The European Structural Funds in the
Defence Sector
Objectives
 To identify innovative ways of funding dual use R&T
projects, in order to promote innovation across the
EDTIB
 To support defence SMEs; ESF is one of the key
actions included in EDA’s Action Plan for SMEs
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EDA actions
In 2013 EDA developed actions to:
 Raise awareness of Ministries of Defence and
defence industry/SMEs as regards the use of ESF;
 Identify and support eligible pilot projects in R&T and
industrial capabilities for the European Structural
Funds;
 Develop a methodology to be used by defence
stakeholders to increase eligibility for future projects.
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Structural Funds and Cohesion Policy in 2007-2013:
A brief overview
Structural Funds (2007-2013)
► Structural
Funds : Financial
instruments through which EU
Cohesion Policy is implemented to
reinforce economic and social
cohesion within the EU
► Support
the need to strengthen
competitiveness and innovation
► Contributes
to raising the EU’s longterm research and innovation
performance based on smart
specialization
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EUR 347 B
The three main funds under which
research and innovation activities can be
supported are:
► European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF):
EUR 201 B
► European Social Fund (ESF):
EUR 76 B
► Cohesion Fund: EUR 70 B
These funds are linked to 3 main
objectives:
► Convergence: EUR 283 B
► Regional competitiveness &
employment: EUR 55 B
► European Territorial Cooperation:
EUR 9 B
The EU investment for innovation and
research in 2007-2013 amounts to
around EUR 86 B.
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Dual-use technologies
European Commission’s definition:
Goods and technologies are
considered to be dual-use when
they can be used for both civil and
military purposes.
Cluster mapping linked with
defence/security dual-use technologies
Defence expenditure is not eligible for
Structural Funds.
However:
►
Security has become a top priority
for the European Union
►
Dual-use technologies that are
transversal to both defence and
security can be eligible
►
Key enabling technologies can be
applied to several sectors
Navigation & avionics
Marine equipment
Telecommunications
Encryption
Electronics
Aerospace &
propulsion equipment
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ICT
Materials processing
equipment
Sensors & lasers
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Raising awareness
• In 2013 EDA organized 4 workshops in 4 Member States (PT,
PL, BG, IE)
• Main objectives:
 To familiarize and mobilize key stakeholders at regional level
in academia, research institutes, defence and security
industries especially SMEs; and
To influence better use of European Structural Funds for dual
application projects in the field of defence and security.
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Raising awareness (2)
More than 700 key experts, SMEs, universities, federal and regional
administrations in charge of structural funds, innovation, defence and
security, technology attended those seminars. The outcomes of these
seminars were :
A first positive dialogue between MoDs and the Ministries managing
Structural Funds
 A knowledge transfer to the military and civilian R&T community
 Creation of good contacts with operational stakeholders in charge of
the coordination of Cohesion Policy and ERDF programmes
 Initiate a new mind set and cooperation spirit regarding dual use R&T
projects
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Supporting eligible projects
 72 potential projects from
12 MS were identified
6 criteria:
 EDA key priorities for MS
 7 projects selected, with
focus on key R&T priorities
 Project readiness
 Project consistency
 The selection process was
composed by two main
steps:
 Impact on EDTIB
 Economic & social impact
Preliminary
 Dual use technologies
Project holder and co-funding
Assessment
6 criteria
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Supporting eligible projects (2)
Country
Project
Bulgaria
Improvement of the urban security and
defence through the implementation of
advance detection sensors' system
Poland
Intruder detection and collision avoidance
system for flight aircraft
Germany
Adaptation of SWIR technology for high
resolution hyper spectral and imaging
applications
Portugal
Turtle: increased sustainability of operations
in the sea bottom by developing key
technologies
France
European icing testing platform for
aeronautics
United Kingdom
Microwave Epitaxial
Spain
Underwater signature monitoring and analysis
(USMA) Centre
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Supporting eligible projects (3)
• 2 projects submitted successfully/ Both announced
eligible to financial support by the regional authorities
• One of them received 770K ESF funds out of 1,2M
eligible project budget (60% from ESF)
• 4 projects have been prepared for the next
programming period
• Most important!! In all cases no obstacles identified in
order to use ESF for dual use projects
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Developing a methodology
What
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Rationale of the project
Main scope (general economic and social context and expected goals)
Why
•
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•
Project added value (at EU, MS and regional level )
Project objectives (general and specific)
Relevance of the project in relation to the strategy of the OP
•
Project stakeholders (skills and expertise needed for the project; partners and involvement in the project
development)
For whom
•
Target groups (direct and indirect beneficiaries)
How
•
•
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Content (action plan to realise the project and resources used)
Implementation (location and schedule)
Financing plan and provisional cost
For which results
•
The results (output / deliverables)
Who
EDA upon experience and results of work so far will continue in 2014
supporting defence stakeholders on accessing ESF
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Way ahead
Capacity building- Transfer of know-how
• In 2014, EDA upon MoDs invitation, will continue organizing ESF
seminars and training activities in the MS
• Training or informative sessions on ESF will be organized also in
the frame of the regular EDA working groups, with the
participation of MS, industry and academia
• 1stQ 2014 EDA will publish a Handbook with practical
information/steps to be followed by defence stakeholders to
access ESF
• EDA will take advantage of EU, government or B2B events to
promote use of ESF for dual-use projects
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Way ahead (2)
Supporting eligible projects
• Upon EDA’s specific calls to be issued through the MoDs, EDA
will collect, asses and select project proposals for further
support
• EDA will provide free of charge support to the project holders in
developing the application folders
• EDA calls will include among others: areas of priority,
predetermined criteria, application format etc.
• Unsolicited project proposals delivered to EDA outside the EDA
calls, will not be assessed
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The upcoming opportunities of the 2014-2020
programming period
The next programming period will be slightly different from 2007-2013:
Focus on Thematic Objectives
1. Research & innovation
2. Information & communication technologies (ICT)
3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs)
4. Shift towards a low-carbon economy
5. Climate change adaptation & risk prevention and
management
6. Environmental protection & resource efficiency
7. Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in
key network infrastructures
8. Employment & supporting labour mobility
9. Social inclusion & combating poverty
10.Education, skills & lifelong learning
11.Institutional capacity building & efficient public
administrations
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Be based on regional and national
Research & Innovation Strategies for
Smart Specialisations (RIS3)
The RIS3 requires national/regional
authorities to identify the unique
characteristics and assets of each
country and region, so as to focus on
policy support and investments
received through Structural Funds.
Stakeholder participation and
ownership is essential to the
development of these strategies.
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The upcoming opportunities of the 2014-2020
programming period
The next programming period will be slightly different from 2007-2013:
Focus on Thematic Objectives
1. Research & innovation
2. Information & communication technologies (ICT)
3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs)
4. Shift towards a low-carbon economy
5. Climate change adaptation & risk prevention and
management
6. Environmental protection & resource efficiency
7. Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in
key network infrastructures
8. Employment & supporting labour mobility
9. Social inclusion & combating poverty
10.Education, skills & lifelong learning
11.Institutional capacity building & efficient public
administrations
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Be based on regional and national
Research & Innovation Strategies for
Smart Specialisations (RIS3)
The RIS3 requires national/regional
authorities to identify the unique
characteristics and assets of each
country and region, so as to focus on
policy support and investments
received through Structural Funds.
Stakeholder participation and
ownership is essential to the
development of these strategies.
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For more information
Vassilis Tsiamis
Media & Communication
EDA Project Officer
European Defence Agency
Rue des Drapiers 17-23
B-1050 Ixelles - Belgium
European Structural Funds
European Defence Agency
Rue des Drapiers 17-23
B-1050 Ixelles - Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 504 28 22
[email protected]
Tel: +32 (0)2 504 2950
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Fax: +32 (0)2 504 2985
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