22 Amendments of Lynn BOYLAN related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Union and through international cooperation, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should determine research priorities based on societal needs, and should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein. Suitable, safe, effective and affordable innovative technologies should be prioritised in all six areas of intervention identified in the framework of this pillar.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The research agenda will be set in close liaison with civil society. Civil society should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process. To facilitate this, a structured dialogue will be established with civil society to support their engagement in the strategic planning. Engagement by civil society across the programme should see its participation in the actions supported at levels which improve upon those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The policy objectives of this Programmee 'Open Innovation' pillar will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU Fund. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'research infrastructures' mean facilities that provide resources and services for the research communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields. This definition includes the associated human resources, and it covers major equipment or sets of instruments; knowledge-related facilities such as museums, collections, archives or scientific data infrastructures; computing systems, communication networks, and any other infrastructure, of a unique nature and open to external users, essential to achieve excellence in research and innovation. Where relevant, they may be used beyond research, for example for education or public services and they may be 'single sited', 'virtual' or 'distributed';
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, and technologies and solutions tocontribute to addressing global challenges;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impactrole of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support thein particular the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement, and support the equitable access to and uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of knowledge and innovative solutions;
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 a (new)
guarantee and fulfil human rights obligations in their territory and bordering states.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. The ethics assessment shall be carried out by the Commission unless it is delegated to the funding body. For actions involving the use of human embryonic stem cells or human embryos, an ethics assessment shall be mandatory. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out with the support of ethics experts. The Commission and the funding bodies shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) societal, scientific and/or economic impact;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Unless the work programme provides otherwise, proposals shall include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results. If the expected exploitation entails developing, creating, manufacturing and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, the plan shall include a strategy for such exploitation and outline how such product would be made accessible and affordable. If the plan provides for exploitation primarily in non-associated third countries, the legal entities shall explain how that exploitation is still in the Union interest.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) In areas of high societal impact, such as health and climate, non-exclusive or equitable license agreements should be promoted as technology transfer agreements in order to encourage competition and foster R&I. If exclusivity is necessary to attract investors, the technology transfer agreements should include provisions ensuring the availability and affordability of potential products or processes resulting from the project. The transferring institution should be encouraged to maintain rights to amend or revoke the agreement should the agreement result in unsatisfactory access to the potential end product.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this pillar will, in line with Article 4, strengthen the impact of research and innovation in achieving sustainable development by addressing global societal challenges as embodied by the Sustainable Development Goals, in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges. It will also contribute to the other Programme's specific objectives as described in Article 3.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) Cluster 'Health': Improving and protecting the health of citizens at all ages, by developing innovative, accessible and affordable solutions to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases; mitigating health risks, protecting populations and promoting good health; making public health systems more cost- effective, equitable and sustainable; and supporting and enabling patients' participation and self-management.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space; Maritime industry
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Healthy and energy efficient buildings; Communities and cities; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean transport and mobility; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this part will, in line with Article 4, optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area. It will also support the Programme's other specific objectives as described in Article 3. While underpinning the entire Programme, this part will support activities that engage civil society and contribute to a more knowledge-based and innovative and gender-equal Europe, at the front edge of global competition, thereby optimising national strengths and potential across Europe in a well- performing European Research Area (ERA), where knowledge and a highly skilled workforce circulate freely, and where citizens and civil society are engaged in setting the research and innovation agenda so that the Programme delivers benefit to society as a whole and the outcomes of R&I are understood and trusted by informed citizens and benefit society as a whole, and where EU policy, notably R&I policy, is based on high quality scientific evidence.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) Transparency and openness of the European Partnership as regards the identification of priorities and objectives, and the involvement of partners and stakeholders from different sectors, including civil society and international ones when relevant;
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 1
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 1
– identification of measurable expected outcomes, deliverables and impacts within specific timeframes, including key societal impact and economic value for Europe;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – paragraph 1
In the case of institutionalised European Partnerships, the financial and/or in-kind, contributions from partners other than the Union, will at least be equal to 50% and may reach up to 75% of the aggregated European Partnership budgetary commitments. For eachvery institutionalised European Partnership, a share of the contributions from partners other than the Union wishall be in the form of financial contributions, with the exception of low- and middle-income country partners.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 4
Annex V – paragraph 4
The Programme is expected to have societal impact by addressing EU policy priorities through R&I, delivering benefits and impact through R&I missions and strengthening the uptake of innovation in society through CSO and citizens involvement. Progress towards this impact will be monitored through proxy indicators set along the following four key impact pathways.