IndoEuropean Partnership on RI Florent Bernard Ph D

Indo-European Partnership on R&I Florent Bernard, Ph. D. Directorate General for Research and Innovation European Commission

- S&T Agreement - FP 7 calls: 41 mln € - 326 projects - FP 7 co-funded joint calls: 60 mln € - computational materials science, - food and nutrition research, - solar energy research, - water related challenges - Horizon 2020: open to the world + ERA NETs + JPIs co-funding mechanism? - EU–India Joint Declaration on Research and Innovation Cooperation Building an Indo-European Research and Innovation Partnership Group of Senior Officials (GSO) Platform of Funders: INNO INDIGO Research and Innovation

Opportunities for the water sector in Horizon 2020

EU major policy drivers for research and innovation in the water sector in the context of Horizon 2020 ü Innovation Union Flagship Initiative - European Innovation Partnership on Water ü Resource Efficiency Flagship Initiative ü Eco-Innovation Action Plan ü EU water related policies (Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s waters) ü Joint Programming Initiative "'Water challenges in a Changing World“ ü Water related ETPs (Wss. TP, Sus. Chem) and PPPs (SPIRE) 4 4

19 + 1 partners; 5 observers

What is Horizon 2020? • € 70. 2 billion* billion research and innovation funding programme (2014 -2020) • Coupling research to innovation – "from research to retail", all forms of innovation • Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e. g. health, clean energy and transport • *2011 constant prices

Funding of Societal Challenges (in € million, 2014 -2020) Health, demographic change and wellbeing 7 472 Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy 3 851 Secure, clean and efficient energy 5 931 Smart, green and integrated transport 6 339 Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials 3 081 Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies 1 310 Secure societies 1 695 Science with and for society 462 Spreading excellence and widening participation 816

Water in Horizon 2020 A key component of Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials • Objective of Societal Challenge 5: • "to achieve a resource – and water – efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, the protection and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems, and a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources and eco-systems. " 8

SC 5 Work Programme 2014 -2015 Focus Area Water innovation: Boosting its value for Europe ü Reinforcing water innovation capacity and market uptake of successful research results ü Boost the competitiveness and growth of European water sector ü Create leadership in water resources management and positioning Europe as a global market leader in water related innovative solutions ü Support the needs of relevant EU water, innovation and resource efficient policies, international commitments and related initiatives. Research and Innovation

Prospects for water R&I in the 20162017 Horizon Work Programme ü Maintain the momentum of the Water Innovation FA promoting investment of innovative solutions ü Putting water in the center of a systemic approach for ecoinnovation and circular economy, natural based solutions and climate services ü Help unlock public and private investments in the water sector ü Make wider use various Horizon 2020 financial instruments and create opportunities for synergies with other EU funds (Cohesion funds, LIFE+, etc. ) ü Large-scale demonstration projects with replication potential Research and Innovation

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