30 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The implementation of Horizon 2020 should respond to the evolving opportunities and needs from science and technology, industry, policies and society. As such, the agendas should be set in close liaison with stakeholders from all sectors concerned, and sufficient flexibility should be allowed for new developments, also at the level of ongoing project. External advice should be sought on a continuous basis during Horizon 2020, also making use. The implementation plans of relevant structures such as European Technology Platforms, Joint Programming Initiatives and the European Innovation Partnerships will be fully taken into account in the process of identifying the research needs.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promotinge equality between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlying causes of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchers, and by integrating. Furthermore Horizon 2020 should ensure that the gender dimension into s integrated in the content of projectresearch and innovation activities at all stages of the process in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 TFEU.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The EFTA States that are party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that agreement.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The terms and conditions regarding the participation of the EFTA States that are party to the EEA Agreement shall be in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure that applicants have sufficient freedom to create interdisciplinary projects with innovative solutions that cut across different priorities of Horizon 2020, calls for proposals shall be as open as possible. In order to allow for sufficient room for bottom-up approaches and open, light and fast schemes under each of the challenges and technologies to provide Europe's best researchers, entrepreneurs and enterprises with the opportunity to put forward breakthrough solutions of their choice, the work programmes shall be defined in broad terms with as little specific details as possible.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender balance in all programs, in evaluations committees, in expert and advisory groups and in any decision making body existing or created for its implementation. To this end, targets will be developed, and appropriate actions designed to reach those targets will be implemented.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Horizon 2020 shall ensure that the gender dimension is properly considered in research and innovation content at all stages of the process, from priority setting, to definition of calls and proposals, to evaluation and monitoring of programs and projects, to negotiations and agreements.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the scale of impact on industrial competitiveness, job creation, sustainable growth and socio-economic issues and societal challenges;
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) initiatives aimed at evaluating and communicating the implementation of the provisions established in Article 15 on gender equality and Horizon 2020.
Amendment 739 #
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 gender equality, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the contribution of the European Institute of Innovation and Technologies and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities to the priority on societal challenges, the gender targets, and the specific objective on ‘"leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’" and on "gender innovation" of the programme Horizon 2020.
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceperspectives and balance in research content. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point c
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) Marie Curie actions shall provide excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge- exchange opportunities through cross- border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Mobility programs will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space. Proper consideration of user needs and gender dimensions shall be take into account in all these fields. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’'. Likewise, a focus on gender and gender equality will be integrated in all challenges. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’'.
Amendment 984 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 3
To stay at the forefront of global competition with a strong technological base and industrial capabilities, increased strategic investments in research, development, validation and piloting are required in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Nanotechnologies; Advanced Materials; Renewable Energy Technologies and Biotechnology; Advanced Manufacturing and Processing;; and Space.
Amendment 1024 #
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. It is crucial to support and integrate research on a usercentered perspective on standards, technologies and systems in order to develop competitive solutions.
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e
(e) Advanced interfaces and robots: Robotics and smart spaces. In developing the future robots and interfaces, it is central to integrate knowledge of the human expectations, fears, and dreams related to those new technologies;
Amendment 1312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective and accessible products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Moreover, a wide range of health promotion problems pertain to the functioning of national and global health care systems and institutions i.e. the social, ethical, cultural and communicative processes involved in the interaction between different groups of professionals, politicians, patients and their relatives. The investigation of and understanding of such problems calls for involvement of social scientific, cultural and communicative expertise.
Amendment 1351 #
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 environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis. This focus should include non- intervening scientifically based methods such as music and art therapy, psychology therapy and various stimuli treatments; improving surveillance and preparedness; 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; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; 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 1454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low- carbon energy technologies and services; energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies being the no-regret options to achieving the decarbonisation targets, at least 75% of the budget under this societal challenge shall be allocated to these technologies. These must go hand in hand with non- technological solutions on both the supply and demand sides. All this must be part of an integrated low- carbon policy, including mastering key enabling technologies, in particular ICT solutions and advanced manufacturing, processing and materials. The goal is to produce efficient energy technologies and services that can be taken up widely on European and international markets and to establish intelligent demand-side management based on an open and transparent energy trade market and intelligent energy efficiency management systems.
Amendment 1478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5
Implementation of the SET-Plan as the research and innovation pillar of European energy policy will reinforce the Union's security of supply and the transition to a low-carbon economy, help to link research and innovation programmes with trans- European and regional investments in energy infrastructure and increase the willingness of investors to release capital for projects with long lead-times and significant technology and market risks. It will create opportunities for innovation for small and large companies and help them become or remain competitive at world level, where opportunities for energy technologies are large and increasing. It is appropriate to distinguish SET-plan Industrial Initiatives into separate budget lines. In particular, renewable energy technologies will provide between 55 and 75% of the EU's energy consumption in 2050 according to the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050, with wind providing more electricity than any other technology; it is therefore necessary that the Wind Industrial Initiative be given a separate budget line under the SET-Plan.
Amendment 1680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In order to improve knowledge circulation within the scientific community and the wider public, the accessibility and use of the results of publicly funded research shall be further developed e.g. through popular science films.
Amendment 1696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social cohesion, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities or digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 1702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
i) We also suggest that research on tourism, experienced economy and cultural heritage are included in this activity. For instance, tourism and our cultural heritage play an important part in the construction of an European identity, and it is therefore important to find out how, for example tourism, effects the way we see ourselves;
Amendment 1703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (new)
ii) Emphasis should also be given to user- driven technological advances that will enable a radical improvement in user- friendliness of ICT-solutions;
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (new)
iii) This will also require a better understanding of how ICT can improve learning processes at all levels in the educational system in Europe;
Amendment 1706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) strengthen Europe's role as a global actor. The geopolitical, environmental and cultural importance of the arctic areas will most likely continue to grow in the coming years, underlining the need to strengthen the humanistic arctic research in order to improve the understanding of the rapid development and change these societies, cultures and geographical areas are undergoing;
Amendment 1821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
** Around EUR 1131 million of this amount mayshall go towards the implementation of Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) projects. Around one third of this may go to SMEs.