Horizon 2020 The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020 ISIB 2 – Thematic networks Inge VAN OOST DG AGRI Unit H5 Research and innovation Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 Identifier MultiBudget Deadlines for Click to access actor (million application call text approach euros) Call: Innovative, sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy Closing the research and innovation divide: The crucial role of innovation support services and knowledge exchange ISIB-2-2015 Harnessing EU water research and innovation results for industry, agriculture, policy makers and citizens WATER-4B2015 X 10 11/06/2015 Call: Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe X Water 4B  See later presentation by Alison IMRIE 3 21/04/2015 ISIB 2 -2015: Closing the research and innovation divide: the crucial role of innovation support services and knowledge exchange“ • 5 networks on specific themes to be proposed bottom-up: Synthesising, sharing and presenting best practices and research results focusing on themes and issues that are near to be put into practice, but not known or tested by practitioners • Networks in the range of 2 mio Euro on specific themes to be proposed bottom-up Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 Main aim: •Synthesise, share and present best practices and research results focusing on themes and issues that are near to be put into practice •Produce material for practitioners Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 • Projects must develop end-user material: • for broad dissemination to practice (such as info sheets in a common format and audio-visual material) • that is long-term available and easily understandable, • to be shared through the EIP network (impact on "skills": input for education and a research web-database for end-users) • Using the Common format for "practice abstracts" : http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/sites/agri-eip/files/eipguidelines-july-2014_en.pdf (see the annex) Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 • Thematic networks follow the multi-actor approach • Projects involving a wide range of actors as relevant for the specific themes: • researchers, • advisors, innovation support services, • farmers/farmers' groups, • EIP project groups (interactive innovation groups incl also e.g. enterprises, education, NGOs, administration, regulatory bodies, ) • NO pure research networks, include tacit "non-formalised" knowledge from practitioners, user groups, farmers etc Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 • Themes can be linked to: • products or sectors (e.g. arable crops, fruits, vegetables, pig,…etc) • or a broad range of cross-cutting subjects (e.g. crop rotation, certain farming practices, energy, implementation approaches of a directive, eco-system services, social services, bio-based products, short supply chains,…etc) • For the purpose of organisation, possible sub-networks may have a more limited focus, e.g. the local/regional/national level or for a specific crop/product/farming Thematic networks in Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2015 • As they bring together possible actors, thematic networks help the connecting and building of EIP interactive innovation groups & multi-actor projects (footnote m-a) • Thematic networks are not: research or demonstration projects, networks preparing the research agenda, awareness raising groups (they are best practice & knowledge for practitioners!) ISIB-2-2015 - Expected impacts • Successful deployment of vast reservoir of knowledge • Focused collection of innovative knowledge on specific themes, greater user acceptance, intense dissemination of solutions • Accesible and long-term available end-user material • Improved skills and education material • Support EIP-AGRI implementation Updates on EIP developments • EIP interactive platform: a place for projects to share knowledge and results • Live since september 2014 • Will keep developing • Database of project results • EIP Operational groups: • Do not exist yet, but interactive innovation groups feeding into the EIP-AGRI already do and are also welcome • Operational groups will be created in the coming months in the framework of Rural Development programmes • Reporting based on a common format What is an Operational Group (or interactive innovation group feeding into the EIP)? Farmers NGOs Agribusiness Advisors Operational Group Researchers "Operational Groups" are no stakeholder networks, no stakeholder boards, no thematic coordination groups, nor discussion groups An OG = actors working together in a project targeted at innovation and producing concrete results More on EIP and Operational groups Factsheets on www.eip-agri.eu EIP Network Operational groups More info on Thematic networks: • Looking for partners in Horizon 2020 multiactor projects or thematic networks? http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Partner-SearchHorizon-2020-Food-7416906 • Info on EIP formats under Horizon 2020 & list of topics: http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/sites/agrieip/files/fact_sheet_horizon_2020_2015_web_2.pdf • On EIP-AGRI website: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/events/eipresearch-workshop-2014_en.htm More info: EIP workshop 14/1/2014 on multi-actor projects and thematic networks Video, Q & A and presentations on http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/events/eip-research-workshop2014_en.htm •On the concept of Multi-actor projects and thematic networks: •http://vimeo.com/84381196 •On Proposal submission and evaluation: •http://vimeo.com/84381198 •A Multi-actor project example: •http://vimeo.com/84385119 HORIZON 2020 Thank you for your attention! Useful links: Horizon 2020 and draft WPs: www.ec.europa/research/horizon2020 Participant Portal and final WPs: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal Bioeconomy Portal and Info Day: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/ The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission