"Topic: Supporting National Contact Points for Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 on 'Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bioeconomy' and the Key Enabling Technology (KET) 'Biotechnology'"
"Topic: Coordination action in support of the implementation by participating States of a Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change"
Scope: The scope is that of creating a Community, involving social innovators, researchers, citizens, policy makers, which will bring together on the one hand research actions and results and on the other implementation actions, new initiatives, and policy developments.
Topic: Innovative schemes for open innovation and science 2.0
INSO-4-2015
open innovation and science 2.0
assist universities to become open innovation centres for their region in cooperation with companies, realising the ERA priorities, and to enable public administrations to drive innovation in and through the public sector.
help universities, companies and public authorities to enhance their capacity to engage in science 2.0 and open innovation.
effective linkages for innovation between universities and companies and other employment sectors, and provide freely accessible innovation training platforms, including digital platforms.
consortia
adopt innovative ways to create new knowledge, new jobs and promote economic growth
a). Inter-sectoral mobility
b) Academia- Business knowledge co-creation
c) Innovation leadership programme for public administrations and researchers
a policy of double nominations
a policy to further and recognise inter-sectoral mobility
This challenge can be addressed through different sets of actions:
develop or (further) implement open innovative schemes to strengthen linkages between academia, industry and community
Research institutions together with companies are expected to build sustainable structures which help to absorb needs of users and thereby become co-creators of new solutions. SMEs should be encouraged to participate.
This is something that really fits SENSORICA. We've been working on this for 2 years now.
developing curricula and providing freely through online platforms, possibly combined with other delivery mechanisms, innovation training for public administrations and researchers.
"Topic: Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young people"
Link schools to fablabs and makerspaces. SENSORICA is already deploying a strategy and methodology for doing that. These initiatives exposes students to science and technology.
enterprises (including SMEs) may not realise that they have the opportunity to benefit
due to a lack of awareness
industry may find entry barriers to this sector
There is therefore a need to stimulate innovation both from within the research infrastructures themselves and in their supplier industry
Development of a portal of calls, tenders and future needs and technology transfer opportunities in research infrastructures of pan European interest;
Networking of procurement professionals to encourage exchange of good practices across research infrastructure sectors;
Awareness campaign towards industry (including SMEs) on the potential of research infrastructures for their activities in selected R&D areas;
As a first step a repository
The Commission expects to fund a single proposal under this heading.
The proposals should include an international dimension in particular with the following countries: Brazil, Republic of South Africa, India, Canada, Australia, Russia, United States of America, Japan and China.
encourage the modernisation of institutional practices and culture in research institutions, Higher Education Institutions and funding agencies, to promote Responsible Research and Innovation
increase Responsible Research and Innovation uptake in research organizations
developing a Responsible Research and Innovation Plan covering five RRI keys (societal engagement, gender equality and gender in research and innovation content, open access, science education and ethics) in each participating institution.
"Specific Challenge: SMEs play a crucial role in developing resource-efficient, cost-effective and affordable technology solutions to decarbonise and make more efficient the energy system in a sustainable way. They are expected to strongly contribute to all challenges outlined in the legal base of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 'Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy'[1],"
provide support to a large set of early stage high risk innovative SMEs in the ICT sector
Focus will be on SME proposing innovative ICT concept, product and service applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately disrupt existing markets.
We are not a SME and have no classical commercialization plan. We can form an Exchange Firm for example, and offer services for OVNi for example, helping local food networks, providing them infrastructure. But in that case, the business plan for the Exchange Firm should contain a revenue model. Who is going to pay for the deployment of the OVNi in order to make the Exchange Firm commercially viable in the eyes of the Commission?
coaching and mentoring support during phase 1 and phase 2
growth plan and maximising it through internationalisation
Enhancing profitability and growth performance of SMEs by combining and transferring new and existing knowledge into innovative, disruptive and competitive solutions
"Specific Challenge: The challenge is to provide support to a large set of early stage high risk innovative SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on SME proposing innovative ICT concept, product and service applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately disrupt existing markets."