1. International Cooperation
International cooperation will be a cross-cutting issue in H2020;
The approach will be similar to FP7 practice and may include a general opening of the programme, targeted openings, horizontal actions on international cooperation, and coordinated calls;
Collaborative actions with specific third countries or their groups will be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit;
Reciprocal access to third country programmes will be encouraged;
Participants from certain middle income countries (BRIC and Mexico) will no longer be eligible for automatic EC funding.

2. International Cooperation
EUB: EU-Brazil Coordinated Call (Advanced Cyber Infrastructure) (~7M)
EUJ: EU-Japan Coordinated Call (Net Futures) (~6M)
ICT38: International partnership building and support to dialogues with high-income countries (USA, Canada and East Asia) (~3M)
ICT39: International partnership building in low and middle income countries (~11M)
Targeted openings on FIRE (ICT11 – U.S., Brazil, Japan, South Korea), Advanced 5G Infrastructure for Future Internet (ICT14 – Korea, Japan, U.S., China), Smart Networks and Novel Internet Architectures (ICT5 – Korea, Japan), Smart optical and wireless network technologies (ICT6 – U.S., Japan, Korea), Generic micro- and nano-electronic technologies (ICT25 – U.S., Asia)

3. International Cooperation
EU-Brazil Coordinated Call: to be published 15 Dec 2014
EUB 1 – 2015: Cloud Computing, including security aspects (€3.5M)
EUB 2 – 2015: High Performance Computing (HPC) (€2M)
EUB 3 – 2015: Experimental Platforms (€1.5M)

4. International Cooperation
EU-Japan Coordinated Call: to be published on 7 Jan 2014
EUJ 1 – 2014: Technologies combining big data, internet of things in the cloud (€1.5M) EUJ 2 – 2014: Optical communications (€1.5M)
EUJ 3 – 2014: Access networks for densely located users (€1.5M)
EUJ 4 – 2014: Experimentation and development on federated Japan – EU test-beds (€1.5)
The Commission unveiled a set of proposals on 30 November for Horizon 2020, the new framework programme for research and innovation. This forms part of the set of proposals for all of the Union's spending programmes for the period
Horizon 2020 is designed to address these challenges through funding excellent science, technology and innovation. It is central to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Innovation Union flagship to create a knowledge society, and the goal to complete the European Research Area as a single market for knowledge.
The world has changed dramatically over recent years and Europe is faced with a crisis of public debt, low growth and high unemployment. Smart investments in research and innovation are vital to create jobs and put Europe back on a path to growth.
At the same time Europe face major challenges such as ageing populations and the depletion of natural resources. This affects all of our lives directly, for example through high health care costs, rising energy prices, congested roads, and threats to security.

5. International Cooperation
ICT 38 – 2015: International partnership building and support to dialogues with high income countries (€3M): to be published on 15 July 2014
Specific Challenge: to provide for discussions with third countries on areas of common interest and to provide support to collaboration within the ICT research and innovation domains.
Scope: The twofold target is
to support dialogues between the European Commission/the EU and strategic high income partner countries and regions, and
to foster cooperation with strategic high income third country organisations in collaborative ICT R&D both within the EU's Framework Programmes (Horizon 2020) and under relevant third country programmes.
Targeted high income countries/regions
Subgroup 1: North America (Canada, USA)
Subgroup 2: East Asia/Oceania (Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan)
Type of project: CSA

6. International Cooperation
ICT 39 – 2015: International partnership building in low and middle income countries (€11M), to be published on 15 July 2014
Specific Challenge: To reinforce cooperation and strategic partnership with selected countries and regions in areas of mutual interest.
Targeted countries: Low and middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Type of project: Research & Innovation Actions – Small project proposals are expected (btw €2M-€4M)