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From FP to Horizon 2020Opportunities within
EU Framework Programmes for RTD

• Maria Putseleva
• Policy OfficerScience Technology
• Delegation of the European Union to the Russian
  Federation

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European Framework Programmes for RTD (FPs)
FP financial instrument for EU research strategy

• Largest publicly funded competitive RTD programme
  worldwide (annual budget in FP7 gt 7 billion)
• Basic rule trans-national collaboration
• Thematic programmes in all relevant technology
  areas (health, agri-bio-food .. ? space
  research)
• Special programmes for researchers mobility,
  research infrastructures, SMEs, capacity building
• A fixed budget for a defined number of years

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FP7 2007 2013 4 Specific Programmes plus JRC,
nuclear and non-nuclear research (2.5 bn )

• Cooperation
  32.3 billion
• Trans-national cooperation in 10 research themes
  through multi-national consortia.
• Ideas
  7.5 billion
• Funding for top researchers from anywhere in the
  Worldinvestigator-driven frontier research,
  supported by an autonomous European Research
  Council (ERC)
• People
  4.7 billion
• Training, mobility, career development of
  researchers, (Marie Curie actions) - incl.
  International grants
• Capacities
  4.2 billion
• Research infrastructures research specifically
  for SMEs regional research driven clusters

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FP7 Cooperation
Billion Euro 6,01,9 9,1 3,5 2,2 1,9 4,1 0,6 2,9
S 32,3

• Thematic Priorities
• Health
• Food, agriculture biotechnology
• Information communication technologies
• Nanotechnologies materials
• Energy
• Environment
• Transport
• Socio-economic sciences
• Security 10. Space

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Information Communication Technologies (ICT)

• Two calls on ICT (deadlines 15 January 2013, 16
  April 2013)
• Three cross-thematic calls Factories of the
  Future, Smart Cities and Communities and ICT
  for Green Cars
• Previously announced calls
• Future and emerging technologies (FET) (deadline
  12-03-2013)
• Research priorities
• Pervasive and trusted network and service
  infrastructures
• Cognitive systems and robotics
• Alternative paths to components and systems
• Technologies for digital content and languages
• ICT for health, ageing well, inclusion and
  governance
• ICT for a low carbon economy
• ICT for the enterprise and manufacturing
• ICT for learning and access to cultural resources

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Russia in the 7th EU Framework Programmes for RTD
(2007-2013)

• By June 2012
• Overall, Russia is the most active international
  partner country
• 440 Russian participants in 271 projects,
  receiving 57.6 million EU funding
• Highest participation in Transport, Space, ICT,
  Agri-Biotech-Food and Nanotechnologies /
  materials research

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The next EU Framework Programme for Research and
Innovation(2014-2020)
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The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020
Commissions proposals of 29 June 2011
Key challenge stabilise the financial and
economic system while taking measures to create
economic opportunities

• 1. Smart inclusive growth (491bn)
• 2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (383bn)
• 3. Security and citizenship (18.5bn)
• 4. Global Europe (70bn)
• 5. Administration (62.6bn)

Education, Youth, Sport
Horizon 2020
Connecting Europe
Cohesion
Competitive Business SMEs
Total 1,025bn
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What is Horizon 2020

• Commission proposal for a 80 billion research
  and innovation funding programme (2014-20)
• A core part of Europe 2020 Strategy, Innovation
  Union European Research Area
• Responding to the economic crisis to invest in
  future jobs and growth
• Addressing peoples concerns about their
  livelihoods, safety and environment.
• Strengthening the EUs global position in
  research, innovation and technology

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EU Framework Programme Budgets FP1 (1984-88) to
Horizon 2020 (2014-20)
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Horizon 2020 Three priorities
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Priority 1 Excellent Science Proposed funding
(million Euro, 2014-20)
European Research Council - ERC Frontier research by the best individual teams 13 268
Future and Emerging Technologies - FET Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation 3 100
Marie Curie Actions - MCA Opportunities for training and career development 5 572
Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) Ensuring access to world-class facilities 2 478
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Priority 2 Industrial Leadership Proposed
funding (million Euro, 2014-20)
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies LEIT (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space) 13 781
Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation 3 538
Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - SME Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SME 619 complemented by 6 829 (expected 15 of societal challenges LEIT) and 'Access to risk finance' with strong SME focus
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Priority 3 Societal Challenges Proposed funding
(million Euro, 2014-20)
Health, demographic change and wellbeing 8 033
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research the bioeconomy 4 152
Secure, clean and efficient energy 5 782
Smart, green and integrated transport 6 802
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials 3 160
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies 3 819
Additional 1 788m for nuclear safety and
security from the Euratom Treaty activities
(2014-18). Does not include the
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
- ITER.
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ICT funding in Horizon 2020

• EU investments increase by 46 compared to FP7.
• Support for riskier ICT research and innovation
  that can deliver new business breakthroughs.
• In particular, Horizon 2020 will support the
  development of
• A new generation of components and systems
  including Micro / nano-electronics and photonics
  technologies, components and embedded systems
  engineering.
• Next generation computing, Advanced computing
  systems and technologies.
• Infrastructures, technologies and services for
  the future Internet,
• Content technologies and information management,
  including ICT for digital content and creativity.
• Advanced interfaces and robots and Robotics and
  smart spaces.

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International cooperation

• International cooperation is crucial to address
  many Horizon 2020 objectives.
• Principle of general openness the programme will
  remain to be the most open funding programme in
  the world.
• Targeted actions to be implemented taking a
  strategic approach to international cooperation.

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Next steps

• Ongoing Parliament and Council negotiations on
  the basis of the Commission proposals
• Ongoing Parliament and Council negotiations on
  EU budget 2014-20 (including overall budget for
  Horizon 2020)
• July 2012 Final calls under 7th Framework
  Programme for Research to bridge gap towards
  Horizon 2020
• Mid 2013 Adoption of legislative acts by EU
  Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020
• 1/1/2014 Horizon 2020 starts launch of first
  calls

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European Research Information

• EU Research Innovation
• http//ec.europa.eu/research
• Seventh Framework Programme
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/fp7
• FP7 Calls for Proposals and information on
  research programmes and projects
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal
• FP New Partners Servicehttp//cordis.europa.eu/pa
  rtners/web/guest/home
• Experts registration in FP
• https//cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm
• Horizon 2020
• www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

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