Guidance on Synergies between

European Structural and

Investment Funds, Horizon2020
and other innovation-related EU
Funds
State of Play

Katja Reppel
Deputy Head of Unit
CC Smart and Sustainable Growth
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Which EU programmes were considered?

Horizon2020 for mostly transnational research

and innovation projects, incl. non-EU: 70.2 billion
COSME for SME competitiveness, financial
instruments, business support services, etc.: 2 bn
Erasmus+ for students, teachers, pupils: 14.5
bn
Creative Europe for culture and creative
industries: 1.4 billion
Digital service part of CEF for EU wide e-
government platforms to roll-out e-ID, eProcurement,
electronic health care records: 0.85 billion
See annex I to CPR: Common Strategic Framework (CSF)
Overall concept for complementarity: Emphasis of programmes

Horizon
ESIF 2020
80-100 billion = thematic concentration

70.2
billion

"Stairway to Excellence" "Research Hopefully also excellence, but

National/Regional Excellence" "Innovation Excellence"
R&I systems

Capacity Building Research & Development Innovation Market

"Up-stream" Regional "Down-stream"
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Bringing together 2 different worlds ?
Horizon2020 ESIF
Non-territorial, mainly transnational approach Place-based approach supporting economic and
based on excellence; Horizon 2020 does not take into social cohesion
account geographic specificities in allocating funding.

Focus on individual R&I projects Largely focused on improving the

tackling the whole cycle of innovation, taking into R&I capacities and R&I eco-systems
account strategic approaches at EU level, e.g. through with the objective of regional growth and place-based
European Innovation Partnerships and economic transformation towards higher added value
the Strategic Energy Technology plan (although some and more knowledge-intensive activities (smart
programme co-funding for research coordination like specialisation strategies).
ERA-NETs, etc.)
Centrally managed (EC) and awarded directly Shared management with national and
to final beneficiaries or managed by a multi-country regional public intermediaries (managing authorities,
entity; implementing agencies and intermediate bodies) which
In the case of Erasmus+, partially decentralised and define the implementation details and allocate the
awarded through National Agencies funding to final beneficiaries
Competitive calls for proposals Policy-related prioritisation based on
addressed to international groupings cohesion considerations and RIS3
(including beyond the EU) without geographic pre- priorities with allocation to individual
allocation. firms/bodies and consortia within the territory covered
(European Research Council and Marie Skodowska- by the operational programme (and only within the
Curie as well as Erasmus+ actions for learning mobility EU).
also address individuals) Use of competitive attribution through calls and aid4
schemes based on project selection criteria is also
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Legal base for combination of H2020 and ESIF
Transnational opening of ESIF:
Article 60(2) CPR:15% of ERDF, CF and EMFF may be spent
outside OP territory (5% EAFRD)
+ Art 87(3)d CPR: OP describes arrangements for inter-reg. &
trans-nat. actions with beneficiaries located in at least 1 other MS
Alignment for cost options:
Alignment of similar cost options possible for easier
combining of funds: lump sums, flat rates (up to 25% of direct costs
delegated act will follow), unit costs under ESIF may use the H2020 rules
applicable for similar types of operations and beneficiaries
(see: Art 57, 58 CPR & H2020 rules for participation)

Referenced in OPs??? 5
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 Legal base for combination of H2020 and ESIF
ESIF
Art. 55(8) CPR: "An operation may receive
support from one or more European Structural
and Investment Funds or from one or more
programmes and from other Union instruments,
provided that the expenditure item included in a
request for payment for reimbursement by one of
the ESI Funds does not receive support from
another Fund or Union instrument, or support
from the same Fund under another programme."
Horizon2020
Article 31 Rules for Participation:
"An action for which a grant from
the Union budget has been
awarded may also give rise to the
award of a grant on the basis of
Regulation [Horizon 2020]
provided that the grants do not
cover the same cost items."

= exemption from the non-cumulative principle of Art. 129

Financial Regulation! = A beneficiary may receive more than one
grant for the same project / action
Expenditure item = Cost item
Project in the synergies context = an operation with several
components / actions with several grant agreements / contracts
In other words: Project grant ageement!
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 Need for better and more strategic coordination
on BOTH sides and at all stages!
Strategy development comes first:
Include Horizon2020 actors (Researchers, members of the
programme committee, EIPs, ETPs, EIT-KICs, PPPs (JTIs), MarieCurie
centres, research institutions with success in FP7, EUREKA, National
ESFRI Roadmaps) in the entrepreneurial discovery process to design
RIS3 and get involved in structured cooperation / delegated
implementation of H2020. See: RIS3 guide, annex III

Programme development:
Open OPs for transnational activities, foresee H2020 compatible /
complementary support forms that could help attaining the economic
transformation objectives of your RIS3. Team up with other
MS/regions around RIS3 fields instead of waiting for H2020 calls.
OP implementation
Design OP management system and project selection methods to be
able to synchronise award decisions with H2020 calls & evaluations.
Foresee support to applicants for Regional
finding international partners, etc.
Policy
Need for better and more strategic coordination
on BOTH sides and at all stages!
Horizon2020 implementation
Implementation officers in RTD, CNECT, EAC, ENTR etc. should design work
programmes, implementation documentation (e.g. standard letters, guidance for
applicants & evaluators ) and tools (participant portal) in an synergies
friendly way, incl. taking RIS3 fields and ESIF implementation timelines into
account.
Open strategic platforms (EIPs, EIT-KICs, ETPs, ) and structured
cooperation (JPI, JTI, ) for regional level policy actors. Facilitate access to
ESFRI infrastructures for industrial users and integrate them in industrial clusters
Revamp the transfer of technology and research results to better target it to
MS/regions according to their RIS3 specialisation fields and OP priorities.
AND H2020 managers need to acknowledge that:
Cohesion Policy's objective is to improve regional economies, not to fill
H2020 budget gaps! ESIF can only support projects contributing to place-
based socio-economic development, not projects for "purely" scientific purposes
and not research infrastructures that do not clearly benefit the socio-economic
development, territorial cohesion and structural adjustment of regional
economies! Regional
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Need for better and more strategic coordination
on BOTH sides and at all stages!

Communication & exchanges of information:

Both sides need to improve the understanding of the objectives
and management principles of the other side (external).
Training for RTD, CNECT, ENTR, REGIO, EMPL, AGRI, etc staff,
external evaluators on synergies with ESIF
Use NCPs, EENs, COCOF, MA meetings, etc. to ensure information
flow during implementation and Strengthen the collaboration of
the NCPs with MA and regional structures of support
Synergies tracking systems should be installed on both sides
Auditors need to be informed & trained on both sides on new
synergies possibilities and different accounting systems,
terminologies, etc.

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Synergies between Horizon2020 & ESIF
is no easy business
Even the new opportunities take effort to
seize them:
Similar cost options: lump sums, flat rates, unit costs
BUT: are MA sufficiently familiar with Horizon2020 rules to be able
(and willing) to align?
Horizon: actions to "close the innovation divide" and widen
participation (ERA Chairs, networks, teaming and twinning,
research infrastructures, )
BUT: Can timing be synchronised with ESIF operations?
ESIF/RIS3; combined funding [Art.55(8) CPR]; support
outside of the OP-area [Art.60(2)CPR]; transnational
arrangements [Art.87(2)CPR]
BUT: How will auditors react?

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 How concretely to
implement synergies and
combine funding?

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What are synergies?
What is combined funding?
Basic principle 1:
NO substituting of national or regional or private co-
funding to centrally funded EU projects or programmes by
ESIF money!

Synergies are about obtaining more impacts on competitiveness,

jobs and growth by combining ESIF and Horizon2020,
about amplifying projects of the other fund (incl. funding reserve list
projects from SME instrument & ERC proof of concept) or
carrying further the projects of the other fund.
No "grant hunting"! MA should not focus on acquisition of
additional funding from H2020, but on what is the strategic aim of
RIS3 & OP.
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What are synergies?
What is combined funding?
Basic principle 2:
NO double funding : two Union grants (e.g. Horizon 2020
and ESIF) may not cover the same cost item.

Combined funding is the possibility to use different public

funding sources, including EU funding sources, within a
programme, project or a group of projects.
It seeks to exploit complementarities and synergies
while at the same time needs to avoid overlaps and exclude
double-financing.
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What are synergies?
What is combined funding?
Basic principle 3:
Synergies is more than combining ESIF and other Union
grants in the same project!

Synergies can be about bringing together Horizon2020 and

ESIF money in a same project (Art 55(8) CPR + Art 31 H2020
RfP), but:
Accounting-, sychronisation- and organisation-wise it is
easier to use successive projects that build on each other
or parallel projects.
For the other EU centrally managed Union programmes, the
non-cumulative principle applies, i.e. combination of grants
in same project for same beneficiary is not possible.
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What are synergies?
What is combined funding?
For a combination of ESIF with Erasmus+, Creative Europe,
COSME there needs to be clearly a different action with
different beneficiaries, as Art 129 FR applies: parallel or
sequential projects are possible.
However: EEN may be used to deliver specific
services on behalf of ESIF OPs.
See: Article 10 COSME regulation: Enterprise Europe Network
(2) The Network may also be used to deliver services on behalf of other
Union programmes such as Horizon 2020. This may include dedicated
advisory services encouraging SME participation in other Union programmes.
The Commission shall insure that the various financial resources for the
Network are coordinated efficiently and that services delivered by the
Network on behalf of other Union programmes are funded by those
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programmes. [=no double funding!]
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What is a cost / expenditure item?
= a specific expenditure incurred and
eligible in a project (e.g. proven by an invoice),
i.e. the amount declared as eligible for Union
funding under a budget category.

But:
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for what are
such cost / expenditure items. They depend on
what is eligible and that depends on the OP and
the specific H2020 call

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What is eligible cost? ... That depends
General: costs must be necessary to the action and incurred during
the lifetime of the project. Only costs can be declared, that were
actually consumed for the project, for example the personnel costs for
the hours actually worked on the project or the depreciation costs of
equipment corresponding to the duration of the project and the rate of
actual use for the project.
H2020 work programme specifies for the different types of
H2020 actions which types of cost can be eligible.
ESIF: Eligibility of costs depends on the individual
operational programme + Smart Specialisation fields, and:
Certain types of expenditure cannot be funded from ESIF (non-
project related running / operating / maintenance costs of existing
infrastructures (except in OMR), fundamental research activities,
purchase of land beyond 10% total cost, interest on debt, VAT, etc.)
A delegated act will spell out the principles for indirect cost under
ESIF
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Different scenarios different eligible costs:
1. Combining "normal" H2020 multi-country projects & ESIF support through
sequential, parallel or joint projects
2. Human resources & Mobility: EIT-KICs, Marie Curie/COFUND, Erasmus for All,
ERA Chairs
3. R&I in and for SMEs: H2020-SME instrument, COSME (EEN), Creative Europe
(Culture/Media),
4. Public-Public Partnerships and Transnational cooperation/coordination
initiatives : Joint Programming, ERA-NET, Art. 185 Initiatives, EUREKA/EuroStars,
European Territorial Cooperation
5. Research infrastructures: ESFRI Roadmap, major ERDF projects, ERIC, EGTC
6. Stimulation of demand: pre-commercial public procurement, procurement of
innovative solutions
7. New forms of innovation support: Prizes, social innovation, non-tech. innovation,
European Innovation Partnerships
The guide spells many of them out, including the eligible cost and acceptable
cost/expenditure item definitions for each
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 Recommendation to beneficiaries
1. Project promoters should contact the ESIF Managing
Authorities (MAs) asap to explain the impact on the regional
economy (links with industries, spin-offs, etc.) and learn about
the regional priorities (RIS3, OPs), budget planning, timing and
procedures.
2. Define the budget categories at the project conception
stage, e.g.
per activity (e.g. costs of training activities, work packages),
per nature (e.g. personnel costs) or
by a combination of the nature and activity (e.g. costs of
personnel assigned to the training activities)
where will they happen / direct benefits materialise?
Cost items should be from the beginning identifiable and
attributable to the different EU funding sources / grants, i.e.:
Set up the accounting system for the project accordingly
(one strand for H2020 cost items
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and another strand for ESIF)
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Example:

Sequential funding
by ESIF and Horizon2020

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Combining "normal" H2020 projects & ESIF
through sequential or parallel projects
Grant
agreements

Horizon 2020
ESI Funds
Excellent R&I
R&I Infrastructures and PPPs
Equipment (IP1) prizes
ESFRI Demonstration procurement
Pilots KETs
SME instrument
Skills SME
KICs
Marie Curie Pilot lines
Business Advisory
services Financial
instruments

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Example:

Issues to watch for combined

funding in same project

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Combination in same project
Project

Concept & planning

Identify 2 other MS (or regions in 2 other
MS) that have related RIS3 specialisations
(3 countries minimum rule for H2020) and
ESIF OP support for them
Develop project concept and identify work
packages (ideally geographically attributable)
or cost / activity categories attributed
clearly to H2020 or an ESIF OP
Identify available budgets, eligible costs and
co-funding levels for H2020 and ESIF
respectively
Identify possible scope for pooling resources
for joint activities / work packages across
borders

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Combination in same project

Issues for H2020 programmers:

Horizon 2020 part = self-standing grant
agreement
How take the overall project concept into
account for the assessment of the quality or
impact of the proposal?
Modalities on proof for existence of ESIF
funding sources?
What degree of inter-dependence with the
ESIF funded parts?
Coordination of audits, shared reporting
etc.?
Consortium agreement incl. ESIF part???
Accept ESIF funded equipment (share of
depreciation value) as in-kind
contribution?[no]
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Combination in same project
Issues for ESIF MA
ESIF parts = self-standing grant agreements

Dependence of funding decision

on success of H2020 application? inter-
dependence of actions?
Synchronisation of decisions with H2020?
Synchronisation of management of ESIF
and H2020 grants? Coordination costs?
Coordination of audits, shared reporting
etc.?
Territoriality principle (Art.60(2))
respected?... Different funding rates and
eligibility rules per OP respected?
Deprecation of purchased equipment only
for H2020 action duration?

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Combination in same project
From beneficiaries' perspective:
Step 1:
Step 2: discuss with
submit
Concept & planning MA
proposal ESIF MA: looks into
Horizon2020 ESIF actions the overall project
concept
Horizon2020:
Evaluators look
action: Eligible cost:
and its part of the
into overall Purchase of R&D budget and checks
concept as part of Call for proposals equipment and the eligibility of the
assessing to the type of proposed
scientific / infrastructure
innovation quality
Eligible cost: entrepreneurship costs, the location of
the operation, OP
of the entire Coordination ; R&D training for researchers priorities, etc.
project staff ; consumables ; Budget: BEFORE the H2
project is submitted
ESIF from different
Budget: to the H2 call
OPs
70% H2020
+ relevant % of own If OK: pre-
+ 30% own public or commitment letter?
public funds (no
private funds (no ESIF! and may wish to
H2020!) make the ESIF grant
agreement dependent
on the award of the
H2 project
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Combination in same project
From beneficiaries' perspective:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Define precisely and in a coordinated & discuss with
submit
Concept
complementary & planning
manner in BOTH grant MA
proposal agreements: ESIF MA: looks into
Horizon2020
HOW MUCH IS SEPARATE ESIF actions the overall project
concept
Horizon2020:
Evaluators look
action:
e.g.: which cost items
Eligible in cost:
which and its part of the
into overall agreement Purchase
(from the staff of R&D
involved in the budget and checks
concept as part of Call for proposals equipment and the eligibility of the
assessing to the project: who works for which
infrastructure type of proposed
scientific /
innovation quality component?),
Eligible cost: which entrepreneurship
activity is under costs, the location of
the operation, OP
of the entire Coordinationwhich
; R&D grant, etc. for researchers
training priorities, etc.
project staff ; consumables ;
And Budget: BEFORE the H2
project is submitted
Budget: HOW MUCH ISESIF OPs
from different
SHARED to the H2 call
70%
e.g. H2020
project management, accounting,
+ relevant % of own If OK: pre-
+ 30% own public or
reporting, indicators, etc.
private funds (no ESIF!
(and
public make
funds (no sure commitment letter?
and may wish to
H2020!)activities is
that the cost for the shared make the ESIF grant
agreement dependent
not double counted!) on the award of the
H2 project
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 Combination in same project
Hypothetical budget structure for a "normal" multi-country
FP7-style research project
NB: State aid MS/region 1: MS/region MS/region
rules need to be Projects partners & 2: 3: MS/region 4:
Projects
respected! work packages in its
Projects
partners & work partners & work
Projects partners &
Horizon 2020 territory packages in its packages in its
territory
work packages in its
territory
budget not territory
considered as state
aid ERDF
Horizon
ESIF/national/ Co-funding

Horizon
2020
regional funding is

2020
( up to 85% For Horizon
subject to state aid in less innovatio 2020 ERDF
rules, i.e. developed
n actions
70% of
- max. aid intensities regions) eligible
- individual cost
notification thresholds
Etc. apply
Own public

Private
Own
Private

Private
budget public
budget

Private

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Example:

Art. 187 TFEU

Public-Private-Partnership

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Why should MA and bodies responsible for RIS3 be
interested in Horizon2020 PPPs and P2Ps?
Because:
1. they allow to deepen trans-national cooperation on innovation.
and might be useful for implementing parts of your macro-regional
strategy.
2. the implementing structures of the PPPs and P2Ps will decide on
work programmes, call details and timing of calls.
. And being part of them will thus allow you to bring your region /
MS' RIS3 priorities and roadmap on to the table .

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Example: Hypothetical Public-Private Partnerships
JU/JTI (Art. 187 TFEU)
There are 3 levels of legal agreements:
(1) Council Regulation on the set-up of the PPP/JTI
(2) Delegation act by Commission to JU (no grant, but a programme contribution)
(3) Projects: these are grants, i.e. the different cost items can be funded by H2020 or ESIF

Horizon2020
PPP See proposals:
Regu- http://ec.europa.eu/research/
lation horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg
=h2020-documents

"Joint
Undertaking"
(JU)
Work plan, Project 1
organises calls,
H2020
evaluates, awards
+ private
grants, payments,
funds
etc.
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Example: Hypothetical Public-Private Partnerships
JU/JTI (Art. 187 TFEU)
There are 3 levels of legal agreements:
(1) Council Regulation on the set-up of the PPP/JTI
(2) Delegation act by Commission to JU (no grant, but a programme contribution)
(3) Projects: these are grants, i.e. the different cost items can be funded by H2020 or ESIF

Horizon2020 ESIF
PPP See proposals:
MS/region 4
Regu- http://ec.europa.eu/research/
MA awards
lation horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg
grant
=h2020-documents

"Joint
Undertaking"
(JU) Project 2
Work plan, Project 1 ESIF
organises calls, H2020 +
H2020 Nat/reg
evaluates, awards + private
+ private funding of
grants, payments, funds
funds MS/reg 4
etc.
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Example: Hypothetical Public-Private Partnerships
JU/JTI (Art. 187 TFEU)
There are 3 levels of legal agreements:
(1) Council Regulation on the set-up of the PPP/JTI
(2) Delegation act by Commission to JU (no grant, but a programme contribution)
(3) Projects: these are grants, i.e. the different cost items can be funded by H2020 or ESIF

Horizon2020 ESIF
PPP See proposals:
MS/region 4
Regu- http://ec.europa.eu/research/
MA awards
lation horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg
grant
=h2020-documents

"Joint Project 3
Undertaking"
(JU) Project 2 from short list
Work plan, Project 1 ESIF ESIF
organises calls, + +
H2020 H2020
evaluates, awards Nat/reg Nat/reg
+ private + private
grants, payments, funding of funding of
funds funds
etc. MS/reg 4 MS/reg 3
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Example:

Public Procurement of
Innovations

Pre-commercial Procurement

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How could synergies look like for PCP and PPI?
Transnational grouping of
public procurers:
Identify joint needs
Public Market and technology
procurement solutions no solutions
analysis.
exist, but not exist, i.e. R&D is
of innovative yet in market Preparation of performance necessary
solutions specifications
Support for shared legal or
(PPI) administrative issues during
the procurement procedure

Open call for

tender with
functional
specifications

Deploy
Solution
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How could synergies look like for PCP and PPI?
Transnational grouping of Forward
public procurers: commitment
Identify joint needs procurement
Market and technology (FCP)
solutions no solutions Triggers private R&D
analysis.
exist, but not exist, i.e. R&D is
yet in market Preparation of performance necessary
specifications Pre-
Support for shared legal or commercial
administrative issues during procurement
the procurement procedure
(PCP)
Open call for
tender for
Solution R&D services
IP remains with
R&D provider
Solution

Solution

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How could synergies look like for PPI?
1.H2020 project brings procurers from different EU MS
together, identify joint needs, explore the markets for existing
solutions, runs competitive dialogues, develops ToR with
performance requirements and launches coordinated calls for
tender.
2.In addition, ESIF funding is used to increase the purchasing
power and buy more of the innovations or its components.
3.H2020 coordination supports evaluation of bids, tackle legal
problems, trans-national check for possible price reductions
thanks to large procurement volumes (economies of scale), etc.
20% H2020 support (both for coordination and procurements)
Win-Win situation:
for ESIF: less risk of problems with PP procedures; economies of scale;
optimal performance level definition (better product).
For H2020: amplify impact; economies of scale; better focus on real needs
on the ground
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How could synergies look like for PPI?
Conditions for success:
ESIF strategic level: include demand-side considerations in
the RIS3 SWOT and policy mix; build PPI references into OPs
with large innovative purchasing potential (transport, energy
efficiency, health, etc.)
H2020 programme level: identify OP / MAs with such PPI
potential and draw conclusions for WPs ; design evaluation
criteria in a way that amplifying the purchasing volume via ESIF
gives extra points in the evaluation
Project level: involve MA from the beginning to ensure
availability of ESIF & synchronisation

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 Structure of draft guide
Part 1: Principles and Rules
Part 2: Main messages to the different target groups
Part 3: Identifying suitable forms of combination by policy
objective and target group (also in view of ESIF intervention logic:
"what is your target group? What is the desired result?")
Part 4 Scenarios for combining R+I funding sources incl.
Do's and don'ts & hypothetical examples
Part 5: FAQs
ANNEXES:
information on the different programmes
Legal and background information
Summary of State Aid rules
Acronyms, 40
Useful Documents and websites, Contacts
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Context / timing:
What & whom it takes to make synergies happen
Policy-makers Implementers Beneficiaries Auditors
Horizon2020 o Work o Programme
programmes? committees?
Regulations o Information?
o Guidance for
opened for
participants and
synergies: o Details of calls?
evaluators?
Art 17 RfP
o Templates for o National Contact o Training &
(?) PPP & P2P proposals? Points? awareness?
proposals o Expert groups? o Implementing
structures for PPP
& P2P?

ESIF oPA & OP: o ESIF:

content, interpretation of
Regulations
intervention regulations? o Information???
opened for (?) Strategic
logic ? o Award decisions???
synergies: & systemic
cost-models approach to REGIO o Management structures
aligned R&I: smart and modalities: trans-
support: TA o Training &
more trans- specialisation experts, nat. opening, alignment
awareness?
national of cost models, financial
S3Platform,
cooperation instruments, delegation 41
guidance
to intermediaries ???
Regional o JASPERS?
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Links and documents
Common Provisions Regulation for the European Structural and Investment funds:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/proposals_2014_2020_en.cfm
Horizon 2020 proposed regulations rules for participation, PPP & P2Ps:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents
COSME regulation: http://ec.europa.eu/cip/cosme/
Erasmus plus regulation: http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/20130719-erasmus-plus-
preparation_en.htm
Creative Europe: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/creative-europe/index_en.htm
Digital service part of CEF: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/en/content/public-services-
digital-service-infrastructures-connecting-europe-facility
For end beneficiaries in 2007-13 period: Practical guide to EU funding opportunities for
research and innovation:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/regions/documents/publications/new_practical_guide.pdf

An advance draft of synergies guide will be put on-line end of

November here for further consultation:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/activity/research/index
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