1. eafip Workshop for Public Procurer European Funding Instruments for Public Authorities
Doris Scheffler, EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation c/o ZENIT GmbH
Berlin, 17th May 2017

2. Overview on EU Funding Instruments for public authorities
Agenda
ZENIT – the German EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation
Overview on EU Funding Instruments for public authorities
Some Programmes, more detailed
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

3. Approx. 50 employees Interdisciplinary team
ZENIT GmbH – Key Facts
Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH
Mission
Support of innovation and technology, above all in SMEs, in North Rhine-Westphalia
Management
Dr. Herbert Rath (Managing Director) Dr. Bernd Janson (Authorized Signatory)
Facts and figures
€ 3,9 million turnover (2014) Non-profit, project-based business, regional (NRW), nationwide and EU clients,
established in 1984
Personnel
Approx. 50 employees Interdisciplinary team
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

4. ZENIT GmbH – Shareholder
Established in 1984 as Public-Private Partnership
Netzwerk ZENIT e.V.
Network of 190 primarily small and medium-sized enterprises from NRW
German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Represented by:
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research
Consortium of banks
NRW.BANK DZ BANK
Bankenvereinigung NRW
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

5. ZENIT GmbH – Consulting Fields
Priorities and areas
of expertise
Funding
Information on funding Evaluation of project ideas Choice of programme
Application support
 Funding Hotline ( )
Innovation
Europe
International
technology transfer, innovation management,
technology searches and appraisals
EU information
Internationalisation strategies
Cooperation partner search
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

6. EU Contact Point for PCP + PPI
Since 1st January 2017 ZENIT is partner in the project „Competence Centre Innovative Procurement“ (KOINNO) financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affaires and Energy (BMWi)
Our task is to set-up and establish the German “EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation“
Our services:
Information
Topic-related events
Exchange-of-experience workshops
Internal workshops for public authorities
Advice
Initial individual advice
Assessment of project ideas
Funding recommendations
Support
Proposal coaching
Proposal check
Forming of strategic consortia
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

7. EU Contact Point for PCP + PPI
Our Contact details:
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation
c/o ZENIT GmbH
Doris Scheffler / Juan Carmona-Schneider / Leonora Yannakis Hotline: – (0) 208 – Internet:
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

8. The European Union funds i.a. …
The European Union funds i.a. …
Research & Innovation
AV Media
Structural Development
Civil Societies
Culture
Education
ICT
Youth
Cooperation with 3rd Countries
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

9. European Funding Programmes - Grants
European Funding Programmes - Grants
Selection / Examples
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

10. European Funding Programmes - Examples
European Funding Programmes - Examples
III. Societal Challenges
II. Industrial Leadership
I. Excellent Science
European Research Council
(ERC)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Marie-Skłodowska-Curie- Actions
European Research Infrastructures, including e- Infrastructures
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Space
Access to risk finance
Innovationen in SMEs
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food Security, Bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive,innovative and reflective societies
Secure societies
Additional WP for Energy, Transport and ICT – Cross-cutting activities, e.g. Smart Cities calls
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

11. European Funding Programmes – Horizon 2020
Europe in a changing world Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Content of the Work Programme 2016 – 2017
Co-creation for growth and inclusion
Education and skills: empowering Europe‘s young innovators
User-driven innovation: value creation through design-enabled innovation
Applied co-creation to deliver public services
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

12. European Funding Programmes – Horizon 2020
Europe in a changing world Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Content of the Work Programme 2016 – 2017
Reversing inequalities and promoting fairness
An empiricallly informed European theory of justice and fairness
Spatial justice, social cohesion and territorital inequalities
Multi-stakeholder platform for enhancing youth digital opportunities
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

13. European Funding Programmes – Horizon 2020
Europe in a changing world Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Content of the Work Programme 2016 – 2017
Engaging together globally
Strengthening Europe‘s position in the global context: science diplomacy and intercultural relations
Centres/Networks of European research and innovation
Migration and asylum systems
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

14. European Funding Programmes – Horizon 2020
Europe in a changing world Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Content of the Work Programme 2016 – 2017
Understanding Europe – Promoting the European Public and Cultural Space
Democracy discourses and the rule of law
Cultural literacy of young generations in Europe
Virtual museums and social platform on European digital heritage, memory, identity and cultural interaction
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

15. Horizon 2020 – Funding Instruments
RIA II
RIA
III
RIA
Target: Collaborative research in order to do research and technical demonstration as well as dissemination of results
Focus on applied science and technical feasibility
Questions on the exploitation of results are implemented
Target groupe: universities, research institutes, companies and others
Profile: min. 3 partners from 3 different Member States or associated countries
Funding: 100% of eligible costs + 25% indirect costs
Thematic areas: will be published in thematic workprogrammes
Research and Innovation Action
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

16. Horizon 2020 – Funding InstrumentsIA II IA
III IA
Target: Collaborative research in order to demonstrate and bring technological solutions into the market as well as dissemination of results
Focus on demonstration and exploitation of R&D results
Target groupe: industry, SMEs, universities, research institutes and others
Profile: min. 3 partners from 3 different Member States or associated countries
Funding: 70% of eligible costs + 25% indirect costs; 100% + 25% for non-profit organisations
Thematic areas: will be published in thematic workprogrammes
Innovation Action
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

17. European Funding Programmes – ESIF
European Structural and Investment Funds
5 different funds support economic development:
European Regional Developement Fund (ERDF)
European Social Fund (ESF)
Cohesion Fund (CF)
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

18. European Funding Programmes – ESIF
European Structural and Investment Funds
Over half of EU funding is challenged through these ESIF. They are jointly managed by the European Commission and the EU countries.
The purpose of all these funds is to invest in job creation and a sustainable and healthy European economy and environment.
The ESIF mainly focuses on 5 areas:
Research and innovation
Digital technologies
Supporting the low-carbon economy
Sustainable management of natural resources
Small businesses
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

19. European Funding Programmes – ESIF
European Structural and Investment Funds
The 5 Funds:
European regional development fund (ERDF) promotes balanced development in the different regions in the EU
European social fund (ESF) supports employment-related projects throughout Europe and invests in Europe‘s human capital – its workers, its young people and all those seeking a job
European agricultural fund for rural development (EAFRD) focuses on resolving the particular challenges facing EU‘s rural areas
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

20. European Funding Programmes – ESIF
European Structural and Investment Funds
The 5 Funds:
European maritime and fisheries fund (EMFF) helps fishermen to adopt sustainable fishing practices and coastel communities to diversify their economies, improve quality of life along European coasts.
Cohesion fund (CF) funds transport and environment projects in countries where the forss national income (GIN) per inhabitant is less than 90% of the EU average. In , these are Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

21. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Main goals:
ETC or Interreg is one of the two goals of cohesion policy and provides a framework for the implementation of joint actions and policy exchange between national, regional and local actors from different Member States.
The overachrching objective of ETC is to promote a harmonious economic, social and territorial development of the Union as a whole.
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

22. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg is built around 3 strands of cooperation:
Cross-border (Interreg A)
Transnational (Interreg B) and
Interregional (Interreg C)
The 5th period of Interreg is based on 11 investment priorities laid down in ERFD Regulation contributing to the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
At least 80% of the budget for each cooperation programme has to concentrate on a maximum of 4 thematic ojectives among the 11 priorities:
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

23. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg is based on 11 priorities:
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

24. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg A – cross-border cooperation:
European Cross-Border cooperation, known as Interreg A, supports cooperation between NUTS III regions from at least two different Member States lying directly on the borders or adjacent to them.
It aims to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas, while enhancing the cooperation process for the purposes of the overall harmonious development of the Union.
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

25. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg B – transnational cooperation:
Transnational cooperation, know as Interreg B, involves regions from several countries of the EU forming bigger areas. It aims to promote better cooperation and regional development within the Union by a joint approach to tackle common issues. Interreg B supports a wide range of project investment related to innovation, environment, accessibility, telecommunications, urban development etc. The transnational programmes add an important extra European dimension to regional development, developed from analysis at a European level, leading to agreed priorities and a coordinated strategic response.
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

26. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg B – transnational cooperation:
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

27. Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg: European Territorial Co-operation (ETC)
Interreg C – interregional cooperation:
Interregional cooperation, known as Interreg C, works at pan-European level, covering all EU Member States, and more. It builds networks to develop good practice and facilitate the exchange and transfer of experience by successful regions. It showcases what regions do well, to the benefit of those still investing.
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

28.
Creative Europe
Creative Europe is the European Commission’s framework programme for support to the culture and audiovisual sectors.
It is divided into 2 subprogrammes:
Culture sector initiatives, such as those promoting cross-border cooperation, platforms, networking and literary translation
MEDIA audivisual sector initiatives, such as those promoting the development, distribution or access to audiovisual works
and is supported by cross-sectoral strand, including a Guarantee Facility and transnational policy cooperation (e.g. the NCP network).
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation

29. EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation in Germany
EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation in Germany
Doris Scheffler / Juan Carmona-Schneider / Leonora Yannakis / /
Tel Hotline:
ZENIT GmbH Bismarckstraße 28
45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr