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European Research Infrastructures: EU perspectives and future support in Horizon 2020 Integrated Maritime Policy Expert Group Session on Marine Knowledge Brussels, 11 December 2012. Agnès Robin DG Research & Innovation Research Infrastructures. Horizon 2020 (EC proposal).
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European Research Infrastructures: EU perspectives and future support in Horizon 2020Integrated Maritime Policy Expert GroupSession on Marine KnowledgeBrussels, 11 December 2012 Agnès Robin DG Research & Innovation Research Infrastructures
Horizon 2020 (EC proposal) Excellent science (24 598 M€, constant 2011 prices) • European Research Council (13 268 M€) • Future and Emerging Technologies (3 100 M€) • Marie Curie actions (5 752 M€) • European Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) (2 478 M€) Industrial leadership (17 938 M€) Societal challenges (31 743 M€) • Health, demographic change and wellbeing • (8 028 M€) • Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine -maritime research, bio-economy (4 152 M€) • Secure, clean and efficient energy (5 782 M€) • Smart, green, integrated transport (6 802 M€) • Climate action, resource efficiency, raw materials (3 160 M€) • Inclusive, innovative and secure societies • (3 819 M€) • Leadership in enabling and • industrial technologies (ICT, space, nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing, biotechnology) (13 781 M€) • Access to risk finance (3 538 M€) • Innovation in SMEs (619 M€) EIT (1 364 B€ + 1 461 B€) JRC (non-nuclear: 1 961 M€)
EU policy/funding Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 5 targets incl.3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D 7 flagship initiatives incl. Innovation Union (34 commitments) European Research Area Communication (Jul. 2012): Priorities >> actions (MS, EC) European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures "ESFRI" EU Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020 (Commission proposal) Horizon 2020, EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
Facilities, resources, organisational systems and services that are used by the research communities to conduct research and innovation in their fields • This includes: • major scientific equipment (or sets of instruments); • knowledge-based resources such as collections, archives or scientific data; • e-infrastructures, such as data, computing and software systems; • any other infrastructure of a unique nature essential to achieve excellence in research and innovation
Why a EU approach? • To open access to the research infrastructures existing in the individual Member State to all European researchers • To avoid duplication of effort and to coordinate and rationalise the use of these research infrastructures • To trigger the exchange of best practice, develop interoperability of facilities and resources, develop the training of the next generation of researchers • To connect national research communities and increase the overall quality of the research and innovation • To help pooling resources so that the Union can also acquire and operate research infrastructures at world level
Horizon 2020 - RIs Research Infrastructures (RIs) • 1. Developing the European RIs for 2020 and beyond • 1.1 Developing new world-class RIs • 1.2 Integrating and opening national RIs of pan-European interest • 1.3 Development, deployment and operation of ICT based e-Infrastructures • 2. Fostering the innovation potential of RIs & their human capital • 3. Reinforcing European RI policy and internationalcooperation Main actions Specific actions Policy actions
ESFRI – European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures • Set up by the EU Council of Research Ministers in 2002 • Brings together representatives of Ministers of the 27 Member States, 10 Associated States, and of the European Commission • To support the development of a European policy for Research Infrastructure and discuss a long term vision at European level • To facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to the better use and development of Research Infrastructures, at EU and international level • Mandate (2004) to develop a roadmap (2006) and its updates (2008, 2010): 48 projects, major financial investment (~20 b€) and long term commitment for operation (~2 b€/year)
ESFRI roadmap 2010 10+38 new - or major upgrade of - Research Infrastructures of pan-European interest (+ 3 additional projects from the CERN Council strategic roadmap for particle physics*) RIs in the implementation phase ERIC set up ERIC application expected ERIC application
ERIC - European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009) • A legal instrument at EU level, to facilitate the joint establishment and operation of RI of European interest. • Legal personality recognized in all Member States • Qualifies as an international organization for the purposes of VAT (exemption under certain limits and conditions from VAT and excise duties) and Public Procurement Directives • The two first ERICs: CLARIN and SHARE • Amendment under way to enable contributions from Associated Countries to be fully taken into account
ESFRI project – Example 1 Euro-Argo : A new EuropeanResearch Infrastructure • Objective: ensure a long termEuropean contribution to Argo. • Proposal : Europe establishes an infrastructure for ¼ of the global array • Requirement : 250 floats per yearincludingregionalenhancements (Nordicseas, Mediterranean&Blackseas) (about 50 floats per year for regionalenhancements) • Dual use : research/climate and operational oceanography (GMES) • Set up a new Europeanlegal structure (Euro-Argo ERIC) thatwillallowEuropean countries to consolidate and improvetheir contribution to Argo international. Agreements are atministeriallevel and thiswill help to ensure long termsustainability. (slidefrom Euro-Argopartners- ASW-4 – Venice, September 27, 2012 )
ESFRI project – Example 2 • Scientific & Training Services* • Access to Marine model species and their ecosystems, Culture Collections & Databases • Research Vessels, SCUBA, ROVs • Aquaria & Marine Experimental Facilities • Analytical Platforms for Marine research • -Omics Facilities including Bioinformatics • Animal-borne Platforms • Microscopy & Imaging • Consultancy to: • Policy Makers, Industry and SMEs EMBRC will be a RI of marine research stations across Europe providing End-Users from Academia, SMEs and Industry with access to marine biodiversity, its associated meta-data and extractable products. Scientific Themes Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functioning Developmental Biology & Evolution Biogeochemistry & Global Change Marine Products & Resources Biomedical Sciences *EMBRC entrered its preparatory-phase in February 2011 (slides from EMBRC – ESFRI/JPI workshop, Brussel, June 2011
Status of Implementation Preliminary Implementation Resources Inventory Management WP1 Strategic Planning WP2 E- infrastructures WP3 Construction Plans WP4 Legal Work WP5 Kick-Off Meeting Financial Work WP6 Risk & Quality WP7 Human Resources WP8 WP9 Stakeholders User access WP10 Outreach WP11 Feb 2011 Jun 2011
Potential links with JPIs Strategic Landscape and Policy Drivers HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE SEAS AND OCEANS SUSTAINABLE MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE CHANGE FOOD SECURITY A HEALTHY DIET FOR A HEALTHY LIFE BIODIVERSITY MORE YEARS BETTER LIFES NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES HEALTH OF THE HUMAN POPULATION ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Horizon 2020 - RIs Research Infrastructures • 1. Developing the European RIs for 2020 and beyond • 1.1 Developing new world-class RIs • 1.2 Integrating and opening national RIs of pan-European interest • 1.3 Development, deployment and operation of ICT based e-Infrastructures • 2. Fostering the innovation potential of RIs & their human capital • 3. Reinforcing European RI policy and internationalcooperation Main actions Specific actions Policy actions
Horizon 2020 - RIs 1.2 Integrating and opening existing national RIs of pan-European interest • Objective: To open up key national RIs to all European researchers and to ensure their optimal use and joint development • EU funding will support “European Research Infrastructures Networks” bringing together RIs in a given field covering: • Transnational and virtual accessactivities • Networkingactivities to foster a culture of cooperation • Joint research activities to improve the servicesprovided by the infrastructures
SeaDataNet partner countries Example (FP7) NODCs + ICES + IOC-IODE + EU-JRC + technical experts (Slides from Dick M.A. Schaap – MARIS, SeaDataNet Technical Coordinator)
Building a Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management • 2002 – 2005: Sea-Search project (EU funding 3 ME) • Networking NODCs from 30 countries around European • seas: Focus on metadata • 2006 – 2011: SeaDataNet project(EU funding 9 ME) • Connecting 40 NODCs from 35 countries around • European Seas: harmonisation of metadata services and • unified access to distributed archived data via central • portal • 2011 – 2015: SeaDataNet II project (EU funding 6 ME) • robustness of services; machine-to-machine interfacing for specific communities; real-time data exchange; full INSPIRE compliance; improved capability for marine biological data
Towards an alliance of European research fleets Example FP7 A Capacities I3 (integrated infrastructure initiative) project carried out by 24 marine institutes, universities, foundations and SMEs from 16 countries (EU Member States –including 4 recent ones- and associated countries) + 3 Associated Partners including ESF Marine Board From 1st of September 2009 for 4 years EC FP7 contribution 7.2 M€ on a total budget of 9 M€ Coordination Ifremer (slide from EUROFLEETS project, March 2011) EGMRI meeting
to harmonise existing European (operational) coastal observatories (physical and biological) and promote coordinated future developments and access to the RI Main objectives to enhance the coordination between existing coastal observatories to propose common procedures from the sensor to the data quality assessment to enlarge the network with new partners to prepare for the future European Network of coastal observatories (OCO) towards the EOOS JERICO will increase knowledge and understanding of marine systems, strengthen the evidence base for environmental assessments, provide data and information required to improve predictions of future human and climate driven environmental change and the strategies to combat them JERICO’s Vision & objectives Example (FP7) (slide from JERICO project, October 2011)
Horizon 2020 - RIs Research Infrastructures • 1. Developing the European RIs for 2020 and beyond • 1.1 Developing new world-class RIs • 1.2 Integrating and opening national RIs of pan-European interest • 1.3 Development, deployment and operation of ICT based e-Infrastructures • 2. Fostering the innovationpotential of RIs & their human capital • 3. Reinforcing European RI policy and internationalcooperation Main actions Specific actions Policy actions
Horizon 2020 - RIs 2. Fostering the innovation potential of RIs and their human capital • To stimulate innovation both in the RIs themselves and in their supplier and user industries • R&D partnerships with industries to develop Union capacities in high-tech areas such as scientific instrumentation • pre-commercial procurement by RI actors • stimulate the use of RIs by industry • Encourage the integration of RIs into local, regional and global innovation ecosystems • To strengthen the human capital of RIs • Support for the training of staff managing and operating RIs, exchanges of staff and best practices between facilities
Horizon 2020 (EC proposal) Excellent science (24 598 M€, constant 2011 prices) • European Research Council (13 268 M€) • Future and Emerging Technologies (3 100 M€) • Marie Curie actions (5 752 M€) • European Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) (2 478 M€) Industrial leadership (17 938 M€) Societal challenges (31 743 M€) • Health, demographic change and wellbeing • (8 028 M€) • Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine -maritime research, bio-economy (4 152 M€) • Secure, clean and efficient energy (5 782 M€) • Smart, green, integrated transport (6 802 M€) • Climate action, resource efficiency, raw materials (3 160 M€) • Inclusive, innovative and secure societies • (3 819 M€) • Leadership in enabling and • industrial technologies (ICT, space, nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing, biotechnology) (13 781 M€) • Access to risk finance (3 538 M€) • Innovation in SMEs (619 M€) EIT (1 364 B€ + 1 461 B€) JRC (non-nuclear: 1 961 M€)
« The Ocean of Tomorrow » 2013 4 Topics Biosensors for marine water quality monitoring (15M €) Sensors for in-situ monitoring (15M €) Antifouling materials for maritime applications (15M €) New marine technologies for the offshore energy sector (10M €) 5 Themes implementing the call Theme 2: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology (FAFB) Theme 4: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP) Theme 5: Energy Theme 6: Environment (including Climate Change) Theme 7: Transport (including Aeronautics) 55 million € EU contribution Example FP7
Structural Funds • Developing synergies between the Structural funds and Horizon 2020 is a priority of the European Commission • More specific reference to research infrastructures "of European interest" is made in the European Commission proposal for the European Regional Development Fund • Also, Horizon 2020 foresees support to activities dedicated to developing cooperation between research infrastructures and other Union policies, such as Cohesion, through relevant studies and communication tasks
Next steps for Horizon 2020 OngoingParliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals OngoingParliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-2020 (including overall budget for Horizon 2020) Mid 2012 Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for research to bridge gap towards Horizon 2020 Mid 2013 Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020 1/1/2014 Horizon 2020 starts, launch of first calls
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3. Reinforcing European RI policy and international cooperation • Reinforcing European policy for RIs • Partnerships between relevant policymakers and funding bodies • Surveys, monitoring and assessments of RIs at Union level • Policy studies and communication tasks • Facilitating strategic international cooperation • Cooperation for global RIs • Cooperation of European RIs with their non-European counterparts: • Ensuring their global interoperability and reach • Pursuing international agreements on the reciprocal use, openness or co-financing of RIs
ERIC requirements (expert assessment) • Principal task: establish & operate a RI • Necessary for European research programmes and projects • Added value for the ERA • Grant effective access • Contribute to mobility of knowledge, researchers • Contribute to the dissemination and optimisation of the results of activities
FP7 contribution to ENV Sciences RIs Biodiversity - ecosystems EXPEER, SYNTHESIS, TREES4FUTURE, INCREASE,ANAEE, LIFEWATCH, CReATIVE-B Atmospheric Sciences ACTRIS, EUFAR, EUROCHAMP2, InGOS,COPAL, IAGOS, EISCAT_3D, ICOS, ARISE,ICARE-2010 Marine Sciences EUROFLEETS, JERICO, MESOAQUA, SeaDataNet2/UP.BSS,EMSO, EURO-ARGO, GROOM, SIDERI... ...(ELIXIR), EMBRC, ASSEMBLE, AQUAEXCEL Climate Change IS-ENES, INCREASE, EXPEER, MESOAQUA, ICOS,SIOS-PP Polar research INTERACT,ERICON-AB, SIOS-PP Other Earth Sciences (NERA), EPOS, EISCAT_3D Coordination & support (multidisciplinary) ICT(ENVRI);Int'lcoop(COOPEUS); IAPPDSCSA