Presentation by Mme. Andrea Halmos during Open World track at Data Days 2014 in Ghent, Belgium.

1. ICT-enabled public sector
innovation (open government)
in H2020
Data Days 2014
19 February 2014
Andrea Halmos
European Commission, DG CONNECT
Unit "Public Services"

2. eGovernment Action Plan 2011-15
Empowerin
g Citizens
and
Businesses
Efficiency &
Effectiveness
User Centric services
Organisation process
Collaborative production
Administrative burden
Re-use of information
Transparency
Involvement of Citizens
Strengthening
the Internal
Market
Seamless Services
Personal Mobility
Cross Border Services
eGovernment
Green Government
Action Plan
Pre-conditions
Open Specifications and Interoperability
Key enablers
Innovative eGovernment

3. ICT-enabled public sector innovation
Policy background
Empowerin
g Citizens
and
Businesses
Efficiency &
Effectiveness
eGovernment
Action Plan
Strengthenin
g the Internal
Market
Precondition
s
Towards open government : new vision
Re-using open data sets for
innovative public services
Opening public sector processes to
increase trust and accountability
Open services to create new
services, combine with valueadded services or improve
delivery

4. Open Government concept
Open
Data
Transparency
Collaboration
Open
Government
Open
Process
Participation
Open
Service
Vision Paper: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/vision-public-services

5. ICT-enabled public sector innovation in H2020
Manage, trace and monitor
usage of personal data in an
open government context
Open Government concept
Building on open
processes, moving
eParticipation into a new
phase in an open
government context
Increase transparency
of public sector
technology platforms
Involve users in the service
creation for personalised,
mobile government
applications
Automatic discovery and
composition of public webservices to allow to easily
create large numbers of
web services
Encourage creation and
take-up of innovative,
mobile solutions
How to apply emerging ICT
technologies in the public
sector
Results of consultation with stakeholders:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/results-public-consultation-directions-ict-driven-public-sector-innovation-european-union-level

6. Excellent
Science
Industria
l
Leaders
hip
(LEIT)
Societal
Challeng
es (SC)
•
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever
with €77 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020)
•
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation
Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at :
− Strengthening the EU’s global position in
research, innovation and technology
− Responding to the economic crisis to invest in
future jobs and growth
− Addressing people’s concerns about their
livelihoods, safety and environment

7. Understanding ICT-enabled
public sector innovation in H2020
Excellent
Science
Industria
l
Leaders
hip
(LEIT)
Societal
Challeng
es (SC)
ICT - Advanced Cloud Infrastructures
and Services
Societal Challenges (SC)
1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing
2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry,
marine and maritime and inland water research, and
the bioeconomy
3. Secure, clean and efficient energy
4. Smart, green and integrated transport
5. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and
raw materials
6. Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative
and reflective societies
7. Secure societies - protecting freedom and security
of Europe and its citizens
ICT-enabled public sector innovation
in SC6 calls for proposals:
SC6
•INSO-1 (News Forms of Innovation):
ICT-enabled open government (personalised,
mobile public services, transparency)
•YOUNG-5b (The Young Generation):
Open participation
•EURO-6 (Overcoming the Crisis): Using
emerging technologies in the public sector
•INSO-9: Innovative mobile eGov apps
SC7
Privacy
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

8. SC6 - Call New forms of innovation (INSO-1)
ICT-enabled open government - 1
a)
Innovation Action (CP 70%)
Addressing at least one of the sub-objectives below
i)
•
•
ii)
•
b)
Pilots on personalised and mobile public services
Innovative use of open data for new, smart and mobile public
services
Using open services and enabling any actors to co-produce
personalised, pro-active public services
Pilots on transparency of public administrations
Benefitting from open data, tools to increase the transparency impact
of ICT-based technology platforms of the public sector
Coordination and Support Action (CSA 100%)
Multi-disciplinary network to identify potential applications for their
successful implementation in the public sector
Stimulating the creation, delivery and use of new, personalised public
services, reducing the administrative burden of citizens and businesses
and increased transparency of and trust in public administrations
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

9. SC6 - Call New forms of innovation (INSO-1)
ICT-enabled open government – 2
2014:
EUR 12,3 million
2015:
EUR 8,6 million (Innovation Action, CP 70%)
EUR 0,6 million (Coordination and Support Action, CSA
100%)
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

10. SC6 – Young generation in an innovative,
inclusive and sustainable Europe (YOUNG-5b)
Societal and political engagement of young
people and their perspectives on Europe
(2014)
Innovation Action (CP 70%)
2014: EUR 5 million
Developing reusable service components, methods and applications to
enable public authorities to quickly open their decision-making processes
in order to engage with young people, allowing them to become active
actors in all activities of the public sector.
Increased engagement of the young in public administrations'
activities and decision-making processes, increased trust and
interest in political activities. Reusable components shall enable
public authorities to quickly offer tools to engage citizens in the
decision-making processes.
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.)

11. SC6 - Overcoming the Crisis (EURO-6)
Meeting new societal needs by using emerging
technologies in the public sector (2015) - 1
a) Research & Innovation Action (CP 100%)
Introducing emerging technologies in the public sector to improve efficiency,
effectiveness and quality of public services and enable research results to
reach a potential market
b) Coordination and Support Action (CSA 100%)
Multidisciplinary network to identify emerging technologies and potential
applications for their implementation in the public sector and outline a
roadmap for emerging research directions.
Exploring the potential benefit of using emerging ICT
technologies in support of public sector innovation and opening
up new markets for ICT solutions across the EU.
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

12. SC6 - Overcoming the Crisis (EURO-6)
Meeting new societal needs by using emerging
technologies in the public sector (2015) - 2
a)
Research & Innovation Action (CP 100%)
2015: EUR 11,5 million
b)
Coordination and Support Action (CSA 100%)
2015: EUR 0,5 million
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

13. SC6 - Call New forms of innovation (INSO-9)
Innovative mobile e-government applications by SMEs
(2015)
SME Instrument (SME 70%)
Phases 1 – 2 - 3
2015: EUR 4 million
Supporting innovative SMEs, including start-ups for:
•Design and creation of innovative applications (eGov apps)
•Coupling open public data and services with information and services offered
by the private sector
•Innovative, user-friendly and personalised services that can be accessed
easily
•Fostering the delivery of mobile public services
•Helping the interaction of citizens and businesses with public administrations
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.

14. ICT-enabled public sector innovation in
other parts of the WP
LEIT
•Call 'Future Internet'
•Under 'Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services' 'Automated discovery and composition of services'
• Innovative ways to facilitate public administrations,
users and other stakeholders to discover, mix and
re-use different service components and create new
public services.
• The research will use the "cloud of public services”
concept that requires interoperable, reusable
functional modules for services.
• Research & Innovation Action (CP 100%)
Societal Challenge 7
•Call 'Digital Security: Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust'
•Under 'Privacy'
• Develop solutions to protect individuals for the
delivery of personalised public services and to increase
trust in public administrations
•Innovation Action (CP 70%)
Warning: Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work
programme parts will be decided during 2014.
Industri
al
Leaders
hip
(LEIT)
Societa
l
Challen
ges (SC)

15. Call
Societal challenge 6
2014 Topic INSO-1:
ICT-enabled open government
(personalised, mobile public
services and transparency)
Topic YOUNG-5b: Societal and
political engagement of young
people (open participation)
Societal
challenge 7
Industrial leadership
(LEIT)
Topic DS-01:
Topic ICT-07: Advanced
Privacy
Cloud Infrastructures
and Services
- > Automated discovery
and composition of
services
2015 Topic INSO-1:
ICT-enabled open government
(personalised, mobile public
services and transparency)
Topic EURO-6: Meeting new
societal needs by using
emerging technologies in the
public sector
Topic INSO-9: Innovative mobile
e-government applications by
Research & Innovation Action (CP 100%)
Innovation Action (CP 70%)
Coordination & Support Action (CSA 100%)
SME Instrument (SME 70%)
Parts of the work programme that relate to 2015 (topics, dates, etc.) are provided
at this stage on an indicative basis only. Such work programme parts will be decided
during 2014.

16. More info
Open government:
http
://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/ict-enabled-public-sector-innovationVision Paper:
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/vision-public-services
Public Consultation:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/results-public-consultation
H2020:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
http://ec.europa.eu/egovernment
Cnect-egovernment@ec.europa.eu
NCP:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/n
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