Dr. Béla Kardon Workshop on Future Perspectives for EU-Japan Research and Innovation Cooperation

1. European Funding Instruments in R&D: Opportunities and Possible Synergies in Regional Policy vs. Horizon 2020 Dr. Béla KardonWorkshop on Future Perspectives for EU-Japan Research and Innovation Cooperation Zürich, 18 July 2013

2. Topics of the Presentation • Horizon 2020+ International Cooperation • Regional/Cohesion Policy • Best practices in Hungary Zürich, 18 July 2013

3. The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020:Commission’s proposals of 29 June 2011 • Key Challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures to create economic opportunities • Smart & inclusive growth (€491bn) • Education, Youth, Sport • Connecting Europe • Cohesion • Competitive Business SMEs • Horizon 2020 • Sustainable growth, natural resources (€383bn) • Security and citizenship (€18.5bn) • Global Europe (€70bn) • Administration (€62.6bn) TOTAL: €1.025bn Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

4. Horizon 2020& The NewInternational Cooperation Strategy

5. What’s new • A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives* • Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation • Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport • Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond. *The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

6. Three priorities: Excellent science Industrial leadership Societal challenges Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

7. Priority 1. Excellent science • Why: • World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing • Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent • Researchers need access to the best infrastructures Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

8. Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-2020) Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

9. Priority 2. Industrial leadership • Why: • Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics) underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors • Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation • Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

10. Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-20) Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

11. Priority 3. Societal challenges • Why: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives (climate, environment, energy, transport etc) cannot be achieved without innovation • Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities • Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

12. Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-2020) • *Additional €1 788m for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities (2014-2018). Does not include ITER. Source: EC, DG Research and Innovation

13. Next steps Ongoing:Parliament and Council negotiations on thebasis of the Commission proposals Ongoing:Parliament and Council negotiations on EUbudget 2014-2020 (including overall budget for Horizon 2020) Mid 2013:Adoption of legislative acts by Parliamentand Council on Horizon 2020 End 2013:Horizon 2020 starts, launch of first calls

14. International cooperation Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: A strategic approach

15. International Cooperation: A Strategic Approach International cooperation is crucial to address many Horizon 2020 objectives. Principle of general openness: the programme will remain to be the most open funding programme in the world. Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic approach to international cooperation (dedicated measures in the 'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies' challenge).

16. New strategy for international cooperation in research & innovation Need to engage more actively and strategically in international cooperation: • Three main objectives: • Strengthen the Union's excellence and attractiveness in research and innovation as well as its industrial and economic competitiveness • Tackle global societal challenges • Support the Union's external policies • Combiningopennesswithbettertargeted actions • StrengthenedpartnershipwithMember States • Stronger contribution ofresearch and innovation to externalpolicies of the Union

17. Key Novelties • General opening of Horizon 2020, but with more restricted approach to automatic funding • Targeted activities with scale and scope to achieve impact • Multi-annual roadmaps for key partner countries/regions • Stronger partnership with Member States • Common principles for conduct of international cooperation • Strengthened implementation, governance, monitoring and evaluation

18. Dual approach • Openness: • Horizon 2020 open to participation fromacross the world • Revision to the list of countries whichreceiveautomaticfunding • Targeted actions: • Thematic: identifying areas for international cooperation on the basis of the Union'spolicy agenda • Differentiation by countries/regions to targetpartners for cooperation  multi-annualroadmapsfor cooperationwith key partners

19. Thematic targeting • Starting point: Horizon 2020 societal challenges and enabling technologies • Identify areas based on analysis of a set of criteria of the EU and potential partners: • Research and innovation capacity • Access to markets • Contribution to international commitments, e.g. MDG or Rio+20 • Frameworks in place to engage in cooperation (EU, international partners and MS) – including lessons learnt from previous cooperation

20. Instruments • Policy instruments • more strategic use of S&T agreements with key third countries • strategic partnerships (e.g. Russia) • more visibility for STI in general cooperation frameworks • Funding instruments • collaborative projects (third country participation required and/or taken into account in evaluation) • networking between existing projects • joint initiatives of Union and third countries: coordinated calls, contribution of Union to third country/international organisations, ERA-Net/Art185 • Information gathering (multiple sources: ERAWATCH, OECD, UNESCO, EEAS Delegations and Counsellors,…)

21. Coordination • Coordination withotherpolicies and instruments of the Union • externalpolicies (includingdevelopmentpolicy) • otherpolicieswithstrong international dimension, e.g. trade • external dimension of other Union policies, e.g. education • International organisations and multilateral fora • shaping global agendas: UN bodies, OECD bodies, Carnegie forum,… • strengthen links withintergovernmental organisations and initiatives: COST, EUREKA, EIROForum

22. Regional Policy

23. Cohesion Policy NEFMI TPF Cohesion Policy

24. Objectives of the new Cohesion Policy Cohesion Policy • EU 2020 is the basis of the new programming period, the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 • Concentration of resources on the objectives of Europe 2020 through a common set of thematic objectives to which the funds will contribute; • Simplification through more coherent planning and implementation arrangements; • Focus on results through a performance framework and reserve; • Reduce the administrative burden for beneficiaries and managing authorities.

25. Coherence of EU- and National Strategies EU2020 headline goals NRP priorities SROP programmes Digital agenda

26. Competitiveeconomy Reducing regional disparities – improving competitiveness Competitiveresearch Competitiveenterprises • The main criteria for competitveness is the existence of competitive enterprises • Enterprises cannot be competitive without competitive workforce • Competive workforce is highly dependent on higher education trainings and competitve higher education institutions • Competitive higher education is based on competitive research Competitivehighereducation Competitivelabourforce Zürich, 18 July 2013

27. Funding Sources for RSDI – Hungarian example • National Sources • HungarianScientific Research Fund (OTKA) • Research and TechnologicalInnovationFund (KTIA) • EU Funding • FrameworkProgrammes forRTD(Horizon2020) • CIP • Etc. • Cohesion Policy • Structural Funds • ESF • ERDF • Cohesion Funds Other Sources: Swiss Contribution; EEA financing mechanism, etc.

28. UsingCohesion Policy

29. Finding synergies between the different type of funds • Budgetarysources-Structuralfunds • Publishing complementarycallsinregionsnoteligiblefor EU funding • StructuralFunds – FP7 • Using ESF and ERDF toprepareinstitutionstoparticipateinHorizon 2020 • National Budget – FP7 • COFUND • StructuralFunds - StructuralFunds • Harmonizingthecontent of operationalprogrammes

30. A fewexamplesforpossiblesynergies Lessons learned / best practices

31. Thank you for your attention!