71 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating the cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers, while also promoting the involvement of researchers from developing countries.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Civil Society Organisations (1) Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring the adequate participation of, and innovation impact on, Civil Society Organisations (including those working in development cooperation) in Horizon 2020. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of Civil Society Organisations' (including those working in development cooperation) participation shall be undertaken as part of the evaluation and monitoring arrangements. (2) Specific attention shall be paid to initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020 of Civil Society Organisations, including those working in development cooperation. Horizon 2020 and other Union funding programmes, including the Structural Funds, shall be used for that purpose. (3) Civil society organisations (including those working in development cooperation) shall be consulted during the implementation, programming, monitoring and evaluation of Horizon 2020.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020, in particular for those regions or types of participant that are underrepresented, such as researchers from developing countries and other third countries;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 14 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 14 – point b
(b) Food security, and sustainable agriculture, – via targeted measures to combat land grabbing in developing countries – marine and maritime research, and the bio- economy;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part I – 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 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 substantialn increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds, with the provision of support for young researchers from developing countries, and at specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
SMEs shall be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument shall provide staged and seamless support covering the whole innovation cycle. The SME instrument shall be targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise and which, when it comes to the opening-up of external markets, implement policies focused on corporate social responsibility, particularly if they are operating in developing countries. It shall be provided for all types of innovation, including service, non-technological and social innovations. The aim is to develop and capitalise on the innovation potential of SMEs by filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulating innovations and increasing private-sector commercialisation of research results.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources both inside and outside the European Union and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change and land grabbing in developing countries. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including low- carbon) and resilient, while at the same time developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union has the objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European Research Area ("ERA") in which researchers,female and male researchers (in accordance with the principle of gender equality in juridical and professional terms) and scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encouraging the Union to become more competitive, including in its industry. To pursue those objectives the Union should carry out activities to implement research, technological development and demonstration, promote international cooperation, disseminate and optimise results and stimulate training and mobility, given the need to create a European researcher profile.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 20204 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase spending on Research and Development to reach 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and providing a stairway to excellence for the benefit of scientists and researchers, both female and male, enabling them to carry out advanced research and guarantee high quality leading edge innovation.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Accessibility of information and communication actions concerning Horizon 2020, including communication concerning supported projects and results, requires the provision of accessible formats for all. Accessible formats include, but are not limited to, large print, Braille, easy-to-read text, audio, video, and electronic format.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promoting equality between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlyingidentifying and eliminating the principal causes of gender imbalance, by exploitingmaking use of the full potential of both female and male researchers, in terms of their outstanding professional qualities and abilities and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects 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 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. The Union should also respect the cultural diversity and ethical choices of the Member States, which must be taken into account for funding purposes. Research activities should also takebe carried out into accountrdance with Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal usspect the obligation to replace or reduce the use of animals for scientific purposes or improve the conditions under which this takes place. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and is subject to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member Statesuse of adult human stem cells depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and is subject to stringent Ethics Review organised by the European Commission. No activityies should be funded that isare forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden. .
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Horizon 2020 shall emphasise the importance of promoting non gender- segregated research areas. Horizon 2020 shall seek, through universities, Union institutions and Member States, to promote science as a field of interest for both sexes from the early stages of education and the image of male and female researchers as role models. Through enlightenment campaigns it shall provide information on the requirements needed to become a researcher and the opportunities available in the research field, in addition to information regarding maternity entitlements.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Given the low participation of women researchers in the sixth and seventh framework programmes, Horizon 2020 shall resolve this issue through equal opportunities for professional advancement for both female and male researchers, focusing on their mobility and on ways to reconcile family life and work.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Horizon 2020 shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in research and innovation content, including measures to remove barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to the principle of proportionality, the protection of human dignity, the principle of the primacy of the human being, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a personhuman beings, the right to non-discrimination and the need to ensure high levels of human health protection.
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on non-embryonic human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Civil Society Organisations (1) Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring the adequate participation of, and innovation impact on, Civil Society Organisations in Horizon 2020. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of Civil Society Organisations participation shall be undertaken as part of the evaluation and monitoring arrangements. (2) Specific attention shall be dedicated to initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020 of Civil Society Organisations. Horizon 2020 and other Union funding programmes, including the Structural Funds, shall be used for that purpose. (3) Civil society organisations shall be consulted during the implementation, programming, monitoring and evaluation of Horizon 2020.
Amendment 617 #
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 15At least 20% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and the priority ‘Societal challenges’ goshall be used withing tohe SMEs instrument as set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
All information and communication actions concerning Horizon 2020, including communication measures concerning supported projects and results, shall be made available and accessible to persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020, in particular for those regions or types of participant that are underrepresented, including researchers and participants with disabilities;
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) actions which bring together results from a range of projects, including those that may be funded from other sources, to provide user-friendly databases and reports that summarise key findings, and the compulsory communication and dissemination to the scientific community, industry and the general public;
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) Research infrastructures shall develop European research infrastructure for 2020 and beyond,and support excellent existing and new European research infrastructures and assist them to operate for the ERA by fostering their innovation potential, andttracting world level researchers, training human capital, and complementing this with the related Union policy and international cooperation. Union policy
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 12
Horizon 2020 will take an integrated approach to the participation of SMEs, which could lead to around 15 and establish a clear mechanism to identify and address the knowledge and technology transfer needs of SMEs. Support shall lead to at least 20% of the total combined budgets for all specific objectives on societal challenges and the specific objective ‘'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’' being devoted to SMEs. , community, industry and the general public;
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point f
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point f
(f) Inclusive, innovative Understanding Europeand secure societies.ocieties, culture and societal change
Amendment 949 #
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
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Europe must establish an adequate, stable base for building, maintaining and operating excellent research infrastructures, and to select and prioritize them on the basis of EU-quality and relevance criteria if its research is to remain world-class. This requires to set-up an European high level evaluation based on independent "peer-review", as well as substantial and effective cooperation between Union, national and regional funders for which strong links with the cohesion policy will be pursued to ensure synergies and a coherent approach.
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4
This specific objective addresses a core commitment of the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which highlights the crucial role played by world-class research infrastructures in making ground-breaking research and innovation possible. The initiative stresses the need to pool resources across Europe, and in some cases globally, in order to build and operate these research infrastructures. Equally, the Digital Agenda for Europe flagship initiative emphasises the need to reinforce Europe's e-infrastructures and the importance of developing innovation clusters to build Europe's innovative advantage.
Amendment 952 #
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 and EU-relevant 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 and to open them to international use. The European approach to research infrastructures has made remarkable progress in recent years with implementing the ESFRIthe development of best practices, EU-quality and relevance criteria by ESFRI and the Member States for existing research infrastructures and with the implementation of the ESFRI and national roadmaps for infrastructuresnew and/or upgraded infrastructures, prioritizing, improving, integrating and opening national research facilities and developing e-infrastructures underpinning a digital European Research Area. The networks of research infrastructures across Europe have been a preliminary step to initiate integration and to strengthen its human capital base by providing world- class training for a new generation of researchers and engineers and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. This has been the precondition for the next step to be achieved in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 959 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 2
Further development andt EU level requires effective prioritization based on excellence and implementation of EU- level quality standards as well as a wider use of the best research infrastructures at Union level. This will make a significant contribution to developmentthe implementation and operation of the European Research Area. While the role of Member States remains central in developing and financing research infrastructures, the Union plays an important part in supportingelecting and supporting world level excellence of infrastructures at Union level, fostering the emergence of new and integrated facilities, opening up broad access to the best national and European infrastructures, and making sure that regional, national, European and international policies are consistent and effective. It is not only necessary to avoid duplication and fragmentation of effort and to coordinate and rationalise use of the facilities, but also to pool resourc by introducing appropriate evaluation and prioritization, but also to pool resources on the most effective and EU-relevant ones so that the Union can also acquire and operate research infrastructures strengthening its attractiveness and competitivity at world level.
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 3
The efficiencies of scale and scope achieved by a common and prioritized European approach to construction, use and management ofoperation and use of excellent and world- class research infrastructures, including e- infrastructures, will make a significant contribution to boosting Europe's research and innovation potential.
Amendment 965 #
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 theselecting, developing and supporting the best existing and new European research infrastructures for 2020 and beyond, fostering their innovation potential and human capital and reinforcing European research infrastructure policy.
Amendment 970 #
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 selection, implementation and operation of the ESFRI and other world-class research infrastructures, including the development of excellent regional partner facilities; integration of and access to national researchsupport of EU-level open access operation of the most relevant and excellent national research infrastructures; their integration into EU-level distributed infrastructures; and the development, deployment and operation of e- infrastructures.
Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b – title
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b – title
(b) Fostering the innovation potential of the EU-relevant research infrastructures and their human capital by ensuring support based on excellence and Pan-EU relevance.
Amendment 973 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b
The aims shall be to encourage research infrastructures to act as early adopters of cutting-edge technology, to promote R&D partnerships with industry, to facilitate industrial use of research infrastructures and to stimulate their contribution to the creation of innovation clusters. This activity shall also support training and/or exchanges of staff managing and operating research infrastructures at international level.
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c – title
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c – title
(c) Reinforcing European research infrastructure policy and international cooperation, , also by introducing high level, independent peer review and prioritization.
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c
Annex 1 – Part – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c
The aim shall be to support partnerships between relevant policymakers and funding bodies, mapping and monitoring tools for decision-making and also international cooperation activities, and to implement high level independent evaluation and excellence- based decision-making.
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
A major component of ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems. These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors of both scientific (in particular mathematical) and technological research providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising both theoretical and applied research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point d
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point d
(d) CAccess to content technologies and information management: ICT for digital content, cultural industries including cultural heritage and tourism, and creativity;
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Materials for creative industriesConserving and making better use of Europe’s heritage
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
SMEs shall be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument shall provide staged and seamless support covering the whole innovation cycle. The SME instrument shall include visible funding modules for simple and fast access and be targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It shall be provided for all types of innovation, including service, non- technological and social innovations. The aim is to develop and capitalise on the innovation potential of SMEs by filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulating innovations and increasing private-sector commercialisation of research results. The SME instrument shall be implemented in a bottom-up logic with open calls (no pre- defined call topics).
Amendment 1258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Activities assisting the implementation and complementing the SME specific measures across Horizon 2020 shall be supported, notably to enhance the innovation capacity of SMEs, including by providing funding for European applied research institutes to work on projects agreed with individual SMEs and bear the costs and risks of the applied research, on the basis of a binding commitment to make industrial use of the results obtained.
Amendment 1278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, neurological and mental health disorders, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs. In the case of other conditions, in particular neurodegenerative diseases, if prevention strategies are to be effective a major boost will need to be given to etiological research and better early diagnosis and treatment options will need to be developed.
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
In the Union, CVD annually accounts for more than 2 million deaths and costs the economy more than EUR 192 billion while cancer accounts for a quarter of all deaths and is the number one cause of death in people aged 45-64. Over 27 million people in the Union suffer from diabetes and the total cost of brain disorders (including, but not limited to those affecting mental health) has been estimated at EUR 800 billion. This figure will continue to rise sharply, largely as a result of the ageing of Europe’s population and the growing incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Environmental, life-style and socio- economic factors are relevant in several of these conditions with up to one third of the global disease burden estimated to be related to these.
Amendment 1335 #
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 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 chronically ill and 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 1339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
All of these activities shall be undertaken in such a way as to provide support throughout the research and innovation cycle, strengthening the competitiveness of the European based industries and development of new market opportunities. Care shall also be taken to involve all interested parties, including patients and patients’ associations, in order to develop a research and innovation programme in which citizens are actively involved and which reflects their demands and expectations.
Amendment 1605 #
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, keeping average global warming below 2 °C and enabling ecosystems and society to adapt to climate change.
Amendment 1608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
During the 20th century, the world increased both its fossil fuel use and the extraction of material resources by of the order of a factor of ten. This era of seemingly plentiful and cheap resources is coming to an end. Raw materials, water, air, biodiversity and human, terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems are all under pressure. Many of the world’s major ecosystems are being degraded, with up to 60 % of the services that they provide being used unsustainably. In the Union, some 16 tonnes of materials are used per person each year, of which 6 tonnes are wasted, with half going to landfill. The global demand for resources continues to increase with the growing population and rising aspirations, in particular of middle income earners in emerging economies. There needs to be an absolute decoupling of economic growth from resource use.
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
The average temperature of the Earth's surface has increased by about 0.8°C over the past 100 years and is projected to increase by between 1.8 to 4°C by the end of the 21st century (relative to the 1980- 199929 average). The likely impacts on natural and human systems associated with these changes will challenge the planet and its ability to adapt, as well as threatening future economic development and the well being of humanity. The consequences of climate change and pollution, in combination with growing urbanisation, mass tourism, human negligence and the over-exploitation of resources are endangering the fragile cultural fabric of the communities which embody Europe’s cultural heritage.
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
The growing impacts from climate change and environmental problems, such as ocean acidification, ice melting in the Arctic, land degradation and use, water shortages, chemical pollution and biodiversity loss, indicate that the planet is approaching its sustainability boundaries. For example, without improvements in efficiency, water demand is projected to overshoot supply by 40 % in 20 years time. Forests are disappearing at an alarmingly high rate of 5 million hectares per year. Interactions between resources can cause systemic risks – with the depletion of one resource generating an irreversible tipping point for other resources and natural and human ecosystems. Based on current trends, the equivalent of more than two planet Earths will be needed by 2050 to support the growing global population.
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
The sustainable supply and resource efficient management of raw materials, including their exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and substitution, is essential for the functioning of modern societies and their economies. European sectors, such as construction, chemicals, automotive, aerospace, machinery and equipment, which provide a total added value of some EUR 1.3 trillion and employment for approximately 30 million people, heavily depend on access to raw materials. However, the supply of raw materials to the Union is coming under increasing pressure. Furthermore, the Union is highly dependent on imports of strategically important raw materials, which are being affected at an alarming rate by market distortions. Moreover, the Union still has valuable mineral deposits, whose exploration and extraction is limited by a lack of adequate technologies and hampered by increased global competition. The European Union is home to many of the world’s best examples of cultural heritage, which were originally built using local raw materials. Knowledge of the sustainability of the raw materials concerned is limited by the lack of research into the properties of the materials and their resilience in the face of climate change. Given the importance of raw materials for European competitiveness, the economy and for their application in innovative products, the sustainable supply and resource efficient management of raw materials is a vital priority for the Union.
Amendment 1622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Meeting Union and international targets for greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations and coping with climate change impacts requires the development and deployment of cost-effective technologies, and mitigation and adaptation measures. Union and global policy frameworks must ensure that ecosystems and biodiversity are protected, valued and appropriately restored in order to preserve their ability to provide resources and services in the future. The methods employed to adapt and conserve the cultural heritage can be put to good use in mitigating climate change by making more careful use of energy, using sustainable raw materials and green technologies and adopting passive planning approaches. These methods offer new opportunities for mitigation and adaptation measures in all sectors, from construction to transport. Research and innovation can help secure reliable and sustainable access to raw materials and ensure a significant reduction in resource use and wastage.
Amendment 1643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point b a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Sustainably managing cultural heritage The aim is to ensure sustainable management and use of cultural heritage resources and minimise the risks posed by climate change. Activities shall focus on observation, monitoring and modelling as means of determining resilience levels and managing the cultural heritage so as to lay the foundations for a coherent risk assessment and management framework. Indicators will be developed to measure variations in the visual, material and structural integrity of cultural and archaeological (buildings and artefacts) heritage.
Amendment 1655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point d a (new)
(da) Repair, maintenance, digitisation and reuse of cultural goods for the 21st century The aim is to protect the 20th-century cultural heritage, including the digital heritage. Activities shall focus on developing and implementing new technologies, including nanotechnologies, in combination with conventional technologies and on the basis of an assessment of the cultural acceptability of new measures including digitisation to improve the resilience of fragile and vulnerable cultural materials and reuse of contemporary buildings and art works, with due regard for regional differences and different cultural approaches.
Amendment 1656 #
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)
(ea) Cultural heritage The aim is to research into the strategies, methodologies and tools needed to enable a dynamic and sustainable cultural heritage in Europe in response to climate change. Cultural heritage in its diverse physical forms provides the living context for resilient communities responding to multivariate changes. Research in cultural heritage requires a multidisciplinary approach to improve the understanding of historical material. Activities shall focus on identifying resilience levels via observations, monitoring and modelling as well as provide for a better understanding on how communities perceive and respond to climate change and seismic and volcanic hazards.
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – introductory part
6. INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE UNDERSTANDING EUROPEAND SECURE SOCIETIES, CULTURE AND SOCIETAL CHANGE
Amendment 1663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is confronted with major socio- economic challenges which significantly affect its future - such as growing economic and cultural interdependencies, ageing, social exclusion and poverty, inequalities and migration flows, closing the digital divide, fostering a culture of innovation and creativity in society and enterprises, as well ensuring security and freedom, trust in democratic institutions and between citizens within and across borders. These challenges are enormous and they call for a common European approachn increasingly complex mix of diverse as well as common European approaches, based upon shared scientific knowledge that only the social science, humanities, culture and creativity industries can provide.
Amendment 1688 #
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, 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. Social sciences, culture and creativity, humanities and cultural heritage 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 and in the same time promote creativity, inclusion, innovation and access to and preservation of cultural heritage. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Amendment 1713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1
The aim is to foster the development of innovative societies and policies in Europe through the engagement of citizens, including persons with disabilities, enterprises and users in research and innovation and the promotion of coordinated research and innovation policies in the context of globalisation. Particular support will be provided for the development of the ERA and the development of framework conditions for innovation.
Amendment 1718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) research and compare processes which provide a favourable background to creativity and innovation; The aim is supporting the creative and entrepreneurial excellence of Europe and its capacity to increase its competitiveness as one of the most prominent industrial cluster in Europe, leading to a new power to attract investments, and in particular investments for SMEs, for the growth of high-technology creative sectors and the innovation of traditional industrial systems, in key sectors for the European economy, such as Design & Content, audiovisual, broadcaster and art.
Amendment 1724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure societal engagement in research and innovation; by consulting civil society organisations;
Amendment 1728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) Smart creativity and collective participation in the society, the specific objective is to accelerate the uptake of innovative technologies-based processes and services for a creative and smart society;
Amendment 1729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(d b) Support cultural experience and European identity. The cultural experiences sector is a very profitable exploitation ground for the Future technologies and the proposed initiatives;
Amendment 1732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
6.3.3. Secure societies The aim is to support Union policies for internal and external security and to ensure cyber security, trust and privacy in the Digital Single Market, whilst at the same time improving the competitiveness of the Union's security, ICT and service industries. This will be done by developing innovative technologies and solutions that address security gaps and lead to the prevocietal change and cultural heritage The aim is to contribute to an understanding of Europe's intellectual basis, its history and the many European and non-European influences, as an inspiration for our lives today. Europe is characterised by a variety of different peoples (including minorities and indigenous peoples), traditions and regional and national identities as well as by different levels of economic and societal development. Migration and mobility, the media, industry and transport contribute to the diversity of views and lifestyles. This diversity and its opportunities should be recognised and considered. European collections in libraries, including digital ones, archives, museums, galleries and other public institutions have a wealth of rich, untapped documentation of security threats. These mission-oriented actionsand objects for study. These archival resources, together willth integrate the demands of different end-users (citizens, businesses, and administrations, including national and international authorities, civil protections, law enforcement, border guards, etc.) in order to take into account the evolution of security threats and privacy protection and the necessary societal aspects. The focus of activities shall be to: (a) fight crime and terrorism; (b) strengthen security through border management; (c) provide cyber securityangible heritage, represent the history of individual Member States but also the collective heritage of a European Union that has emerged through time. Such materials should be made accessible, also through new technologies, to researchers and citizens to enable a look to the future through the archive of the past. Accessibility and preservation of cultural heritage in these forms is needed for the vitality of the living engagements within and across European cultures now and contributes to sustainable economic growth. The focus of activities shall be to: (a) study European heritage, memory, identity, integration and cultural interaction and translation, including its representations in cultural and scientific collections, archives and museums, to better inform and understand the present by richer interpretations of the past; (db) increase Europe's resilience to crises and disasters; (e) ensure privacy and freedom in the Internet and enhance the societal dimension of securityarch into European countries’ and regions’ history, literature, art, philosophy and religions and how these have informed contemporary European diversity; (c) research on Europe's role in the world, on the mutual influence and ties between the world regions, and a view from outside on European cultures.
Amendment 1810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table
I Excellent science, of which: 27818 1. European Research Council 1510008 2. Future and Emerging Technologies 3505 3. Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development 611503 4. European research infrastructures (including eInfrastructures) 2802 2802 II Industrial leadership, of which: 20280 1. Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies* 15580 of which 500 for 15580 of which 500 for EIT 2. Access to risk finance** EIT 2. Access to risk finance** 4000 3. Innovation in SMEs 700 III Societal challenges, of which 35888 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing; 9077 of which 292 for EIT 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the 4694 of which 150 for EIT and the bio- economy; 3. Secure, clean and efficient energy 6537 of which 210 for EIT 4. Smart, green and integrated transport 7690 of which 247 for EIT 5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials 3573 of which 115 for EIT 6. Inclusive, innovative and secure societies 4317 of which 138 for EIT European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 1542 + 1652*** Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre 2212 TOTAL 87740
Amendment 1814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
*Including EUR 8975 million for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of which EUR 1795 million for photonics and micro-and nanoelectronics, EUR 4293 million for nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing, EUR 575 million for biotechnology and EUR 1737 million for space. As a result, EUR 6663 million will be available to support Key Enabling Technologies. A minimum of 20% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and the priority ‘Societal challenges’ shall be earmarked for the SME instrument.
Amendment 1817 #
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 may go towards the implementation of Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) projects. Aroundt least one third of this mayshall go to SMEs.
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – subparagraph 2
** Around EUR 1131 million of this amount may go towards the implementation of Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) projects. Aroundt least one third of this mayshall go to SMEs.
Amendment 1822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)