33 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union has the objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European Research Area (‘ERA’) in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encouraging the Union to become more competitive, including in its industra world leading competitive knowledge economy, including in its industry. Especially centres of excellences and frontier research are crucial for attracting further private investments in research and stimulating economic growth, making the Union more competitive and accelerating the Union's transformation into a knowledge society. To pursue those objectives the Union should carry out activities to implement research, technological development and demonstration, promote international cooperation, disseminate and optimise results and stimulate training and mobility.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase public spending on Research and Development to reachin order to attract private investments, thereby reaching an accumulative total of 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and providing a stairway to excellence.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union (hereinafter ‘Horizon 2020’), focuses on three priorities, namely generating excellent science in order to strengthen the Union's world-class excellence in science, fostering industrial leadership to support business, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and innovation and tackling societal challenges, in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 should support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market including innovative financial instrumentsfrontier and cutting edge research and activities closer to the market, as well as non-technological and social innovation, and aims to satisfy the research needs of a broad spectrum of Union policies by placing emphasis on the widest possible use and dissemination of knowledge generated by the supported activities up to its commercial exploitation. The priorities of Horizon 2020 should also be supported through a programme under the Euratom Treaty on nuclear research and training.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Horizon 2020 shall contribute to building an world leading economy based on knowledge and innovation across the whole Union by leveraging sufficient additional frontier and excellent research, development and innovation funding. Thereby, it shall support the creation of globally competitive centres of excellence and the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and other Union policies, as well as the achievement and functioning of the European Research Area (ERA). The relevant performance indicators are set out in the introduction of Annex I.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) selected third countries that fulfil all of the following criteriashall:
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) Are world-leaders in their respective research field and have a good capacity in science, technology and innovation;
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
(ia) be able to contribute to the development of global excellence in Europe
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. National and regional funds should support positively evaluated projects such as ERC, Marie Curie or collaborative actions that meet the criteria of excellence but where there is not enough funding available in the Horizon2020 program.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Synergies with the structural funds Structural Funds should be deployed to their full extent to support capacity and R&D infrastructure building in the regions through dedicated activities aimed at creating centres of excellences
Amendment 625 #
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 aroundt least 15% 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 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Collaborative projects and partnership program Horizon 2020 shall be implemented primarily through transnational collaborative projects, delivered through calls for proposals stipulated in the Horizon 2020 Annual Work Programmes. These projects will be complemented by public-private and public-public partnerships which will be designed together with Member States.
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall contribute to the strengthening of public-public partnerships where actions at regional, national or international level are jointly implemented within the Union. The amount used for funding of public-public-partnerships shall not exceed 15% of the total budget for Horizon 2020
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Supporting the creation of globally competitive centres of excellence making the European Union a global hub for world leading cutting edge research and innovation.
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 has the general objective to build an world leading economy based on knowledge and innovation across the whole Union, while contributing to sustainable development. It will support the Europe 2020 strategy and other Union policies as well as the achievement and functioning of the European Research Area.
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– tThe Europe 2020 R&D target (R&D public funding target (1% of GDP), with the aim of attracting private funding, thereby realising the R&D target of not less than 3 % of GDP);
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In order to build globally competitive centres of excellence in Europe, international cooperation with third countries and international, regional or global organisations is crucial. International cooperation is essential for frontier and basic research in order to capture the benefits from emerging science and technology opportunities. Promoting researchers and innovation staff mobility at an international level is also crucial to enhance this global cooperation. International cooperation will, therefore, be promoted in each of the three priorities of Horizon 2020. In addition, dedicated horizontal activities will be supported in order to ensure the coherent and effective development of international cooperation across Horizon 2020.
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies and access to highly advanced research infrastructure in Europe will accelerate progress in all relevant areas.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15
All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines and research infrastructures in order to address the challenges. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, social innovation and market take-up of innovations.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Europe has set out its ambition to move to a new economic model based on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. This type of transformation will need more than incremental improvements to current technologies. It will require much higher capacity for science-based innovation fuelled by radical new knowledge, allowing Europe to take a leading role in creating the technological paradigm shifts which will be the key drivers of productivity growth, competitiveness, wealth and social progress in the future. Such paradigm shifts have historically tended to originate from the public-sector science basecuriosity driven basic research before going on to lay the foundations for whole new industries and sectors.
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
National and regional funds should support positively evaluated ERC projects that meet the criteria of excellence but where there is not enough funding available in the Horizon2020 program
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
By 2020, the ERC therefore shall aim to demonstrate: that the best researchers are participating in the ERC's competitions, that ERC funding has led directly to scientific publications of the highest quality and to research results with a high societal and economic impact, and to the commercialisation and application of innovative technologies and ideas and that the ERC has contributed significantly to making Europe a more attractive environment for the world's best scientists. In particular, the ERC shall target a measurable improvement in the Union's share of the world's top 1 % most highly cited publications. In addition it shall aim at a substantial increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds and specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to ensure optimum development and dynamic use of Europe's intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, attracting world-leading researchers to Europe in order to generate and transfer new skills, knowledge and innovation and, thus, to realise its full potential across all sectors and regions.
Amendment 909 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Increasing mobility of researchers and strengthening the resources of those institutions which attract researchers from other Member States will encourage centres of excellence around the European Union
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 5
This reform must continue through every stage of researchers' careers. It is vital to increase the mobility of researchers at all levels, including mid-career mobility, not only between countries but also between the public and private sectors. This creates a strong stimulus for learning and developing new skills. It is also a key factor in cooperation between academics, research centres and industry across countries. The human factor is the backbone of sustainable cooperation which is the key driver for an innovative and creative Europe able to face challenges to society, and key to overcoming fragmentation of national policies. Collaborating and sharing knowledge, via individual mobility at all stages of a career and via exchanges of highly skilled research and innovation staff, are essential for Europe to re-take the path to sustainable growth and to tackle societal challenges. In this context Horizon2020 should also encourage collaboration between European researchers by introducing a research voucher scheme with money for research following researchers that move to universities in all Member States, contributing to centres of excellence, independent universities, increased mobility among researchers.
Amendment 937 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to support short- term exchanges of research and innovation staff , as well as to offer possibilities to recruit researchers ,among a partnership of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups, both within Europe and worldwide. This will include fostering cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
National and regional funds should support positively evaluated Marie Curie actions that meet the criteria of excellence but where there is not enough funding available in the Horizon2020 program.
Amendment 977 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c – subparagraph 1 (new)
National and regional funds should be deployed to their full extent to support capacity building in research infrastructure.
Amendment 1079 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.2 – paragraph 4
To accelerate progress, a multidisciplinary and convergent approach benefitting from world leading European research infrastructure shall be fostered, involving chemistry, physics, engineering sciences, theoretical and computational modelling, biological sciences and increasingly creative industrial design.
Amendment 1776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 4
The specific feature of the EIT is to integrate higher education and entrepreneurship with research and innovation as links in a single innovation chain across the Union and beyond.
Amendment 1786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – paragraph 1
The EIT shall operate mainly, but not exclusively, via the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in areas of societal challenges that are of utmost relevance to Europe's common futurewhich offers true innovation potential. While the KICs have a large degree of autonomy in defining their own strategies and activities, there are a number of innovative features common to all KICs. The EIT will moreover enhance its impact by making the experiences from the KICs available across the Union and by actively fostering a new culture of knowledge sharing.
Amendment 1792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 3 – point b – paragraph 1
The EIT's strategy and activities shall be driven by a focus on societal challenges that are of utmost relevance to the future, such as climate change or sustainable energyareas which offer a true innovation potential and has a clear relevance to the societal challenges addressed in Horizon2020. By addressing key societal challenges in a comprehensive way, the EIT will promote inter- and multi- disciplinary approaches and help focus the research efforts of the partners in the KICs.