22 Amendments of Amalia SARTORI related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 619 #
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 1520 % of the total combined budget for the specific objective on ‘Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’ and the priority ‘Societal challenges’ going to SMEs.
Amendment 678 #
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 priorprior indicative 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 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) clearindicative financial commitments of the participating countries, in cash or in kind including prior commitments to poolalign national and/or regional investments for transnational research and innovation and, where appropriate, to pool resources;
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point b
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point b
(b) FBioeconomy: food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio- economy;bio-based industries; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout)
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 15
Space is a rapidly growing sector which delivers information vital to many areas of modern society, meeting its fundamental demands, addresses universal scientific questions, and serves to secure the Union's position as a major player on the international stage. Space research underpins all activities undertaken in space, but is currently fragmented in national programmes run by a subset of Union member states. Union level coordination and investment in space research are required (cf. Article 189 TFEU) to maintain the competitive edge, to safeguard Union space infrastructure such as Galileo and to sustain a future role for the Union in space. This shall be achieved in close cooperation with the national space agencies and European Space Agency. In addition, innovative downstream services and applications using space derived information represent an important source of growth and job creation and their development represents an important opportunity for the Union.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Research, technology development and innovation underpin capacities in space which are vital to European society. While the United States of America spends around 25 % of their space budget on R&D, the Union spends less than 10 %. Moreover, space research in the Union is fragmentprimarily addressed in the national or ESA programmes of a fewsubset of EU Member States. To maintain the technological and competitive edge Union level action is needed to coordinate space research, to promote the participation of researchers from all Member States, and to lower the barriers for collaborative space research projects across national borders. This needs to be done in coordination with the European Space Agency, which has successfully managed industrial satellite development and deep space missions on an intergovernmental basis with a subset of the Member States since 1975. In addition, the information provided by European satellites will offer an increasing potential for further development of innovative satellite-based downstream services. This is a typical activity sector for SMEs and should be supported by research and innovation measures in order to reap the full benefits of this opportunity, and especially of the considerable investments made on the two Union flagships Galileo and GMES.
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point a – paragraph 1
This entails safeguarding and developing a competitive, sustainable and entrepreneurial space industry in combination with a world-class space research community to maintain European leadership and non-dependence in space technology, to foster innovation in the space sector, and to enable space-based terrestrial innovation, for example by using remote sensing and navigation data.
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point c – paragraph 1
A considerably increased exploitation of data from European satellites can be achieved if a concerted effort is made to coordinate and organise the processing, validation and standardisation of space data. Innovations in data handling and dissemination can also ensure a higher return on investment of space infrastructure, and contribute to tackling societal challenges, in particular if coordinated in a global effort such as through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems and Europe's contribution, the European satellite navigation programme Galileo or IPCC for climate change issues.
Amendment 1207 #
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, 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. Specific support actions such as information and coaching activities for SMEs should be provided. Regional authorities, SMEs associations, chambers of commerce and financial intermediaries should be involved in the programming and implementation of these activities.
Amendment 1213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The goal is to improve access to debt financing - loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees and other forms of debt and risk finance - for public and private entities and public-private partnerships engaged in research and innovation activities requiring risky investments in order to come to fruition. The focus shall be on supporting research and innovation with a high potential for excellence. Focus shall be more on the risk related to the project than on the risk related to the company especially for SMEs.
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The goal is to improve access to debt financing - loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees and other forms of debt and risk finance - for public and private entities and public-private partnerships engaged in research and innovation activities requiring risky investments in order to come to fruition. The focus shall be on supporting research and innovation with a high potential for excellence including those with a higher risk.
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
SMEs can be found in all sectors of the economy. They form a more important part of the European economy than of other regions such as the United States of America. All types of SMEs can innovate. They need to be encouraged and supported to invest in research and innovation and also to enhance their capacity to manage innovation processes. In doing so they should be able to draw on the full innovative potential of the internal market and the ERA so as to create new business opportunities in Europe and beyond and to contribute to find solutions to key societal challenges.
Amendment 1232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 3
Participation in Union research and innovation strengthens the R&D and technology capability of SMEs, increases their capacity to generate, absorb and use new knowledge, enhances the economic exploitation of new solutions, boosts innovation in products, services and business models, promotes business activities in larger markets and internationalises the knowledge networks of SMEs. SMEs that have a good innovation management in place, thereby often relying on external expertise and skills, outperform others. SMEs also have a key role to play as recipients and destinees of technology and knowledge transfer processes, contributing to the market transfer of innovations stemming from the research carried out in universities, public research bodies and research performing SMEs.
Amendment 1240 #
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 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, given the projects have a European dimension. 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 instrument will provide a quality label for successful SMEs in view of their participation in public procurement.
Amendment 1247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
All of the specific objectives on societal challenges and on leadership in enabling and industrial technologies will applymake use of the dedicated SME instrument and will allocate an amount for this and will allocate amounts sufficient to support at least 10 000 SMEs in carrying out their innovation activities with a European dimension..
Amendment 1265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d a (new)
(d a) Supporting the transfer of knowledge and technology between public research and the market. Supporting the transfer processes between the sphere of public research and innovatory SMEs, as an effective mechanism for the market transfer of research results and inventions generated by universities, research centres and research performing SMEs. These spin-in projects will have an objective to support around 2000 European SMEs per year.
Amendment 1333 #
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, persons with chronic diseases 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 1342 #
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. Emphasis will also be placed on engaging all health stakeholders – including patient and patient organisations– in order to develop a research and innovation agenda that actively involves citizens and reflects their needs and expectations.
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – introductory part
2. FBioeconomy: food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio- economybio-based industries
Amendment 1552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4
Research and innovation must bring about focussed and timely advances that will help achieve key Union policy objectives, making use of possibilities offered by the European GNSS while boosting economic competitiveness, supporting the transition to a climate- resilient and low-carbon economy, and maintaining global market leadership.
Amendment 1630 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 3
Given the transnational and global nature of the climate and the environment, their scale and complexity, and the international dimension of the raw materials supply chain, activities have to be carried out at the Union level and beyond. The multi- disciplinary character of the necessary research requires pooling complementary knowledge and resources in order to effectively tackle this challenge. Reducing resource use and environmental impacts, whilst increasing competitiveness, will require a decisive societal and technological transition to an economy based on a sustainable relationship between nature and human well-being. Water challenges include water use in rural, urban and industrial environments and the protection of aquatic ecosystems. Coordinated research and innovation activities will improve the understanding and forecasting of climate and environmental change in a systemic and cross-sectoral perspective, reduce uncertainties, identify and assess vulnerabilities, risks, costs and opportunities, as well as expand the range and improve the effectiveness of societal and policy responses and solutions. Actions will also seek to empower actors at all levels of society to actively participate in this process.
Amendment 1633 #
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). 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 Partnerships on Water Efficiency and Raw Materials isare being prepared.