HORIZON 2020

Open to the world!Open to Jordan!

Dr.Heba GaberDG Research and Innovation

European Commission

The European Union's programme for Research

and Innovation (2014-2020)

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The European Union500 million people - 28 countries - a single market*

• 7% of the World's population

• 24% of world expenditure on research

• 32% of high-impact publications

• 32% of patent applications

Candidate and potential candidate countries

*Free movement of people, goods, services and capital

Member states of the European Union

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EU- South Med cooperation in research and innovation

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Policy background with MPCs A new response to a changing Neighbourhood

Development of Common Knowledge and Innovation Space (CKIS)

New approach to cooperation: mutual benefit, mutual interest

New impetus given by the Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Research and Innovation held in Barcelona (2-3/04/2012)

Thematic areas addressed: water, energy, health, transport and marine sciences.

Key cross-cutting issues addressed: Innovation, changing society, coordination of programmes, infrastructure, mobility

Current initiative of the EU, Associated MS and MPCs to have a renewed Partnership based on co-decision and co-funding, mutual interest and mutual benefit via an Article 185 TFEU.

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Euro-Med cooperation in the Horizon

Regional focus – while acknowledging diversity within the region

Focus on common challenges – what are the problems that R&I can help addressing, and how?

Instruments – to support collaborative research, to support R&I policy dialogue, to coordinate initatives by EU, its Member States and MPCs, to integrate programmes/Art 185, to foster innovation !

Building on ongoing projects –e.g. MEDSPRING, ERANET MED

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EU – South Mediterranean R&I cooperation in FP7● About 300 FP7 funded projects

● Success rate – 13%

● 704 million EUR EU contribution to the projects

● 62 million EUR EU contribution to the South Mediterranean partners

● 586 participations of public and private South Mediterranean institutions

● Main thematic areas of cooperation –KBBE, Environment, ICT

● INCO projects: Support to bilateral activities (Bilats)

•Support to regional platforms INCO-Nets (MIRA/MedSPRING)•Building competence in research labs (ERA-WIDEs)•ERA-NET (ERANETMED) •Bridging the gap between research and innovation (R2I)

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• A €80 billion research and innovation funding program (2014 -2020)

• A response to economic crisis by investing in future jobs and growth

• It addresses people's concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment

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WHAT IS HORIZON 2020?

Open to the world

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Horizon 2020

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A single programme

• Coupling research with innovation: 'from lab to market'

• Focus on societal challenges: health, clean energy, environment, etc.

• Open to participation: companies, universities, institutes in EU and beyond

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• European Research Council Supporting top researchers from anywhere in the world to work in Europe

• Future and Emerging Technologies Supporting visionary thinking through collaborations between science and engineering

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions Providing opportunities for training and career development of individual researchers

• Research infrastructures- including e-infrastructure Ensuring access to world-class facilities

Excellent science

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• Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Emphasising key technologies in areas such as advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, ICT and space

Industrial leadership

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Societal challenges

• Health, demographic change and wellbeing

• Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy

• Secure, clean and efficient energy

• Smart, green and integrated transport

• Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

• Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

• Secure societies

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HORIZON 2020: Open to the worldGeneral opening

Horizon 2020 is open to participation of researchers

and innovators from anywhere in the world, to:

Extend the frontiers of scientific knowledge

Tackle challenges that affect us all

Make industries more competitive

Targeted opening

In certain topics in calls for proposals, inclusion of international partners may be:

a) encouraged orb) required

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Benefits of International

researchaccess to knowledge

open up markets

sharing expertise

improve research quality

science diplomacy

higher global profile

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Applicants from non-EU countries are eligible to take part in Horizon 2020 programmes, even as coordinator

All proposals must meet certain minimum conditions (in Rules for Participation)

Rules of participation

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Rules of participationMinimum Conditions:

For standard (cooperative) research projects:

3 participants from different Member States or associated countries

In addition, participants from any other country in the world can also

be included

For actions aimed at individuals, like European Research Council or Marie Skłodowska-Curie:

1 researcher 1 host institution1 project

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Participation of Neighbourhood countries in Horizon 2020

A) As Third country

ENP countries can participate and receive EC funding (exception: access to risk finance)

- For standard collaborative actions: At least three legal entities each established in a different Member State or an Associated Country

- For ERC, SME instrument, etc.: One legal entity established in a Member State or in an Associated Country

B) As Associated country

ENP countries, not previously associated, have to fulfill four criteria (Art. 7.1.b)

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Opportunities for the Mediterranean Partners

In Horizon 2020 general opening, targeted opening and EC funding continue to apply to MPCs; in addition, discussion is on-going on the possibility of launching an 'ART 185' initiative

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Options for taking part

Taking part in Project

Participant (signs Grant Agreement)

With or without funding

Third Party(does not sign

Grant Agreement)

Without (direct) funding

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How does it work?

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Find a relevant

call

Find partner(s)

Submit a proposal

Get involved!

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Where to find more information and where to apply?

Horizon 2020 Participant PortalResearch and InnovationEuropean Commissionhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

Horizon 2020 European Commissionhttp://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/

Incontact (NCP's network)http://www.ncp-incontact.eu/nkswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

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Network of National Contact (NCPs)

The network of NCPs is the main structure to provide guidance, practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020.

NCPs are national structures established and financed by governments.

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NCPs – Structure Under H2020

Legal and Financial aspects SMEs Access to Finance European Research Council Future and Emerging

Technologies Marie Sklodowska Curie European research

infrastructures ICT Nanotechnologies, advanced

materials and advanced manufacturing and processing'

Space

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Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy'; & 'Biotechnology

Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport'; Climate action, resource efficiency and

raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective

societies; science in and for society; widening participation

Security Euratom Joint Research Centre

National NCPs Coordinator

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Support Structures Outside the FP

Within the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI) for the period 2007-2013, Research Development and Innovation Programmes dedicated to the South Mediterranean countries support bottom-up capacity building and actions, notably in in Algeria (ESRS, higher education, mobility and research: € 38 million), Egypt (RDI: € 11 million for the first programme + € 20 million for its continuation), Jordan (SRTD: € 5 million for the first programme + € 5 million for the second programme), Tunisia (PASRI: € 12 million).

The ENPI will, from 2014, be replaced by the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), which will provide increased support to 16 partner countries to the East and South of the EU’s borders.

The proposed ENI budget for the period 2014-2020 is EUR 18.2 billion, 40% on the amount available under the ENPI from 2007-2013.

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USEFUL LINKS AND PUBLICATIONS• http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/neighbourhood_policy.pdf

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Find out more:www.ec.europa.eu/horizon2020

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Open to the world!

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