84 Amendments of Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring the adequate participation of, and innovation impact on, small and medium- sized enterprises (SME) in Horizon 2020, in particular in the closer-to-market phases of projects. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of SME participation shall be undertaken as part of the evaluation and monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Specific actions shall be undertaken within the specific objective ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ set out in Point 1 of Part II of Annex I and each of the specific objectives under the priority ‘Societal challenges’ set out in Points 1 to 6 of Part III of Annex I. These specific actions shall take the form of a dedicated SME instrument that is targeted at all types of SMEs with an innovation potential and shall be implemented in a consistent manner through a single management and tailored to the needs of SMEs as set out under the specific objective ‘Innovation in SMEs’ in Point 3.3.(a) of Part II of Annex I.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to around 1530% of the total combined budget ofor the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and 15% of the budget of the priority ‘Societal challenges’ going to SMEs.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (a), top-up funding shall be conditional on a significant level of prior financial commitments in cash or in-kind of the participating entities to the joint calls and actions. The ERA-NET instrument may include an objective to harmonise rules and implementation modalities of the joint calls and actions. It may also be used in order to prepare for an initiative pursuant to Article 185 TFEU.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
For the purposes of point (b) such initiatives shall only be proposed in cases where there is a need for a dedicated implementation structure and where there is a high level of commitment of the participating countries and/or regions to integration at scientific, management and financial levels. In addition, proposals for initiatives referred to in point (b) shall be identified on the basis of all of the following criteria:
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) clear financial commitments of the participating countries and/or regions, in cash or in-kind, including prior commitments to pool national and/or regional investments for transnational research and innovation;
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – title
Article 22 – title
Information, communication, exploitation and dissemination
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
The European Commission shall implement information and communication actions concerning Horizon 2020, including communication measures concerning supported projects and results. Budget allocated to communication under Horizon 2020 shall also contribute to covering the corporate communication of the Union's political priorities as far as they are related to the general objective of this Regulation. In particular, it shall provide timely and through information to Member States.
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as social and economic sciences, humanities, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) the possibility of the KICs to integrate relevant new partners where they can provide added value.
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Europe has set out its ambition to move to a new economic model based on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. This type of transformation will need more than incremental improvements to current technologies and knowledge. It will require much higher capacity for basic science and science-based innovation fuelled by radical new knowledge, allowing Europe to take a leading role in creating the scientific and technological paradigm shifts which will be the key drivers of productivity growth, competitiveness, wealth and social progress in the future. Such paradigm shifts have historically tended to originate from the public-sector science base before going on to lay the foundations for whole new industries and sectors.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Another major part of the challenge is that in many European countries the public sector still does not offer sufficiently attractive conditions for the best researchers. It can take many years before talented young researchers are able to become independent scientists in their own right. This leads to a dramatic waste of Europe's research potential by delaying and in some cases even inhibiting the emergence of the next generation of researchers, who bring new ideas and energy, and by enticing excellent researchers starting their career to seek advancement elsewhere.
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
The ERC shall also give support, as necessary, to emerging new ways of working in the scientific world with the potential to create breakthrough results and facilitates exploration and running of the commercial and social innovation potential of the research which it funds.
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
By 2020, the ERC therefore shall aim to demonstrate: that the best researchers are participating in the ERC's competitions, that ERC funding has led directly to scientific publications of the highest quality, to research results with high social and economic potential impact and to the commercialisation and application of innovative technologies and ideas and that the ERC has contributed significantly to making Europe a more attractive environment for the world's best scientists. In particular, the ERC shall target a measurable improvement in the Union's share of the world's top 1 % most highly cited publications. In addition it shall aim at a substantial increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds and specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers. The ERC shall share experience and best practices with regional and national research funding agencies in order to promote the support of excellent researchers. Moreover, the ERC shall further raise the visibility of its programmes outside Europe in order to attract excellent researchers.
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and evaluation procedures and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise effectiveness, clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gender, nationality or age. Finally, tIf these criteria are not fulfilled, participants may ask the exclusion of experts in order to avoid possible damages. The ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community, the regional and national funding agencies and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels. Finally, the ERC will ensure transparency in communication about its activities and results to the scientific community and the general public and maintain updated data from funded projects, including data portability.
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Radical breakthroughs with a transformative impact increasingly rely on intense collaboration across disciplines in science and technology (for instance, information and communication, biology, medicine, chemistry, earth system sciences, material sciences, neuro- and cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics) and with the arts and humanities. This requires not only excellence in science and technology but also new attitudes and novel interactions between a broad range of players in research.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) By fostering novel ideas (‘FET Open’), FET shall support embryonicarly stage science and technology research exploring new foundations for radically new future technologies by challenging current paradigms and venturing into unknown areas. A bottom-up selection process widely open to any research ideas shall build up a diverse portfolio of targeted projects. Early detection of promising new areas, developments and trends, along with attracting new and high-potential research and innovation players, will be key.
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) By nurturing emerging themes and communities (‘FET Proactive’) in close association with societal challenges and industrial technological themes, FET shall address a number of promising exploratory research themes with the potential to generate a critical mass of inter-related projects that, together, make up a broad and multi-faceted exploration of the themes and build a European pool of knowledge.
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) By pursuing grand interdisciplinary S&T challenges (‘FET Flagships’), FET shall support ambitious large-scale, science-driven research aiming to achieve a scientific and technological breakthrough. Such activities will benefit from the alignment of European and national and regional agendas. The scientific advance should provide a strong and broad basis for future technological innovation and economic application in a variety of areas, plus novel benefits for society. Activities with high societal impact should be prioritized.
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 3
The right mix of openness and varying degrees of structuring of topics, communities and funding shall be defined for each activity in order to address optimally the objectives pursued. FET activities shall be open to collaboration with third parties, based on common interest and mutual benefit, while protecting European interests.
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to ensure optimum development and dynamic use of Europe's intellectual capitalhuman resources in research and innovation in order to generate new skills and innovation and, thus, to realise its full potential across all sectors and regions.
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
The necessary reform must start at the first stages of the researchers' careers, during their doctoral studies or comparable post- graduate training. Europe must develop state-of-the-art, innovative training schemes, consistent with the highly competitive and increasingly inter- disciplinary requirements of research and innovation. Strong involvement of businesses, including SMEs and other socio-economic actors, will be needed to equip researchers with the innovation skills demanded by the jobs of tomorrow and encourage them to consider their careers in industry or in the most innovative companies. It will also be important to enhance the mobility of these researchers, as it currently remains at too modest a level: in 2008, only 7 % of European doctoral candidates were trained in another Member State, whereas the target is 20 % by 2030.
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
If Europe is to match its competitors in research and innovation, it must entice more young women and men to embark unified European-wide on research careers and provide highly attractive opportunities and environments for research and innovation. The most talented individuals, from Europe and elsewhere, should see Europe as a pre- eminent place to work. Gender equality, high-quality and reliable employment and working conditions plus recognition are crucial aspects that must be secured in a consistent way across the whole of Europe.
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 6
Extension of the co-funding mechanism of the Marie Curie actions will be crucial to expand Europe's pool of talents. The numerical and structural impact of Union action will be increased by leveraging regional, national, international public and private funding to create new programmes and to open existing ones to international and intersectoral training, mobility and career development. Such a mechanism will forge stronger links between research and education efforts at national and Union levels.
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to provide excellent and innovative training to early-stage researchers at post-graduate level via interdisciplinary projects or doctoral programmes involving universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic groups from different countries. In this sense, industrial doctoral programs should be strengthened as an important element to foster an innovative spirit among researchers and create closer links between industry and academia. This will improve career prospects for young post- graduate researchers in both the public and private sectors. Initial training of researchers may include the possibility of recruiting experienced researchers to facilitate the participation of small and medium enterprises and large companies in these projects and create synergies between young and experienced researchers.
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to encourage experienced researchers to broaden or deepen their skills by means of mobility by opening attractive career opportunities in universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups all over Europe and beyond. Opportunities to restart a research career after a break and to re-integrate researchers into a longer term research position in Europe, including in the country of origin, after a trans- national/international mobility experiences, shall also be supported.
Amendment 938 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to support short- term exchanges of research and innovation staff among a partnership of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic groups, both within Europe and worldwide. This will include fostering cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be, with the aid of a co- funding mechanism, to encourage regional, national and international organisations to create new programmes and to openadapt existing ones to international and intersectoral training, mobility and career development. This will increase the quality of research training in Europe at all career stages, including at pre-doctoral and doctoral level, will foster free circulation of researchers and scientific knowledge in Europe, will promote attractive research careers by offering open recruitment and attractive working conditions and will support research and innovation cooperation between universities, research institutions and enterprises and cooperation with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 947 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Research infrastructures with the highest quality and international attractiveness are key determinants of Europe's competitiveness across the full breadth of scientific domains and essential to science- based innovation. In many fields research is impossible without access to supercomputers, radiation sources for new materials, clean rooms for nanotechnologies, databases for genomics and social sciences, observatories for Earth sciences, broadband networks for transferring data, etc. Research infrastructures are necessary to carry out the research needed to address grand societal challenges energy, climate change, bio-economy and lifelong health and wellbeing for all, among others. They propel collaboration across borders and disciplines and create a seamless and open European space for online research. They promote mobility of people and ideas, bring together the best scientists from across Europe and the world and enhance scientific education. Their construction challenges researchers and innovative companies to develop state of the art technology. By this way, they strengthen Europe's high tech innovative industry. They drive excellence within the European research and innovation communities and can be outstanding showcases of science for society at large.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
State-of-the-art research infrastructures are becoming increasingly complex and costly, often requiring integration of different equipment, services and data sources and extensive transnational collaboration. No single country has enough resources to support all the research infrastructures it needs. The European approach to research infrastructures has made remarkable progress in recent years with continuously developing and implementing the ESFRI roadmap for infrastructures, integrating and opening national research facilities and developing e-infrastructures underpinning a digital European Research Area. The networks of research infrastructures across Europe strengthen its human capitalresources base by providing world- class training for a new generation of researchers and engineers and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration.
Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1
The activities shall aim at developing the European research infrastructures for 2020 and beyond, fostering their innovation potential and human capitalresources and reinforcing European research infrastructure policy.
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a
The aims shall be to ensure the preparation, construction, implementation and operation of the ESFRI and other world-class research infrastructures, including the development of regional partner facilities; integration of and access to national research infrastructures so that European scientists can use them, irrespective of their location, to conduct to top level research; and the development, deployment and operation of e- infrastructures when there exist strong added value for Union intervention.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
ICT underpins innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of private and public markets and sectors, and enables scientific progress in all disciplines. Over the next decade, the transformative impact of digital technologies, ICT components, infrastructures and services will be increasingly visible in all areas of life. Unlimited computing, communication and data storage resources will be available to every citizen on the globe. Vast amounts of information and data will be generated by sensors, machines and information- enhanced products, making action at a distance a commonplace, enabling global deployment of business processes and sustainable production sites and bringing a wide range of services and applications. Many critical commercial and public services and all key processes of knowledge production in science, learning, business and the public sector will be provided through ICT. ICT will provide the critical infrastructure for production and business processes, communication and transactions. ICT will also be indispensable in contributing to key societal challenges , as well as societal processes such as community formation, consumer behaviour, and public governance, for example by means of social media, and the increasing penetration of mobile technologies through smartphones.
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 3
Successive evaluations of ICT activities in the Union's Framework Programme for research and innovation have shown that focused ICT research and innovation investment undertaken at Union level has been instrumental in building industrial leadership in areas like mobile communications, safety-critical ICT systems, and to address challenges like energy-efficiency or demographic change and better health systems delivery. Union investments in ICT research infrastructures have provided European researchers with the world's best research networking and computing facilities.
Amendment 1032 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point c
(c) Future Internet: Infrastructures, technologies and services in a secure environment;
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
These six activity lines shall also include ICT specific research infrastructures such as living labs and urban infrastructures provided in the frame of the smartcity context for large-scale experimentation, and infrastructures for underlying key enabling technologies and their integration in advanced products and innovative smart systems, including equipment, tools, support services, clean rooms and access to foundries for prototyping.
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Aiming at fundamentally new products enabling sustainable solutions in a wide range of sectors such as ICT, life sciences, healthcare and consumer goods.
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point e – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Developing capacity-enhancing techniques, characterization, measuring methods and equipment
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 2
Application-driven development often involves the design of totally new materials, with the ability to deliver planned in-service performances. Such materials are an important element in the supply chain of high value manufacturing. They are also the basis for progress in cross-cutting technology areas (for example biosciences, electronics and photonics applied to health, construction and transport among other industrial sectors), and in virtually all market sectors. The materials themselves represent a key step in increasing the value of products and their performance. The estimated value and impact of advanced materials is significant, with an annual growth rate of about 6 % and expected market size of the order of EUR 100 billion by 2015.
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 5
Novel green innovation alliances and industrial symbiosis shall be fostered allowing industries to diversify, expand their business models, using renewable raw materials from biomass and re-using their waste compounds as a basis for new productions, e.g. CO2 as carbon base for fine chemicals and alternative fuels.
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Research and development to ensure efficient and sustainable scale up to enable industrial manufacturing of smart future products
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Developing new products and applications, coming from biomass and CO2 as carbon source and consumer behaviour that reduce energy demand, and facilitate low- carbon production and also reducing environmental impact.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point f – paragraph 1
Promoting technologies such as characterisation, non-destructive evaluation, continuous assessing and monitoring and predictive modelling of performance for progress in materials science and engineering.
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Research and development to investigate alternatives to the use of materials and closure of the materials cycle and innovative business model approaches.
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of biotechnology research and innovation is to develop competitive, sustainable and innovative industrial products and processes and contribute as an innovation driver in a number of European sectors like agriculture, food, chemical and healthhealth, chemical, agriculture and food.
Amendment 1126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Development of emerging technology areas such as synthetic biology, bioinformaticschip array and microarray technologies, bioinformatics, nanobiotechnology and systems biology, which hold great promise for completely novel applications.
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Development of platform technologies ( omic sciences (e.g. genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics), molecular tools sensing, biomarker discovery and analysis and drug discovery and analysis) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors.
Amendment 1148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.2 – paragraph 1
The manufacturing sector is of high importance to the European economy, contributing to around 17 % of GDP and accounting for some 22 million jobs in the Union in 2007 being most of the enterprises small and medium. With the lowering of economic barriers to trade and the enabling effect of communications technology, manufacturing is subject to strong competition and has been gravitating to countries of lowest overall cost. Due to high wages, the European approach to manufacturing therefore has to change radically to remain globally competitive and Horizon 2020 can help bring together all the relevant stakeholders to achieve this.
Amendment 1153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Promoting sustainable industrial growth by facilitating a strategic shift in Europe from cost-based manufacturing to an approach based on the creation of high added value with innovative developments.
Amendment 1167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Increasing the competitiveness of process industries, by drastically improving resource and energy efficiencies and reducing the environmental impact of such industrial activities through the whole value chain, promoting the adoption of low-carbon technologies, e.g. developing new catalysts for more ecofriendly and efficient processes.
Amendment 1206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 9
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 9
The Debt and Equity facilities, supported by a set of accompanying measures managed by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, will support the achievement of Horizon 2020‘s policy objectives. To this end, they will be dedicated to consolidating and raising the quality of Europe's science base; promoting research and innovation with a business- driven agenda; and addressing societal challenges, with a focus on activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds and market uptake. In the interest of ensuring critical mass and a whole-innovation-chain approach, they will preferentially target activities resulting from other actions funded under Horizon 2020, including the new dedicated SME instrument.
Amendment 1209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 10
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 10
In addition, they will help tackle the R&I objectives of other programmes and policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, climate action (transition to a low- carbon economy and adaptation to climate change), and the Common Fisheries Policy, the Cohesion Policy and the Programme for SME Competitiveness (COSME). Complementarities with national and regional financial instruments will be developed in the context of the Common Strategic Framework for Cohesion Policy, where an increased role for financial instruments is foreseen.
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
The cost of Union health and social care systems is rising with care and prevention measures in all ages increasingly expensive, the number of Europeans aged over 65 expected to nearly double from 85 million in 2008 to 151 million by 2060, and those over 80 to rise from 22 to 61 million in the same period. Increased longevity is a development which has positive social and economic implications and opportunities for society. Reducing or containing these costs such that they do not become unsustainable depends in part on ensuring the lifelong health and wellbeing of all and therefore on the effective prevention, treatment and management of disease and disability.
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Infectious diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and, malaria and neglected diseases), are a global concern, accounting for 41 % of the 1.5 billion disability adjusted life years worldwide, with 8 % of these in Europe. Emerging epidemics and the threat of increasing anti-microbial resistance must also be prepared for.
Amendment 1302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Other factors such as wealth, inclusion, engagement, social capital, and work also affect health and well-being and a holistic approach must be taken.
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Effective health promotion, supported by a robust evidence base, prevents disease, improves wellbeing and is cost effective. Health promotion, wellbeing and disease prevention also depend on an understanding of the biological and social determinants of health, on effective preventive tools, (such as vaccines, on effective and policy interventions targeting social determinants and at risk groups), on effective health promotion, health and disease surveillance and preparedness, and on effective screening programmes.
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
An increasing disease and disability burden in the context of an aging population suffering more chronic disease from an increasingly younger age places further demands on health and care sectors. If effective health and care is to be maintained for all ages, efforts are required to improve decision making in prevention and treatment provision, to identify and support the dissemination of best practice in the health and care sectors, and to support integrated care and the wide uptake of technological, organisational and social innovations empowering in particular older persons as well as disabled persons to remain active and independent. Doing so will contribute to increasing, and lengthening the duration of their physical, social, and mental well-being.
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including social determinants and environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; design of environments to aid recovery and rehabilitation; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health, cohort and administrative data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self- management of health; promotion of integrated care; broadening understanding of demographic change to inform policy development; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources, by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe, affordable, nutritious and secure food supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050. Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, water, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources and other resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes are needed to reduce this amount by 50 % in the Union by 203026 . In addition, national borders are irrelevant in the spread of animal and plant pests and diseases, including zoonotic diseases, and food borne pathogens. While effective national prevention measures are needed, action at Union level is essential for ultimate control and the effective running of the single market. The challenge is complex, affects a broad range of interconnected sectors and requires a plurality of approaches.
Amendment 1380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
In essence, a transition is needed towards an optimal and renewable use of biological resources and towards sustainable primary production and processing systems that can produce more food and other bio-based products with minimised inputs, environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions, enhanced ecosystem services, and zero-waste and adequate societal value. Responses to the way we generate, distribute, market, consume and regulate food production must be better understood and developed. A critical effort of interconnected research and innovation is a key element for this to happen, in Europe and beyond.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including water low-carbon) and resilient, while at the same time developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods.
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – introductory part
(b) Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe, affordable and healthy diet
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 1
The aim is to meet the requirements of citizens and the environment for safe, healthy and affordable food, and to make food and feed processing and distribution more sustainable and the food sector more competitive. The activities shall focus on healthy and safe foods for all, informed consumer choices, and competitive food processing methods that use less resources and produce less by-products, waste and green-house gases.
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient, sustainable and competitive European bio-based industries. The activities shall focus on fostering the bio-economy by transforming conventional industrial processes and products into bio- based resource and energy efficient ones (including water and energy), the development of integrated biorefineries, utilising biomass from primary production, biowaste and bio- based industry by- products, and opening new markets through supporting standardisation, regulatory and demonstration/field trial activities and others, while taking into account the implication of the bio-economy on land use and land use changes.
Amendment 1482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 7
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 7
The activities under this challenge, together with relevant and interacting activities in the other challenges, will therefore form the technological backbone of European energy and climate policy. They will also contribute to achieving the Innovation Union in the field of energy and the policy goals outlined in ‘Resource Efficient Europe’, ‘An Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era’ and ‘A Digital Agenda for Europe’.
Amendment 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
Research and innovation activities on nuclear fission and fusion energy are carried out in the EURATOM part of Horizon 2020, however coordination with societal challenge num. 3 is needed in order to create synergies between both programmes and promote a higher level of efficiency and efficiency in the use of resources.
Amendment 1489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research and full- scale testing of new concepts, non- technological solutions, more efficient, socially acceptable and affordable technology components and control systems with in-built intelligence, to allow optimising real-time energy management for near-zero-emission buildings, renewable heating and cooling, balance between efficiency and low quality, highly efficient industries and mass take-up of energy efficiency solutions by companies, individuals, communities and cities adopting co-generation technologies, microgrid technologies and sustainable vehicles among other solutions.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration - of innovative renewables and(such as energy production based on waste management and water treatment), carbon capture and storage technologies and infrastructures offering larger scale, lower cost, environmentally safe technologies with higher conversion efficiency and higher availability for different market and operating environments.
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on multi-disciplinary research for energy technologies (including visionary actions) and joint implementation of pan-European research programmes and world-class facilities. Interacting, comparative studies at the sub national scale could help to facilitate this.
Amendment 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to achieve a European transport system that is resource- efficient, affordable, environmentally- friendly, safe and seamless for the benefit of citizens, the economy and society.
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Europe must reconcile the growing mobility needs of its citizens with the imperatives of economic performance and the requirements of a low-carbon society and climate resilient economy. Despite its growth, the transport sector must achieve a substantial reduction in greenhouse gases and other adverse environmental impacts, and must break its dependency on oil, while maintaining high levels of efficiency, affordability and mobility.
Amendment 1547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Sustainable mobility can only be achieved through a radical change in the transport system, inspired by breakthroughs in transport research, far-reaching innovation, and a coherent, Europe-wide implementation of greener, safer and smarter transport solutions. mainly performed by smart region/city around EU.
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
Within a few decades the expected growth rates of transport would drive European traffic into a gridlock and make its economic costs and societal impact unbearable. Passenger-kilometres are predicted to double over the next 40 years and grow twice as fast for air travel. CO2 emissions would grow 35 % by 2050. Congestion costs would increase by about 50 %, to nearly EUR 200 billion annually. The external costs of accidents would increase by about EUR 60 billion compared to 2005. It's important to reduce this impact through technological improvements, economic and regulatory frameworks to facilitate introduction of new technologies and infrastructures, and wider application of behavioural sciences to understand how we choose to travel, bearing in mind that each transport mode faces different challenges and is characterised by different technology integration cycles.
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 5
The problems of pollution, congestion, affordability, safety and security are common throughout the Union and call for collaborative Europe-wide responses. Accelerating the development and deployment of new technologies and innovative solutions for vehicles, infrastructures and transport management will be key to achieve a cleaner and more efficient transport system in the Union; to deliver the results necessary to mitigate climate change and improve resource efficiency; to maintain European leadership on the world markets for transport related products and services. These objectives cannot be achieved through fragmented national efforts alone.
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point d – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point d – paragraph 2
The focus of activities shall be to improve the understanding of transport related socio-economic trends and prospects, and provide policy makers with evidence-based data and analyses disseminated via the European Commission's Transport Research Knowledge Centre.
Amendment 1603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to achieve a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and society and a sustainable supply of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources. Activities will contribute to increasing European competitiveness and improving well being, whilst assuring environmental integrity and sustainability, with the aim of keeping average global warming below 2 °C and enabling ecosystems and society to adapt to climate change.
Amendment 1628 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2
The focus of Union actions shall therefore be on supporting key Union objectives and policies including: the Europe 2020 strategy; the Innovation Union; Resource- Efficient Europe and the corresponding Roadmap; the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 205030 ; Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action31 ; the Raw Materials Initiative32 ; the Union's Sustainable Development Strategy33 ; an Integrated Maritime Policy for the Union34 ; the Marine Strategy Framework Directive35 ; the Eco-innovation Action Plan and the Digital Agenda for Europe36 ; The Water Framework Directive and daughter directives37. These actions shall reinforce the ability of society to become more resilient to environmental and climate change and ensure the availability of raw materials. __________________ 37 Directive 2000/20/EC
Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 4
Addressing the availability of raw materials calls for co-ordinated research and innovation efforts across many disciplines and sectors to help provide safe, economically feasible, environmentally sound and socially acceptable solutions along the entire value chain (exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and substitution). Call for Water use in rural, urban and industrial areas should be included as well as call in the field of Water Ecosystem Protection. Innovation in these fields will provide opportunities for growth and jobs, as well as innovative options involving science, technology, the economy, policy and governance. For this reason, a European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials is being prepared.
Amendment 1657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
(e a) Cultural heritage: Community response to climate change Europe's heritage is an important distinct issue as it is a unique resource which is an important evolving component of individual and collective identity, research is needed into strategies, methodologies and tools to enable a continuing dynamic cultural heritage for Europe. For example, changing environments and more frequent extreme events e.g. floods, volcanic and seismic natural hazards, raise issues of how communities understand and respond to these challenges.
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 4 – point 3 – paragraph 2
The JRC's key competence areas will be energy, transport, environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, health and consumer protection, information and communication technologies, reference materials, and safety and security (including nuclear in the Euratom programme).The JRC activities in these areas will be conducted taking into account relevant initiatives at the level of regions, member states or the EU, within the perspectives of shaping the European Research Area.
Amendment 1775 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 2
The EIT will address these issues by promoting structural changes in the European innovation landscape. It will do so by fostering the integration of higher education, research and innovation of the highest standards, thereby creating new environments conducive to innovation, and by promoting and supporting a new generation of entrepreneurial people. In doing so, the EIT will contribute fully to the objectives of Europe 2020 and notably the Innovation Union and Youth on the Move flagship initiatives. In addition, the EIT and its KICs should foster synergies and interaction across pillars in H2020 and with other relevant initiatives.
Amendment 1777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 6
The EIT, via its KICs, operates in line with business logic. Strong leadership is a pre- requisite: each KIC is driven by a CEO. KIC partners are represented by single legal entities to allow more streamlined decision-making. KICs must produce annual business plans, including an ambitious portfolio of activities from education to business creation, with clear targets and deliverables, looking for both market and societal impact. The current rules concerning participation, evaluation and monitoring of KICs allow fast-track, business-like decisions. Business should have a strong role in driving activities in KICs and the KICS should be able to mobilize investment and long term commitment for the business sector.
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 8
The EIT KICs are highly integrated ventures, bringing together partners from industry, including SME, higher education, research and technology institutes, renowned for their excellence. KICs allow world-class partners to unite in new, cross-border configurations, optimise existing resources and open up access to new business opportunities via new value chains, addressing higher-risk, larger-scale challenges.
Amendment 1785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – paragraph 1
The EIT shall operate mainly, but not exclusively, via the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in areas of societal challenges that are of utmost relevance to Europe's common future. While the KICs have a large degree of autonomy in defining their own strategies and activities, there are a number of innovative features common to all KICs where coordination and synergies shall be sought. The EIT will moreover enhance its impact by making the experiences from the KICs available across the Union, by disseminating good practices on how to integrate the knowledge triangle and the development of entrepreneurship, promoting the inclusion of additional partners and by actively fostering a new culture of knowledge sharing.