This presentation provides introduction to the ICT for ageing well needs and opportunities and key insight to future funding in the framework of Horizon 2020

1. Insights into Horizon 2020 and
future funding for Ageing Well
Nikos GIANNOULIDIS- Euroconsultants S.A- GREECE
AgeingWell 2013

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Ageing Well- The Challenge
The Challenge: The number of people over 65 years old in
Europe will grow by 45% between 2008 and 2030 and it
will rise to over 30% of the population by 2060. H i g h e r
d e m a n d f o r h e a l t h c a r e ; a d a p t h e a l t h
sy s t e m s t o t h e n e e d s o f a n a g e i n g
p o p u l a t i o n w h i l e ke e p i n g t h e m
s u s t a i n a b l e i n s o c i e t i e s w i t h s m a l l e r
w o r k f o r c e
The Solution: ICTs can make life easier and better for
seniors and support social and healthcare public systems
The Opportunity: this brings new business opportunities
and huge savings in the cost of social and health care. For
example, telecare solutions can cut the costs of care
services by up to 30%.
Improving life for the elderly

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Ageing Well- ICT applications
 Social communication: easy access to phone and video conversation, etc.;
 Daily shopping, travel, social life, public services: easy access over the internet
to order goods and services online;
 Safety: making sure entrance doors and windows are locked/closed when leaving
the house or sleeping; checking for water or gas leaks; lighting systems, etc,;
 Reminders: Taking medication, fulfulling household tasks;
 User-friendly interfaces for all sorts of equipment in the home and outside,
taking into account that many elderly people have impairments in vision,
hearing, mobility, etc.
 Telecare and telemedicine with new opportunities for providing medical care at
home
 Personal health systems include wearable and portable systems for monitoring
and diagnosis, fall prevention, therapy, among others;
 Support for people with cognitive problems and their carers to stay at home for
longer and remain active for as long as possible.
ICT Solutions for the elderly

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Active and Healthy Ageing EIP
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-
union/index_en.cfm?section=active-healthy-ageing&pg=about

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Target: +2 Healthy Life Years by 2020
A Triple Win For Europe
Health & quality of life of European citizens, incl. older people
Improving
Long-term sustainability & efficiency of Europe’s health and social
care systemsSupporting
Competitiveness & markets for innovative products & services =
growth and jobs
Fostering

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Ageing Well- The overall EU picture
eHealth
Proven Ideas
Horizon 2020
eHealth
Health
ICT &
Ageing
Horizon 2020
New
Knowledge
MoreYearsBetter
Lives
Alzheimer’s
JPIs
n
Public Health
Programme
Structural
Funds
EIB
ESF
CEF
Deployment supportEvidence and
innovation
guidelines
Research Innovation Deployment
New solutions
AAL JP
V2
Active and Healthy Ageing Partnership

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European Innovation Partnership on Active & Healthy Ageing
health &
quality of life
of European
citizens
growth &
expansion
of EU
industry
sustainable
& efficient
care
systems
+2 HLY by 2020
Triple win for Europe Improving prescriptions and
adherence to treatment
Better management of health:
preventing falls
Preventing functional decline &
frailty
Integrated care for chronic
conditions, incl. telecare
ICT solutions for independent
living & active ageing
Age-friendly cities and
environments
Specific actions
crosscutting, connecting & engaging stakeholders across sectors, from private & public sector
Pillar I
Prevention
screening
early
diagnosis
Pillar II
Care &
cure
Pillar III
Independent
living &
active ageing

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Barriers to deployment (eHealth incl. Ageing Well)
• lack of awareness of, and confidence in eHealth solutions among patients,
citizens and healthcare professionals;
• lack of interoperability between eHealth solutions;
• limited large-scale evidence of the cost-effectiveness of eHealth tools and
services;
• lack of legal clarity for health and wellbeing mobile applications and the lack
of transparency regarding the utilisation of data collected by such applications;
• inadequate or fragmented legal frameworks including the lack of
reimbursement schemes for eHealth services;
• high start-up costs involved in setting up eHealth systems;
• regional differences in accessing ICT services, limited access in deprived areas

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Horizon 2020

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Horizon 2020
•The new 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-
2020)
•A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/ initiatives *
•Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of
innovation
•Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and
transport
•Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries
and beyond
* The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation
Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

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Horizon 2020
Three priorities:
1. Excellent science
2. Industrial leadership
3. Societal challenges

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Excellent science
1. Excellent science, Proposed funding (million
euro, 2014-2020)

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Industrial leadership
2. Industrial leadership, Proposed funding (million
euro, 2014-2020)

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Societal challenges
3. Societal challenges, Proposed funding (million
euro, 2014-2020)

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Simplification: Rules for Participation
1. A single set of rules
Adapted for the whole research and innovation cycle
Covering all research programmes and funding bodies
Aligned to the Financial Regulation, coherent with other new EU Programmes
2. One project – one funding rate
Maximum of 100% of the total eligible costs (except for actions close to market,
where a 70% maximum will apply)
Indirect eligible costs: a flat rate of 20% of direct eligible costs
3. Simple evaluation criteria
Excellence – Impact – Implementation (Excellence only, for the ERC)
4. New forms of funding aimed at innovation: pre-commercial
procurement, inducement prizes, dedicated loan and equity instruments
5. International participation: facilitated but better protecting
EU interests

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Simplification: Rules for Participation
6. Simpler rules for grants: broader acceptance of participants
accounting practices for direct costs, flat rate for indirect costs, no time-sheets for
personnel working full time on a project, possibility of output-based grants
7. Fewer, better targeted controls and audits
Lowest possible level of requirements for submission of audit certificates without
undermining sound financial management
Audit strategy focused on risk and fraud prevention
8. Improved rules on intellectual property
Balance between legal security and flexibility
Tailor-made IPR provisions for new forms of funding
A new emphasis on open access to research publications

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ICT in Horizon 2020
•The overall aim of EU research and innovation in information and
communication (ICTs) under Horizon 2020 is to bring the benefits
of progress in these technologies to European citizens and
businesses.
•ICT is essential to address Europe's societal challenges. It brings
unique responses e.g. to the growing needs for sustainable
healthcare and ageing well, for better security and privacy, for a
lower carbon economy and for intelligent transport.

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ICT in Horizon 2020- Budgetary issues
Unofficial proposal, 16 billion euros for ICT budget
•4 billion euros for Scientific Excellence (mostly FET actions).
•8 billion euros for Industrial Leadership; some to Public-Private Partnerships
(PPPs)
•4 billion euros for Societal Challenges nominally for ICT activities
…in the Societal Challenges it may be difficult to isolate this nominal 4 billion
euros for ICT, as the themes for Societal Challenges are sector based …
•Health, demographic change and well-being;
•Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the
bio-economy;
•Secure, clean and efficient energy;
•Smart, green and integrated transport;
•Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials;
•Inclusive, innovative and secure societies.

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Roadmap Horizon 2020
•Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on Commission
proposals and budget for Horizon 2020
•2012- 2013: Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for
Research to bridge gap towards Horizon 2020
•By end 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and
Council on Horizon 2020
•1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts; launch of first calls, good luck!

20. Thank you!
Nikos GIANNOULIDIS- Euroconsultants S.A- GREECE
N.Giannoulidis@euroconsultants.com.gr
+30 2310804108
AgeingWell 2013