Transcript The Innovation divide in Europe

Stimulating Research and Innovation
through Horizon 2020 and
New Cohesion Policy
Pia LAURILA
Policy officer
Regional Dimension of Innovation
DG Research and Innovation
European Commission
[email protected]
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Research and
Innovation
Our objective: exiting the crisis and heading
for a sustainable recovery
Europe faces:
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Lack of growth, bleak economic climate;
Increasing imbalances across the continent;
Declining public confidence and high social costs of adjustment;
Increased competition from other parts of the world;
Debate on the EU and its future
Europe needs:
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Sound public finances > Public deficits need to shrink
Structural reforms >Restoring competitiveness of MS (e.g. flexible labour markets)
> Reaping synergies from the world's largest Single Market
Smart investment > Stepping-up efforts to promote, at national and European
levels, pro-growth public spending in consolidation processes
Pro-growth EU budget, e.g. Horizon 2020 to support objectives of Europe 2020
Strategy
Investing in R&D and Innovation helps
exiting the crisis faster
R&D intensity, by
NUTS 2 regions,
2009 (R&D
expenditure as a
% share of GDP)
Source:
EUROSTAT
Regional Yearbook
2012
July 2013
EC DG RTD.C.5 DC
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The Innovation divide in Europe
Out of a total of 266 regions in the EU, only
35 had in 2009 an R&D intensity (R&D
investment as a % of their GDP) above 3%
Taken together these 35 regions accounted
for 45% of all R&D expenditure in the EU
10 of the most R&D intensive regions in 2009
were located in the Nordic member States,
totalising 9,3% of total R&D expenditure in the
EU (source EUROSTAT regional yearbook 2012)
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Innovation
performance
R&D expenditure in
the business sector
as % of GDP
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Regional Innovation
Scoreboard 2012
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Innovation Output Indicator
A single innovation indicator
proposed to complement the
Europe 2020 Strategy headline
indicator on R&D intensity.
It measures the extent to which
ideas generated within
innovative sectors are able to
reach the market.
Finland ranks 6th in the EU and
appears among the "very good
performers", just short of being a
"top performer" such as Sweden
and Germany.
Further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/press/2
013/pdf/staff_working_document_ind
icator_of_innovation_output.pdf
Policy
Research and
Innovation
Turning the European Union into an
Innovation Union
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Innovation Union flagship initiative aims at creating the best conditions for Europe's
researchers and entrepreneurs to innovate
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A broader approach to innovation: meshing research and technological development
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Product innovation, service innovation, innovation in design etc.,
including process and organisational innovation
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Social innovation, public sector innovation, eco-innovation etc.
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Exploration of new business models > Both technological & non-technological > Both
incremental & disruptive innovation
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Improving framework conditions for innovation to flourish
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34 commitments: Speeding up standardisation, Making better use of and 'modernising' public
procurement procedures, Creating a real internal market for venture capital, Agreeing on a
unified European patent, Completing the European Research Area (ERA)
Innovation Union
Building on strengths
Responding to three main
aspects
* Globalisation of knowledge
production & innovation
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Involving all actors
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Broad concept of innovation
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Focus on societal challenges
capacities
* Impact of the crisis on public
and private finance
* Major challenges to address
with reduced means
Tackling weaknesses
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Framework conditions
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Under-investment
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Fragmentation
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Research and
Innovation
Innovation Union - Commitments
1. Training
researchers
2. University
ranking system
3. Developing
new curricula
4. ERA
Framework
5. European
Research
infrastructures
6. Programmes
focusing on
EU2020
7. Involvement
of SMEs in R&I
8. Forum on
Forward
Looking
Activities
9. EIT to
expand its
activities
10. New
financial
instruments for
private finance
11. Free
Venture Capital
funds
12. Crossborder matching
of innovative
firms
13. Review of
State aid R&D&I
14. EU Patent
15. Screening of
key regulatory
frameworks
16. Modernise
standard-setting
17. Precommercial and
public
procurements
18. Ecoinnovation
action plan
19. European
Design Board
20. Open access
21. Knowledge
transfer
22. European
market for
patents and
licensing
23. Safeguard of
IPRs
24. Smart
Specialisation
25. Focus on
Innovation in
the next
Structural Funds
26. European
Social
innovation pilot
27. Research
programmes on
public sector &
social innovation
28. Partners
consultation on
knowledge
economy
29. European
Innovation
Partnerships
30. Policies for
researchers to
reside in Europe
31. Scientific
cooperation
with third
countries
32. International
agreements on
research
infrastructures
33. MS to carry
out self
assessments
34. New indicator
for fast-growing
companies and
overall monitoring
Research and
Innovation
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Main achievements – so far
Changing the
innovation landscape
- 9 proposals tabled
 Horizon 2020
 Structural Funds
 EIT Strategic
Innovation Agenda
 ERA communication
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Standards
Unitary patent
Public procurement
Venture capital
passport
 Eco-innovation
Action Plan
Experimenting with new ideas
- 6 pilot initiatives launched
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Knowledge Alliances
University ranking
Regulatory screening
Support mechanisms for innovation procurement
European Social Innovation pilot
European Public Sector Innovation Scoreboard
Working in Partnership
- 5 new platforms and fora
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European Forum on Forward Looking Activities
European Creative Industries Alliance
European Design Leadership Board
Smart Specialisation Platform
European Innovation Partnerships
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Research and
Innovation
Research and Innovation
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Research and
Innovation
Horizon 2020
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Initial Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro research and innovation
funding programme (2014-2020); now 79 billion euro
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A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research
Area:
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Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth > Addressing
people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment > Strengthening the
EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology
Novelties
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A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives
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Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation
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Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and
transport
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Continuation of investment in frontier research
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Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and
beyond
Three priorities:
1. Excellent science
2. Industrial leadership
3. Societal challenges
Research and
Innovation
Horizon 2020
Structure
Europe 2020 priorities
European Research Area
International cooperation
Shared objectives and principles
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
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29.7 Bio €*
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III Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and
wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture,
marine research and the bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and
raw materials
Inclusive, innovative reflective societies
Secure societies
IIIa Spreading Excellence
& Widening Participation
IIIb Science with and for
Society
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II Industrial leadership
− Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies (LEITs)
− Access to risk finance
− Innovation in SMEs
I Excellent Science
European Research Council
Future and Emerging Technologies
Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career
development
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Research infrastructures
17.0 Bio €*
Bio €*
Supporting the objectives:
Simplified access
European Institute for Innovation and Technology
Policy
Research and
Joint Research
Innovation Centre
Dissemination & knowledge
transfer
* 2014-2020, actual budget (tentative)
What Europe will do for closing the
Innovation Divide ?
• Work through Horizon 2020
• Mobilise Cohesion policy to build a
Stairway to Excellence
• Deploy significant synergies between
Horizon 2020 and Cohesion policy
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Spreading Excellence and Widening
Participation through Horizon 2020
• New Part III-a in Horizon 2020 (budget
circa EUR 800M)
• Main actions on Teaming (Centres of
Excellence), Twinning (institutional
networking), ERA Chairs (bringing
excellence to institutions); also Policy
Support Facility and a special action
from COST on Widening actions
Teaming (centres of excellence)
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Teaming of excellent research institutions and low performing
MS/Regions (in terms of Research and Innovation) aiming at the
creation of new (or significant upgrade of existing) centres of
excellence in low performing RDI Member States and regions,
strongly linked with local /national Smart Specialisation Strategies
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Teaming will focus on the preparatory phase for setting up or
upgrading and modernising such an institution facilitated by a
teaming process with a leading counterpart in Europe, including
supporting the development of a business plan
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A commitment of the recipient region or Member State (e.g. support
via Cohesion Policy Funds) is expected; subject to the quality of the
business plan, the Commission may provide further seed financial
support for the first steps of implementation of the centre
Twinning (institutional
networking)
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Twinning of research institutions: Twinning aims at
significantly strengthening a defined field of research in an
emerging institution through links with at least two
internationally-leading institutions in a defined field
A comprehensive set of measures underpinning this linkage
would be supported, e.g. staff exchanges, expert visits, shortterm on-site or virtual trainings, workshops; conference
attendance; organisation of joint summer school type activities;
dissemination and outreach activities
ERA Chairs (for excellence and
innovation)
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Establishing 'ERA Chairs' to attract outstanding academics to
institutions with a clear potential for research excellence, in
order to help these institutions fully unlock this potential and hereby
create a level playing field for research and innovation in the
European Research Area
This will include institutional support for creating a competitive
research environment and the framework conditions necessary
for attracting, retaining and developing top research talent within
these institutions. Specific links will have to be developed with local
smart specialisation strategies.
Information on the ERA Chairs Pilot Call under FP7 (closed on
30/05/2013) : http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/era-chairs_en.html
 Publication of vacancy and recruitment process of ERA Chair
holders by the Institutions: starting in early 2014
Mobilising Cohesion policy (ESIF) for increasing
support on research and innovation for all
European regions
For the next programming period (2014-20), EU Member States will have to organise their regional
development plans using only eleven (11) Thematic Objectives, of which the first and by far the most
important, is support on research and innovation
This has to happen in a context of Smart Specialisation, an economic development doctrine for the regions /
countries involved that pushes for the identification of opportunities in the local economy
Smart Specialisation is a place-based strategy for economic development that draws on knowledge assets. It
relies on the so-called "entrepreneurial process of discovery" that would identify the best options for the
region, in a bottom-up , collaborative process. It has now been identified in the future regulations, as an exante conditionality for receiving Structural Funds support for research and innovation investments
Together with a new rule on Thematic Concentration, Smart Specialisation will push countries and regions to
think more on research and innovation support, for all kinds of regions
The Synergies and Smart Specialisation Matrix
STRUCTURAL FUNDS THEMATIC OBJECTIVE NO 1 ON STRENGTHENING
RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
HORIZON 2020 TOP
DOWN RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION
PRIORITIES
INFLUENCING NATIONAL
AND REGIONAL
PRIORITIES
THEMATIC CONCENTRATION FOR MOST
ADVANCED AND TRANSITION REGIONS
FOR ALLOCATING 80% OF THE ERDF
MONEY FOR 4 OBJECTIVES: R&I, ICT,
SME COMPETITIVENESS AND LOW
CARBON ECONOMY
EXCELLENCE
SMART SPECIALISATION EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITY
INDUSTRIAL
LEADERSHIP
SOCIETAL
CHALLENGES
THEMATIC CONCENTRATION FOR LESS
ADVANCED REGIONS FOR ALLOCATING
50% OF THE ERDF MONEY FOR 4
OBJECTIVES: R&I, ICT, SME
COMPETITIVENESS AND LOW CARBON
ECONOMY
based on a SWOT analysis to concentrate resources on a limited set of
research and innovation priorities in compliance with the NRP;
measures to stimulate private RTD investment; a monitoring and
review system; a framework outlining available budgetary resources
for research and innovation; a multi-annual plan for budgeting and
prioritisation of investments linked to EU research infrastructure
priorities (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI)
The challenge of developing
synergies
EU R&D Policy – future Horizon 2020
EU Cohesion Policy
Differences
non-territorial approach, no pre-defined geographical distribution of funding
Based mainly on individual R&D Projects (to a
certain extent also co-funding activities of
programmes are supported) tackling the whole
cycle of innovation from pre-competitive, leading
edge basic research to demonstration projects,
pilot activities, market replication as well as
innovative public procurement and the award of
prizes for the achievement of pre-specified targets.
In general awarded directly to final
beneficiaries like firms, public and private R&D
centers, universities or research funding
organisations (for ERA-net activities, Joint
Programming etc.).
Mostly competitive calls addressed to
international groupings (exception ERC and MC
that also address individuals) through peer-review
based on excellence criteria
place-based approach; defined financial
envelope for different eligible categories of regions
Based on multiannual Programmes aiming at
increased competitiveness through close to the
market competitive R&D and innovation efforts
Awarded through shared management to national
and regional public intermediaries
Mostly non-competitive attribution addressed to
regional players based on strategic planning
negotiation (however increasingly competitive
processes at national or regional level)
Complementarities
Horizon 2020 will focus on tackling major societal
challenges, maximising the competitiveness
impact of research and innovation and raising and
spreading levels of excellence in the research
base
Cohesion policy will focus on galvanising smart
specialisation that will act as a capacity building
instrument, based on learning mechanisms and
the creation of critical skills in regions and Member
States. One of the expected results will be better
ability to participate in Horizon 2020.
How synergies will be identified ?
 We will achieve increased synergies between Horizon 2020 and
the Structural Funds if we could identify after a few years of
parallel operation, concrete results on the ground in the supported
Member States and regions, such as:
 Increased investments in research infrastructures of all
kinds, including those of the ESFRI List
 Increased support to innovation, especially with regard to
high growth companies and to small innovative ones
 Increased research and innovation activities in a few
priority thematic areas that would have been freely selected by
the MS and regions, in an overall context of innovation
strategies for Smart Specialisation.
 Specific actions should be carefully
planned in the Operational Programmes
 They will be monitored through
performance indicators
Funding synergies are also
possible
• Specific articles foreseen in the Horizon
2020 Rules of Participation as well in the
Common Provisions Regulation of ESIF
• However beware of not funding the
same Cost Item twice (=> Rule of
Thumb: distinct work-packages for
distinct funding=> but increased impact
on the ground by the planned combined
action)
Synergies in practice
• Responsibility lies now with the
Member States and regions’
planning authorities => need to
create the appropriate “space” in
the Operational Programmes for
synergy actions with Horizon 2020
• The Commission prepares a
concise Guide on Synergies
Flying in synergy with Cohesion policy!
Research and
Innovation
Learn more:
Horizon 2020:
http://prezi.com/dycpimkrkgml/?utm_campaign=share&utm
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http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm
Innovation Union:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm
New Cohesion policy (2014-20)
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_en.cfm
The Regional Dimension of Innovation:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/regions/index_en.cfm
Thank you for your
attention!