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High Speed Broadband A Platform for Innovation

Digital Agenda for Europe and Towards Horizon 2020

Frank CunninghamInternational Policy Officer

DG CONNECT Communications, Networks, Content and Technology

Email: frank.cunningham@ec.europa.eu

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“Every European Digital”

N. Kroes

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Political framework: Europe 2020

7 flagships

Digital Agenda for Europe

•Youth on the move

•Innovation Union

•An industrial policy for the

globalisation era

•New skills for jobs

•European Platform against poverty

•Resource efficient Europe

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Why is ICT important?

Engine of progress- sector growing faster than economy

Not just luxury gadgets- part of everyone’s life

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ICT boosts productivity

•Investment in ICT generates a bigger return to productivity growth•than most other forms of capital investment.

•(Source: Oxford Economics, Capturing the ICT Dividend, 2011)

Sources of average annual labour productivity growth, 2000-2007

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Broadband drives competiveness

Correlation Fixed Broadband Penetration and Competitiveness

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A 10% increase in the broadband penetration rate results in 1 to 1.5% increase in annual GDP per-capita. Faster broadband = higher GDP growth. (Czernich et al. -

University of Munich, 2009)

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What is Digital Agenda about?

Single European Market in digital sphere

Basic broadband for all Europeans by 2013 and faster rollout of

high speed internet

E-skills for all Europeans

Interoperability & standards

Trust & security online

ICT research & innovation

ICT solutions for ageing, climate change, cleaner transport, e-government, e-health …

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Examples of actions (i)

• Simplify management of copyright to free up access to digital content

• Hotlines for reporting harmful content online

• Reduce differences between roaming and national tariffs for mobile phone calls

• Promote broadband Internet everywhere in Europe

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Examples of actions (ii)

• Simpler procedures in EU financing for ICT research to support innovation

• Promote ICT skills

• Secure online access to your medical health data, also across borders

• More online government services accessible across borders

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Digital inclusion

get more people online

now 2015 now 2015 now 2015

regular use disadvantaged never used

eSkills training

60% 75%

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30%15%

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Scoreboard 2012

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Basic and high-speed broadband penetration, January 2012

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Fixed broadband coverage (2013 target): 95% of pop.; NGA coverage (2020 target) ~ 50% of pop.

Take up of basic and high-speed broadband, January 2012

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The rise of mobile broadband

Mobile data traffic is already more than twice as much as voice traffic, and is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years

Mobile broadband penetration, January 2009 - January 2012

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Laptops/PCs

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blogs.ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/

@DigitalAgendaEU

DigitalAgenda

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What is Horizon 2020?

• Commission proposal for an 80 billion € R&I funding programme (2014-20)

• Part of proposals for next EU budget, complementing Structural Funds, education, etc.

• A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area

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Horizon 2020 objectives

• Respond to the economic crisis investing in future jobs and growth

• Addressing peoples’ concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment

• Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

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What's new?• A single programme bringing together three separate

programmes/initiatives*• More innovation, from research to retail, all forms of

innovation• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g.

health, clean energy and transport• Simplified access, for all companies, universities,

institutes in all EU countries and beyond.

*The 7th research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

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Horizon 2020Key ideas

• Better articulation of research and innovation• Strengthened support for high-tech SMEs• Greater flexibility and responsiveness (open, light & fast)• Dialogue with Venture Capital

• More innovation-oriented mindset• Reaching out to non-traditional actors• More bottom-up, grass-roots experimentation• More risk taking

• Seamless funding from idea to market

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A stronger, clearer focus

ExcellentScience

Industrialleadership

Societalchallenges

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Priority 1Excellent science

• World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and well-being

• Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent• Researchers need access to the best infrastructures• Components

– European Research Council - 13,3 billion– Future and emerging technologies - 3,1 billion– Marie Curie (Skills, training, career development) – 5,7 billion– Research infrastructures - networking, access, development

(including eInfrastructures) – 2,5 billion

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ICT in Excellent Science

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)FET Open: fostering novel ideas

Collaborative research for embryonic, high risk visionary science and technology

FET ProactiveNurturing emerging themes and communities

FET FlagshipsTackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges

E-InfrastructuresIntegration and access to national research networks/infrastructures; development, deployment and operation of e-Infrastructures

ICT 4 b€?

FET 3.1 b€

e-Infr 0.9 b€?

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Priority 2Industrial leadership

• More innovative SMEs => growth and jobs• Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced

manufacturing, micro-electronics)• Attract more private investment in research and innovation• Components

– Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – 13,8 billion– Access to risk finance – 3,5 billion– Innovation in SMEs – 619 million

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ICT in Industrial Leadership

1. Components and systemsSmart embedded components and systems, micro-nano-bio systems, organic electronics, large area integration, technologies for IoT, smart integrated systems, systems of systems and complex system engineering

2. Next generation computingProcessor and system architecture, interconnect and data localization technologies, cloud computing, parallel computing and simulation software

3. Future InternetNetworks, software and services, cyber security, privacy and trust, wireless communication and all optical networks, immersive interactive multimedia and connected enterprise

ICT 8 b€

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ICT in Industrial Leadership

4. Content technologies and information managementTechnologies for language, learning, interaction, digital preservation, content

access and analytics; advanced data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis and visual computing

5. Advanced interfaces and robotsService robotics, cognitive systems, advanced interfaces, smart spaces and

sentient machines

6. Key Enabling Technologies: Micro- nano-electronics and photonics

Design, advanced processes, pilot lines for fabrication, production technologies and demonstration actions to validate technology developments and innovative business models

ICT 8 b€

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Priority 3Societal Challenges

• Breakthroughs from multi-disciplinary collaborations• Solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up• Which domains

₋ Health, demographic change & wellbeing – 8 billion₋ Food security, sustainable agriculture & bio-based economy –

4,1 billion₋ Secure, clean &efficient energy – 5,8 billion₋ Smart, green and integrated transport – 6,8 billion₋ Climate action and resource efficiency including raw materials –

3,2 billion₋ Inclusive, innovative and reflective / secure societies – 3,8 billion

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ICT in Societal Challenges

• Health, demographic change & wellbeing;e-health, self-management of health, improved diagnostics, improved

surveillance, health data collection, active ageing, assisted living;

• Secure, clean and efficient energy;Smart cities; Energy efficient buildings; smart electricity grids; smart metering;

• Smart, green and integrated transport;Smart transport equipment, infrastructures and services; innovative transport

management systems; safety aspects

• Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bioeconomy

ICT 4 b€?

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ICT in Societal Challenges

• Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materialsICT for increased resource efficiency; earth observation and monitoring

• Inclusive, innovative and reflective societiesDigital inclusion; social innovation platforms; e-government services; e-skills and e-

learning; e-culture

• Secure societiesCyber security; ensuring privacy and protection of human rights on-line

ICT 4 b€?

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Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Nanotechnology, Materials, Manufacturing and Processing

Biotechnology Space

Access to risk finance

Innovation in SMEs

Excellence in the Science Base Frontier research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Curie) Research infrastructures

Shared objectives and principles

Europe 2020 priorities

Tackling Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and

wellbeing Food security and the bio-based

economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency,

including raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective

societies Secure Societies

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European Research AreaInternational cooperation

EIT JRC

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Digital Agenda for Europe

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More about Horizon 2020www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020