FP7UK EU Funded Collaborative Research In the ICT domain Peter Walters http://www.ictic.org/h/v/cr.pdf FP7UK EU Funded Collaborative Research In the ICT domain Peter Walters FP7UK National Contact Point Team The presentation is about Collaborative research in the ICT Domain enabled and funded by The European Commission Collaborative research can give organisations considerable benefits –

The future FP7 comes to an end this year. The Commission want to carry on funding Research and Innovation The replacement scheme <click> is called Horizon 2020 – it is still under development and not all the details are yet public. What follows is what we know today, and are reasonably sure that it represents the future. . . . . . . is now!

Growth, Jobs & Competitiveness 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 Horizon 2020 must address current challenges and opportunities. It will be a break from the past. The main requirements stand out: A less complicated swifter scheme and better coupling between research and the marketplace. The first step is to amalgamate the three predecessors programmes into a single entity With a single set of rules, less paperwork, and faster response. attracting the best researchers and innovators regardless of where they are located All forms of innovation will be included, including innovation in services and social innovation. Support will also be given to develop the market and legal frameworks for innovations to be deployed, such as on public procurement, standard setting and regulations. seamless funding then of research through innovation and beyond to the threshold of commercial exploitation. Previously separate activities will be brought together to focus on the societal challenges such as health, clean energy and transport. But the overall aims remain: <click> Growth Jobs Competitiveness and Horizon 2020 sets out to make that easier

Main elements of H2020 INNOVATION And Simplification 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 The main elements of the compromise are that the funding will be simpler than it has been in the past, The money is simpler: For research, The Commission will pay for all of the eligible direct costs that are incurred a the project, plus 25% as a contribution to the indirect costs of the participants. If the project is about innovation, which means that it is closer to market than research then the 100% becomes 70%. The time to Grant is to be 8 months from the call deadline. <Breath><change gear> The 25% may make difficulties in large Infrastructure projects so there is a ‘get out of jail free card for them A number of adjustments have been made to the Specific Programme And there has been some earmarking of budgets in favour of SMEs, open calls in the Future and Emerging Technologies area and in the Energy domain INNOVATION And Simplification

H2020: What’s Important? Societal Challenges Excellent Science Industrial leadership Excellent Science is a fundamental But its application is important <click> This gives rise to the Three Pillars upon which H2020 is based Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal challenges So how is this being arranged?

Industrial Leadership Excellence in the Science Base The Workprogramme 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 This is a picture of the whole workprogramme. and the way in which it will be subdivided Let’s look for the ICT Top right we can see the Industrial Leadership pillar an Item ICT, It has a subdivision called LEIT: Leadership in Enabling Industrial Technologies This is where the main ICT element lives. This workprogramme element <click> will define the core ICT activity I guess the budget here will be about €6 or €7 Billion Euros. But the ICT also appears in other places, <click> its all over the Societal challenges, so there will be ICT elements in the Work Programme sections for secure, clean and efficient energy, as there will be in climate action etc. There will also be ICT in the Excellence in the Science Base pillar, principally in the research infrastructure space where there is interest in very high power computing and in the Future and Emerging Technologies area. So there will be many Work Programme sections which an ICT organisation might want to read and pay attention to.

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.

Types of actions supported by grants 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 Photonics, HPC, 5G, FoF, Green veh, etc ENIAC + ARTEMIS = 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

SME instrument in Horizon 2020 So how will Horizon 2020 work for SMEs? 12

SME support: integrated approach Eurostars II Enhancing Innovation Capacity Market-driven Innovation Access to Risk Finance SME instrument Collaborative projects 'Innovation in SMEs' In a number of ways Firstly the highly successful SME specific Eurostars programme will continue. This si a bottom up process involving National agencies as the pay masters SMEs will be welcome in all of the Collaborative projects where they are suited and in some cases their presence may be mandatory. The novel access to Risk Finance and similar activities in the Industrial Leadership pillar which we will hear about later will be there to support them. BUT most importantly There is to be this new bottom up Instrument specifically targeted at SMEs The first thing to note is this it is NOT The SAME as the old “Research for the benefit of SME’s” instrument This has, under various names been a feature of EU Research for at least three Frameworks 20 % budgetary target in Industrial & Social

? SME instrument IDEA business coaching throughout the project MARKET Concept & Feasibility Assessment Demonstration Market Replication Research Development Commercialisation SME window EU financial facilities Procurement It will work like this from Idea to Market An SME starts out with new idea. and can then get small grant to pursue the idea. If that comes good there’s a second grant available to do the next step And Thirdlly there are supporting schemes to help with the commercialisation. 10 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 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/info-day-open-disruptive-innovation-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-support-horizon-2020-work First batch: 18 June 2014 90 M € Budget

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

Grant = rate ( Direct + Indirect ) Grant = rate x Direct (1 + 0.25) The Money !! Grant = rate ( Direct + Indirect ) Grant = rate x Direct (1 + 0.25) 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 http://tinyurl.com/h2020-imd

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 https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/

First work programme and calls for proposals 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 ICT ICT This is a picture of the whole workprogramme. and the way in which it will be subdivided Let’s look for the ICT Top right we can see the Industrial Leadership pillar an Item ICT, It has a subdivision called LEIT: Leadership in Enabling Industrial Technologies This is where the main ICT element lives. This workprogramme element <click> will define the core ICT activity I guess the budget here will be about €6 or €7 Billion Euros. But the ICT also appears in other places, <click> its all over the Societal challenges, so there will be ICT elements in the Work Programme sections for secure, clean and efficient energy, as there will be in climate action etc. There will also be ICT in the Excellence in the Science Base pillar, principally in the research infrastructure space where there is interest in very high power computing and in the Future and Emerging Technologies area. So there will be many Work Programme sections which an ICT organisation might want to read and pay attention to. ICT

ICT in Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges Excellent Science Industrial leadership 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 These are actually the top level headings from the draft workprogramme which Lee is currently working on Components and systems, Next generation computing, Future internet, Content technologies and information management. Robotics And the KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES of micro & nano electronics and photonics, both of which are increasingly important to UK. A variety of cross cutting activities Internet of Things, Security, and activities in Support of Innovation and finally International outreach. http://www.ictic.org/h/doc%20index.html

ICT Call Timetable Call Call ID Variants Open Close Notes 1 H2020-ICT-2014 11-Dec-13 23-Apr-14 703 M€ ICT 37 phases 1 and 2 01-Mar-14 Various Batch Dates ODI Scheme ICT 14 a,b,c 15-Jul-14 25-Nov-14 5G 2 H2020-ICT-2015 15-Oct-14 21-Apr-15 583M€ Brazil H2020-EUB-2015 Japan H2020-EUJ-2014 07-Jan-14 10-Apr-14 The overall timetable looks like this Discussions with the member States - going on now Formal acceptance of the three key documents The member states vote has to come before the Workprogramme can be adopted in December. Training us: the NCPs to spread the word, Finally Publication of the First ‘draft’ calls Then there will be Launch Events(s)

Some really useful stuff The Portal: https://ec. europa www.ictic.org 26

Your way in: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

An unofficial resource www.tinyurl.com/h2020index

ICT / FET National Contact Point http://www.ictic.org/h/v/cr.pdf ICT / FET National Contact Point Technology Strategy Board: Business Support Group 0300 321 4357 TSB H2020 Web Presence https://www.h2020uk.org Twitter @eurobits But if you are into ICT It’s me you want to talk to – and here are my contact details Peter Walters peter.walters@tsb.gov.uk 012 434 303 70 Useful Files: www.tinyurl.com/h2020index