1. Two Joint Call for Proposals 2012- 2013 JPI Urban Europe September 30, 2013 Anne Munk Christiansen The Danish Council for Strategic Research

2. Annual funding volume approx. 110 M€ Funding of strategic research: –spans from basic research to innovation –interdisciplinary research –public-private partnerships –International cooperation Participation in 9 JPI’s: – JPI Antimicrobial Resistance – JPI Climate – JPI FACCE – JPI Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life – JPI More Years, Better Lives – JPI Oceans – JPI Urban Europe – JPI Water – JPND ERA-nets bilateral calls (India, Brazil, China, South Korea)

3. JPI Urban Europe 14 participating countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain and Turkey 2 observers: Spain, Portugal Main aims: –Transform urban areas to centres of innovation and technology –Realise eco-friendly and intelligent intra- and interurban transport and logistic systems –Ensure social cohesion and integration –Reduce the ecological footprint and enhance climate neutrality

4. The process of building a pilot call 1.Development and prioritization of research themes 2.Principle of variable geometry 3.Developing a call text – timeline 4.Presentation: First Pilot Call + results 5.Presentation: Second Pilot call 6.Lessons learned

5. 1. Research themes

6. Prioritization of call topics 1.Identifying the dynamics of urban megatrends: drivers & scenarios 2.Paving the way towards urban innovation & sustainability: key indicators for urban development 3.Flying Carpet 4.Designing new urban technologies for smart connectivity 5. Connecting our society 6. Mobilizing the markets: new services & business demands 7.Cool Cities 8. Strategies for handling urban complexity: balancing new urban demands 9. Managing the city of tomorrow 10.Adapting to change: resilient cities 11.Bellissimo 11 themes 60 sub-themes

7. The puzzle of agreeing on a call topic… ATBECYDKFIFRNLNOSETU 1xxx 2xx 3xxx 4xxxxxx 5xxx 6xxx 7xx 8xxxxx 9xx 10xxx 11xxx

8. 2. Principle of variable geometry 6 out of 10 countries participated in first pilot call A second pilot call planned already from the beginning – different countries The participating funding agencies created a working group to develop the call document and carry out the call procedure 8 funding agencies from 6 countries Establishment of call secretariat

9. 3. How long does it take? Process stepResponsible partnersTimeline Identifying countries and funding agencies to participate in call GBDec. 2011 Establishment of Working GroupFunding Agencies + MBJanuary 2012 Development of call text and call text conditions WGFebruary – May 2012 Signing of MoU + opening of callWG18 June 2012 Deadline for applicationsCoordinating country – NL18 September 2012 National Eligibility CheckFunding AgenciesSeptember 2012 Remote evaluationExpert PanelOctober 2012 Expert Panel MeetingExpert Panel, Funding AgenciesNovember 2012 Decision on awarded projectsFunding AgenciesDecember 2012 Contract negotiationFunding AgenciesJanuary 203 Kick-off first projectsProject teamsApril 2013

10. 4. JPI Urban Europe 1 st Call Topics 1.Urban diversity and social cohesion 2.Urban systems and networks 3.Governance of complex urban systems Results –58 applications in total –10 projects were awarded

11. 5. JPI Urban Europe 2 nd Call 10 participating countries Overall budget 15 M€ Two-stage project application Call closed 18 September: –145 applications (!) –applied for 145 M€ –projects start mid 2014 Topics 1.Governance of urban complexity 2.Urban vulnerability, resilience, and adaptability

12. Indicative time schedule, 2 nd pilot call Call flyer published: June Call open: 18 June First application deadline: 18 Sept –Project idea, consortium members, indicative budget Short list announcement: Early November Full applications deadline: 21 January Decisions announced: May 2014 Projects start: May - September

13. CountryFunding agencyIndicative amount [k€] Type of project 2 BasicAppliedInnovation AustriaFFG up to 2100 1 XXX BelgiumFWO IWT Innoviris SPW FNRS 400 1000 600 1000 200 XX X XX CyprusRPF 200XX DenmarkDCSR 500XX ItalyMIUR 500XXX NetherlandsNWO1200XXX NorwayRCN 600XX SwedenFormas Swedish Energy Agency 3 3000 900 XXXX XX X XX TurkeyTÜBITAK 800XXX United KingdomESRC2000XX X 1 current Austrian budget is 900k€ with an optional extension to 2100k€ 2 XX = primary focus of FA; X = mandate for funding 3 energy relevance of project is criterion for funding

14. 6. Lessons Learned A need for –great flexibility in agreeing on call text –trust among participating partners –willingness to take on different tasks - call secretariat, appointment of panel of experts It has been done before – learn from existing initiatives Pre-announcement flyers There are many ways to build a call…

15. Questions? Further information: www.jpi-urbaneurope.eu Anne Munk Christiansen, akmc@fi.dk