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European Structural and Investment Funds: the 2014-
2020 programming period negotiations
Tereza KrausováCompetence Centre 'Smart and Sustainable Growth'
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Cohesion Policy
Key points of reform
• Targeting resources at key growth sectors - alignment with Europe 2020, thematic concentration (research and innovation, ICT, SME competitiveness and shift to the low carbon economy)
• Results orientation - sound intervention logic fixing clear objectives towards which progress can be measured, performance framework
• Ensuring right framework conditions for effective and successful investments through ex ante conditionalities
• Link to wider economic environment and reform processes (taking account of CSR and NRPs, macro-economic conditionality)
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3
Max 4 months
Max 1 month
Observations by EC
Partnership Agreement Country specific
programmes
ETC programmes
Max 3 months
General regulation adopted
Partnership Agreement submitted (MS)
All OPs submitted (MS)
Partnership Agreement approval
OP approval
ETC OPs (MS)
ETC OP approval
Observations by EC
Observations by EC
Max 3 months
Max 3 months
Max 3 months
Max 9 months
Max 3 months
Max 3 months
Regulatory timeline
Objective: to be faster than the deadlines.
Important to reach agreement in informal dialogues to complete the formal procedure as rapidly
as possible.
A faster procedure considered for progammes dedicated to YEI
and the SME initiative
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What does the RIS3 ex-ante conditionality apply to?
Investment priorities under TO:
1.Research and innovation
2.ICT use (ICT based innovation & "digital growth")
ICT access and quality(broadband)
3. Competitiveness of SMEs
Next Generation Access / Network Plan
Ex ante conditionalities:
Smart specialisation strategies
Recommended:Include in the RIS3 envisaged
support to SME innovation
Digital growth strategy can be independent, but for sake of coherence it is recommended to integrate it in RIS3
Possibly applicable also to EAFRD investments in R&I
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Billion EUR
Less developed regions 164.3
Transition regions 31.7
More developed regions 49.5
Cohesion Fund 66.3
European territorial cooperation
8.9
Of which
Cross border cooperation 6.6
Transnational cooperation 1.8
Interregional cooperation 0.5
Outermost regions and northern sparsely populated regions
1.4
Youth Employment initiative 3.0
TOTAL 325.1
Up to €100 billion for innovation investments bolstering over 140 smart specialisation strategies
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Key stages
•During the procedure for adoption of the PA / OPs
Self-assessment by Member State on applicability and fulfilment in PA / OPs
Commission assessment of adequacy and consistency of the information provided by MS
Commission assessment of significant prejudice in case of non-fulfilment and possible suspension of interim payments
Resolution of disagreements between COM & MS
•After adoption of OPs: Assessing the completion of actions
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What are the key elements for accepting a strategy as "RIS3"? Strategic policy framework SWOT or similar analysis R & I priorities Concentration of resources on limited set of priorities Measures to stimulate private investment Monitoring mechanism Outline of available R&I budgetary resources + indicative multi-annual budget plan if R&I infrastructure
and capacity building foreseen
FAQ on RIS3 (1)
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FAQ on RIS3 (2)
1. What if my RIS3 is not ready by the time the OP has to be submitted?
2. How about the December 2016 deadline that was mentioned for the ex-ante conditionality fulfilment?
3. Will the Commission interfere with chosen specialisation fields / priorities?
4. What if we got it wrong in terms of priorities or policy mix?
5. What role for cluster organisations and science / technology parks in a RIS3?
6. Should the fields / themes for specialisation be aligned with the R&I fields in Horizon 2020 or the KETs? Do all KETs have to be considered in a RIS3?
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FAQ on RIS3 (3)
7. Does an ESFRI project in the OP "absolve" from going through the RIS3 entrepreneurial discovery process etc.?
8. What if the state aid framework stops me from investing in KETs pilot lines and other support measures?
9. How do the RIS3 conditionality and the OPs relate to each other?
10. … can a RIS3 include measures that are not funded from ESIF?
11. … and measures that are not under IP 1 or 2bc?
12. … can a RIS3 contain horizontal measures?
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Energy
Life science
ICT
Environment
Agro-food
Tourism
New materials
… overlaps? … opportunities for cooperation and synergies?
… natural alignment with Horizon2020 and societal challenges!
→ New format of S3Platform
workshops: around
specialisation fields / priorities
→ Guidance on synergies CSF-
Horizon2020
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Which fields of specialisation emerge in the RIS3 analysis?
Mixed picture:
SWOT or similar analysis: inward looking, no demand side, purely tech focused
Limited number of priorities:coffee for all; too generic
Measures to stimulate private R&I investments:retro-fitting; not tailored to enterprises
Monitoring system (and indicators): mostly absent or not realistic or no causality …
Budgeting plans: mostly inexistent,if yes, unclear funding gaps for ESIF
State of play as regards RIS3 compliance
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Synergies between ESIF, Horizon2020 and
other innovation-related EU Funds
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Novelties for synergies btw. H2020 and ESIF
Legal basis
CPR – Reg. 1303/2013:
65(11) – possibility of cumulating grants from different EU funding instruments in one operation;
Horizon2020 rules for participation– Reg. 1290/2013
37 - possibility of cumulative funding, provided that the grants do not cover the same cost items.
Concept of synergies
Bringing together in one project (possible only for Horizon2020)
Successive projects
Parallel projects
ESIF financing successful Horizon2020 projects but not financed13
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Opportunities for R&I synergies with centrally managed EU funding programmes
• All ESI Funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund + ETC = € 325 billion, EAFRD = €85 billion, EMFF= €5.5 billion)
• Horizon2020 for mostly transnational research and innovation projects, incl. non-EU: €79.4 billion
• COSME for SME competitiveness, financial instruments, business support services, etc.: € 2 bn
• Erasmus+ for students, teachers, pupils mobility + training: €14.5 bn • Creative Europe for culture and creative industries: €1.4 billion • Digital service part of CEF for EU wide e-government platforms to
roll-out e-ID, eProcurement, electronic health care records: €0.85 billion
Also of interest with regard to take-up of eco-innovation, uptake of climate-related R&I results, but not covered in guide:
• LIFE programme for environment and climate, incl. financial instruments: € 3,4 billion
• Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ("EaSI"): € 0.92 billionSee annex I to CPR: Common Strategic Framework (CSF)
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"Down-stream"
Research & Development Innovation MarketCapacity Building
Horizon Horizon 20202020
ESIFESIF
National/RegionalR&I
systems
"Up-stream"
"Research "Research Excellence"Excellence"
"Stairway to Excellence" "Stairway to Excellence" Hopefully also excellence, but ""InnovationInnovation Excellence" Excellence"
€ € 79.4 79.4 billionbillion
€€100 100 billion for innovation in wide sense billion for innovation in wide sense
Overall concept for complementarity: Emphasis of programmes
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ESIF side• Strategy development comes first:
Include Horizon2020 actors (Researchers, members of the programme committee, EIPs, ETPs, EIT-KICs, PPPs (JTIs), MarieCurie centres, research institutions with success in FP7, EUREKA, National ESFRI Roadmaps) and international contacts in the entrepreneurial discovery process to design RIS3 and get involved in structured cooperation / delegated implementation of H2020. See: RIS3 guide, annex III
• Programme development: Open OPs for transnational activities, foresee H2020 compatible / complementary support forms that could help attaining the economic transformation objectives of your RIS3. Team up with other MS/regions around RIS3 fields instead of waiting for H2020 calls.
• OP implementation Design OP management system and project selection methods to be able to synchronise award decisions with H2020 calls & evaluations.Foresee support to applicants for finding international partners, etc.
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RIS3
How to use entrepreneurial
discovery process towards more
synergies
Detect potential boundary-spanners between different stakeholder / interest groups, new innovative entrepreneurs, hidden champions, or persons with a potential for this and with an international outlook.
Horizon2020 related actors should be involved in the creative strategy development process.
See new annex III of RIS3 Guide: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3pguide
Businessmanufacturing and
services, primary sectors, financial sector, creative industries, social sector,
large firms, SMEs, young entrepreneurs, students with business
ideas, cluster and business organisations,
Researchpublic and private research bodies,
universities, science and technology
parks, NCPs,Technology transfer offices, Horizon2020 committee members,
regional ESFRI roadmaps etc.
Different departments,if relevant at different
government levels, agencies e.g. for regional development,
business advice, public procurement offices,
incubators, etc.
Public administration
NGOs and citizens’ initiatives related to
societal challenges for which innovative
solutions would be helpful, consumers
associations, Talents! etc.
Civil society / Users
Entrepreneurial in:
-Composition and-Spirit:
(risk-taking, demand
and supply side, view beyond
boundaries, creativity
…)
Entrepreneurial in:
-Composition and-Spirit:
(risk-taking, demand
and supply side, view beyond
boundaries, creativity
…)
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Guidance material• http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3pguide
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information/guidelines/index_en.cfm
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/activity/research/publications_en.cfm
Incubators
Universities & regional development
Broadband
Service innovation
Creative industries
Green growth
Entrepreneurial mind-set
Social innovation
►SME innovation
• Soon available:
• ► Clusters ► Public procurement for innovation
• ► Horizon2020 & ESIF funds
• ► Technology Parks ► ICT vouchers
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