THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Horizon 2020 from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) perspective EMBEDDING SSH, SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 6 AND THE WORK PROGRAMME 2014/15 Dr. Marianne Paasi, Unit B.5 "Social Sciences and Humanities"
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Contents I. Horizon 2020: what is new from SSH perspective II. Integrating SSH across Horizon 2020
III. Horizon 2020 approach for Societal Challenge 6 IV. Societal Challenge 6 - Work Programme 2014/15 (INDICATIVE!)
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Horizon 2020 novelties
Challenge-based approach allowing applicants considerable freedom to come up with innovative solutions: Whole cycle from research to innovation => innovation actions, scaling up
Broader topics (beyond thematic programmes), less prescriptive and with emphasis on expected impact
Simplified cost models: mostly Research and innovation (100%) and Innovation actions (70%)
Cross-cutting issues mainstreamed: social sciences, gender, international cooperation
Reinforced collegial governance through Horizon Groups (inputs from many Policy DGs) Policy Research and Innovation
Three priorities
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
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Societal challenges
Horizon 2020 pillars
Pillar 1: Excellent science
Pillar 2: Industrial leadership
Pillar 3: Societal challenges
SSH is included in all three Pillars of Horizon 2020: with embedding method and with special focus in Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world” “Flagging SSH” Policy Research and Innovation
II. Integrating SSH across Horizon 2020 “Embedding, Integrating SSH”
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SSH in Horizon 2020 Social sciences and humanities (SSH) research will be fully integrated into each of the general objectives of Horizon 2020. Horizon 2020 draft regulation
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Integrating SSH: two approaches •
General Integration: All Societal Challenges, LEITs and activities under Excellent Science are generally open to SSH contributions in all their lines of activity and thus favour 'integrating SSH' as genuine interdisciplinarity ('integrating in the research problem').
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Dedicated Integration: In some Societal Challenges and parts of LEITs a specific SSH line of activity called 'the socio-economic dimension of…' is delineated, i.e. requires SSH research. Policy Research and Innovation
SSH in Excellent Science (I) • The European Research Council (ERC) is already a major funding source for investigator-driven frontier research. About 17 % of the ERC-budget will be allocated to SSH. • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MCA) give opportunities for greater mobility and network building. The SSH share is 11-12%. • Several major research infrastructures in the SSH are supported by FP7/H2020: CESSDA, DARIAH, CLARIN, ESS, SHARE.
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SSH in Industrial Leadership (II) • Strengthening the cultural and social aspects of innovation (in LEITs: nano, ICT, biotech, manufacturing, materials, space) • SSH as a source of creativity in development of services and products • Societal aspects of new and emerging technologies (e.g. societal acceptance; citizens' participation in decision-shaping; ethical aspects; new technologies and changing lifestyles) • Business and management models Policy Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020 – "Societal Challenges" (III.) Estimated final amounts following Trilogue (12/7/2013) Breakdown
Estimated final amount in million euro (in current prices)
38.53% 9.70%
29 678 7 472
5%
3 851
3. Secure, clean and efficient energy
7.70%
5 931
4. Smart, green and integrated transport
8.23%
6 339
4%
3 081
1.70%
1 310
2.20%
1 695
III Societal Challenges, of which 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing
2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bio-economy
5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
6. Europe in a changing world: Inclusive, innovative & reflective societies 7. Secure societies Policy Research and Innovation
Integrating SSH: main challenges In technology-driven topics there is a tendency to refer to SSH aspects in only a marginal way ( SSH as add-on not as integral or driving part); The aim to make the call texts more general and less prescriptive might be in conflict with the need to draft texts with the necessary level of detail and reference to relevant SSH research; Cultural and practical barriers/academic incentive system: mono-disciplinarity of training, curricula, journals, faculty structures, academic careers Policy Research and Innovation
Integrating SSH: practical steps Topics with SSH-relevance will be "flagged" in Work Programmes The expert advisory groups of each Societal Challenge include SSH scientists The evaluation panels of the Societal Challenges need to include experts with SSH competences Call text and evaluation criteria need to be adjusted to SSH: for example in the scope section and in the description of the specific challenge/problem
A regular review of the implementation of interdisciplinarity in each Societal Challenge should also be organised during the lifetime of Horizon 2020 Policy Research and Innovation
Example 1 of SSH-relevant topics ('flagged') Societal Challenge 1 'Health, demographic change and wellbeing' Call PHC 22–2015 'Promoting mental wellbeing: in the ageing population' •
Proposals will include multi-disciplinary research to improve the understanding, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of mental conditions and disorders of older people.
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Research may include a dimension of research into physical, psychological and social determinants of healthy ageing.
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Proposals may address the role of external or internal determinants of mental health, including e.g. sensory deficits, chronic disease, substance use, socio-economic stressors (loneliness, poverty), or physical stressors. Policy Research and Innovation
Example 2 of SSH-relevant topics ('flagged')
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Societal Challenge 3 'Secure clean and efficient energy' Call EE 11–2014 'Socioeconomic research on energy efficiency' Foresight socio-economic activities informing the debate on the development and monitoring of energy efficiency strategies, taking a forward looking approach to the horizon 2030 and beyond. Projects may also look at the evolution of social, economic, cultural and educational barriers. Proposals should take gender issues into account whenever they are relevant and build on existing macroeconomics models as well as on the results of socio-economic sciences and humanities.
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Example 3 of SSH-relevant topics ('flagged') Societal Challenge 7 'Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens' Call FCT 14–2015 'Understanding the underlying social, psychological and economic aspects of the genesis, methods and motivation of organized crime (including cyber related offenses)' •
Research should investigate the role of social, psychological and economic factors in progression of individuals who had unremarkable lives into organised crime and terrorist networks.
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Research may examine the role of friendships, kinships, milieus and peer groups of (social) networks and social media. It may also examine the characteristics of individuals that leave them susceptible to these influences and/or social conditions conducive to organised crime.
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The analysis may also take into account state of the art of theory and research on inclusion and social cohesion and apply economic measures. Policy Research and Innovation
III. Horizon 2020 approach to Societal Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies”
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The objective of Societal Challenge 6 "To foster a greater understanding of Europe, provide solutions and support inclusive, innovative and reflective European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations and growing global interdependencies" Draft Horizon 2020 Regulation "The specific objective of the societal challenge 'Europe in a changing world: Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies' will support social sciences and humanities research by focusing on inclusive, innovative and reflective societies." Draft Horizon 2020 Specific Programme Policy Research and Innovation
Structure of Societal Challenge 6
Inclusive Societies: Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Building resilient, inclusive, participatory, open and creative societies in Europe Europe's role as a global actor Sustainable and inclusive environments through innovative spatial and urban planning
Innovative societies: Strengthening the evidence-base and support for the IU and ERA New forms of innovation, with special emphasis on social innovation and creativity Make use of the innovative, creative and productive potential of all generations Cooperation with third countries
Reflective societies: European heritage (memory, identity) European countries' and regions' history Europe's role in the world; intercultural relations Policy Research and Innovation
A strategic programming approach to develop the Work programmes
Thematic orientation towards European societal challenges: new knowledge from research and implementation through innovation increases the impact of the funding Orientation towards EU political priorities: Europe 2020 and emerging political issues of European relevance EU political documents: the State of the Union speech, Commission Work programme; the European Parlament, Council Leitmotiv of the 2 years WP 2014-15: economic crisis and the path to sustainable growth => Focus area in Challenge 6: "Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe" Policy Research and Innovation
Developing the Work programmes 6: working methods
The Commission drafts proposals in consultations with stakeholders from the scientific community and civil society (Advisory groups; seminars; workshops; dialogues with stakeholders) Consultations with the other DGs (ISC) in the Commission, the European Parlament and the Council
Programme Committee consultations (Member states)
Horizon 2020 groups – Challenge 6:
12 Units from 5 Directorates and 2 DGs involved in the drafting of the WP Policy insights coming from more than 10 DGs Policy Research and Innovation
Funding schemes in Horizon 2020 - - full spectrum of funding schemes and types of action are in use (Collaborative Research, Innovation Actions, ERANets, Coordination and Support Actions, SME instrument) - - some instruments like ERANets and Coordination and Support Actions gives opportunities for the research community to provide inputs for the content of future Work Programmes
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IV. Societal Challenge 6 Work Programme 2014-2015 INDICATIVE!
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Societal Challenge 6 5 Calls "EURO"-CALL: Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe "YOUNG"-CALL: The young generation "REFLECTIVE"-CALL: Reflective societies: cultural heritage and European identities "INT"-CALL: Europe as a global actor "INSO"-CALL: New forms of innovation Policy Research and Innovation
The Call topics: bottom-up in terms of content and budget
Topics are described in a rather open fashion, less prescriptive than often under FP7, i.e. proposers can address the topics in a comprehensive way, in a focussed way or cover other issues relevant for addressing the topic
Call text provides for research projects with an indicative budget range of 1.5–2.5 mio EURO in order to indicate the average size of the proposal; however, any amount is possible, i.e. no ex-ante fixed budgets Policy Research and Innovation
EURO-Call: Overcoming the crisis - new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe (2014)
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Resilient and sustainable economic and monetary union in Europe
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The European growth agenda
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European societies after the crisis
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Political challenges for Europe
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ERA-NET on Smart Urban Futures
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Meeting new societal needs by using emerging technologies in the public sector Policy Research and Innovation
YOUNG-Call: The young generation (2014/2015) 1. 2.
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Early job insecurity and labour market exclusion Youth mobility: opportunities, impacts, policies Lifelong learning for young adults: better policies for growth and inclusion in Europe
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The young as a driver of social change
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Societal and political engagement of young people and their perspectives on Europe
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REFLECTIVE-Call: Reflective societies (2014/2015) 1.
ERA Net on Uses of the Past Emergence and transmission of European cultural 2. heritage and Europeanisation European cohesion, regional and urban policies and the 3. perceptions of Europe 4. Cultural opposition in the former socialist countries 5. The cultural heritage of war in contemporary Europe 6. Innovation ecosystems of digital cultural assets Advanced 3D modelling for accessing and 7. understanding European cultural assets 8. Communication and dissemination platform 9. Social Platform on Reflective Societies 10. Mobilising the network of NCPs in SC6 Policy Research and Innovation
INT-Call: Europe as a global actor (2014/2015)
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Enhancing and focusing R&I cooperation with the Union’s key international partners
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Encouraging the R&I cooperation between the Union and selected regional partners
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INT-Call: Europe as a global actor (2015) 3. 4.
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Europe's contribution to a value-based global order and its contestants The EU's contribution to global development: in search of greater policy coherence Rethinking the EU crisis response mechanism in light of recent conflicts Re-invigorating the partnership between the two shores of the Mediterranean Towards a new geopolitical order in the South and East Mediterranean region
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INT-Call: Europe as a global actor (2015) 8. The European Union and the Eastern Partnership 9.
The European Union, Turkey and its wider neighbours: challenges and opportunities
The European Union and integration challenges in the Balkans European cultural and science diplomacy: exploiting the 11. potential of culture and science in the EU's external relations The cultural, scientific and social dimension of EU-LAC 12. (Latin America and the Caribbean) relations 10.
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INSO-Call: New forms of innovation (2014/2015) 1.
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ICT-enabled open government Understanding and supporting business model innovation The economic impact of the Innovation Union Innovative schemes for open innovation and science 2.0 Social Innovation Community
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Platform for ICT for Learning and Inclusion
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INSO-Call: New forms of innovation (2014/2015) 7. Towards joint programming under Horizon 2020 8. Synchronized Call Initiatives 9. Innovative mobile e-government applications by SMEs 10. SME business model innovations
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Award criteria 1. Excellence
Clarity of the objectives;
Soundness of the concept, including transdisciplinary considerations;
Credibility of the proposed approach;
Progress beyond the state of the art.
2. Impact […] extent to which project outputs contribute to:
The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic;
Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge;
Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations meeting the needs of European and global markets;
Effectiveness of the proposed measures to communicate the project, disseminate and/or exploit the project results, and appropriate management of IPR.
3. Quality and efficiency of implementation
Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources;
Competences, experience and complementarity of the individual participants, as well as of the consortium as a whole; 34 Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk Policy Research and management. Innovation
Other Actions I.
Actions to foster innovation policies: strengthen the evidence-base for R&I policy making
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Actions to foster innovation policies: support the development of R&I policies
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Actions to foster innovation policies: new forms of innovation
IV. International cooperation V.
External expertise
VI. COST Policy Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020 and WP adoption timetable Consultation of Member States on Work Programme 2014/15: 27 Sept., 30 Oct., 11 Nov., 18 Nov.
Political decisions on Horizon 2020: Autumn/Winter Adoption of (provisional) WP: 10 Dec. Publication of first calls for proposals: 11 Dec. (tentative) General H2020 launch event in Germany: 28 Jan. 2014 (Berlin) SC6 Advisory Group meeting: Jan/Feb 2014 Policy Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020 and the 2014 Call – indicative timetable Publication of first calls for proposals: 11 Dec (tentative) Deadline for proposal submissions: 3 June 2014
Evaluation: August/September 2014 Signing of grant agreements: autumn 2014 Projects presumably to start in first quarter of 2015
Deadline for proposal submissions (Call 2015): 7 January 2015* *Deadline may vary for certain calls topics – check WP ! Policy Research and Innovation
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