Infravation Consensus Meeting 16-17 Sept 2014 Welcome! Rijkswaterstaat office Brussels Peter Wilbers Coordinator Infravation
Infravation partners Rijkswaterstaat/NL (Coordinator) TÜV Rheinland/DE FEHRL BMVBS/DE Danish Road Directorate/DK Trafikverket/SE Norwegian Public Roads administration/NO Icelandic Road Administration/IS MEDDE/FR CDTI/ES ANAS/IT Israelian National Transport Infrastructure Company/IL Federal Highway Administration/US European Commission (EC)
Infravation ERA-NET Plus European Research Area Network Instrument European Commission (EC) for enhancing Europe’s competitiveness in research area Pooling scarce resources Transnational calls for tenders + proposals ERA-NET Plus (EN Plus) Financial top-up by EC: 50% of country contributions Consortium of 5 countries/regions minimum One large call for proposals Strict peer-review full proposals EU project Proposal submission/evaluation/negotiations Grant Agreement (GA) with EC Compliance to FP7 rules
Infravation ERA-NET Plus EN Plus SST.2013.1-3. call text: Advanced Systems, Materials and Techniques for next generation infrastructure Surface transport Road infrastructure Towards Infravation 2014 Call Scoping Team/scoping study Team of experts Workshops in participating countries/regions Scanning tours, e.g. in US
Infravation 2014 Call: budget Country/region contribution 6,350 MEURO EC top-up (50%) 2,675 MEURO* Total 9,025 MEURO * US contribution will not be topped-up by EC. Therefore EC contribution is a bit less than 50% of country contributions
Infravation 2014 Call: challenges Advanced predictive infrastructure performance processes Enhanced durability and life-time extension Rapid and non-destructive methods for routine quality and performance checks of materials and construction Keeping freight routes open through zero-intrusive maintenance Ensuring infrastructure performance under all weather conditions Resource and energy efficiency in road construction and maintenance (Eco-design) Virgin material reduction by substitution or recycling
Infravation 2014 Call: characteristics 2-Step approach Light proposals Full proposals Real common pot Participation US (FHWA) Applicants non-funding EU countries can apply too Central negotiation, funding + monitoring Budget 100% for research, funding partners contribute in kind Instrument FP7 + H2020 based, light version
Infravation 2014 Call: timeline Open call for (light) proposals 3 March 2014 Information and Brokerage event Deadline for submission of light proposals Evaluation of light proposals 20 March 2014 30 June 2014 July - September 2014 Call for full proposals (on invitation only) Invitation to submit full proposals until Deadline to submit full proposals End of September 2014 End of November 2014 Evaluation of full proposals by international peer review Until end of February 2015 Negotiation of grant agreements March - August 2015 Start of transnational projects July - September 2015 End of transnational projects (project duration is 30 months max.) Until March 2018
Infravation 2014 Call: 1st step evaluation 103 light proposals submitted Eligibility check by Infravation Call Secretariat + RWS Remote quality assessments by national experts Infravation Consensus Meeting, Brussels, 16-17 September Short list best proposals Infravation Steering Group, Brussels, 29 September Decision short list best proposals Communication to coordinators light proposals
Infravation 2014 Call: 2nd step evaluation Full proposal submission until November 2014 Eligibility check by Infravation Call Secretariat + RWS Independent international experts/peer-review Remote quality assessments Presence days evaluators/Consensus meeting Ranking list proposals Decision Infravation Steering Group + EC Selection list (for negotiation and funding) Start negotiations
Considerations Quality Transnationality Representation funding countries