (Ph1+Ph2)

19 THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

20 MEMBERSHIP: funding bodies interested in invest in SoE PURPOSE: Exchange of practices, address / solve bottlenecks TOOLS: Intranet (Sinapse)+regular meetings in Bruxelles (next 10/10) In SEPT 2016: 175 members from 25 MSs+Norway and Serbia Members: CY; DK; EE; EL; FI; HR, HU, IE, LT; LV; NL, PL; RO; SE; SI; SK AT (Carintia, Lower Austria); BE (Flander); CZ (South Moravia); DE (NRWestphalia, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, NiederSachsen); ES (Aragon, Asturia, Galicia, Cantabria, Andalucia, Catalonia); FR (Centre, Alsace; Loire; Basse Normandie, Bretagne); IT (Puglia, Umbira, Piemonte, Trentino, Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Calabria, Lazio, Sicilia, Trentino); PT (Azore); UK (Scotland, Northern Ireland - Wales) + HORIZON 2020 Associated Countries (NO, RS) + PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (IT) ; Commercial Banks Association (CBE)

21 Achieved, also through Community of Practice RAISED INTEREST and RECIPROCAL KNOWLEDGE by WORKING ON A CONCRETE INITIATIVE! CONCRETE ISSUES -> CONCRETE SOLUTIONS: CALL DESIGN -> Clarity and simplification (DG REGIO) INFORMATION GAP -> Aggregated data per region on request STATE AID * -> Discussion with DG COMP * NB: The funding of Seal of excellence proposals through ESIF and in compliance with State Aid Rules IS ALREADY POSSIBLE! We are trying to make it smoother

22 ART 25 R&D projects GBER rules for R&D projects: aid intensities Large enterprise Mediumsized Small - Fundamental research 100% 100% 100% - Industrial research -'GBER' 50-65% 60-75% 70-80% - Experimental development - 'GBER' ART % 35-50% 45-60%* - Feasibility studies 50% 60% 70% NB: * 1) Higher percentage applicable in case of wide dissimination or collaboration 2) Eligible cost basis larger than H2020 (no cap in threshold)

23 MAPPING OF SEAL OF EXCELLENCE SUPPORT SCHEMES

24 CURRENT 'seal'-friendly actions: Support service package/coaching for 'seal proposals' (ongoing: IE, Spain, France, Lombardy, CZ Republic, Tekes- Finland, Norway, Catalonia; planned: Asturias, Scotland) Targeted calls for 'seal proposals' Phase 1 (already available: Spain, Vinnova-Sweden, Norway, Finland, South Moravia, Lombardy; later: Asturias, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Serbia) Calls to support Phase 2 (grant/financial instruments) (available: Italy; very soon and planned: Lombardy, Trento, Czech, Cyprus, Finland, Slovenia ) Collaboration with INVESTHorizon, EIT, PRIVATE INVESTORS up to now more than 200 SoE funded more in the pipeline RAPIDLY EXPANDING BUT LONG PROCESS (FOR PHASE)

25 MAPPING SOE FRIENDLY ACTIONS

26 THE ITALIAN CASE: FUNDING PHASE 2 PROPOSALS July 2015: National industrial association took up the task to organize first workshop on Seal Ministry of economic development joined the SoE Community of practice (October st CoP meeting) Alignment of NOP selection criteria to H2020 (end 2015) Design of the first Sustainable Growth Fund call (OP competitiveness); specific provision on SOE projects shared with EC (end 2015, early 2016). SGF first call issued in July SoE projects to get the maximum score (without any further technical assessment)

27 The Italian case funding SoE phase2 proposals THE CALL:

28 REACTIONS TO THE SEAL INITIATIVE

29 TWITTER: #Sealofexcellence

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31 RE-VAMPED WEBSITE Divided in 4 PARTS addressed to the main players to guide them through the process with tailor-made information WHAT is the SEAL -> basic info on rationale and tools WHO RECEIVES IT -> info and tips for SMEs WHO CAN FUND IT -> info and tips for funding bodies SOON: WHERE THE MONEY ARE -> MAP WITH OPERATING SUPPORT SCHEMES

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33 NEXT STEPS

34 INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION: role of SME PC SUPPORT AND PROMOTION: of 'seal-friendly' actions on web MONITORING PROGRESS: maximum feedback from MAs & SMEs SIMPLIFY STATE AID APPLICATION TO SoE PROPOSALS ONGOING IMPROVEMENT THROUGH FEEDABCK RECEIVED -> EIC DEVELOPMENT ALONG THIS LINE EXPLORE POSSIBLE EXPANDING TO OTHER ACTIONS: Widening (TEAMING, ERA CHAIR), MSC, ERC proof of concept,..

35 SYNERGIES and SEAL OF EXCELLENCE WEBSITE: MORE INFO: to: Guide for authorities on synergies between ESIF and Horizon2020 and other EU programmes: other/index.html Horizon 2020 regulations & rules for participation, e_docs.html Evaluation procedure of the SME Instrument sme_participation.html

36 Thank you