1. Director «Components & Systems»
Thierry Van der Pyl
Director «Components & Systems»
European Commission
4 October 2011

2. Innovation in action: ARTEMIS
Public-Private Partnership with involvement of Industry, the Member States and the Commission
Industry in the driver’s seat: Strategic Research Agenda, Annual Work Programme
Portfolio of successful projects contributing to develop enabling technologies for societal challenges.
Contribution to reinforce the European industry position with regard to Smart Grids, Electromobility, etc.

3. Experience with ARTEMIS
The Commission believes in the PPP approach and considers the ARTEMIS experience as positive
The Commission is committed to simplify the functioning of the JTIs according to the recommendations of the Interim Evaluation Panel
Open scenarios for the future:
Merge/convergence of ARTEMIS and ENIAC
Business model to be implemented
Contractual vs Institutional PPP

4. Horizon 2020 in the Multiannual Financial Framework
Multiannual Financial Framework ( ) Commission proposal adopted on 29 June 2011
Proposed amount for Horizon 2020: €80 billion in constant 2011 prices (~€90 billion in current prices)
46% increase compared to current period ( )
Research and innovation increases to 8.5% of overall EU budget
For decision by European Council, European Parliament

5. Horizon 2020 – Objectives and structure
Europe 2020 priorities
European Research Area
International cooperation
Shared objectives and principles
Tackling Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security and the bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Supply of raw materials
Resource efficiency and climate action
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
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
Simplified access
Dissemination & knowledge tranfer
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes

6. Industrial leadership and competitive frameworks
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies:
Information and Communication Technologies
Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing
Biotechnology
Space
Innovation in SMEs
Access to risk finance
Grant to the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Direct actions of the Joint Research Center

7. Enabling and industrial technologies
Strategic, technology focused approach
With potential applications in many sectors/ challenges
Differentiated from:
Societal challenges: demand led, combining different technologies/ solutions
European Research Council: Bottom up

8. Key common features
Clear set of objectives based on Europe 2020 and Innovation Union
Integrating research and innovation in a seamless programme
Focus on overall policy priorities – using a challenge based approach
Programme structured by objectives
Common toolkit of funding schemes

9. Added value of EU R&I funding
Cross-border pooling of resources to achieve critical mass and diffusion of knowledge
Promote competition in research and innovation, thereby raising levels of excellence
Offers training possibilities; enhances Europe’s international attractiveness
Address pan-European policy challenges; link to EU market frameworks
Leverages private investments, combines public investments, increases efficiency
=> R&I for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth