45 Amendments of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In view of the steps towards further externalisation of the Union's research and innovation funding, the method and the extent of externalisation should be determined according to the results of an independent impact assessment, which evaluates all advantages of the various forms of externalisation such as Joint Technology Initiatives, Public-Private Partnerships or Research Executive Agencies.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour responsible research and informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing responsible research and innovation agendasnovation through the active participation of the societal actors (researchers, citizens and civil society, policy makers and industry) in the research and innovation process, notably by ensuring the uptake of the gender dimension, by promoting science education, by guaranteeing the respect of ethical legislation and promoting the emergence of an adherence to the highest ethical standards worldwide, by increasing the accessibility and re-use of the results of publicly funded research, in particular scientific publications and data, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing a governance framework that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitatinges their participation in Horizon 2020 activities.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In order to maximise the impact of Horizon 2020 special consideration should be given to multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches as necessary elements for major scientific progress. Breakthroughs in science often take place at the boundaries or intersections of disciplines and knowledge. Furthermore, the complexity of the problems and challenges that Europe is facing requires solutions that can only be tackled from several disciplines and societal actors working together.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) It should be contemplated to encourage the participation of research teams in different projects in order to reinforce the R&I quality and to increase the possibility of international co- operation.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'research infrastructures' (RI) mean facilities, resources, organisational systems and services that are used by the research communities to conduct research and innovation in their fields. Where relevant, they may be used beyond research, e.g. for education or public services. This includes: major scientific equipment (or sets of instruments); knowledge-based resources such as collections, archives or scientific data; e- infrastructures, such as data, computing and software systems, communication networks and systems to promote openness and digital trust; any other infrastructure of a unique nature essential to achieve excellence in research and innovation;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Horizon 2020 shall play a central role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by providing a common strategic framework for the Union's research and innovation funding, thus acting as a vehicle for leveraging private investment, transferring research results to all the levels of education, creating new job opportunities and ensuring Europe's long- term sustainable growth and competitiveness.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Horizon 2020 shall contribute to building an economy based on knowledge and innovation across the whole Union by leveraging sufficient additional research, development and innovation funding. Thereby, it shall support 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 Iinstruments for the connection between Research and Innovation and Structural Funds should be implemented through the programs, "Regions of Knowledge" and "smart specialisation". Both instruments should be located inside ERA, in order to create objective indicators for the "stairways of excellence".
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in a manner ensuring that the priorities and actions supported are relevant to changing needs and take account of the evolving nature of science, technology, innovation, markets and society, where innovation includes business, organisational and social aspects, as well as transfer of science results to all the levels of education and training.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) financial contributions from the Union to joint undertakings established on the basis of Article 187 TFEU under the Seventh Framework Programme, subject to the amendment of their basic acts; to new public-private partnerships set up on the basis of Article 187 TFEU; and to other funding bodies referred to in Article [55(1)(b)(v) or (vii)] of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [New Financial Regulation]. This form of partnerships shall only be implemented where the scope of the objectives pursued, the consistency with existing EU policy objectives and the scale of the resources required justify it;
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In order to simplify the access to information and to develop an instrument with all the information demanded by the research community and, having regard the need for a transparency, Cordis, as a digital instrument shall be revised and reformed in a more clear and flexible way. The New Cordis shall be finalized before June 2013.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure, as well as an assessment of the use of state-of-the-art solutions provided by Key Enabling Technologies and by Information and Communication Technologies to meet Societal Challenges.
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 1 a (new)
Science for and with society enables all societal actors to interact in the innovation cycle and therefore increases the quality, relevance, acceptability and sustainability of innovation outcomes by integrating society's interests and values.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(a a) Implementation of a clear program for the transfer of science, research and innovation to the education content at all levels, as well as for the adaptation of the technologies to the use.
Amendment 966 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Constitution of a data base concerning the results of the research and innovation The aim shall be to create and to make available a data base of the results of research and innovation. This will be open to international collaboration. Both research groups and enterprises will add contents to this data base in order to help the launch of a market of innovation and cooperation and to stimulate the meeting of possible partners.
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 4
The successful mastering and deployment of enabling technologies by European industry is a key factor in strengthening Europe's productivity and innovation capacity and ensuring Europe has an advanced, sustainable and competitive economy, global leadership in hi-tech application sectors and the ability to develop effective solutions for societal challenges. The pervasive nature of such activities can spur further progress through complementary inventions and applications, ensuring a higher return on investment in these technologies than in any other field. The development of spin- offs from research projects shall be supported through flexible instruments such as open calls.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 8
The integration of enabling technologies in solutions for the societal challenges shall be supported together with the relevant challenges. Applications of enabling technologies that do not fall under the societal challenges, but are important for reinforcing the competitiveness of European industry, shall be supported under ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’. In order to apply Key Enabling and Information and Communication Technologies efficiently in the Societal Challenges priority a coordination mechanism must be established.
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 10
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 10
The approach shall include both agenda- driven activities and more open areas to promote innovative projects and breakthrough solutions. Emphasis shall be on R&D, large-scale pilots and demonstration activities, test beds and living labs, prototyping and product validation in pilot lines. Activities shall be designed to boost industrial competitiveness by stimulating industry, and in particular SMEs, to make more research and innovation investment. Direct follow-on activities for projects such as piloting, demonstration and take –up shall be supported through flexible instruments such as open calls.
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
A major component of ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems22 . These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health, agriculture etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.
Amendment 1009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12
A major component of ‘'Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’' are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems. These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health, agriculture etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.
Amendment 1021 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 1
In line with the Digital Agenda for Europe23 , the specific objective of ICT research and innovation (R&I) is to enable Europe to develop and exploit the opportunities brought by ICT progress for the benefits of its citizens, businesses and scientific communities. "ICT" encompasses all ICT- domains, including amongst others fixed, wireless, optical fibre networks and satellite networks, networked electronic media, computer based smart systems and embedded software as well as the broad fields of Photonics, Organic Electronics, Robotics and Nanoelectronics.
Amendment 1039 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e a (new)
(e a) advanced robots and technology applied to health and disabilities
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
These six activity lines shall also include ICT specific research infrastructures such as living labs for large-scale experimentation, and infrastructures for underlying key enabling technologies and their integration in advanced products and innovative smart systems, including equipment, tools, support services, clean rooms and access to foundries for prototyping. In order to fully seize the ICT potential, the diversity of research areas and cycles characteristic to ICT research shall be guaranteed through the rules for participation, allowing for long-term cost- intensive large-scale research projects as well as fast opportunity seizing activities identified by the market.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
These six major activity lines are expected to cover the full range of needs. These would include industrial leadership in generic ICT-based solutions, products and services needed to tackle major societal challenges as well as application-driven ICT research and innovation agendas which will be supported together with the relevant societal challenge. Special attention shall be given to ensuring that state-of-the-art ICT solutions are selected for projects funded under the Societal Challenges priority.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of advanced materials research and innovation is to develop materials with new functionalities or new materials for a given function, and improved in-service performance, for more competitive products that minimise the impact on the environment and the consumption of resources.
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Research and development to investigate alternatives to the use of materials and innovative business model approaches. and identification of critical resources for large scale solution industrialization
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of biotechnology research and innovation is to develop competitive, sustainable and innovative industrial products and processes and contribute as an innovation driver in a number of European sectors like agriculture, food, chemical, energy and health.
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Powered by the expansion of the knowledge of living systems, biotechnology is set to deliver a stream of new applications and to strengthen the Union's industrial base and its innovation capacity. Examples of the rising importance of biotechnology are in industrial applications including bio- chemicals, of which the market share is estimated to increase by up to 12 %-20 % of chemical production by 2015. A number of the so-called twelve rules of Green Chemistry are also addressed by biotechnology, due to the selectivity and efficiency of bio-systems. The possible economic burdens for Union enterprises can be reduced by harnessing the potential of biotechnology processes and bio-based products to reduce CO2 emissions, estimated to range from between 1 to 2.5 billion tons CO2 equivalent per year by 2030.In Europe's biopharmaceutical sector, already some 20 % of the current medicines are derived from biotechnology, with up to 50 % of new medicines. Biotechnology also opens new avenues for exploiting the huge potential of marine resources for producing innovative industrial, health, energy, chemical and environmental applications. The emerging sector of marine (blue) biotechnology has been predicted to grow by 10 % a year.
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Development of platform technologies (e.g. systems biology, genomics, meta- genomics, proteomics, phenomics, molecular tools) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors.
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of space research and innovation is to foster a competitive and innovative space industry and research community to develop and exploit space infrastructure, applications and services to meet future Union policy and societal needs.
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 2
Strengthening the European space sector by boosting space research and innovation in electronic communications, earth observation, navigation, science and exploration is vital to maintain and safeguard Europe's capability of access to and operations in space in support of Union policies, international strategic interests and competitiveness amongst established and emerging space faring nations.
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 1
Space is an important, but frequently invisible enabler of diverse services and products crucial to modern day society, such as navigation, communication, weather forecasts, and geographic information. Policy formulation and implementation at European, national and regional levels increasingly depend on space-derived information. The global space sector is rapidly growing and expanding into new regions (e.g. China, South America). European industry is at present a considerable exporter of first class satellites for commercial (mostly in the electronic communications sector) and scientific purposes. Increasing global competition is challenging Europe's position in this area. Thus Europe has an interest in ensuring that its industry continues to thrive in this fiercely competitive market In addition, data from European science satellites have resulted in some of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in the last decades in Earth sciences and astronomy. With this unique capacity, the European space sector has a critical role to play in addressing the challenges identified by Europe 2020.
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Research, technology development and innovation underpin capacities in space which are vital to European society. While the United States of America spends around 25 % of their space budget on R&D, the Union spends less than 10 %. Moreover, space research in the Union is fragmented in the national programmes of a few Member States. To maintain the technological and competitive edge Union level action is needed to coordinate space research, to promote the participation of researchers from all Member States, and to lower the barriers for collaborative space research projects across national borders. This needs to be done in coordination with the European Space Agency, which has successfully managed industrial satellite development and deep space missions on an intergovernmental basis with a subset of the Member States since 1975. In addition, the information provided by European satellites will offer an increasing potential for further development of innovative satellite-based downstream services. This is a typical activity sector for SMEs and should be supported by research and innovation measures in order to reap the full benefits of this opportunity, and especially of the considerable investments made on the two Union flagships Galileo and GMES, but also in the electronic communications sector which shall contribute to achieving the targets of the Union's Digital Agenda by, for example, closing the digital divide, thus enabling the emergence of e-businesses across the European territory and consequently contributing to the development of the Digital Single Market.
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point b – paragraph 1
This aims at developing advanced space technologies and operational concepts from idea to demonstration in space, including navigation, electronic communications and remote sensing, as well as the protection of space assets from threats such as debris and solar flares. To develop and apply advanced space technologies requires the continuous education and training of highly skilled engineers and scientists.
Amendment 1212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The goal is to improve access to debt financing - loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees and other forms of debt and risk finance - for public and private entities and public-private partnerships engaged in research and innovation activities requiring risky investments in order to come to fruition. The focus shall be on supporting research and innovation with a high potential for excellence. In the interests of ensuring critical mass and a whole- innovation-chain approach, they will preferentially target activities resulting from other actions funded under Horizon 2020, including support to Phase 3 of the new dedicated SME instrument.
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 2
All of the specific objectives on societal challenges and on leadership in enabling and industrial technologies will apply the dedicated SME instrument and will allocate an amount for this. This instrument shall create the necessary flexibility to allow for the integration of SMEs at project runtime and for limited shorter-than-project timeframes into research projects. It shall also allow the creation of a new category of smaller (micro) projects for SMEs as spin-outs from larger research projects.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Lifelong health and wellbeing for all, high- quality and economically sustainable health and care systems, solutions to deal with the autonomy of an ageing population and opportunities for new jobs and growth are the aims of support to research and innovation in response to this challenge and will make a major contribution to Europe 2020.
Amendment 1316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and, effective and accessible products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.
Amendment 1326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 1376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
The potential of biological resources and ecosystems could be used in a much more sustainable, efficient and integrated manner. For examples, the potential of biomass from agriculture, forests and waste streams from agricultural, aquatic, industrial, and also municipal origins could be better harnessed
Amendment 1433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1
The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient, sustainable and competitive European bio-based industries. The activities shall focus on fostering the bio-economy by transforming conventional industrial processes and products into bio- based resource and energy efficient ones, the development of integrated biorefineries, producing and utilising biomass from primary production, biowaste and bio- based industry by- products, and opening new markets through supporting standardisation, regulatory and demonstration/field trial activities and others, while taking into account the implication of the bio-economy on land use and land use changes.
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low- carbon energy technologies and services. These must go hand in hand with non- technological solutions on both the supply and demand sides. All this must be part of an integrated low-carbon policy, including mastering key enabling technologies, in particular ICT solutions and advanced manufacturing, processing and materials. The goal is to produce efficient energy technologies and services that will contribute to tackling energy challenges, mainly linked to the integration of renewable energy, and that can be taken up widely on European and international markets and to establish intelligent demand-side management based on an open and transparent energy trade market and intelligent energy efficiency management systems.
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
(d) A single, smart flexible European electricitnergy grid
Amendment 1578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to minimise transport's impact on climate and the environment by improving its efficiency in the use of natural resources, and by reducing its dependence on fossil fuelCO2 emissions.
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure societal engagement in research and innovation; increase societal appreciation of science;