The Future FP9 Wolfgang Burtscher Deputy Director General - DG RTD

Which future do Scientific Women want? Brussels, 17th October 2017

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Towards FP9: Learning from the past, considering the future & benefitting from co-design

Research and innovation

Impact

Assessment

H2020 Interim

Evaluation

Foresight

Proposal for the

successor Framework Programme

EU budget under intense scrutiny: return on investment, impact on the ground, output-based funding, flexibility …

Challenging political climate: EU added value; UK; EP elections

Strong steer from Juncker priorities and objectives of Commissioner Moedas (3 Os, EIC); simplification…

High Level Group

chaired by Pascal Lamy

Stakeholder consultation

Stakeholder consultation

Political drivers:

Programme drivers:

Economic case of R&I

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-creation objectives.

Strong EU Added Value through unique opportunities, competition & access to new knowledge.

KEY FINDINGS of the Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020

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H2020 Interim Evaluation

KEY FINDINGS of the Interim Evaluation of Horizon 2020

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

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Establish an impact-focused, mission-oriented approach.

Low involvement of civil society (but improved over FP7). Need to bring R&I closer to the public.

The strategic challenges and objectives are not always clearly translated in specific calls and topics.

H2020 Interim Evaluation

The Foresight scenarios

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Foresight

First conclusions on the economic case of R&I

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Public R&I policy is fully justified by market failures, positive spill-overs and need to shape/create markets for innovation

Its economic impacts are large and significant

It needs to target faster and more effective the creation and diffusion of innovation

Report available: http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/the-economic-rationale-for-public-r-i-funding-and-its-impact-pbKI0117050/

Economic case of R&I

Lamy report

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• 11 recommendations

• Nr 1: Double the budget of the post 2020 research and innovation programme

• Nr 5: Adopt a mission-

oriented, impact-focused approach to address global challenges

"I am convinced that the core values of Horizon 2020 and its successor have to be:"

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EXCELLENCE OPENNESS IMPACT

Indicative timeline

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2018 • Stakeholder consultation

(January, tbc)

• Next MFF Commission proposal (May, tbc)

• Successor Framework Programme Commission proposal (June/July, tbc)

2021 Start of implementation of

FP9

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@Moedas @EUScienceInnov @EU_H2020 @HorizonMagEU https://www.facebook.com/EUScienceInnov/

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• Horizon 2020 monitoring and evaluation website

https://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations

• European Innovation Council

http://ec.europa.eu/research/eic

• Open Science

http://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience