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Northern Ireland and Horizon 2020
28 November 2013
Dajana Džanović – H2020 Northern Ireland Contact Point - ICT
d.dzanovic@qub.ac.uk
NI Horizon 2020 Action Plan
• NI FP7 participation
(1 July 2013) over €63m
• 216 participations
(56 commercial/28 SME, 137HE)
• NI H2020 Action Plan (2013)
• A new plan is being developed during this period for 2014 onwards http://www.detini.gov.uk/horizon2020
NI Horizon 2020 Contact Points (NICPs) • Contact Points (+ H2020 Manager):
– Health (QUB) and Connected Health (UU)
– Engineering (QUB)
– ICT (QUB x2)
– SSH (QUB)
– Energy (UU)
– Agri-Food (AFBI)
– SMEs (Invest NI x3)
• Close links with UK and Irish NCPs
• Formation of a new network including Invest NI & InterTradeIreland
• Brussels based NI staff
Role of NICPs • Highlight Horizon 2020 opportunities (workshops,
events, visits)
• Disseminate Horizon 2020 information
• Identify/guide through specific Horizon 2020 calls and themes for potential funding
• Support proposal preparation
• Help with general and specific queries
• Work with NI stakeholders who want to engage in Horizon 2020 funding
• Increase NI representation on EU groups/committees
Useful info • H2020 draft Work Programmes (most calls to open on 11 Dec
2013) http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents
• Intertrade Ireland EU Travel Scheme for north-south
collaborations including attendance at some events (max £350) http://www.intertradeireland.com/horizon2020/funding_supports/eu_travel_scheme/
• H2020/EU Expert Evaluator http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts
• Meeting rooms in Brussels
• Connected Health brokerage event in Brussels (10 Dec 2013)
• Irish launch of H2020 in Dublin (10 Dec 2013)
NICP Contact Details • Simon Grattan, NI H2020 Manager,
simon.grattan@detini.gov.uk • Manuel Morillas Diaz – Health, m.morillas-diaz@qub.ac.uk • Shirley Davey – Connected Health, s.davey@ulster.ac.uk • Ciaran Prunty – Engineering, c.prunty@qub.ac.uk • Dajana Dzanovic – ICT, d.dzanovic@qub.ac.uk • Inmaculada Higueras – SSH, i.higueras@qub.ac.uk • Dominic McLarnon – Energy, d.mclarnon@ulster.ac.uk • David McCleery – Agri-food, David.McCleery@afbini.gov.uk • Joanne Coyle, Bob Bunn and Lisa O’Reilly – SMEs,
joanne.coyle@investni.com, robert.bunn@investni.com and lisa.oreilly@investni.com