Call for Technology and Innovation Platforms 2020
29.05.2020. The call for early processing for the year 2020 for the granting of aid to Technology and Innovation Platforms, within the State Programme for Research, Development and Innovation Geared to the Challenges of Society (within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020), has been approved. The objective of this call is the creation and consolidation of Technology and Innovation Platforms. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED: The Technology and Innovation Platforms carry out activities to promote and stimulate R&D&I, they are structures for exchange and communication between the different agents in the Spanish science-technology and innovation system that promote the improvement of the technological capacity and competitiveness of the national productive sector, carrying out activities of knowledge exchange, planning and dissemination. The Technology and Innovation Platforms are key structures for the promotion of public-private collaboration and the detection of new demands. The activities that are financed are: a) Organization of the Platform’s Annual Assembly. b) Dissemination activities or thematic conferences related to the activity of the Platform. c) Preparation of documents related to the Platform’s activity. d) Elaboration of prospective studies and early demand studies. e) Actions in the field of Challenges in collaboration with other Platforms. f) Actions aimed at promoting technological cooperation and advice on the preparation of R&D&I projects. g) Promotion of participation in R&D&I internationalisation activities. BENEFICIARIES: In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the resolution of the call, public research bodies, public universities, state-level Technology Centres and Technology Innovation Support Centres, other public and private non-profit R&D&I centres, companies and sectorial business associations may be beneficiaries of the aid. Type of funding: Grant Budget: 4.000.000 € Deadline: June 2, 2020 – June 16, 2020 More information: http://www.ciencia.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.dbc68b34d11ccbd5d52ffeb801432ea0/?vgnextoid=a17304aad8ac1710VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD
Forest protection, biodiversity and artificial intelligence: what challenges ahead?
29.05.2020. Forest Protection, Biodiversity and Artificial Intelligence: What Challenges Ahead? is an event that will consist of a debate on future challenges regarding forest protection in the European Union and globally; as well as the use of artificial intelligence to counteract biodiversity loss and improve environmental sustainability (#Tech4Forests). The speakers and details of the event will be announced in the coming days. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, this event will be streamed. ABOUT THE DEBATE As recognized by both the UN and the European Commission, forests are rapidly disappearing as a result of deforestation and degradation. Furthermore, global deforestation and forest degradation also negatively affects many objectives, both of Europe and of the international community; and in several other important aspects of life on Earth, such as ensuring peace and good governance or promoting the rule of law as highlighted in the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. #Tech4Forests: The issue of forest protection continues to be a crucial feature of the global public debate on climate change, as forests are not only an important aspect of the fight to protect the climate, but also a decisive aspect of the success of the actions being taken by European and international institutions. When: 24 June 2020 Time: 6 p.m. Where: online The audience will be able to ask questions during the discussion and afterward in the question and answer round. Registration: https://bit.ly/2yIBnmZ
UBLIC CONSULTATION – Adapting to Climate Change: an EU Strategy
28.05.2020. The European Green Deal aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world. Climate impacts are already being felt across Europe and are likely to increase even further in intensity and frequency. Without drastic emission reduction measures, continued climate change could increase the likelihood of serious, widespread and irreversible consequences, such as the collapse of natural ecosystems, the erosion of global food security or the displacement of people. The Commission therefore believes it is important to bring together a wide range of stakeholder views for the new Strategy to inform the design and policy options explored, as well as the appropriate level of ambition. You can contribute and participate in this call through the following link: https://bit.ly/3gxEVJC Europe is affected by indirect climate impacts outside the Union in many ways, such as trade, spread of infections and supply chains or migration. The ultimate goal of climate change adaptation strategies is to protect people, the planet and prosperity from environmental impacts. By promoting global adaptation actions together with accelerated emission reductions, the EU can help ensure the well-being of EU citizens, safeguard our natural environment and cultural heritage, and protect our investments and economic assets. Feedback period from 14 May 2020 to 20 August 2020 More information on the consultation at: https://bit.ly/3gp6o0h
PUBLIC CONSULTATION: The European Climate Pact aims to involve citizens and communities in climate and environmental action.
28.05.2020. The transition to a climate-neutral society is a challenging task because it is about people and their daily lives: how we produce, consume, move, heat or cool our homes, work and live together. Along with government policies and regulations, citizens, communities and organizations in all sectors of society and economy have their role to play. To this end and as part of the European Green Deal, the Commission will launch a European Climate Pact to give everyone a voice and space to design climate actions, share information, launch grassroots activities and showcase solutions that others can follow. Through communication activities and events and by using multiple channels and tools, the Covenant will create awareness and understanding of climate change based on sound scientific evidence. It will also inspire individuals and organizations to get involved and encourage sustainable behaviors. The Commission wants to hear citizens’ ideas for the European Climate Pact and their views on how to make the Pact as effective, inclusive and ambitious as possible. That is why a public consultation is being launched, to shape the final design of the Covenant. More information on the consultation is available at: https://bit.ly/2ZIOpfl About the European Climate Pact The European Climate Pact aims to inform, inspire and encourage cooperation between people and organisations ranging from national, regional and local authorities to businesses, trade unions, civil society organisations, educational institutions, research and innovation organisations, consumer groups and individuals. Direct consultations with citizens could be organised using formats such as citizens’ dialogues, citizens’ assemblies and more. As appropriate, these platforms will be linked to existing initiatives such as the Covenant of Mayors on Climate and Energy or the CITIZENV dialogues with young people across Europe. The Green Deal is the EU’s new strategy for tackling climate change, designed to make Europe’s economy sustainable, cleaner, safer and healthier. The vehicle for promoting this broad social mobilization, which brings together people, industry, civil society and public authorities at all levels, will be the ‘Climate Pact’, which will be launched in the third quarter of 2020. The online public consultation is open until 17 June 2020. Contact us: Beatriz Martinez: beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu
New European Green Deal call
27.05.2020. The European Commission has opened a public call to shape a new Horizon 2020 call for proposals that will aim to strengthen research and innovation related to the European Green Deal. The call for proposals is expected to be published in mid-September and will have a budget of 1 billion euros. The call seeks to fund projects that provide solutions to the main priorities of the Green Pact, supporting pilot applications, demonstration projects and innovative products; innovation for better governance of the green and digital transition; social and value chain innovation. In addition to supporting technological development and demonstration, the call also seeks new ways to engage civil society and empower citizens. This public consultation on the Green Pact allows CILIFO project partners and citizens to provide their assessments for the future Green Pact, which may affect the issues addressed by CILIFO. The call will be structured in 11 areas, 8 thematic and 3 horizontal: Call area 1: Increasing climate ambition: cross-sectoral challenges Call area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy Call area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy Call area 4: Energy and resource-efficient buildings Call area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility Call area 6: Farm to Fork Call area 7: Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services Call area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic-free environment Call area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the European Green Deal Call area 10: Empowering citizens fortransition towards a climate neutral, sustainable Europe Call area 11:Accelerating the clean energy transition and access in partnership with Africa DEADLINE: 3rd June 2020 More information : https://bit.ly/2ZCjwsW Contact: Beatriz Martínez (beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu)
Contracting of Advice Creation of Joint Innovation Units
20.05.2020. 60% subsidy for projects of up to 2,000,000 euros between a non-SME company and an Andalusian research organisation SME companies can be subcontractors. Objective: to carry out joint projects between a non-SME company and a research body (this union will constitute a Joint Innovation Unit) to jointly implement technological development and innovation activities. Details: the aid is a non-refundable grant for projects that last three years and include a set of objectives and activities aligned with the priorities of the Innovation Strategy Andalusia 2020-RIS3. It may not be completed after 30 June 2023. The project will involve a planned research or critical study aimed at acquiring new knowledge and skills that are useful for new products, processes, services or to significantly improve existing ones. The result must be marketable. ⏰ Deadline: 75 calendar days from the day after the end of the alarm condition. The beneficiaries will be non-SME companies and Andalusian research and results dissemination bodies. SME companies could be subcontracted. Budget: the 2020 call has a budget of 18,000,000 euros. The minimum eligible budget for each project will be 1,500,000 euros. The maximum amount of aid for each project will be 60% of the eligible investment, with a maximum of 2,000,000 per project. The minimum contribution of the company participating in the Joint Innovation Unit will be at least 50% of the total budget. The research body must have a minimum of 10% of the budget. Contacts: Adrian Noheda Director of the Firefighting Open Innovation Lab adrian.noheda@finnova.eu Antonio Luis Moreno Finnova Foundation Project Technician antonio.luis@finnova.eu
CDTI-SOST on-line session on European R+D+i The EU Green Deal
12.05.2020. In order to continue to bring the latest news related to the European R+D+i programmes to the Spanish scientific-technological community, the CDTI Office in Brussels (SOST) will be organizing over the next few weeks several on-line sessions (of about one hour) with heads of institutions European. The next session will feature the participation of Clara de la Torre (Director General in DG Climate), who will present his vision of the new Covenant EU Green Deal, the progress around the 2030 targets and the recovery plan for the EU. The session will take place on Friday 15 of May at 11:00h
2nd Edition Firefighting StartUp Europe Awards SEUA – CILIFO (2020)
08.05.2020. The StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA) is an initiative promoted by the European Commission, supported by the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament; and implemented by the Finnova Foundation (hereinafter Finnova) in collaboration with StartUp Europe. SEUA is an open innovation tool that allows companies to identify new talented start-ups, which are able to solve current challenges in multiple areas. Finnova’s mission with this initiative is to help start-ups and scale-ups become more efficient, intelligent and successful. On the occasion of Europe Day (9 May 2020), the Finnova Foundation, a beneficiary of the CILIFO project, launches the 2nd Edition Firefighting StartUp Europe Awards SEUA – CILIFO (2020). This methodology will identify those that offer products, services or methodologies that address the three phases in fire fighting 1) Prevention 2) Action 3) Regeneration They should provide an improvement in the efficiency of resources in fire fighting; technological tools; social awareness; fire behaviour; spatial and temporal patterns of fire; fire meteorology and fire danger classification; fire extinguishing techniques; terrestrial, aerial and spatial detection; restoration; etc. The aim is to identify and support these entrepreneurs and to implement these good ideas for the benefit of society as a whole by generating a public-private partnership that will lead to the drafting of projects and thus access to European Union funds. OBJECTIVE: to help address the impact of climate change, as well as economic and human losses, by rewarding new companies or entrepreneurs, both in the research and implementation stages, offering solutions for fire prevention, extinction and recovery. TARGETS: Entrepreneurs and start-ups with ideas/projects related to the fight against forest fires in the 3 action areas of the CILIFO project (Prevention, Action and Regeneration). The second edition of the Firefighting StartUp Europe Awards is planned in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2020 (12-15 October), as it is the largest annual event based in Brussels dedicated to regional policy. The #EURegionsWeek brings together regions and cities from across Europe, including their political representatives, officials, as well as experts and academics. It is an event that promotes how regions and cities use EU funds to improve the daily lives of citizens. The 2020 edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) will take place from 12-15 October in Brussels, Belgium. During that week, the 2nd Edition Firefighting StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA-CILIFO) will be held and will reward companies and entrepreneurs who have an innovative solution in the framework of fighting forest fires; and their consequences for climate change adaptation and mitigation. To participate, apply at the following link: https://www.f6s.com/startupeuropeawards/apply Contact: beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu / seua@finnova.eu
Virtual Information Day Call LIFE 2020 (May 12, 2020)
08.05.2020. The CILIFO project and its beneficiary partners inform about this information day on the LIFE call. On May 12th, the Virtual Information Day of the LIFE 2020 call will take place, with the participation of the Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME) and NEEMO. The registration period is open: REGISTER HERE to participate in the virtual seminar. This is the planned agenda. IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT IDEA PLEASE CONTACT THE CILIFO TEAM WHO WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE FIREFIGHTING OPEN INNOVATION LAB – CILIFO TO TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A POSSIBLE LIFE PROJECT FUNDED TO MORE THAN 1 MILLION EUROS. Contact: José Manuel Requena (jrequena@finnova.eu) Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Hiring of Advice for the presentation of R+D+i projects
07.05.2020. Subsidy of up to 10,000 euros for the purpose of hiring external advice for the presentation of R&D&I projects to international calls, especially H2020. Call for the granting of subsidies for the promotion of industrial research, experimental development and business innovation in Andalusia – Subsidy line «Program for the Promotion of International R&D&I», on a non-competitive basis. DETAILS The support will consist exclusively of a non-refundable grant for the hiring of external expertise to carry out tasks related to the preparation, drafting and submission of the proposal, as well as the search for partners when required by the call. These consultancy projects will be subject to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid. ⏰ Deadline: 30 September 2020 Change possible due to the situation of Covid-19 OBJECTIVE The contracting of an external consultancy for the presentation of R+D+i projects to international calls, especially H2020. WHO? The beneficiaries will be SMEs, which are not involved in the primary production of agricultural, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture products. BUDGET The maximum amount of aid will be 10,000 euros, and it will never be more than 75% of the total cost of the service. CONTACT Antonio Luis Finnova Foundation Project Technician antonio.luis@finnova.eu