The document discusses the European Union's Horizon 2020 program for funding research and innovation from 2014 to 2020. It outlines several "flagships" or key areas of focus, including developing a knowledge-based economy, making growth more sustainable and inclusive, and fostering collaboration and skills. The main areas of focus for Horizon 2020 are excellent science, competitive industry, and better societies. It provides billions in funding for research areas like health, energy, transport, climate and more.

1. European Funding Saxion Kennis 18 Januari 2012 KC Design & Technologie International office

2. Europe 2020: 7 Flagships Vergezicht EU 2020 Smart Growth developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation Sustainable Growth more efficient, greener and more competitive economy Inclusive Growth Fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion Innovation « Innovation Union » Climate, energy and mobility « Resource efficient Europe » Employment and skills « An agenda for new skills and jobs » Education « Youth on the move » Competitiveness « An industrial policy for the globalisation era » Fighting poverty « European platform against poverty » Digital society « A digital agenda for Europe »

3. Emerging designs for ‘Horizon 2020’

4. Emerging designs for ‘Horizon 2020’ Excellent Science Competitive Industry Better Society

5. Better Societies Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Inclusive, innovative and secure societies; Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Excellent Science support the most talented and creative individuals and their teams to carry out frontier research of the highest quality by building on the success of the European Research Council ( ERC ); fund collaborative research to open up new and promising fields of research and innovation through support for Future and Emerging Technologies ( FET ); provide researchers with excellent training and career development opportunities through the Marie Curie Actions ; ensure Europe has world-class research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures) accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond € 80 billion EU budget claim for research and innovation Emerging designs for ‘Horizon 2020’ Competitive Industry Micro- and nano-electronics; photonics Nanotechnologies Advanced materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and processing Development of these technologies requires a multi-disciplinary, knowledge and capital-intensive approach

6. Towards cluster oriented funding for RRD & I 2007-2013 2014-2020 2014-202 Focus of funding : University-Business (SME) cooperation Thematic (Open) Innovation clusters Regional Smart Specialisation

7. Time line for Horizon 2020 From 30/11: Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-20 Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for Research By end 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020 1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts; launch of first calls http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

8. Regional Innovation Scoreboard - 2009 See: http://www.proinno-europe.eu/page/regional-innovation-scoreboard Innovation Union? What Union? Bring in the Regional Perspective: Think Global, Act Local !

9. Horizon 2020 & Regional Policy Differences Based on individual R&D Projects often of a pre-competitive nature aiming at improving leading edge basic research Based on multiannual Programmes aiming at increased economic competitiveness through close to the market competitive R&D and innovation efforts Awarded directly to final beneficiaries (firms, public and private R&D centers and Universities) Awarded through shared management to national and regional public intermediaries Competitive calls addressed to international groupings through peer review based on excellence criteria Non competitive attribution addressed to regional players based on strategic planning negotiation Complementarities Horizon 2020 will focus on tackling major societal challenge, maximising the competitiveness impact of research and innovation and raising and spreading levels of excellence in the research base Cohesion policy will focus on galvanising smart specialisation that will act as a capacity building instrument, based on learning mechanisms and the creation of critical skills in regions and Member States.