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AGORADA meeting 27/05/2016 Magda De Carli Deputy Head of Unit Unit RTD B5

AGORADA meeting 27/05/2016 Magda De Carli Deputy Head of Unit Unit RTD B5 Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation European Commission - DG Research & Innovation. Seal of Excellence. THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE POLICY CONTEXT.

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AGORADA meeting 27/05/2016 Magda De Carli Deputy Head of Unit Unit RTD B5

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  1. AGORADA meeting 27/05/2016 Magda De Carli Deputy Head of Unit Unit RTD B5 Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation European Commission - DG Research & Innovation Seal of Excellence

  2. THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE POLICY CONTEXT Building SYNERGIESto MAXIMIZE quantity, quality and IMPACT of research and innovation investments for jobs and growth POLITICAL MANDATE -> LEGAL BASIS -> COMMITMENT ->

  3. Around €160 billion invested in research and innovation, SME competitiveness, digital growth, energy efficiency & renewable energies, low-carbon transport Around 60 billion in Business R&I ESIF Basics: 11 Thematic objectives In billion EUR

  4. THE SEAL OF EXCELLENCE Key Features Excellent proposals receive the SEAL OF EXCELLENCE certificate Certificate by the Commission awarded to Horizon 2020 evaluation: Funding threshold due to H2020 budget availability Funded Quality threshold: Regions/MS taking-up 'seal of excellence' proposals: • Benefit from pre-screening by H2020 • Make the most of a unique, high quality evaluation process • Better use the resources • Invest on high local impact proposals • Pilot using the SME Instrument • Close to intervention logic of ESIF authorities: • Single company • Small scale R&I actions • Close to market

  5. FEATURES OF THE CERTIFICATE The SEAL OF EXCELLENCE: • Awarded to ALLqualifying SME instrument PROPOSALS • Downloadable only by the SME/s from 'My area' in Participants Portal • Informs • Builds reputation • Explains • Shows Politicalcommittment • Fraud-proof • Accompanyingletter XXXX XXXXXXXXXX TITLE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX TOPIC XXXXXXXXXXX Xx Legalname xx Xx Legal address xx

  6. The SME INSTRUMENT AND THE SEAL: Who - When EU Grant of € 500,000 to 2.5 million (indicative amount) EU Grant of € 50,000 (lump sum) • No grant, but… • Training upport • Market and Investment Readiness support • Promotion / networking with financiers & clients • … and more indirect support! Source: RTD B3

  7. Highlypopular: VeryCompetitive: SME instrument & the value of the Seal Almost 21.000 proposals submitted Almost 1.600 proposals funded More than 2600 proposals are POSITIVELY EVALUATED BUT NOT FUNDED (Between 45% and 83% out of all proposals above threshold) These have by now all received the seal of excellence Manydeserving, few funded:

  8. Phase 1 Phase 2

  9. Making SoE & synergies happen: the key players Key role for national and regional authorities as they plan future investments on research and innovation, including from the ESIF PRIVATE INVESTORS (Venture capital, Business Angels, Banks, Foundations, InvestmentPlatforms –eg: investHorizon…) Research/innovation stakeholders (public/ private) including SMEs): they should be better informed about the said investment plans and operational measures European Commission services (RTD+REGIO) + COMP +... Facilitators in the process: EURADA, ERRIN, NCPs, EEN, Industry associations - help us to sendright message to right actors - involve relevant stakeholders in youractivities - give us feedback on bottlenecks/ good practices

  10. SMEsusuallywelcome the seal, understandits value and wereasking for it. Expectations have to bemanaged! KEY MESSAGES TO SMEs: • > A great opportunity, but process just starting: be patient! • > No guarantee of 'automatic' alternative funding and/or to the funding intensity of H2020 / No to beused for DOUBLE FUNDING • > Search pro-actively: onlyyou (SMEs) receive the seal and can use it…. • > …if youwishso (no obligation!) • > Make available to the funder ALL documents at your disposal (Full Proposal, Evaluation Summary Report,...) • > DIVERSIFY your search for funding, in terms of sources (public (ESIF or own resources) / private) and type (grants / financial instruments)

  11. ManagingAuthorities, nat/reg agencies, privatefoundations, banks, VCs, bus.angelscan all beinterested to support the sealproposals KEY MESSAGES TO FUNDING BODIES: • > SoE are excellent projects, not left-overs from Horizon 2020 (strict criteria, international panel, transparent and competitive evaluation) • > Great opportunity to exploit H2020 first-class evaluation system • > Keep the process as simple as possible: no need to re-evaluate the content • > ESIF canbeused, justforeseeit in the SelectionCriteria! • > Different support canbeprovided:grants/loans/guarantee/… general support • > 'Seal'- under-performingMSs: consider the learningcurve and incentiveeffect! • > You are not alone: join the COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE!

  12. Community of Practice: FEATURES THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP): • Purpose: Exchange of know-how on the best ways to implement the 'seal of excellence' approach through ESIF • Creation: by the Commission since July 2015 following the presentation of the 'seal' concept at EGESIF meeting • Membership: on voluntary basis, restricted to National or Regional authorities that have a funding power and other Funding Agencies for Innovating SMEs (including private banks and investors) committing to set up 'seal-friendly' schemes • Working Methods: Regular meetings + IT platform SINAPSE FOR JOINING : RTD-SEAL-OF -EXCELLENCE@ec.europa.eu Research and Innovation

  13. Community of Practice: FIGURES Since the launch (October 2015): > 3 meetings (Oct15, Jan16, May16): ~40 organisations each time > Membership in May: 147 membersfrom25 MSs+Norway and Serbia > Members • > Only at national level(MSs): • CY; DK; EE; EL; FI; HR, HU, IE, LT; LV; NL, PL; RO; SE; SI; SK, > Both Nat and regionallevel: AT (Carintia, LowerAustria); BE (Flander); CZ (South Moravia); DE (NRWestphalia, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, NiederSachsen); ES (Aragon, Asturia, Galicia, Cantabria, Andalucia, Catalonia); FR (Centre, Alsace; Loire; Basse Normandie, Bretagne); IT (Puglia, Umbira, Piemonte, Trentino, Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Calabria, Lazio, Sicilia, Trentino); PT (Azore); UK (Scotland, Northern Ireland - Wales) > FromHORIZON 2020 Associated Countries (NO) > PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (IT) ; Fundingagencies

  14. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE: FIRST ACHIEVEMENTS (1/2) • RAISED INTEREST and RECIPROCAL KNOWLEDGE • by WORKING ON A CONCRETE INITIATIVE! • CONCRETE ISSUES -> CONCRETE SOLUTIONS: • CALL DESIGN -> Clarity and simplification (DG REGIO) • INFORMATION GAP -> Aggregated data per region on request • STATE AID * -> Discussion channelwith DG COMP opened • * NB: The funding of Seal of excellence proposalsthrough ESIF and in compliancewith State AidRules IS ALREADY POSSIBLE! • We are trying to makeitsmoother

  15. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE: FIRST ACHIEVEMENTS (2/2) • CURRENT 'seal'-friendly actions: • Support service package/coaching for 'sealproposals' • (ongoing: IE, Spain, France, Lombardy, CZ Republic, Tekes-Finland , Norway, Catalonia; planned: Asturias, Scotland) • Targeted calls for 'sealproposals' Phase 1 • (alreadyavailable: Spain, Vinnova-Sweden, Norway, Finland, South Moravia, Lombardy; later: Asturias, Belgium, CzechRepublic, Cyprus, Scotland, Serbia) • Calls to support Phase 2 (grant/financial instruments) • (verysoon and planned: Italy, Lombardy, Trento, Czech, Cyprus, Finland..) •  -> up to now 170 SoEfunded… more in the pipeline

  16. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE: Schemes Examples (2/2)

  17. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE: Reactions (2/2) TWITTER: #Sealofexcellence

  18. NEXT STEPS • CONTINUE STRONG COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN: - Latest: EEN 8/02; SME NCPs17/02; LEIT NCPs 17/03; Cz Rep 04/04 - EURADA, ERRIN, Business Europe, UEAPME, … - otherstakeholders • SUPPORT AND PROMOTION: of 'seal-friendly' actions on web • MONITORING PROGRESS: maximising feedback fromSMEs & MAs • DEBATES – June 2016 – WIRE CONFERENCE • EXPAND TO OTHER ACTIONS: Widening (TEAMING, ERA CHAIR), MSC, ERC proof of concept, …..

  19. SEAL OF EXCELLENCE WEBSITE

  20. Links and documents • SYNERGIES and SEAL OF EXCELLENCE WEBSITE: http://ec.europa.eu/research/regions/ • MORE INFO: email to: RTD-seal-of-excellence@ec.europa.eu • Guide forauthorities on synergiesbetween ESIF and Horizon2020 andother EU programmes: • http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/ • other/index.html • Horizon 2020 regulations & rulesforparticipation, http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html • Evaluation procedureofthe SME Instrument • http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/ • sme_participation.html 20

  21. Thankyou for your attention! Magda.De-Carli@ec.europa.eu RTD-seal-of-excellence@ec.europa.eu DG Research & Innovation Research and Innovation

  22. 'SealS' distributed over time • Until today: more than 2600 'seal of excellence' certificates awarded • Of which 1283 retroactive (delivered on 02 February)

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