HORIZON 2020 – SPACE THEME

ROLE AND INITIATIVES OF ASI

Bartolomeo Pernice

CNES, Paris – June 17, 2014

HORIZON 2020: 3 PILLARS

H2020 Space Theme

GOVERNING AND ADVISORY BODIES

• Space Programme Committee: approves the two-years Work

Programme (WP) and relevant modifications

• SPC is made up of National Space Delegates from MS (28)

and National Experts

• SPC Italian expert from ASI

• Space Advisory Group (SAG): consulting body, informal and

temporary

WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015

WP 2016-2017 PREPARATION

H2020 SPACE

2014-2020 INDICATIVE BUDGET

H2020 SPACE

FIRST CALL 2014

SUBMITTED PROPOSALS

CALL Approx. # of proposals to be

funded

TOT SUBMITTED PROPOSALS

Oversubscription Rate

EO-2014 6 67 11,2

COMPET-2014 29 122 4,2

GALILEO-2014 27 109 4

PROTEC 2014 4 29 7,3

STRATEGIC RESEARCH CLUSTER (SRC)

AND PROGRAMME SUPPORT ACTIVITY (PSA)

• Horizon 2020 – Space Theme, foresees forming Strategic Research

Cluster focused on two specific topics. Already identified in the Work

Programme 2014-2015:

- COMPET3-2014: In-Space Electrical Propulsion and Station

Keeping (EP&SK)

- COMPET4-2014: Space Robotics Technologies (SRT)

• SRCs will start in 2016 and will be implemented through a system of grants – PSA

• Elaborate SRC roadmap

• Advice for operational grants

– Operational grants

• Each PSA will be granted for 4 M€ over 5 years.

PSA – ELIGIBLE PARTNERS

• ≥3 partners from ≥3 Member States or Associated States

• ESA participation to the PSA calls is admitted

• ASI responded with ESA, CNES, DLR, UKSA, CDTI, etc. to both PSA calls

• PSA partners can apply for operational grants of each SRC => possible conflict of interest ruled by EC

FP7 – ITALIAN DATA

FP7 OVERALL BUDGET: €52 MLD

FP7 – ITALIAN DATA

FP7 OVERALL BUDGET: €52 MLD

• Italian share of contribution to EU budget (2011) :13,4%;

• Italian return in FP7 9,46%

• Loss balance about -4%

FP7 – OVERALL NATIONAL DATA

FP7 – OVERALL NATIONAL DATA

FP7 SPACE – SIX CALLS

RETURNS

ABSOLUTE AVERAGE % RETURN OVER SIX CALLS FP7 SPACE

UE % CONTRIBUTION

F 17,5% 17,6%

DE 14,3% 19,5%

UK 13% 11,9%

I 10,1% 13,4%

ES 7% 8,8%

GNSS FP7 in numbers: Countries participation

ITALY

No of research links proposed

No of research links awarded

funding Success rate

194 72 37%

Italian Companies play a key role

in GNSS applications R&D

11% 21% 22%

89% 79% 78%

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FP7 Call 1 FP7 Call 2 FP7 Call 3

BIG 4 (DE,ES,FR, UK) Italy

Italian companies increased the “funding share” in

each new Galileo Call during the FP7

Distribution of the Galileo FP7 R&D

Funds in the BIG 5 EU countries

Comparison of the Galileo FP7 R&D

Funds distribution between EU countries

ASI and Horizon 2020

• ASI is charged to “Promote, sustain and coordinate the Italian participation to projects and initiatives of the European Union in Space and Aerospace»

• ASI aims to boost the Italian return and to reconcile H2020 space activities with national strategic thread of interest in the sector

• Some initiatives: – H2020 gatherings at ASI to inform, support and respond to the national stakeholders

involved in H2020 Space Theme (CTNA, SPIN-IT, Industrial Associations, Research

Institutions, Universities, etc.)

– Fostering international parterniship (e.g.. France, UK, Czech Rep., Poland)

– Encourage participation of Italian space experts to join the database of independent

experts for European research and innovation

– Involvement of national delegates on subjects other than space in H2020 (e.g. Secure

Society, FET, ICT, SME, etc.)

– Reinforce the possibility for Italian Seconded National Experts in EC

ASI and Horizon 2020

• H2020 Programme Committee: June 25, 2014

• EC: Public Consultation workshops a Brussels

- EU Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) research and technology Stakeholder

consultation workshop (June 4, 2014)

- The technology and science consultation, (Compet e Protec), Bruxelles, Auditorium of

DG-ENTR (October 16, 2014)

• “Space week” in Rome in September:

9/15-16: 3rd International Space Research Conference;

9/17: Horizon 2020 Space Info Day

• ASI info contact for H2020: h2020spazio@asi.it

ASI and Horizon 2020 «Distretto Virtuale» WEB Portal

• Within the ASI web portal at www.asi.it

– «Distretto Virtuale» Portal >> Directory… >> Firms >> • Show Firms

– Complete list of the Italian registered space companies with firm details

• Sarch Firm – Selective list based on search criteria

ASI and Horizon 2020 «Distretto Virtuale» WEB Portal

• Content Manager

– Registration is open also to international subjects

– To register email at: dbpilota@asi.it

Thank you for your attention

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