15 Amendments of Alyn SMITH related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to be able to compete globally, to effectively address the grand societal challenges, and to attain the goals of the Union 2020 Strategy, the Union should make full use of its human resources. Horizon 2020 should be a catalyser and a powerful stimulus for completing the ERA by supporting across the line activities that attract, retain, train and develop research and innovation talent. To reach this aim and to enhance the knowledge transfer and the quantity and quality of researchers, human capital building activities, including those focused specifically at young people and women, should be a standard element in all research and innovation activities funded by the Union.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) To achieve a bigger and better connection between research and innovation, Horizon 2020 should support the transfer of knowledge and technology, paying particular attention to the relationship between research carried out in the public sphere and the productive fabric of the Union, in all of its regions.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) European local and regional authorities have an important role to play in implementing the European Research Area and in ensuring an efficient coordination of the Union financial instruments, in particular in fostering linkages between Horizon 2020 and the Structural Funds, within the framework of regional innovation strategies based on smart specialisation. Regions also have a key role in the dissemination and implementation of Horizon 2020 results and in offering complementary funding.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) With the aim to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding, Horizon 2020 is to develop closer synergies, which may also take the form of public-public partnerships, with international, national and regional programmes that support research and innovation.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Effective coordination between the three main pillars of Horizon 2020 shall be ensured.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Open Access With a view to enhance exploitation and dissemination of results and thereby boost European innovation, free open access to publications resulting from research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be mandatory. Free open access to scientific data produced or collected within research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be promoted.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) the involvement of all interested partners of the entire value chain, including the end-users, SMEs and research institutes, in the partnership;
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Union participation in programmes undertaken by several Member States in accordance with Article 185 TFEU, with participation of sub-national authorities where relevant.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. EReviews and evaluations shall be carried out in a sufficiently timely manner to feed into the decision-making process.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point d a (new)
(da) Spreading excellence and widening participation shall unlock the potential of Europe's talent pool by giving support to policy learning, networking and training opportunities;
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
ERC funding shall be awarded in accordance with the following well- established principles. Scientific excellence shall be the sole criterion on which ERC grants are awarded. The ERC shall operate on a ‘'bottom-up’' basis without predetermined priorities. The ERC grants shall be open to individual teams of researchers of any age and from any country in the world, working in Europe. And tThe ERC shall aim to foster healthy competition across Europe and will ensure unconscious gender bias is properly tackled in evaluation procedures.
Amendment 876 #
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 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 substantialn increase in the number of excellent researchers from outside Europe whom it funds, including a sharp increase of excellent female researchers, and specific improvements in institutional practices and national policies to support top researchers.
Amendment 975 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point c
The aim shall be to support partnerships between relevant policymakers and funding bodies, mapping and monitoring tools for decision-making and also international cooperation activities. European research infrastructures shall be supported in their international relations activities and consulted in the process of shaping the European strategy for international cooperation in research.
Amendment 1781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – Part 5 – point 2 – paragraph 8
The EIT KICs are highly integrated ventures, bringing together partners from industry, higher education, research and technology institutes, renowned for their excellence. KICs allow world-class partners to unite in new, cross-border configurations, optimise existing resources and open up access to new business opportunities via new value chains, addressing higher-risk, larger-scale challenges. It is essential that KICs provide the opportunity for SMEs to fully participate in all their activities: widening participation to new entrants bringing new ideas and in particular increasing participation of SMEs should be part of the KICs strategy for growth.