The document discusses Northern Ireland's actions to support Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation program. It outlines the creation of a network of Northern Ireland Contact Points to provide support in key areas like health, ICT and engineering. The points will work with Invest NI to support SMEs and link with UK and Irish contact networks. The document also reviews Northern Ireland's performance in the previous FP7 program, noting over €63.5 million in funding across 216 participations. Plans are discussed to increase support for Horizon 2020 through workshops, evaluators and potential alternative funding mechanisms.

1. ‘New Horizons in the Humanities’
Dr Simon Grattan – NI Horizon 2020 Manager
Northern Ireland and Horizon 2020

2. Overview
• NI Actions taken to support Horizon 2020
• NI and FP7
• North/South support
• ITI SSH guide
• Some useful links

3. NI Horizon 2020
Action Plan
• Plan spelt out
activities for 2013
• A new plan is under
development for
2014/2015
http://www.detini.gov.uk/horizon2020

4. NI Horizon 2020 Action Plan
1. Creation of an NI Horizon 2020 Contact
Point (NICP) network
2. Development of an Horizon 2020
communications strategy
3. Development of an NI Horizon 2020 website
4. Development of an NI specific guide to
Horizon 2020

5. Role of new NI Contact Points
(NICPs)
• NICPs housed in both universities
• Supporting - health (x2), ICT (x2),
engineering, SSH and energy
• Invest NI have the role of NICP for SMEs
• DARD are funding a role within AFBI
• Close links with UK and Irish NCPs

6. Role of new NI Contact Points
(NICPs)
• Formation of a new network including
Invest NI and InterTradeIreland
• All ‘on-the-ground’ support included
• Include Brussels based NI staff
• Pin-point specific calls and themes for
potential funding

7. Ciaran Prunty – Engineering - c.prunty@qub.ac.uk
Manuel Morillas Diaz – Health - m.morillas-diaz@qub.ac.uk
Dominic McLarnon – Energy - D.Mclarnon@ulster.ac.uk
Shirley Davey – Connected Health - s.davey@ulster.ac.uk
Inmaculada Higueras - AHSS- i.higueras@qub.ac.uk
Dajana Dzanovic – ICT - d.dzanovic@qub.ac.uk
David McCleery – FAFB – david.mccleery@afbini.gov.uk
Joanne Coyle, Robert Bunn and Lisa O’Reilly – SMEs –
joanne.coyle@investni.com, robert.bunn@investni.com
and lisa.oreilly@investni.com

9. NI Horizon 2020 Action Plan
5. Appointment of an NICP with specific
responsibility for SMEs
6. Organise at least 10 Horizon 2020
workshops
7. Increase the number of Horizon 2020
evaluators from NI

10. NI Horizon 2020 Action Plan
8. Examine the feasibility of establishing an
alternative funding mechanism(s) for
organisations not currently eligible for
application support
9. Increase NI representation on EU
groups/committees

11. NI Horizon 2020 Action Plan
10. Development of strategies to increase
European Research Council (ERC) and
Marie Curie funding
11. Production of a report on FP7
performance to date

12. NI FP7 Performance
• As of 1st July 2013 - €63.5million from 216
participations with 75% going to HE
• 28 SME participations
• NI success rate 19.7%, EU average 21.3%
• Top 5 funded areas:
– Marie Curie €11.0m – Health €8.1m
– ICT €9.0m
– FAFB €5.9m
– ERC €8.4m
*SSH €1.4m, 5 participations

13. North/South performance
• Under FP7 reached €80.5 million, as of 1st
July 2013
• 261 successful applicants (104 North and
157 South)
• An above EU-average success rate of
23.7%

14. InterTradeIreland’s European Objective is:
“To increase the number of North/South applications to EU
research and innovation funded programmes”.

15. How
We
Can
Help
 Early-stage partnership
development
- Cross -Border Collaboration Voucher
 Partner identification and
matching
-Horizon 2020 Web Portal & App
 Information & Dissemination
- Thematic events
- Newsletter
- EU Travel Scheme
- Case Studies

16. SSH Guide

19. Horizon 2020 App
The free InterTradeIreland Horizon
2020 Web Portal & Mobile App are
available now to help you to:
•Find and link with Industry &
Academic Partners
•Build North/South Partnerships for
H2020
•Submit Specific Partner Requests
•Engage with the Support Network
•Search Call Documents
•Receive Alerts to Calls & Deadlines
•www.intertradeireland.com/horizon
2020/

20. For further information:
Visit:
http://www.intertradeireland.com/horizon2020/
Or contact:
Carrie Small, Project Manager – EU Programmes
Tel: 028 3083 4172
Email: carrie.small@intertradeireland.com
Catherine Halbert, ITI Horizon 2020 Facilitator
Email: horizon2020@intertradeireland.com

21. Links to UK and RoI
• Strengthening links with UK NCP network
• Structured UK engagement through NICP
network
• Existing link with the Irish NCPs and
related network
• Departmental link via all-island steering
group

22. Links
ITI App - http://www.intertradeireland.com/horizon2020 /h2020_app/
ITI SSH guide
http://www.intertradeireland.com/media/intertradeirelandcom/microsite
s/fp7support/Final(secondphase).pdf
NI website - www.detini.gov.uk/horizon2020