Overview of Horizon 2020

European Parliament

Brussels 30 May 2013

Luca Polizzi and Charles Abbot

Scotland Europa

Horizon 2020 Scottish Support Framework

� Working together as the Scottish EU Research and Innovation Steering Group

� A collaborative, strategic approach to EU Research and Technological Development (RTD) engagement for Scotland 2014-2020

� Enhancing business engagement from Scotland in Horizon 2020

� Consolidating and expanding Scottish leadership and participation

� Understanding Horizon 2020 Awareness Raising Sessions

� Sessions open to all Scottish stakeholders

1. Academia

2. Industry (Large companies as well as SMEs)

3. The Public Sector, and

4. Research and Technology Organisations

Scotland Europa- Who we are

Members

(public,

private,

academic,

NGOs)

Scottish

Enterprise

Scottish

Development

International

SCOTLAND

EUROPA

Scotland | Brussels

Scotland Europa Members

Our team- Dedicated EU Policy & Funding resources for members and SE/SDI

Scotland Team

� Team of EU Funding

specialists – strategic EU

funding support, project

development and

compliance

� Close collaboration with

National Contact Points

� Working in partnership

with Enterprise Europe

Scotland for R&D funding

activities

Brussels Team

� Experienced staff focusing

on EU policy – early

warning, interpretation

and analysis

� Direct links with

Commission and other

regional and national

representations in Brussels

� Engagement with EU

business networks and

associations e.g.. EURADA

Networking Scotland in the EU

Maximising Scotland’s economic advantage in the EU

EU Policy &

Influencing

Capacity

Building

Scotland House

Management

Networking

& Promotion

SCOTLAND

EUROPA

EU Funding

Low carbon

Innovation &

Enterprise

Regional & Skills

Council position on the EU Budget 2014-20: 959 billion €

34%

13%

2%

6%

10%

29%

6%

Economic, social and territorial

cohesion

Competitiveness for growth & jobs

Direct aids & agricultural expenditure

Rural development, environment &

fisheries

Security and Citizenship

Global Europe

Administration & Other

Horizon 2020 (Research and Innovation Programme 2014-2020)

� Commission proposal for an 7 year EU

research and innovation funding programme

� Three priorities:

� Excellent science

� Industrial leadership

� Societal challenges

� Proposed budget 2014-2020: €71 billion

� Horizon 2020 will stimulate Europe's economic

growth, generating 0.5 % of extra GDP by 2020

and 1 % by 2030; enhance EU competitiveness

(increasing export by just under 1%) and

employment by 0.2%

� Target audience: Universities, Research

Institutes, Business (SMEs and large

companies)

� 100% funding and 20% indirect cost for all

with some exception in the case of

demonstration projects involving large

companies

Central to the Europe 2020 strategy, Innovation Union & ERA

developments

�Responding to the economic crisis (invest in jobs and growth);

�Improving peoples livelihoods and strengthening EU’s global position

SPCIFIC OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY

To stimulate world class science To

develop, attract and retain research

talent

To ensure access to the best

infrastructures

Activities to support frontier research

Activities to support future emerging

technologies

Activities to support researchers’

mobility & academia/business links

To support growth and jobs

To generate more innovation, from

research to retail

To improve access to finance and

innovation

To attract private investment R&I

Activities to develop industrial;

leadership in research & innovation

Activities to support access to new

Financial instruments (EIB, EIF)

Activities to support Key enabling

technologies

To focus on societal challenges

To support breakthrough solutions

from multi-disciplinary

collaborations, including social

sciences & humanities

To support activities to test,

demonstrated and scaled up new

solutions

Health, demographic change, wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture,

bio-economy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate, resource efficiency, raw

material

Inclusive, innovative & secure societies

� Broader access

� For SMEs - dedicated SME projects to address societal challenges and

enabling technologies

� For all regions – tailored support to policy learning, twinning,

networking, complementing Structural Funds

� For international partners – broad access to Horizon 2020

“mainstreaming”, strategic initiatives where there is mutual benefit

� For all forms of innovation - social innovation, services, pilots,

stimulating demand through public procurement, standard setting

Subdivision suggested for

the budget

€71 billion 2014-2020

1. Personalising health and care

2. Sustainability food security

3. Blue growth: unlocking

oceans’ potential

4. Smart cities and communities

5. Competitive low-carbon

energy

6. Energy Efficiency

7. Mobility for growth

Strategic Programme for 2014-2016

8. Waste: recycle, reuse & recover raw

materials

9. Water innovation: boosting its value

for Europe

10. Overcoming the crisis: new ideas,

strategies and governance

structures for Europe

11. Disaster-resilience: safeguarding

and securing society, including

adapting to climate change

12. Digital Security

12 priorities indentified

Horizon 2020 (Research and Innovation Programme 2014-2020)

Strategic Programme for 2014-2016 Work Programmes (4)

Proposed Work Programme Cycle:

The Horizon 2020 Groups

Timeline:

� January 2013: First Strategic Programme

� February 2013: First meetings on the Horizon 2020 Groups

� April/May 20136: Consultation of the R&I community, including the Horizon 2020

Advisory Groups

� Draft first work programme

� Autumn 2013: Inter-Service consultation and consultation o the Member States

� End 2013: Adoption of the work programme and publication of the calls for

proposals