summerschool of alpeuregio, 30 june 2011

Summerschool of Alpeuregio, 30 June 2011

EU research and innovation policy

Wolfgang Burtscher DG Research and Innovation

European Commission

EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Research DG

Building a European Research Area

European research policy

National programmes

‘Open Coordination’

Framework programme

European organisations


Article 179 Lissabon TreatyThe Union shall have the objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European research area in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encouraging it to become more competitive, including in industry, while promoting all research activities deemed necessary by virtue of the Chapters of this Treaty.

Why research at European level?

Pooling and leveraging resources Resources are pooled to achieve critical mass Leverage effect on private investments Interoperability and complementarity of big science

Fostering human capacity and excellence in S&T Stimulate training, mobility and career development of researchers Improve S&T capabilities Stimulate competition in research

Better integration of European R&D Create scientific base for pan-European policy challenges Encourage coordination of national policies Effective comparative research at EU-level Efficient dissemination of research results


FP impact on S&T and the economy

Economic benefits

Reduced commercial risk• increased turnover and profitability• enhanced productivity and market share

Innovative performance Enterprises participating in FP:

• tend to be more innovative• more likely to patent • co-operate with other firms and universities

€ 1 € 4-7(long-run, econometric models) (research)

at European level


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Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes


FP7 (2007-2013) | The Structure

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Ideas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research Capacity

People – Marie Curie Actions

Cooperation – Collaborative research

JRC non-nuclear research

Euratom direct actions – JRC nuclear research

Euratom indirect actions – nuclear fusion and fission research


FP7 – Indicative breakdown (€ million)


FP7 | Cooperationbringing together our best talents from across Europe (researchers, industry and SMEs) to tackle the following areas:

Health; Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology; Information and Communication Technologies; Nano‑sciences, Nano‑technologies, Materials and new Production

Technologies; Energy; Environment (including Climate Change); Transport (including Aeronautics); Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities; Space; Security.


Cooperation – Collaborative Research

Under each theme there will be sufficient flexibilityto address both Emerging needs and Unforeseen policy needs

Dissemination of knowledge and transfer of resultswill be supported in all thematic areas

The Specific Programme “Cooperation” will also feature:

Collaborative research (Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)

Joint (European)Technology Initiatives

Coordination of non-Community research programmes(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)

International Cooperation


Cooperation programme - thematic areas(€ million)


FP7 | Ideasconducting Frontier Research - The European Research Council (ERC)

Frontier (“basic”) Research is a key driver to innovation and economic performance

establish the European Research Council (ERC) – the first pan-European funding agency for Frontier Research

support investigator-driven frontier research over all areas of research European added-value through competition at European level budget ~ €1 billion per year (2007-2013 ~ €7.46 billion) autonomous scientific governance (Scientific Council) support projects of individual teams excellence as sole criterion


Ideas – Frontier Research (2)

ERC Launch Strategy provides for two streams of funding activities starting in 2007: ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant scheme (ERC

Starting Grant) ERC Advanced Investigator Researcher Grant scheme (ERC

Advanced Grant)


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ERC Annual Budget Evolution2007 – 2013: Total 7.51 BN €


The People Programme in FP7

People programme = Marie Curie Actions

From pure mobility actions to a dedicated programme for structuring training, mobility and career

development

Objectives:

Strengthening the human potential in R&D in Europe Stimulate people to enter into the profession of researcher Encouraging researchers to stay in Europe Attracting researchers from around the world Addressed to researchers at all stages of their careers


* Open to third-country nationals

People – Marie Curie Actions Initial training of researchers

Marie Curie Networks*

Life-long training and career development Individual Fellowships Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes

Industry-academia pathways and partnerships Industry-Academia Knowledge–sharing Scheme*

International dimension Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships International Cooperation Scheme Reintegration grants; Support to researcher ‘diasporas’

Specific actions Mobility and career enhancement actions Excellence awards


Marie Curie Actions: FP7 vs FP6

€4 750 million over 7 years (50 % average increase compared to FP6)

FP6 human resources and mobility: €1580 million over 5 years

• Continuity of FP6

• with focus on structuring impact

• Increased private sector participation

• Strengthened international dimension

• Balanced gender objective


Main characteristics

Open to all domains of research (bottom-up approach)

Application through calls for proposals

Selection criteria: S&T quality Quality of participants Impact

Implementation

Trans-national and intersectorial (IAPP) mobility

Budget covers mainly salaries of researchers

Marie Curie Actions


Capacities – Research Capacity

1. Research infrastructures

2. Research for the benefit of SMEs

3. Regions of Knowledge

4. Research Potential

5. Science in Society

6. Coherent development of policies

7. Activities of International Cooperation


Framework conditions for next generation of research and innovation funding Europe: Gaps in R&D investment and innovation compared to international

competitors Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

Headline targets, including 3% of GDP invested in R&D 7 flagship initiatives, including Innovation Union, Digital Agenda for Europe, Resource

Efficient Europe, Industrial policy for the globalisation era and Youth on the move Endorsed at several occasions by European Council as key for growth and jobs

Communication of European Commission on « EU-Budget Review » (19 th October 2011)

Interim evaluation of 7 th Framework Programme

The world share of the EU in R&D expenditure has decreased by 1/5 since 1995

Source: DG Research and InnovationData: Eurostat, OECD, UNESCO,

EU-27ASIAN-5 (CN+JP+KR+SG+TW)USROW (2)WORLD

Source: DG Research Data: Eurostat, OECD, UNESCONotes: (1) Elements of estimation were involved in the compilation of the data.

Figure II.1.1 Evolution of World GERD in real terms (PPS€ at 2000

prices and exchange rates), 1995-2008 (1)

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Figure 2 R&D Intensity (R&D Expenditure as % of GDP) broken down

by Private Sector (1) and Public Sector (2), 2008 (3)

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Innovation gap with US and Japan, emerging countries catching up

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Percentage gaps between EU performance (0) and other countries across 12 indicators. Other counties, such as India and Brazil, are developing fast.

Source: 2010 Innovation Union Scoreboard

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The EU does not get enough revenues from the world market of technology

Notes: (1) EU: 2004. (2) US, JP: 2008.

Source: DG Research and InnovationData: Eurostat

License and patent revenues from abroad (% of GDP)

Shortcomings of research and innovation funding - Interim evaluation of FP7

Complexity - too many instruments and funding mechanisms, complex landscape

Further simplification- less variation in rules, simpler audits and controls, avoid duplicate information

Better strategy for innovation – involve users, how to commercialise results, generate impacts

Need to focus resources – with critical mass to address the grand challenges Broaden participation – industry, SMEs, new Member States, women, new innovation

actors Clearer agendas - driven by scientific, industrial, social objectives

Common Strategic Framework Major improvements to EU research and innovation funding for post 2013 period Scope:

The Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (currently FP7, €53 billion 2007-2013)

The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) (€3.6 billion 2007-2013) The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) (€309 million 2007-2013)

Strengthening complementarities with the Structural Funds (€86 billion) Coherent set of funding instruments along the whole innovation chain Basis for far reaching simplification of rules and procedures

CSF will increase IMPACT• FROM different priorities in each programme and initiative

TO common strategic priorities, focusing on Excellence in the science base (e.g. ERC, Marie Curie, research infrastructures) Tackling societal challenges such as health and wellbeing, food security, secure, clean and efficient energy, smart

transport, resource efficiency and climate, etc.) Creating industrial leadership and competitive frameworks (SMEs, RSFF, JU, etc.)

FROM gaps between the stages (R&D, demonstration, market take up, etc) TO coherent support for projects and organisations across the innovation cycle from research to retail

FROM difficult translation of research results into products/services TO stronger support for innovation, including non-technological innovation and market take up

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