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H O R I Z O N 2 0 2 0 ( H 2 0 2 0 )T H E N E W E U R O P E A N U N I O N F R A M E W O R K

Mrs Mamohloding Tlhagale

Director: Strategic Partnerships

Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

• What is H2020• H2020 priorities• Categories and budget• Rules

Presentation Overview

• The EC programme aimed at building competitive industries, better societies and excellence in science

• The programme is envisaged to support projects that will bridge the gap between research and market/industry

• From 2014-2020 with a budget of 70 B €• Bring together the FP, Competitive and innovation programme (CIP) and

the Europe initiative of innovation and technology (EIT)• Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and

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

technology

What is Horizon 2020

What’s new

• A single programme bringing together 3 separate programmes /initiatives (FP7, EIT and CIP)• Coupling research to innovation –from research to retail, covering all forms of innovation• Focus on challenges facing society, e.g. health, food, clean energy, transport• Simplified access for all companies, universities, institutes, in all EU countries and beyond Europe• Same rules for all programmes

H2020 Priorities

Excellent science (24 418.00)- Frontier research, future and emerging techs, MCA and research

infrastructure

Industrial leadership (24 767.00)- Leadership in enabling and industrial techs (NMP, Space, biotech, materials etc), access to risk finance (private and VC), and I innovation in SMEs

Societal challenges (31 748.00 + 1 788.00 from Euratom 2014-2018)- Health, food security, energy, environment, transport

Excellence in Science

European Research Council (ERC)- Frontier research by the best individual teams: 13 095

Future and Emerging Technologies- Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation: 2 696

Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)- Opportunities for training and career development: 6 162

Research infrastructures(including e-infrastructure)- Ensuring access to world-class facilities: 2 488

Industrial leadership

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs)- ICT, nanotech, materials, biotech, manufacturing, space: 13 557

Access to risk finance- Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation 2 842

Innovation in SMEs- Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs: 616 + complemented by expected 20% of budget of societal

challenges + LEITs and 'Access to risk finance' with strong SME focus

Simplified Rules

• A single set of rules: Adapted for the whole research and

innovation cycle

- Covering all research programmes and funding bodies• One project –one funding rate

- Maximum of 100% of the total eligible costs (except for innovation

actions, where a 70% maximum will apply for profit

making entities)

- Indirect eligible costs: a flat rate of 25% of direct eligible costs• Simple evaluation criteria

- Excellence –Impact –Implementation (Excellence only, for the

ERC)

Simplified Rules.....

• Simpler rules for grants

- broader acceptance of participants accounting practices for direct

costs, flat rate for indirect costs, no time-sheets for

personnel working full time on a project, possibility of output-based

grants• Fewer, better targeted controls and audits• Improved rules on intellectual property• A new emphasis on open access to research publications

THANK YOU!

Mamohloding.tlhagale@dst.gov.za

Tel: +27 12 843 6340