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1 Horizon 2020 update and what s next Dr Alex Berry, European Advisor 15 December 2015, Royal Holloway alexandra.berry@bbsrc.ac.uk

2 Agenda UKRO H2020 background and policy H2020 structure and rationale H2020 statistics so far H /17 Work Programme EU R&I funding looking ahead

3 About us UKRO is the office of the seven UK Research Councils in Brussels and delivers a subscription-based advisory service for around 150 research organisations in the UK and beyond. Our mission is to maximise UK engagement in EU-funded research, innovation and higher education UKRO also provides National Contact Point services on the European Research Council and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions on behalf of the UK Government.

4 Our daily work UKRO services: offering a wide range of quality services to help subscribers and sponsors make informed decisions on participating in EU programmes Policy work: supporting UK input into European research policy development and implementation. Brussels liaison: establishing and maintaining contacts with the European Institutions and other major Brussels stakeholders in research and innovation.

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7 Horizon 2020 Background and Policy

8 Horizon 2020 overview The EU's funding programme for research and innovation Runs for seven years from Almost 80 billion of funding Covering the entire cycle from research to innovation from basic research to bringing ideas to the market Opportunities for individual researchers and groups of researchers, including individual grants, funding for European collaborative research, mobility, close to market activities Two-year work programmes with calls for proposals

9 Horizon 2020 overall policy objectives Overcoming the effects of the economic crisis and high unemployment rate Achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth Ensuring Europe produces world-class science and technology; removes barriers to innovation; and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering solutions to big challenges facing society

10 New Commission new priorities

11 High Level EU Policy Environment New Commission agenda for jobs, growth, fairness and democratic change ( ) 10 new priority areas none of these directly refer to R&I, but R&I seen as major drivers to stimulate and leverage investment, finding new solutions and knowledge. 10 Priority Areas A new boost for jobs, growth and investment A connected digital single market A resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy A deeper and fairer internal market with a strengthened industrial base A deeper and fairer Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) A reasonable and balanced free trade agreement with the United States An area of Justice and Fundamental Rights based on mutual trust Towards a new policy on migration Europe as a stronger global actor A Union of democratic change. To keep in mind

Moedas 3 O s plans for policies and initiatives New priorities defined by the Commissioner for Research and Innovation in June 2015.

12 Moedas 3 O s plans for policies and initiatives New priorities defined by the Commissioner for Research and Innovation in June These include a number of initiatives and policies which with relevance to the 2016/17 Horizon 2020 Work Programme European Innovation Council? Seal of Excellence Fund of Funds Open Innovation European Research Integrity Initiative European Science Cloud Open Science PRIMA (water and food in Mediterra nean) Open to the world South Atlantic research strategy EU-LAC Common Research Area Involving more actors Creating the right innovation eco-system Improve the regulatory environment Openness is the key to excellence Open data and data management Research integrity Europe is a global leader in science More science diplomacy and global collaboration Partnerships between regions and countries

13 Horizon 2020 Structure and Rationale

14 Horizon 2020 structure Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, NMBP, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs Health and Wellbeing Food security Transport Energy Climate action Societies Security Widening Participation; Science with and for Society, Mainstreaming of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and ICT, Fast Track to Innovation European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EURATOM Joint Research Centre (JRC)

15 Excellent Science Rationale reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union s science base and to consolidate the European Research Area in order to make the Union s research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale Activities under this pillar cover the breadth of Europe s research and innovation needs Forward-looking, long-term skill development and capacity building to support emerging European talent Largely science-driven pillar with many bottomup opportunities Budget: 24.2 billion (in current prices) Integration under one pillar should bring greater cohesion European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures

Industrial leadership - rationale Aim: to speed up development of technologies and innovations that will underpin tomorrow's businesses and help innovative European SMEs to grow into world-leading

16 Industrial leadership - rationale Aim: to speed up development of technologies and innovations that will underpin tomorrow's businesses and help innovative European SMEs to grow into world-leading companies Promotes activities in which businesses set the agenda Provides major investment in key industrial technologies Maximise growth potential of European companies by providing adequate financing levels Help growth of innovative SMEs Budget: 16.5 billion (in current prices) Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, NMBP, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs

17 Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - Introduction Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), ICT and Space as areas of key industrial competence determining Europe s global competitiveness Emphasis on areas of research and innovation with a strong industrial dimension and where mastering new technological opportunities will enable and drive innovation Some features: Involvement of Public-Private Partnerships Cross-cutting KETs Contributions to solving Societal Challenges and to Focus Areas Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, NMBP, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs

18 Societal challenges - rationale Horizon 2020 reflects the policy priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy and addresses major concerns shared by citizens in Europe and elsewhere. Bringing together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines. Covering activities from research to market with a new focus on innovationrelated activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. Budget: 28.6 billion (in current prices) Health and Wellbeing Food security Transport Energy Climate action Societies Security

19 Societal Challenges: Configuration The Societal Challenges each have a separate section of the Horizon 2020 work programme, containing background information about the challenge, as well as listing the calls and topics in that area during Many of the Societal Challenges overlap, meaning that there may be topics relevant to you in numerous work programmes. Earth Observation-relevant topics, for example, can be found in both Climate Action (SC5) and Food Security (SC2) as well as in the LEIT area of Horizon Health (SC1) Food Security (SC2) Energy (SC3) Transport (SC4) Climate Action (SC5) Societies (SC6) Security (SC7)

20 Participant Portal

21 Horizon 2020 Statistics So far

22 Statistics According to European Commission data for the first 100 calls which closed by 1 December 2014: 36,732 eligible proposals were submitted, requesting an EU contribution of 80.3 billion 4,315 proposals were retained for funding success rate of approximately 14% (but note significant variations across the programme) Of the 6,774 unique participants that have signed grant agreements, around 38% are newcomers Target to allocate 20% of combined Societal Challenge and LEIT budgets to SMEs has so far been met * EC publication Horizon 2020 First results

UK performance According to data on Horizon 2020 calls released in June 2015, the UK recorded: 2,341 participations (more than any other country), of which 850 as coordinator and 1,491 as participant

23 UK performance According to data on Horizon 2020 calls released in June 2015, the UK recorded: 2,341 participations (more than any other country), of which 850 as coordinator and 1,491 as participant EU contribution of million (second only to Germany) UK participation by type of organisation Higher or secondary education Research organisations Private for-profit Public bodies Other

24 The first two years Success rate across the programme 14% (compared to 20% for FP7) Some negative feedback on evaluation and feedback to applicants Issues with two-stage procedure handling Generally positive feedback on Participant Portal

25 Commission responses to initial feedback Commission aims at providing clearer topic descriptions Introduces new rules for the two-stage calls Promises better briefing for National Contact Points and better information for applicants and beneficiaries Reinforcing the quality of proposal evaluation/standards for feedback to applicants

26 Horizon What s Coming up? The 2016/17 Work Programme

27 From 2014/15 to 2016/17 Commission promises: More interdisciplinary topics Better embedding of SSH More and improved opportunities for international cooperation Cross-cutting calls

28 A Work Programme? Two-year programmes setting out Horizon 2020 funding opportunities they explain what is funded (topics, grant schemes) and the expected policy impact Developed by the European Commission Consultation happens via advisory boards, Member State Programme Committee Calls for proposals give details on the timeline (deadline, evaluation, results) and the eligibility criteria pants/portal/desktop/en/funding/ref erence_docs.html#h2020-workprogrammes

29 Commission priorities for the EU The 2016/17 Work Programme and calls included in this have to respond to the Commission wider policies and priorities Overall aim is to create Jobs, Growth and Investment The General Introduction to the Work Programme explains this in detail useful read for drafting the Impact section Topic structure in the calls: Specific challenge, Scope, Expected Impact

30 Horizon 2020 instruments - EU policy context Jobs, Growth and Investment Horizon 2020 financial instruments Europe s global competitiveness Job creation/ sustainable jobs Growth

31 2016/17 Work Programme Publication of final Work Programme expected in October 2015 (drafts in September ERC already published) Consist of 20 parts, covering the different parts of Horizon 2020 Separate ERC and EURATOM work programmes General annexes include for example information on list of countries eligible for funding, standard eligibility criteria, types of actions, TRL, evaluation criteria

Competitive low-carbon energy Internet of Things Energy Efficiency

32 Some 2016/17 Buzz words and focus area calls Automated Road Transport Digital Security Blue Growth Circular Economy Competitive low-carbon energy Internet of Things Energy Efficiency Food security Smart and sustainable cities Healthy ageing and Personalised healthcare

33 The growing importance of innovation More support for innovation and close-to-market activities Reinforcement of demand side approaches (pre-commercial and public procurement for innovation) Fostering market uptake of innovations Broad approach to innovation with more emphasis on different aspects of innovation: ORGANISATIONAL VALUE CHAIN USER DRIVEN SOCIAL INNOVATION PROCESS BUSINESS MODEL PUBLIC SECTOR OPEN

34 EU funding for R&I Looking ahead

35 Looking ahead Results of the FP7 ex-post evaluation expected by the end of 2015 These will feed into the Horizon 2020 mid-term review Mid-term review starts in the autumn of 2015 and must be completed by the end of 2017 Simplification survey open until 23 October 2015 European Innovation Council? Results of the review feed into the planning for FP9, Horizon 2027,? Horizon 2020 mid-term review FP7 ex-post evaluation Planning for the next programme

36 Horizon 2020 mid-term review Will look at progress against Horizon 2020 objectives, impact achieved, relevance of measures, efficiency and use of resources, EU added value To include Joint Technology Initiatives, Fast Track to Innovation Will take into account FP7 ex-post evaluation

37 Review timeline End of 2015 Call for expressions of interest for expert group January - September 2016 appointment of experts October 2016 group starts work/commission starts work on Staff Working Document summarising impact assessment January - March 2017 Online consultation of stakeholders June 2017 Final report/staff working document

38 How can you engage? Stay up to date with policy developments via the UKRO Portal Respond to consultations (these are publicised on the Portal) Start planning for feeding into mid-term review What would you like to see in FP9 what should stay, go, new ideas How would a European Innovation Council have to be designed to meet your needs as a researcher and innovator?

Getting Involved in Horizon Dr Alex Berry, European Advisor 15 December 2015, Royal Holloway

Getting Involved in Horizon Dr Alex Berry, European Advisor 15 December 2015, Royal Holloway Getting Involved in Horizon 2020 Dr Alex Berry, European Advisor 15 December 2015, Royal Holloway alexandra.berry@bbsrc.ac.uk Agenda UKRO Horizon 2020 an overview H2020 the basics of participation H2020