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Horizon 2020: Simplification the new main word Page 1 Strategy for European Technology platforms: ETP 2020 Page 4

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Page 4 NAIADES II

Page 5 Urban mobility

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Page 6 i-Capital award Trainings and Publications Page 8

Issue 2, November 2013

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ETNAplus Newsletter, Issue 2, November 2013

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Horizon 2020 Rules for participation: Simplification the new main word
Thought as the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, the EUs new programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020 (H2020) runs from 2014 to 2020 mobilizing over 70 billion with the aim of securing Europe's global competitiveness creating new growth and jobs in Europe.
Horizon 2020 tackles societal challenges by helping to bridge the gap between research and market. This marketdriven approach will include the creation of partnerships with the private sector and Member States in order to bring together the resources needed. Horizon 2020 will be complemented by further measures to complete and further develop the European Research Area by 2014. These measures will aim at breaking down barriers to create a genuine single market for knowledge, research and innovation. Horizon 2020 provides major simplification from many points of view. First of all, it gathers all research and innovation funding provided through the Framework Programmes for Research and Technical Development, the innovation related activities of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (as well as other initiatives and funding bodies ex art. 185 and art. 187), under the same set of rules. At the same time, the latter are made flexible enough to accommodate specificities where needed (through delegated acts). H2020 also foresees a set of new Rules for Participation and Dissemination, which have been updated in particular with the aim to ensure simplification for the benefit of all the participants. H2020 participants will only have to work with a single main set of rules, including those on intellectual property rights, which apply to all components of Horizon 2020. Jointly, the whole H2020 regulation has been conceived to be coherent with the rules contained in the EU Financial Regulation (FR). As for the conditions for participation in H2020 actions, the minimum conditions are: For standard collaborative actions (eg. Research & innovation actions), at least three legal entities independent of each other and each established in a different Member State or an Associated Country. For ERC, SME instrument, programme co-fund, training and mobility actions, one legal entity established in a Member State or in an Associated Country. For coordination and support actions and for training and mobility actions, one legal entity.

Moreover, additional conditions are to be set out in the work programmes or work plans (e.g. number of participants, type of participants etc.). Regarding the eligibility for funding, legal entities established in the Member States and Associated Countries, International European Interest Organisations, and legal entities identified in the work programmes are automatically eligible. Instead, other legal entities established in a Third Country (different than ICPC ones) and International Organizations are eligible if their participation is considered essential for carrying out the action by the

Horizon 2020
2 Commission or the relevant funding body, it is provided for in an international agreement between the Union and a third country or international organization. From the simplification perspective, H2020 also foresees a single funding rate following the principle one project one rate. This means that there will be the same rate for all beneficiaries and all activities in the grant. The applicable rate will be defined in the Work Programme: Up to 100 % of the eligible costs; Up to 70 % for innovation actions (exception for non-profit organisations - maximum of 100%).

The new cost reimbursement procedures are characterized by a wider acceptance of average personnel costs (now under unit costs), broadening the basic conditions for acceptance of average personnel cost accounting practices. Supplementary payments for non-profit organisations of up to 8000 Euro/year/person are also accepted. A unit cost system for SME owners and physical persons without a salary. Additionally, the Grant Agreement will add further elements of simplification regarding personnel costs like simplified provisions on productive hours and minimum rules on time-recording. As for the calculation of the indirect costs, a single 25% flat-rate has been established, aiming at simplifying project management and reducing recurrent errors. Moreover, no time records for researchers working exclusively on the project are required. Ultimately, time to grant will be reduced in H2020: 5 months for informing all applicants on outcome of scientific evaluation; 3 months for signature of GA;

With the exceptions of ERC, justified cases (complex actions) or where requested by applicants. International cooperation will be an important cross-cutting priority of Horizon 2020. In addition to Horizon 2020 being fully open to international participation, targeted actions with key partner countries and regions will focus on the EUs strategic priorities. Through a new strategy, a strategic and coherent approach to international cooperation will be ensured across Horizon 2020. To know more about Horizon 2020, please click: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020.

Partnering Events
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ETNAplus 1st Horizon 2020 Transport call brokerage event

ETNAplus project team is pleased to announce the brokerage event for the first round of calls of the Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Challenge of Horizon 2020 programme, on the 18th of December 2013 in Brussels.
The brokerage event will be organized in conjunction with European Commission's info-day. As always, participants are required to register for the Information Day organized by the European Commission. For security reasons, registration for participation in the Horizon 2020 Transport Information Day is a pre-requisite for participation in the networking and brokerage event, otherwise participants wont be given access to the venue. Please, have in mind that the room capacity is limited and registration (on "first come, first served" basis) will be closed as soon as the latter is reached. As a second step, participants need to register to the brokerage event. This year, ETNAplus team provides an opportunity and tools for project presentations and pre-booked bilateral meetings. For more information on how to register and participate please visit this website: http://transportncps.net/events/event/1-etna-plus-1st-horizon-2020-transport-call-brokerage-event.html

EVS27 exhibition and brokerage event

EVS27 exhibition and brokerage event is taking place on the 19th and 20th of November.
EVS27 is widely recognized as the industry's largest and most important forum showcasing every technology in the market place and on the drawing boards. Barcelona is hosting this symposium that gathers every leading player in the international Electrical Vehicle stage, from academic and industry leaders to government representatives keen to explore the challenges towards a transportation paradigm shift and ready to develop and implement the technologies and policies to boost electric transportation. EVS27 brokerage event is organized by ACCI and Europe Enterprise Network. ETNAplus network is participating as a co-organizer while a network representative will be present to inform participants and provide information on transport research and innovation. For more information please visit http://www.b2match.eu/brokerageevs27

Funding Opportunities
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Strategy for European Technology platforms: ETP 2020

European Technology Platforms (ETPs) (established in 2003 after the European Council called for a strengthening of the European Research Area) are industry led stakeholder fora that develop short to long-term research and innovation agendas and roadmaps for action at EU and national level to be supported by both private and public funding.
Building on the strategies for Europe 2020 and for an Innovation Union, the Commission's Horizon 2020 proposal for an integrated research and innovation framework programme recognizes the role of ETPs as part of the external advice and societal engagement needed to implement Horizon 2020. Consequently, on July 12th, the European Commission adopted a paper on the "Strategy for European Technology Platforms: ETP 2020". The strategy highlights the mission, vision, as well as main functions of the European Technology Platforms (ETPs) until 2020. It also presents their activities and criteria of recognition. To this date, there are 40 recognized ETPs, according to the paper. ETPs will therefore be a key element in the European innovation ecosystem and will help turn Europe into an Innovation Union, by taking a holistic view and:

developing strategies and provide a coherent business-focused analysis of research and innovation bottlenecks and opportunities related to societal challenges and industrial leadership actions mobilising industry and other stakeholders within the EU to work in partnership and deliver on agreed priorities sharing information and enabling knowledge transfer to a wide range of stakeholders across the EU.

The Commission's proposal for Horizon 2020 specifies the channels of external advice for its programming and implementation: next to taking into account the advice and input from advisory groups, dialogue structures, forward looking activities, targeted public consultations and interactive responsible research and innovation processes, the Commission plans to take full account of relevant aspects of the research and innovation agendas established by ETPs. Other relevant structures providing advice will include Joint Programming Initiatives and European Innovation Partnerships.

Infravation
New ERA-Net Plus Initiative Plans Call for Proposals on Road Infrastructure Innovation in early 2014
Transport ministries across Europe are facing ever tougher challenges to cope with the need to accommodate increased traffic growth, minimise congestion, maintain services in face of increasing climate change effects, and contribute to the achievement of environmental and societal objectives. Now is the time when innovation for road infrastructure is an absolute imperative, to reduce costs without compromising on quality.

Funding Opportunities
5 To deliver this objective on a transnational basis, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, supported by FEHRL and TUV, have been working hard to set up an exciting new initiative for developing innovative infrastructure concepts called Infravation 2014. This new ERA-NET Plus action is expected to be supported through the European Commissions (EC) Framework Programme 7 (FP7) 2013 Work Programme. This call will address the needs of Member States for joint research on road infrastructure and will enable national and regional bodies to take on tasks collectively that otherwise could not be taken forward, bringing together the efforts of Member States, the EC and industry. Infravation comprises a blend of 11 European countries and the EC and marks the first time that the USA will participate to an ERA-NET Plus initiative through FEHRL. The initiative will launch a call for proposals in early 2014 under the topic of Advanced Systems, Materials and Techniques for next generation infrastructure. For this call, the available budget for co -financing is 9 million. The call is for the development of innovative technologies for road operations, either on the European, national, regional or urban network. The topics covered will be drawn from: Advanced predictive infrastructure performance processes Enhanced durability and life-time extension Rapid and non-destructive methods for routine quality and performance checks of materials and construction Keeping freight routes open through zero-intrusive maintenance Ensuring infrastructure performance under all weather conditions Resource and energy efficiency in road construction and maintenance (Eco-design) Virgin material reduction by substitution or recycling

Infravation is a challenge driven programme. All projects will be expected to deliver tangible, demonstrable benefits. For more information, visit www.infravation.net.

CIVITAS
The first day of September was the inauguration day of the CIVITAS CAPITAL project, aiming at contributing to the goals of the European Unions Transport White Paper by systematically capitalising on the CIVITAS results and creating an effective value chain for urban mobility innovation. CAPITAL will help to mainstream CIVITAS into other transport policy fields and create a more structured link with large-scale deployment of sustainable transport measures at local, national and European levels. CAPITAL will pool existing knowledge and issue recommendations for EU research and development priorities in urban mobility. An Activity Fund will support cities to take up successful measures, while at national level the project will strengthen and expand the national and regional CIVITAS networks.

Funding Opportunities
6 The existing five CIVINET networks have recently been augmented with five more language-driven groups to exploit the results and knowledge capital of the extensive CIVITAS initiative. The Brest CIVITAS Forum was the occasion to kick-off the new era in which are entering the CIVINET networks and set up their cooperation framework. Additionally, the ten CIVITAS Thematic groups will be set up into a set of training session for around 400 professionals. Reflecting the ever increasing use of online collaboration, a digital exchange mechanism will be put in place to enable the flow of information between experts and practitioners and increase the CIVITAS knowledge base. For more information please visit the website: http://www.civitas.eu

NAIADES II
Good news for Europes inland waterway transport. The European Commission has adopted on 10 September 2013 the NAIADES II package "Towards quality inland waterway transport". This second European action plan is aimed at moving more freight transport onto Europes waterways and represents the continuation of the previous NAIADES 2006-2013 programme. The NAIADES II framework seeks to create the conditions for inland navigation transport to become a quality mode of transport and sets out the programme for policy action for the period 2014-2020. Actions are taken in the following key areas of intervention:

Quality infrastructure Quality through innovation Smooth functioning of the market Environmental quality through low emissions Skilled workforce and quality jobs
Integration of inland navigation into the multimodal logistics chain

To aid the implementation of NAIADES 2006-2013, the inland navigation sector together with the Commission have created PLATINA, an FP7 project consisting of 23 partners from 9 different countries. This multi-disciplinary knowledge network allowed PLATINA to create the momentum necessary to achieve the NAIADES objectives. Since the main objective of PLATINA was to support the European Commission, Member States and third countries in the implementation of the NAIADES action programme, the project brought together all the relevant actors in the inland waterway sector in a multi-disciplinary knowledge network. For more information please visit the website: http://www.naiades.info/

Funding Opportunities
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New calls for tender in Urban mobility

Support to public policies and transfer of expertise towards third countries
The EC has launched a call for tender which aim is to give better support to public authorities in Europe. Those tools will allow them to identify and implement the most profitable public policies to reach the objectives of the Urban Transport European policy. http://tinyurl.com/otuv5xy Another call has been launch to share UEs experience and expertise in the field of Urban Mobility, specifically with regards to energy efficiency. http://tinyurl.com/qgrashs

i-Capital award
On 3 September 2013, the European Commission launched the European Capital of Innovation 'iCapital' Award, to reward the city which is building the best "innovation ecosystem", connecting citizens, public organisations, academia, and business. The winning city will receive 500 000 to scale up its achievements.
The contest is open to cities in any EU Member State or country associated to the EU's research framework programme. The award is for cities with over 100 000 inhabitants and for initiatives which have not started before 1 January 2010. In countries where there is no city with more than 100 000 inhabitants, the largest city is eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is on the 3rd of December, 5pm. More information can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm?section=icapital

Trainings and Publications

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ETNAplus 2nd Training event

ETNAplus is organising a training event for NCPs on the subject Getting ready for H2020 first calls for proposal in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, on the 4th of December.
As the European Commission is about to launch the first call for proposals of the new framework programme, this will be an opportunity for NCPs to receive the latest updates on Horizon 2020 and more specifically on Smart, Green and Integrated Transport challenge. The training will also focus on rules for participation and submission procedures. Hands on practical sessions will assist participants to make a contribution for their clients straight away. To register, please visit ETNAplus website: http://transport-ncps.net/events/event/19

New publications
Transport systems
TRIP (Transport Research and Innovation Portal) has published a brochure on innovative technologies in all transport modes. The document can be found at: http://www.transport-research.info/web/publications/thematic.cfm

Multi-modality
ERTRAC-ERRAC-Waterborne-ACARE-ECTPs common task force has published the final version of its roadmap for innovation of multi-modal infrastructures of transport. This document complete the documents issued by each of those platforms and focus on infrastructures covering more than one mode of transport.
http://www.transport-research.info/web/publications/thematic.cfm