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