FP7UK EU Funded Collaborative Research In the ICT domain Peter Walters FP7UK National Contact Point Team

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What is new? A single programme (FP7 + CIP + EIT) Strong focus on societal challenges (game changing for ICT…) More innovation Reaching out to non-traditional actors More risk taking Strengthened support for high-tech SMEs More open, light & fast schemes Budget 79 B € (at current prices) Growth, Jobs & Competitiveness Better articulation of research and innovation Seamless funding from idea to market

A simple funding model: 100% Direct Costs + 25% Faster time to grant, Less audits Time-to-grant of 8 months ("5 + 3 months”) Dedication of budgets to key topics SME Research & Innovation, Energy and FET Fast Track to Innovation Pilot: A Fast Track to Innovation pilot is to be launched in 2015 : Derogations from the Rules of Participation for JTIs Revenues and repayments of the financial instruments 4 INNOVATION And Simplification Main elements of H2020

H2020: What’s Important? Societal Challenges Industrial leadership Excellent Science

ICT Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies ICT Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing Biotechnology Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Excellence in the Science Base Frontier research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Curie) Research infrastructures Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure Societies The Workprogramme

Forms of funding Grants Direct financial contribution by way of donation in order to finance an action Prizes Financial contribution given as reward following a contest Procurement Supply of assets, execution of works or provision of services against payment Financial instruments Equity or quasi-equity investments; loans; guarantees; other risk-sharing instruments

Research and innovation actions To establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. May include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.

Innovation actions Producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services. May include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication.

Specific Targeted Research Projects (STReP) Networks of Excellence Integrated Projects Research and innovation actions Innovation actions PPPs JTIs Pre-commercial procurement & Public procurement of innovative solutions Co-fund Coordination and support actions SME instrument Types of actions supported by grants Photonics, HPC, 5G, FoF, Green veh, etc ENIAC + ARTEMIS + EPoSS = ECSEL Think SBRI

Coordination and support actions Actions consisting primarily of accompanying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure may also include complementary activities of networking and coordination between programmes in different countries. Single Participant Possible

12 SME instrument in Horizon 2020

SME support: integrated approach 13 Eurostars II Enhancing Innovation Capacity Market-driven Innovation Access to Risk Finance SME instrument Collaborative projects 20 % budgetary target in Industrial & Social 'Innovation in SMEs'

IDEAbusiness coaching throughout the projectMARKET ? Concept & Feasibility Assessment Demonstration Market Replication Research Development Commercialisation SME window EU financial facilities Procurement SME instrument Page proposal 50 k€ Grant 10% success rate Delivers Business plan etc = First Commercialisation Plan Based upon First Commercialisation Plan 1 – 5 M€ Grant 50% success rate No Direct Financial support Mentoring etc by Support Projects Gotchas: Money to SMEs Only Strict limit on no of applications by given company

The SME Instrument is to be used in the ICT space to enable Open and Disruptive Innovation action Info day 24 January Brussels see /en/news/info-day-open-disruptive- innovation-innovation-and-entrepreneurship- support-horizon-2020-work 90 M € Budget First batch: 18 June 2014

Participation in Projects Minimum conditions For SME Instrument, programme co-fund, CSA 1 legal entity established in a MS/AC For standard collaborative actions At least, 3 independent legal entities, each established in different MS/AC Additional conditions may be set out in the Work Programme Funding to: Entities established in MS or associated countries or third country identified in the WP Entities created under Union law International European interest organisation Other entities may be funded if participation is essential or foreseen in bilateral arrangement between the Union and third country/international organisation

Evaluation of proposals Award criteria Excellence Impact Higher weighting for innovation actions Quality and efficiency in the Implementation Details, weightings and thresholds be laid down in WP Evaluation carried out by independent experts Some calls may use a 2 stage submission procedure

Selection criteria Operational capacity Operational capacity means that the applicants must have the professional competencies and qualifications required to complete the proposed action or work programme: it may be assessed on the basis of specific qualifications, professional experience and references in the field concerned. Financial capacity Only coordinators of actions with EU contribution equal or superior € will be checked, except specific cases No verification for public bodies, entities guaranteed by MS or AC and higher and secondary education establishments

The Money !! Grant = rate ( Direct + Indirect ) Grant = rate x Direct ( ) Research & Innovation Grant = 1 x 1.25 Direct Innovation Grant = 0.7 x 1.25 Direct Innovation (not for profit) Grant = 1.0 x 1.25 Direct

Reimbursement Rates !! 1 Direct Cost reimbursement rate by action (same rate for all beneficiaries and all activities) : Up to 100% for Research and Innovation actions Up to 70% for innovation (non-profit entities up to 100%) Up to 70% for PCP co-fund, 33% for ERANET co-fund, 20% for PPI co-fund 1 method for calculation of indirect costs: Flat rate of 25% of total direct costs, excluding subcontracting, costs of third parties and financial support to third parties If provided in WP, lump sum or unit costs Funding of the action not exceed total eligible costs minus receipts see also

Controls and audits Audit certificates Only for final payments when total EU contribution claimed on the basis of actual costs + average personnel costs ≥ 325,000 EUR Certificates on the methodology Optional certificates on average personnel costs Ex-post audits Audits limited to 2 years after payment of the balance

Intellectual Property Rights - Results Ownership Beneficiary generating the results Joint-ownership in specific circumstances Protection If results capable of commercial/industrial exploitation If not protected, EU may assume ownership Exploitation Best efforts obligation; WP may foresee additional obligations Transfer and exclusive licences to a third country EC may object (competitiveness, ethical principles, security) Dissemination Open access to scientific publications and under certain conditions to research data

ICT Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies ICT Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing Biotechnology Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Excellence in the Science Base Frontier research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Curie) Research infrastructures Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure Societies ICT First work programme and calls for proposals ICT

ICT in Industrial Leadership A new generation of components and systems Advanced Computing Future Internet Content technologies and information management Robotics Micro- and nano-electronic technologies, Photonics ICT Cross-Cutting Activities IoT, Human Centricity, Cyber Security Horizontal ICT Innovation actions Support: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Open Disruptive Innovation scheme International Cooperation actions Factory of the Future Call EU-Brazil and EU-Japan Research R and D Cooperation Societal Challenges Excellent Science Industrial leadership

ICT Call Timetable CallCall IDVariantsOpenCloseNotes 1H2020-ICT Dec-1323-Apr M€ ICT 37 phases 1 and 2 01-Mar-14 Various Batch Dates ODI Scheme ICT 14 a,b,c15-Jul-1425-Nov-145G 2H2020-ICT Oct-1421-Apr-15583M€ BrazilH2020-EUB Oct-1421-Apr-15 JapanH2020-EUJ Jan-1410-Apr Security Call Timetable 2014 Call opens 25 March 2014, Deadline 28 August Call opens 25 March 2015, Deadline 27 August 2015

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Innovation Activities directly aiming at producing plans and arrangements for new, altered or improved products, processes or services May include: Protyping, Testing, Demonstrating, Piloting, Large-scale product validation and Market replication

Extract from WP Draft ICT – : Advanced digital gaming/game technologies Specific Challenge: Digital games and game making mechanics applied in non-leisure contexts ….. Scope: a.Research & Innovation actions: Multidisciplinary research experimentations and collaboration on advanced digital gaming technologies and components ….. b.Innovation actions: Stimulate technology transfer and new non-leisure applications by SMEs traditionally working on digital games ….. Types of action: a.Research & Innovation Actions – Proposals requesting a Large contribution are expected b.Innovation Actions – Proposals requesting a Small contribution are expected

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