1. EMFF implementation by EASME
IMP MS Expert Group Brussels, 20 April 2015
Alenka Kampl EASME.A.3 Head of Unit

2. Overview
Delegation
EASME
EMFF – IMP implementation

3. Delegation EC outsources EU direct management tasks
in an EU funding programme
to an Executive Agency (EA)

4. Delegation in practice
EC/DG MARE – political responsibility:
Set policy priorities
Adopt EMFF work programme
Evaluate EMFF programme implementation
Supervise EASME
EASME – implementation:
Prepare and publish calls, manage evaluation, award decisions, contracts, payments, assess reports, monitor and control, information, dissemination
Direct contacts with applicants/beneficiaries and tenderers/contractors on behalf of DG MARE
Report to EC/DG MARE

5. Why delegation? Efficiency gains Synergies IMP Control
Scientific advice
Efficiency gains
Synergies
D.1
B.1
E.1
A.2
C.2
D.2
C.1
A.3
E.2
B.3
IMP

6. H2020 Why EASME? A.2 A.1 B.1 B.3 B.2 SME Instrument
Fast Track to Innovation
COSME
A.1
EMFF
A.3
EEN
H2020
IEE
B.1
LIFE
B.3
SILC II
B.2
Energy Efficiency
COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) running from 2014 to 2020 with a planned budget of €2.3bn. COSME will support SMEs in better access to finance; access to markets; supporting entrepreneurs; and more favourable conditions for business creation and growth.
EEN - The Network helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the most of business opportunities in the EU and beyond.
The FTI pilot is the only fully-bottom-up measure in Horizon 2020 promoting close-to-the-market innovation activities that is open to all types of participants. FTI aims to reduce the time from idea to market and to increase the participation in Horizon 2020 of industry, SMEs and first-time industry applicants.
FTI also aims to nurture trans-disciplinary and cross-sector approaches. All kinds of innovation actors can work together to develop sustainable innovations addressing societal needs or areas under 'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' and, at the same time, create viable business opportunities. This is why FTI projects must be business-driven and clearly demonstrate a realistic potential for quick deployment and market take-up of innovations.
On offer is a maximum EU contribution of €3M per proposal with time-to-grant of around 6 months.
SILC II
SILC II is a Horizon 2020 initiative, which funds large scale demonstrators for low-carbon technologies with a special focus on energy-intensive industries. It looks at breakthrough solutions that can bring significant greenhouse gas emission reduction (35% compared to current "best available techniques") and that have a high potential technology transfer within and across sectors.
SILC II projects will demonstrate the technical and economic viability of the technologies proposed, by testing them in industrial plants working under real conditions and developing exploitation and business plans.
In addition to SILC, industries can also get financial support for low-carbon technologies from other programmes of Horizon 2020, the NER programme and the European Structural and Investment Funds.
EUSEW
Eco-Innovation
Climate action, environment, ressource efficiency, raw materials

7. Which EMFF actions?
2014: EASME implements 72% of IMP direct management funds.
2015: EASME implements 84% of IMP direct management funds.

8. Challenges for 2015 Delegation new for DG MARE and its stakeholders
Delayed 2014 WP in parallel with 2015 WP
New team and new programme in EASME
Many parties involved in implementation

9. EMFF 2014 implementation Blue growth sectors:
Coastal tourism
Ocean energy
Knowledge, legal certainty and security in the blue economy:
Marine knowledge
Maritime spatial planning
Integrated maritime surveillance
Skills development:
Maritime training academies
Blue growth sectors:
Coastal tourism:
study on coastal and maritime tourism (contracted)
Ocean energy:
Ocean energy forum secretariat (contracting): to support the work of the ocean energy groups and development of strategic roadmap
Knowledge, legal certainty and security in the blue economy:
Marine knowledge: ongoing evaluations:
Seabasin checkpoints (4 seabasins)
Coastal mapping
Maritime spatial planning: ongoing evaluations – support actions to transposition of MSP Directive
MSP cooperation projects – Baltic (finished evaluation but still to be contracted), Black Sea
MSP assistance mechanism
Study on MSP international best practices
Integrated maritime surveillance:
Coastguard cooperation (contracted)
IMS IT improvements (evaluation)
Skills:
Maritime training academies network (contracted)

10. EMFF 2015 starting New initiatives: Building on existing actions:
Monitoring the oceans
Economic benefits of MPAs
Innovation in the blue economy - seabasins
Building on existing actions:
EMODNET, data ingestion
Tourism
MSP
IMS
Assistance mechanisms
New initiatives:
Monitoring the oceans: support ERIC for deploying ocean floats, collecitng and analysing marine data; long term project
Economic benefits of MPAs: potential of reconciliation of environmental protection and blue growth
Innovation in the blue economy: several studies in different (sub)seabasins: outermost regions, Mediterranean, Black Sea
Building on existing actions:
Emodnet, marine data ingestion and safekeeping
Tourism: thematic routes for underwater cultural heritage, support to nautical tourism
Maritime spatial planning:
MSP cooperation projects – other seabasins
MSP assistance mechanism
Integrated maritime surveillance:
Coastguard cooperation (forums)
IMS communication strategy
Expansion of CISE
Assistance mechanisms
Atlantic action plan
MSP implementation

11. What's in it for you? Continued close cooperation with DG MARE
Support for implementation
Potential synergies
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