Presentations from Horizon 2020 Information Seminar held at Hilton Hotel 28th November 2013

1. Peter Walters
UK FP7 NCP ICT

2. The Basics
Describing the general case of
European Commission ICT funding for
collaborative research
A slideset intended for newcomers
– acknowledged by its originator: the UK ICT National Contact Point to
be
Probably the worst Powerpoint in the world
UK ICT NCP: peter.walters@tsb.gov.uk

3. THE NEXT 4 SLIDES WILL TELL YOU
A FEW ESSENTIALS ABOUT
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
COLLABORATORS
BENEFITS
MAKING A PROPOSAL
SUBMISSION
SUCCESS
NEGOTIATION
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
PROJECT START
REPORTING
PROGRESS
RETENTION
SUPPORT
DOCUMENTATION
IN EUROPEAN FUNDED
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

4. • RESEARCH & INNOVATION
The European Commission supports collaborative Research and
Innovation projects by means of grants.
• COLLABORATORS
The collaborators form a consortium which mostly must
include three independent partners from different EU
member or associated states.
• BENEFITS
Important benefits to project participants include the
development of knowledge underpinning new products and
services, shared expertise, widened capabilities, enlarged
networks an expanded world view,…….
• MAKING A PROPOSAL
Participation follows successful submission of a written
proposal in response to a call for proposals referring to a
Workprogramme document which defines the technology
areas to be addressed.

5. • SUBMISSION
Proposals are submitted electronically using the participant
portal before a fixed date and time by the coordinating
partner, to whom evaluation results are communicated 5
months later.
• SUCCESS
Not all proposals are successful, competition is strong,
Submission rules are published in the specific ‘Guide for
Proposers’ which details the submission process and sets
rules which are rigorously applied.
• NEGOTIATION
A negotiation process follows for successful proposing
consortia, this necessitates validation of the identity and
financial status of the proposers, and the formal description
of the work to be undertaken, this may take several months to
complete.
.

6. • CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
The consortium partners undertake a Consortium Agreement
which defines the way the consortium will operate
• PROJECT START
Commencement of the project follows. Within 30 days of
which a substantial pre-financing payment is made by The
Commission
• REPORTING
The coordinating partner interfaces with The Commission
through a specific Project Officer. Progress reports and
financial information and settlement of interrim cost claims
are exchanged on a regular basis, with updates to the
financing as necessary.

7. • PROGRESS
Periodic project reviews involving independent experts are
arranged by the Project officer. Reviews can, in a minority of
cases terminate projects which fail to perform, with recovery
of unspent/misspent finance.
• RETENTION
Some 90% of the grant is payable before the project ends. The
remainder or retention awaits completion of all documents.
• SUPPORT
Newcomers are encouraged to discuss their interest with their
National Contact Point mailto:peter.walters@tsb.gov.uk who will be
able to provide guidance and advice on further steps
• DOCUMENTATION
Documentation for particular calls for proposals can be
downloaded from The Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/coope
ration - ict .

8. http://www.ictic.org/h/v/ni.pdf
FP7UK
The ICT domain in
Horizon 2020
Peter Walters
FP7UK National Contact Point Team

9. First work programme and calls for
proposals
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10. Remember the three pillars
Societal
Challenges
Industrial
leadership
Excellent
Science

11. Europe 2020 priorities
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and
the bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure Societies
ICT
ICT
Industrial Leadership
Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies
ICT
ICT
Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. 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
ICT

12. Work programme structure
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General introduction (incl. Strategic Programme)
Excellent Science (not ERC)
Industrial Leadership
Societal Challenges
Science with and for Society
Widening Participation
Annexes
Societal
Challenges
Industrial
leadership
Excellent
Science
Efforts to enhance presentation
of calls on web, for example:
• Tagging for smart searching
• glossary
• FAQ etc
NB: Distinct WPs for: ERC & Euratom
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13. Societal
Challenges
Industrial
leadership
Excellent
Science
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
ICT in Industrial Leadership
A new generation of components and systems
Advanced Computing
Future Internet
Content technologies and information management
Robotics
Micro- and nano-electronic technologies, Photonics
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities
•
IoT, Human Centricity, Cyber Security
•
Support: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Open Disruptive Innovation scheme
• Horizontal ICT Innovation actions
• International Cooperation actions
• Factory of the Future Call
• EU-Brazil and EU-Japan Research R and Development Cooperation
http://www.ictic.org/h/doc%20index.html

14. ICT Call Timetable
Call
1
Call ID
H2020-ICT-2014
Variants
ICT 37 phases
1 and 2
ICT 14 a,b,c
2
Brazil
Japan
H2020-ICT-2015
H2020-EUB-2015
H2020-EUJ-2014
Open
11-Dec-13
01-Mar-14
15-Jul-14
15-Oct-14
15-Oct-14
07-Jan-14
Close
23-Apr-14
Notes
703 M€
Various Batch
ODI Scheme
Dates
25-Nov-13
21-Apr-15
21-Apr-15
10-Apr-14
5G
583M€
14

15. Draft Workprogramme Objectives (1)
A new generation of components and systems
ICT 1 – 2014: Smart Cyber-Physical Systems
ICT 2 – 2014: Smart System Integration
2014: Advanced Thin, Organic and Large Area Electronics
ICT 3 –
(TOLAE) technologies
Advanced Computing
ICT 4 – 2015: Customised and low power computing
Future Internet
ICT 5 – 2014: Smart Networks and novel Internet Architectures
ICT 6 – 2014: Smart optical and wireless network technologies
ICT 7 – 2014: Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services
2015: Boosting public sector productivity and innovation through
ICT 8 –
cloud computing services
ICT 9 – 2015: Tools and Methods for Software Development
2015: Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and
ICT 10 –
Social Innovation
ICT 11 – 2014: FIRE+ (Future Internet Research & Experimentation)
ICT 12 – 2015: Integrating experiments and facilities in FIRE+
ICT 13 – 2014: Web Entrepreneurship
2014: Advanced 5G Network Infrastructure for the Future
ICT 14 –
Internet
Budget M€
2014
2015
56
48
38
57
24
30
73
22
25
37
31.5
18
10
125

16. Draft Workprogramme Objectives (2)
2014
Content technologies and information management
ICT 15 – 2014: Big data and Open Data Innovation and take-up
ICT 16 – 2015: Big data - research
ICT 17 – 2014: Cracking the language barrier
2014: Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative Industries
ICT 18 –
SMEs
2015: Technologies for creative industries, social media and
ICT 19 –
convergence.
ICT 20 – 2015: Technologies for better human learning and teaching
ICT 21 – 2014: Advanced digital gaming/gamification technologies
ICT 22 – 2014: Multimodal and Natural computer interaction
Robotics
ICT 23 – 2014: Robotics
ICT 24 – 2015: Robotics
Micro- and nano-electronic technologies, Photonics
ICT 25 – 2015: Generic micro- and nano-electronic technologies
ICT 26 – 2014: Photonics KET
ICT 27 – 2015: Photonics KET
ICT 28 – 2015: Cross-cutting ICT KETs
2014 Development of novel materials and systems for OLED
ICT 29 –
lighting
2015
50
39
15
15
41
52
17
31
74
83
50
47
44
56
18

17. Draft Workprogramme Objectives (3) 2015
2014
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities
2015: Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart
ICT 30 –
Objects
ICT 31 – 2014: Human-centric Digital Age
ICT 32 – 2014: Cybersecurity, Trustworthy ICT
2014: Trans-national co-operation among National Contact
ICT 33 –
Points
Horizontal ICT Innovation actions
ICT 34 – 2015: Support for access to finance
ICT 35 – 2014: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support
2015: Pre-commercial procurement open to all areas of
ICT 36 public interest requiring new ICT solutions
2014-15 Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (implemented
ICT 37 through the SME instrument)
Fast Track Innovation Pilot
International Cooperation actions
2015: International partnership building and support to
ICT 38 –
dialogues with high income countries
2015: International partnership building in low and middle
ICT 39 –
income countries
51
7
38
4
15
7
4
90
3
11

18. Draft Workprogramme Objectives (4)
Budget M€
2014
2015
EU-Brazil Research and Development Cooperation in Advanced
Cyber Infrastructure
EUB 1 – 2015: Cloud Computing, including security aspects
EUB 2 – 2015: High Performance Computing (HPC)
EUB 3 – 2015: Experimental Platforms
EU-Japan Research and Development Cooperation in Net Futures
2014: Technologies combining big data, internet of things
EUJ 1 –
in the cloud
EUJ 2 – 2014: Optical communications
EUJ 3 – 2014: Access networks for densely located users
2014: Experimentation and development on federated
EUJ 4 –
Japan – EU testbeds
3.5
2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

19. Other Workprogramme Objectives
Factory of the Future from NMP - B
Factory of the Future Calls
FoF 1 - 2014: Process optimisation of manufacturing assets
2014: Manufacturing processes for complex structures and geometries with
FoF 2 efficient use of material
2014: Global energy and other resources efficiency in manufacturing
FoF 3 enterprises
FoF 4 - 2014: Developing smart factories that are attractive to workers
FoF 5 - 2014: Innovative product-service design using manufacturing intelligence
2014: Symbiotic human-robot collaborations for safe and dynamic multimodal
FoF 6 manufacturing systems
FoF 7 - 2014: Support for the enhancement of the impact of FoF PPP projects
2015: ICT-enabled modelling, simulation, analytics and forecasting
FoF 8 technologies
FoF 9 - 2015: ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS)
FoF 10 2015: Manufacturing of custom made parts for personalised products
2015: Flexible production systems based on integrated tools for rapid
FoF 11
reconfiguration of machinery and robots
2015: Industrial technologies for advanced joining and assembly processes of
FoF 12
multi-materials
2105: Re-use and re-manufacturing technologies and equipment for
FoF 13
sustainable product lifecycle management
2015: Integrated design and management of production machinery and
FoF 14
processes
34
82
32
36
77
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20. Societal
Challenges
ICT in Excellent Science
Industrial
leadership
Excellent
Science
E-Infrastructures
Digital
Science
High-Performance
Computing (HPC)
Strategy
Future and Emerging Technologies
Individual research
projects
Open research
clusters
Early Ideas
Incubation
FET Open
FET Proactive
Common research
agendas
Large-Scale Initiatives
FET Flagships

21. Draft Workprogramme Objectives
Future and Emerging Technologies Calls
FET Open
FET OPEN 1 2014/2015: FET - Open Research projects
r
FET OPEN 2 2014: Cordination & Support Activities 2014
c
FET OPEN 3 2015: Cordination & Support Activities 2015
c
FET Proactive
FETPROACT 1 2014: Global Systems Science (GSS)
r
2014: Knowing, doing, being: cognition beyond
r
FETPROACT 2
problem solving
FETPROACT 3 2014: Quantum simulation
r
Call FET Proactive towards exascale high performance computing
2014: HPC Core Technologies, Programming
r
FETHPC-1 Environments and Algorithms for Extreme
Parallelism and Extreme Data Applications
FETHPC-2 2014 HPC Ecosystem Development
r
Call FET -Flagships-tackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology
challenges
r
r
c
77
3
10
15
8
2
93.4
4
no
budget
FETFLAG 1 2014: Framework Partnership Agreement
FETFLAG 2 2015: Graphene FET Flagship Core Project
FETFLAG 3 2015: Human Brain Project FET Flagship Core Project
FETFLAG 4 2014/2015: Policy environment for FET Flagships
77
3
no
budget
89
89
1.6

22. Draft Workprogramme Objectives
eInfrastructures part of Excellence Pillar
Call ID
EINFRA-1-2014
EINFRA-2-2014
EINFRA-3-2014
EINFRA-4-2014
EINFRA-5-2015
EINFRA-6-2014
EINFRA-7-2014
EINFRA-8-2014
EINFRA-9-2015
Title
Managing, preserving and computing with big
research data
e-Infrastructure for Open Access ..
Towards global data e-infrastructures – Research
Data Alliance ..
Pan-European High Performance Computing
infrastructure and services
Centres of Excellence for computing applications
Network of HPC Competence Centres for SMEs
Provision of core services across e-infrastructures
Research and Education Networking – GÉANT
e-Infrastructures for virtual research environments
(VRE) .
Close
Budget
(M€)
02-Sep-14
55
15-Apr-14
13
02-Sep-14
4
02-Sep-14
15
14-Jan-15
02-Sep-14
02-Sep-14
02-Sep-14
40
2
6
0
14-Jan-15
42

23. Societal
Challenges
H2020 Societal Challenges
Industrial
leadership
DG Connect: Organisational Configuration
Excellent
Science
RTD F
(SANCO)
RTD E
AGRI
RTD K
ENER C
RTD H
MOVE C
RTD I
CLIM/ENV
ENTR F
RTD B, C
SC1
SC2
SC3
SC4
SC5
SC6
ENTR G
SC7
Health
Food
Energy
Transport
Climate
Inclusive,
Innovative
Security
CNECT
H1, H2
CNECT
G3
CNECT
H5
CNECT
H5
CNECT
H5
CNECT
G2, G4
H2, H3
CNECT
H4

24. DG Connect
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/sites/cnect-site/files/organi_en.pdf

25. Some really useful stuff
www.ictic.org
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26. An unofficial resource
www.tinyurl.com/h2020index

28. National Launch Events
Iceland 22/11, Norway 6/12, Switzerland 14/1
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29. http://www.ictic.org/h/v/bf.pdf
ICT National Contact Point
Technology Strategy Board: Business Support Group
0300 321 4357
FP7UK ICT Web Presence
https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/fp7-ict
Twitter @eurobits
Peter Walters
pwalters@tuvnel.com
012 434 303 70
Useful Files: www.tinyurl.com/h2020index