1 HORIZON 2020 ICT Research and Innovation eAGE 2014 Conference, Muscat, Oman December 2014 Carlos Oliveira European Commission - DG CONNECT

2 Horizon billion EUR - the largest research and innovation programme Open to the world – engaging EU Member States but also partner countries around the world Doing science and research in a global and connected world – allowing people to work together regardless of their location

3 Horizon 2020: more than research Support to Research and Innovation from lab to market Use of 'research and innovation actions' and 'innovation actions' depending on the centre of gravity of the targeted activities A closer relationship between research and entrepreneurship More evaluators from the business world About half of the budget of ICT-related activities to support directly innovation More support to SMEs International cooperation as an essential feature

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5 Three priorities Excellent scienceExcellent science Industrial leadershipIndustrial leadership Societal challengesSocietal challenges

6 Industrial Leadership  Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies  ICT  Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing  Biotechnology  Space  Access to risk finance  Innovation in SMEs Excellent Science  Frontier research (ERC)  Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)  Skills and career development (Marie Sklodowska-Curie)  Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) Shared objectives and principles Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes Europe 2020 priorities European Research Area Simplified access International cooperation Dissemination & knowledge tranfer Societal Challenges  Health, demographic change & wellbeing  Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-based economy  Secure, clean and efficient energy  Smart, green and integrated transport  Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials  Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies  Secure Societies EIT JRC Spreading excellence, widening participation Science with and for society

7 Excellent Science Frontier Research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) Research Infrastructures Excellent Science Frontier Research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) Research Infrastructures Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture, and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency, and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure societies Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture, and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency, and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure societies Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies ICT Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. & Processing Biotechnology Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies ICT Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. & Processing Biotechnology Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEsICTICT ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT ICT

8 ICT in Excellent science Excellent scienceExcellent science Industrial leadershipIndustrial leadership Societal challengesSocietal challenges

9 Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) FET Open: fostering novel ideas FET Proactive: nurturing emerging themes and communities FET Flagships: pursuing grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges Graphene Human Brain Project Research infrastructures Developing the European research infrastructure for 2020 and beyond Development, deployment and operation of ICT-based e- infrastructures ICT infrastructure resources and services for Research Access to and management of scientific data High Performance Computing Excellent Science

10 ICT in Industrial leadership Excellent scienceExcellent science Industrial leadershipIndustrial leadership Societal challengesSocietal challenges

11 A new generation of components and systems: engineering of advanced embedded and resource efficient components and systems Next generation computing: advanced and secure computing systems and technologies, including cloud computing Future Internet: software, hardware, infrastructures, technologies and services Content technologies and information management: ICT for digital content, data analytics / big-data, cultural and creative industries Advanced interfaces and robots: robotics and smart spaces Micro- and nanoelectronics and photonics: key enabling technologies Industrial leadership in ICT

12 Internet of Things and platforms for Connected Smart Objects Cutting across several LEIT-ICT areas (smart systems integration, smart networks, big data) Bringing together different generic ICT technologies and their stakeholder constituencies Cyber-security, Trustworthy ICT Security-by-design for end to end security and cryptography Complementary to Cyber-security in Societal Challenge 7 Trans-national co-operation among National Contact Points Effective cross border partnership searches, identifying, understanding and sharing good practices among ICT NCPs Human-centric Digital Age Understanding technologies, networks and new digital and social media and how these are changing the way people behave, think, interact and socialise as persons, citizens, workers and consumers ICT Cross-Cutting Activities /

13 Support for access to finance (15 M€) Pilot action for business angels to co-invest in ICT innovative companies Implemented by EIF and closely coordinated with "Access to risk finance" part of H2020 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support ICT business idea contests in universities and high schools ICT entrepreneurship summer academy ICT entrepreneurship labs Campaign on entrepreneurship culture in innovative ICT sectors Support for definition and implementation of inducement prizes European networks of procurers Pre-commercial procurement (4 M€) Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (88 M€) Support to a large set of early stage high risk innovative SMEs in ICT Implementation through the SME instrument -> Continuously open calls with several (3) cut-off dates/year -> 5% of LEIT budget ICT Innovation

14 ICT in Societal challenges Excellent scienceExcellent science Industrial leadershipIndustrial leadership Societal challengesSocietal challenges

15 Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture, and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens ICT and Societal Challenges

16 Advancing active and healthy ageing with ICT Service robotics within assisted living environments ICT solutions for independent living with cognitive impairments ICT solutions enabling early risk detection and intervention Integrated, sustainable, citizen-centred care ICT-based approaches for integrated care (beyond current state-of-art in tele- health and tele-care) Self-management of health and disease Public-procurement of innovative eHealth services Improving health information and data exploitation Digital representation of health data to improve diagnosis and treatment eHealth interoperability Health, demographic change and wellbeing

17 Energy efficiency / buildings and consumers Public procurement of green data centres New ICT-based solutions for energy efficiency through citizens' behavioural change Competitive low-carbon energy / modernising the single European electricity grid Distribution grid and retail market Next generation ICT infrastructure for smart metering and smart grids Smart cities and communities Integration of energy, transport and ICT through lighthouse projects (large scale demonstration) Secure, clean and efficient energy

18 Road Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Connecting people, vehicles, infrastructures and businesses Safe and connected automation in road transport Green vehicles Electric vehicles' enhanced performance and integration into the transport system and the electricity grid Smart cities and communities Integration of energy, transport and ICT through lighthouse projects (large scale demonstration) Smart, green and integrated transport

19 Waste management ICT solutions for waste traceability, waste material flow management Water management Development and deployment of advanced ICT solutions for water resources management in agriculture and urban areas Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

20 Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Cultural Heritage Innovation in the public sector Open government Personalised public services M-government Open participation Transparency ICT for learning and inclusion

21 A remarkable growth of the knowledge base Over the last decade: 56% more S&E graduates; 77% increase in R&D expenditure; 57% more patent applications 21 Horizon 2020: global cooperation Broader geographic distribution of knowledge creation 2000  2008: world share of high-impact publications from outside the EU-US-Japan triad increased: 20%  32% 2000  2010: world share of patent applications from the EU fell: 36%  29% Increase in contribution of external demand to growth 90% of global economic growth in next years expected to be generated outside the EU Global challenges increasing in scale and scope

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23 The benefits of cooperation with EU in S&T A connected and interdependent world An opportunity to connect your country's scientists, researchers with those in the most advanced economies in the world Access to knowledge is essential for your country's development, jobs, peace and stability partnerships => access know-how, co-develop solutions, build capacity and share it with your neighbours fast learning curve => use to your benefit the development of brand new infrastructures Cooperation based on mutual interests and reciprocity

24 Horizon 2020 – Open to the World  General opening  Horizon 2020 is fully open to participation of entities from across the world  Global awareness of EU's strengths and its role in international cooperation in research and innovation  Targeted activities  In a number of topics inclusion of international partners may be  Encouraged  Required  Coordinated calls  Used for specific actions, e.g. identified through Joint S&T Coordination Committees  Paired calls, linked evaluations, two contracts 24 International cooperation tools

25 Next steps Which areas are of greater potential interest for both parties? A few thematic workshops (EU representatives – EC, research organisations, universities and companies, rrepresentatives of Arab countries and their organisations) Mobilize organizations in Arab world to join EU-funded ICT research Contact points and champions: Catalysts and multipliers for cooperation What kind of joint activities can be promoted? participation of your scientists / organisations in EU funded projects / EU individual research grants (Marie Curie), support actions Work on a concrete action plan to strengthen cooperation in ICT research and innovation between EU and Arab countries Possible demonstration projects in selected domains

26 More information? Horizon 2020 Participant Portal Research and Innovation European Commission /portal/desktop/en/home.html /portal/desktop/en/home.html DG Research and Innovation European Commission DG CONNECT – Communications Networks, Content and Technology European Commission

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