Research and Innovation

#HorizonEU

From H2020 to Horizon Europe

and the new approach to Partnerships

EC-DG RTD

Directorate D - Clean Planet

Unit D3 – Low Emission Future Industries

Torino – Milano (IT), 5 – 6 November, 2019

Andrea Gentili – Deputy Head of Unit RTD.D3

Lessons Learned Key Noveltiesfrom Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation in Horizon Europe

Extended association

possibilities

Create more impact through

mission-orientation and citizens'

involvement

Support breakthrough

innovation

Strengthen international

cooperation

Reinforce openness

Rationalise the funding

landscape

European Innovation

Council

R&I Missions

New approach to

Partnerships

Open science policy

Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution

Specific objectives of the Programme

Foster all forms of innovation and

strengthen market deployment

Strengthen the impact of R&I

in supporting EU policies

Support the creation and diffusion

of high-quality knowledge

Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA

Strengthening the European Research Area

Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I systemSharing excellence

Pillar 1Open Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

Pillar 3Open Innovation

European Innovation Council

European innovation ecosystems

European Institute of Innovation

and Technology

Pillar 2Global Challenges and

Industrial Competitiveness

• Health

• Culture, Creativity and Inclusive

Society

• Civil Security for Society

• Digital, Industry and Space

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

• Food, Bio-economy…

Joint Research Centre

Clu

ste

rs

Budget: €100 billion*

€25.8

€52.7

€13.5

€2.1 €2.4

€ billionIn current prices

Open Science

Global Challenges &Ind. Competitiveness

Open Innovation

Strengthening ERA

Euratom

* This envelope includes EUR 3.5 billion allocated under the InvestEU Fund.

Pillar 2

Global Challenges & Industrial Competitiveness: boosting key technologies and solutions underpinning

EU policies & Sustainable Development Goals

Clustersimplemented through usual calls, missions & partnerships

Budget

(€ billion)

Health € 7.7

Inclusive and Secure Societies € 2.8

Digital and Industry € 15

Climate, Energy and Mobility € 15

Food and Natural Resources € 10

Joint Research Centresupports European policies with independent scientific evidence &

technical support throughout the policy cycle

€ 2.2

• Industrial Leadership pillar:

• The integration of LEIT programme parts within the Global Challenges and

Industrial Competitiveness pillar will make industry a core enabler in solving

these challenges.

• Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) will continue to be supported, in particular

through the Digital and Industry cluster.

• SME instrument, FET, FTI:

• The proposal streamlines these different innovation support instruments through

two EIC instruments (Pathfinder, Accelerator).

• FET flagships will be integrated within the concept of missions.

• Access to risk finance:

• It will continue as activities financed by the R&I window of the InvestEU

programme.

• Social Sciences and Humanities:

• Future missions will fully integrate SSH in response to Global Challenges.

KEY CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE

• The design of the three pillars and respective instruments ensures

interconnections leading to mutual reinforcement of activities.

• The role of industry in tackling global challenges will become

more visible in Horizon Europe.

• The overarching mission-oriented approach will provide a sense

of direction to all activities supported by the Programme.

• More flexible and interdisciplinary five clusters cut across

classical boundaries between disciplines (including SSH) and

address different types of challenge.

KEY IMPROVEMENTS

European Innovation Council

The EIC will support innovations with breakthrough and disruptive nature

and scale up potential that are too risky for private investors.

Pathfinder: grants

(from early technology

to pre- commercial)

Accelerator:

grants & blended finance

(from pre-commercial

to market & scale-up)

European

Innovation

Council

Helping innovators create markets of the future,

leverage private finance, scale up their

companies,

Two complementary instruments bridging the gap from idea to investable project

Innovation centric, risk taking & agile, pro-

active management and follow up

R&I Missions

R&I MissionsConnecting to citizens: Missions will relate EU's

research and innovation to society and citizens'

needs, with strong visibility and impact

Horizon Europe proposal defines mission characteristics and criteria

Specific missions will be co-designed with Member States, stakeholders and

citizens and programmed within the Global Challenges and Industrial

Competitiveness pillar (drawing on inputs from other pillars)

A mission will consist of a portfolio of actions intended to achieve

a bold and inspirational as well as measurable goal within a set

timeframe, with impact for science and technology, society and citizens

that goes beyond individual actions.

New approach to partnerships: why?

Need to rationalise the European R&I partnerships

landscape

Need to improve the openness and transparency of

R&I partnerships

Need to link the R&I partnerships to future EU R&I

missions and/or strategic priorities

Impact Assessment annex 8-5

New approach to partnerships: why?

Impact Assessment annex 8-5 – current partnership landscape

New approach to European partnerships: overview

Co

-pro

gra

mm

ed Based on

Memoranda of Understanding / contractual arrangements; implemented independently by the partners and by Horizon Europe

Co

-fu

nd

ed Based on a joint

programme agreed by partners; commitment of partners for financial and in-kind contributions & financial contribution by Horizon Europe

Insti

tuti

on

alised Based on long-

term dimension and need for high integration; partnerships based on Articles 185 / 187 of TFEU and the EIT-Regulation supported by Horizon Europe

New generation of objective-driven and more ambitious partnerships in

support of agreed EU policy objectives

Key features

Simple architecture and toolbox

Common set of criteria

Coherent life-cycle approach

Strategic orientation

Only support partnerships if there is evidence that they are more

effectively achieving policy objectives than Horizon Europe alone

Fewer partnerships with higher impacts

Common and coherent framework of criteria along the life cycle of

partnerships, across all pillars, even across programmes and other

regulations (e.g. EIT, DEP, space)

Unified umbrella branding to improve visibility

Increase openness and encourage a broader set of actors to

participate

Improve coherence between partnerships and Horizon Europe,

also the missions

Time limited with conditions for phasing-out the Programme

funding

European Partnerships: what is new?

European partnerships: provisionsRegulation

Recitals 16 and 17

Definition 3

Article 8

- typology

- conditions

Annex III: Partnerships, with criteria for

- Selection

- Implementation

- Monitoring

- Evaluation, phasing-out and renewal

Annex Ia: areas for possible institutionalised European Partnerships (based on Article

187 and 185 TFEU)

Specific Programme

Article 4a: Identification of co-funded and co-programmed partnerships in the Strategic

Plan

Strategic coordinating process for European Partnerships

Impact assessment: annex 8-5

In addition: Draft Criteria Framework for European Partnerships:

https://www.era-learn.eu/documents/wk-14470-2018-init-en.pdf

Horizon Europe documents:

Common understanding on the Framework Programme

https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7942-2019-INIT/en/pdf

Corrigendum on Annex III :

https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7942-2019-COR-1/en/pdf

PGA on the Specific Programme:

https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8550-2019-INIT/en/pdf

European Partnerships and strategic planning

Candidates for European Partnerships have been identified as part of the strategic planning;

Areas for possible institutionalised Partnerships based on Article 185/7 have been identified in the Annex Va of the Regulation;

The Project Team of Commissioners for Innovation and Competitiveness endorsed in March 2019 the next steps of preparation (start of IA work, engagement with stakeholders, based on the criteria of Horizon Europe);

Work within and across clusters has resulted in a consolidated portfolio of 44 candidates for European partnerships;

For each partnership candidate services have prepared a fiche that builds the basis for the next steps of preparation, and the structured consultation of member States;

List of 44 partnership candidates is part of the Orientation towards the Strategic R&I plan (Annex 7).

Portfolio of candidates for European Partnerships (44)

HEALTH

EU-Africa Global Health

Innovative Health Initiative

Chemicals Risk Assessment

Fostering an ERA for Health research

Large-scale innovation and

transformation of health systems in a

digital and ageing society

Pre-clinical / clinical health research

Personalised Medicine

Rare Diseases

DIGITAL, INDUSTRY AND SPACE

High Performance Computing

Key Digital Technologies

Smart Networks and Services

AI, data and robotics

Photonics Europe

Clean Steel - Low Carbon Steelmaking

European Metrology

Made in Europe

Carbon Neutral and Circular Industry

Global competitive space systems

CLIMATE, ENERGY AND MOBILITY

Transforming Europe's rail system

Integrated Air Traffic Management

Clean Aviation

Clean Hydrogen

Built environment and construction

Towards zero-emission road transport

Mobility and Safety for Automated Road Transport

Batteries

Clean Energy Transition

FOOD, BIOECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE AND

ENVIRONMENT

Accelerating farming systems transition

Animal health: Fighting infectious diseases

Environmental Observations for a sustainable EU agriculture

Rescuing biodiversity to safeguard life on Earth

A climate neutral, sustainable and productive Blue Economy

Safe and Sustainable Food System for People, Planet & Climate

Circular bio-based Europe

Water4All: Water security for the planet

PILLAR III AND

CROSS-PILLAR

EIT Climate KIC

EIT Health

EIT Manufacturing

EIT Food

EIT InnoEnergy

EIT Manufacturing

EIT Raw Materials

EIT Digital

EIT Urban Mobility

Innovative SMEs

European Open

Science Could

(EOSC)

Structured Consultation of MS on European Partnerships

Aim: To gather early input of Member States on the portfolio and all individual partnership candidates, ensuring transparent and evidence-based selection of partnerships, rationalising and reforming the landscape and maximising their impacts.

It complements the strategic planning of Horizon Europe, ensuring a coherent overall approach.

6 June: Input from all Member States (+ NO and IS) on the 44 fiches for partnerships candidates received;

Feedback was analysed, report drafted, validated by services;

Structure: Key issues for further discussion, overall analysis, analysis per partnership;

20 June: submission of the draft report to the Shadow Strategic Configuration of the Programme Committee (shadow SPC);

27 June: discussion on the 44 candidates and additional priorities proposed

12 September: additional candidates proposed by MS during consultation and the way forward

24 October: MS added 2 new PPPs (Geological Survey, Brain Health) and 1 new co-programmed PPP (Waterborne) and a EIT-KIC (Cultural Heritage)

Information will feed into the Impact Assessment for partnership candidates based on Article 185 or 187 TFEU, and the preparation of all partnerships.

Positive aspects of the proposed portfolio from MS consultation

Appropriate portfolio to deliver clear impacts for the EU and its citizens;

• Considered to be highly relevant for national and EU policies;

• Strong agreement with the relevance of a partnership approach for the 44 candidates proposed.

Overall appropriatness of the partnership portfolio

Very appropriate

Somewhat

appropriate

Neutral

Not very

appropriate

Not at allappropriate

Overall policy relevance of the proposed partnership portfolio

Very relevant

Somewhat

relevant

Neutral

Not very relevant

Not relevant at all

Agreement with the partnership approach for the 44 candidates

Very relevant

Somewhat

relevant

Neutral

Not very relevant

Not relevant at all

Critical issues in general raised during MS consultation

Strong criticism on the absence of partnerships in the clusters "Culture, creativity and inclusive society“ and "Civil Security for Society“;

Critical view on the high number and openness of Joint Undertakings;

Many countries miss a systemic approach to developing mobility and addressing related challenges, due to mode specific approach;

Some proposals are more mature than others

Societal dimension needs to be better articulated in many partnerships;

Large number of additional priorities (25) proposed by delegations;

Need to clarify the role of Member States in industry partnerships:

strong interest to join as partners in industry-led initiatives;

How to ensure involvement of Member States (notably in terms of contributions, in the governance, programming)?

special interest in testing and deployment activities, in synergy with Cohesion Funds and CEF priorities and investments.

For next steps: detailed comments on each candidate need to be analysed and reflected in the further preparation, in particular on objectives, scope and implementation modes;

Develop scenarios for role of MS in industry driven partnerships.

Tentative timeline and process for the preparation of Article 185/187 initiatives

3 May – 27 June: Structured consultation of Member States (as part of strategic coordinating process)

June: Launch of the Interservice Steering Group for European Partnerships, Start Impact Assessment work (coordinated study)

30 July: Publication of draft Inception Impact Assessments

Early September: Launch Open Public Consultation on potentialfuture European Partnerships based on A185/187

24-26 September: European R&I Days (policy discussion and validation with stakeholders, covers all Partnerships)

End of 2019: Submission of Impact Assessment drafts to Regulatory Scrutiny Board

Early 2020: Adoption of Commission proposals for Article 185/187 initiatives

Early 2021: Launch of first wave of European Partnerships under Horizon Europe (all types)

Co-programmed and co-funded partnerships will be identified in the Strategic Plan and follow the planning of work programmes

NB! Not all European Partnerships have to be ready and launched in 2021!

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