1. Work Programme Implementation of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme
MACIEJ SZYMANSKI Policy Officer
European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Defence I

2. Work programme Central to the implementation of the EDIDP
Multiannual, defining areas of work for 2019 and 2020
Key objectives:
Definition of project categories that will be eligible for funding under the Programme
Definition of a project category(ies) dedicated to SMEs
Specification of all the parameters for the calls of proposals

3. European Defence Industrial Development Programme
Objectives of the Programme:
to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the defence industry, contribute to the Union's strategic autonomy
to support and leverage the cooperation, including across borders. This cooperation shall be in line with defence capability priorities agreed by the Member States
to foster better exploitation of the results of defence research supporting the competitiveness of the European defence industry

4. European Defence Industrial Development Programme
Project categories indicated in the Regulation:
Preparation, protection, deployment, sustainability
Information management and superiority and command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), cyber-defence and cybersecurity
Engagement and effectors

5. Programme Committee Top-down approach: Bottom-up approach
Fostering competitiveness and innovation capacity that shall contribute to the EU strategic autonomy
Consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States
Inputs for the top down approach: CDP / CARD
Bottom-up approach
Based on the input from Member States on ongoing and ready-to-start projects as well as projects that were submitted to PESCO
Industrial perspective
Strengthening of competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry
Bridging the gap between defence research and development
Endeavouring in emerging (often disruptive) technologies

6. Cross-border SMEs participation
EDIDP not only for large Member States and large companies – it provides opportunities for all EU's defence industry regardless of size and location within the EU.
Award criteria and bonus system for project with substantial cross-border SME participation (as members of the consortium, subcontractors or within the supply chain)
10% of the overall budget shall benefit the cross-border participation of SMEs
Specific project category solely focused on consortia of SMEs

7. EDIDP implementation - process overview
Work Programme
Discussion on the Work Programme (Commission financing decision + category of projects) in the informal Programme Committee and its approval by the Programme Committee (first Comitology)
Calls for proposals
Publishing of the calls for proposals with the categories of projects agreed by the Member States in the Work programme
Evaluation
Evaluation by the Commission, assisted by independent experts, of submitted proposals on the basis of the eligibility and award criteria
Approval of projects
Approval of the selected projects by the Member States in the Programme Committee (second Comitology)
Grant agreement
Adoption by the Commission of the decision to grant the funding and signing grant agreements with selected beneficiaries

8. PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS THE NEXT MFF

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