1. Research & Innovation
Horizon 2020
and ERA
Peter van der Hijden
DG Research and Innovation
Skills Unit
UNICA IRO Meeting 2013
Brussels, 8 May 2013

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•WHY?

3. Research & Innovation
We need More Research
Intensive Economies

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Too few researchers per
1000 labour force
EU 6
US 9
Japan 11

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Too few researchers in the
private sector
• EU 46%
• Japan 68%
• US 79%

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Investment in R&D is part of the solution to exit
from the economic crises

7. Research & Innovation
Partnerships
Policies
Programmes
Instruments

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Member States
European Commission
Stakeholder Organisations
Experts, Networks, Pilots
Partnerships

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Objectives
Indicators
Benchmarks
Reporting (SC, RR, MORE)
Open Method of Coordination
(OMC)

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European Semester
National Reform Programmes
Country-specific
Recommendations

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Europe 2020 Strategy
Innovation Union
European Research Area
Policies

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Europe 2020 strategy
Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive
growth
Headline targets, including 3% of
GDP investment in R&D and 40 %
tertiairy or equivalent graduates
7 Flagship Initiatives

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1. Innovation Union
2. Youth on the Move
3. A Digital Agenda for Europe
4. Resource Efficient Europe
5. Industrial Policy for Globalisation
6. An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
7. European Platform Against Poverty
Seven Flagship Initiatives

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Innovation Union
34 commitments setting boundary conditions,
Including:
Standardisation, public procurement and venture
capital, a unified European patent
Quality of doctoral training and skills mix
International attractiveness and careers
Completing the European Research Area

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"in which, researchers,
scientific knowledge and
technology will circulate
freely"
[like a single market]
European Research Area
Treaty (Article 179)

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ERA Priorities
• 1) More effective national research
• 2) Cooperation and Competition
3) An Open Labour Market for
Researchers
• 4) Gender Equality
• 5) Circulation of Knowledge

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1) Open recruitment
2) Acces to and portability of grants
3) Euraxess personalised information
4) Structured doctoral training
5) Career development
6) Industry Acadeæmia cooperation
7) Recignition of degrees
6) Social security & pensions
8) Visas and permits
An Open Labour Market for Researchers

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Principles for
Innovative Doctoral Training
• 1) Research Excellence
• 2) Attractive Institutional Environment
• 3) Interdisciplinary Research Options
• 4) Exposure to industry and other relevant
• employment sectors
• 5) International networking
• 6) Transferable skills training
• 7) Quality Assurance

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In short: Doctoral Training
should become:« Triple i »
• International
• Interdisciplinary
• Intersectoral

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Wide Endorsement
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• Council Counclusions:"Link, where
relevant and appropriate, national funding
to the Principles for Innovative Doctoral
Training"
• Research Stakeholders Organisations
MoUs: develop in line with Principles
• Subject specific: ORPHEUS/AMSE/WFE

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Exploring the Wider Take Up
of the Principles
Study (mapping update, site visits,
interviews) with Schools across Europe
Working Group of the ERA Steering Group
Huma Resources and Mobility Working
Group
Recommendations Steering Group
(Workshop) in Summer 2013

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Funding for Innovative
Doctoral training
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Marie Curie Pilot Projects
2012-2014 (European Industrial
Doctorate and Innovative Doctoral
programmes)
Big Numbers 2014-2020
Horizon 2020, MSCA Co-Fund,
Structural Funds, Member States,
Industry

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action
'Institutions with Innovative
concepts'
Voluntary all across
Innovative Doctoral Training in
Horizon 2020

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The New 'Scientific Visa'
Facilitates the procedure of admitting
third-country nationals for the purpose of
research, studies, pupil exchange,
remunerated and unremunerated
training, voluntary service and au
pairing.
Building on the existing Directives
2005/71/EC and 2004/114/EC.

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More Rights For 3C Nationals
• Equal status to that of nationals in terms of pay and working
conditions, access to goods and services, recognition of
professional qualifications and social security
• A residence permit may be granted to family members for the
duration of the researcher’s residence permit. Family members
will be allowed to work
• The researcher can take up a teaching position
• Upon finalisation of their research project researchers will be
allowed to remain in the Member State to look for work for a
period of 12 months
• You Can Move Around (up to 6 months without a new hosting
agreement)

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Smoother cooperation of
national funds
(long term solution for all)
European Pension Fund for
Researchers (for ambitious
employers of researchers)
Pension Solutions

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Horizon 2020 - What is new?
• 80 billion euro (Commission proposal)
• 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
• Continuation of investment in frontier research
• Simplified access, for all companies, universities,
institutes in all EU countries and beyond.

28. Research & Innovation
Horizon 2020 - Three priorities:
1. Excellent science
2. Industrial leadership
3. Societal challenges

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Industrial Leadership and Competitive
Frameworks
− Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio,
manufacturing, space)
− Access to risk finance
− Innovation in SMEs
Excellent Science Base
− European Research Council
− Future and Emerging Technologies
− Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development
− Research infrastructures
Shared objectives and principles
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
Supporting the objectives:
European Institute for Innovation and Technology
Joint Research Centre
Europe 2020 priorities
European Research Area
Simplified access
International cooperation
Dissemination & knowledge
transfer
Tackling Societal Challenges
− Health, demographic change and wellbeing
− Food security, sustainable agriculture,
marine and maritime research and the bio-
based economy
− Secure, clean and efficient energy
− Smart, green and integrated transport
− Climate action & Resource Efficiency
including Raw Materials
− Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

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European Innovation
Partnerships
To accelerate and scale up the development and
deployment of innovative solutions to major societal
challenges …
•Acting across the whole research and innovation chain
• mobilising a wide group of stakeholders across supply and
demand
•Adding value to existing instruments and initiatives
• existing initiatives are keeping their own identity and lifecycle
and are contributing to the aims of the EIP

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European Innovation
Partnerships
• Active & Healthy Ageing
• Water
• Agricultural Productivity & Sustainability
• Raw materials
• Smart Cities & Communities

32. Research & Innovation
Closing the Divide
in Research and Innovation
• Structural Funds
• Smart Specialisation Strategies
• Horizon 2020
• Twinning, Teaming, ERA Chairs
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33. Research & Innovation
Institutions with
Innovative Concepts

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User-driven
Multi-dimensional
International
Including Research Institutes
New Ranking

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