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EU programming period 2014+ International Project Calls
METNET Workshop, Vilnius
Matti Lipsanen 13.3.2013
EU 2020 – Innovation Union
• Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• Europe needs to improve its competitiveness
• Competitiveness and growth rely on innovation
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Tools…
• HORIZON 2020
• Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014+
EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020
• EU budget 2014-2020 in total 960 mrd €
• Alltogether 997 mrd € (financial framework + external instruments)
• EU budget will decrease first time in the history (-24 mrd €)
• Competiviness, research and innovations policy will increase + 37 %
• Agriculture and structural funds will decrease
• BUT: European Territorial Co-operation will increase
HORIZON 2020
• Largest public innovation programme ever (87 mrd €)
• Seven years 2014-2020
• Supports EU2020 strategy: smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• Objective: European RDI budget up to 3 % of GDP until 2020
• Combines three current programmes (7FP, CIP, EIT)
• Better connections between research and innovations
• Criteria: quality, not cohesion
HORIZON 2020
Three priorities:
• Excellent science (28 mrd €, 32 %)
• Industrial leadership (20 mrd €, 23 %)
• Societal challenges (36 mrd €, 41 %)
• Others (3 mrd €, 4 %)
HORIZON 2020 - timeline
• January 2013: First Strategic Programme
• February 2013: First meetings of the Horizon 2020 Groups
• April/May 2013: Consultation of the R&I community, including
the Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups
• Summer 2013: Draft first work programme
• Autumn 2013: Inter-service consultation and consultation of
the Member States
• End 2013: Adoption of the work programme and
publication of the calls for applications
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014+ The Programme will (most likely)…
• Continue in similar geographic set-up
• Operate at least within the same budget
• Involve private project partners
• Provide up to 75 % (or more) co-financing on priority axis level
• Explore scope for simplification, esp. regarding eligibility of costs and reporting
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014+
At the JPC meeting on 27-28 November and TF meeting on 5-6 March the following thematic objectives were approved as priorities for in the programme:
• Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
• Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
• Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures
• Other topics like SME support, low-carbon economy, climate change as well as risk prevention and management will be included in the further development of the above mentioned thematic objectives.
• In addition, proposals related to supporting the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region will be further elaborated.
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014+
Just now under discussion:
• Which type of actions shall be supported within the selected thematic priorities?
• What will be the relation between the future programme and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region?
• How will Russia and Belarus be involved in the programme?
• By which indicators can results of projects be best measured?
• How to simplify eligibility rules and reporting without risking higher error rates?
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014+
Investment priorities, innovations:
• Enhancing research and innovation infrastructure (R&I) and capacities to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence
• Promoting business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation
Involvement of private partners
• Regular partners (no lead or sub-partners)
• Focus on SME’s
Time line
March 2012 – November 2012 Analysis and fact finding
November 2012 – June 2013 Main programme drafting phase
July – September 2013 Public consultation phase
September – November 2013 Consolidation / finalisation of programme document
End 2013 – early 2014 Submission of programme document
Involvement of stakeholders
Thematic programming workshops (early 2013)
Consultation on draft programme document (summer 2013)
Questionnaire survey with Reference Group (1st half 2012)
Finally - the truth is out there Challenge: combining concrete, regional activities and the true transnational dimension
• ”Europe of Regions”, ”Northern Dimension” or “Innovation Union” need actors (and financial support)
• Learning process for the future
• Financing for international networking
• Added value from the international co-operation and exchange of experience
• Enabling innovative partnerships (also nationally!)
• Translating International development policies and co-operation projects into regional planning
• Concrete results on the local and regional level
• Financing ”own” activities