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The e European pean St Stru ructu ctural ral Fund nds s in t in the e De Defen ence ce Se Sector

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Objectives

 To identify innovative ways of funding dual use R&T projects, in order to promote innovation across the EDTIB  To support defence SMEs; ESF is one of the key actions included in EDA’s Action Plan for SMEs

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EDA actions

In 2013 EDA developed actions to:  Ra Raise ise awar aren eness ess of Ministries of Defence and defence industry/SMEs as regards the use of ESF;  Iden dentify tify an and supp suppor

• rt eli

ligib ible le pil ilot projects

• jects in R&T and

industrial capabilities for the European Structural Funds;  Develop lop a met methodo

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logy to be used by defence stakeholders to increase eligibility for future projects.

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St Stru ructural ctural Funds ds and d Cohesion Policy icy in 200 007-20 2013 13: : A br brief over vervie iew

► Structu

ructural ral Funds s : Financ ncia ial l inst strumen ruments ts throug

• ugh which

h EU Cohesion esion Policy icy is implem lement nted d to reinforce economic and social cohesion within the EU

► Support the need to stren

rengthen gthen compet etit itivenes eness s and innovat vation ion

► Contributes to raising the EU’s long-

term rm researc search h and innovation ation performanc formance e based d on smart art specialization ialization

The three e main funds ds under r which h resear arch h and innovat ation ion activit ivities ies can be suppor

• rted

ed are: ► European ean Regional

• nal Develop

velopmen ent Fund d (ERDF): F): EUR 201 B ► European ean Social al Fund d (ESF): EUR 76 B ► Cohesio ion n Fund: d: EUR 70 B These e funds are linked ed to to 3 main n

• bject

ectiv ives es: ► Converge ergence: nce: EUR 283 B ► Regional

• nal competit

etitiv iven enes ess & emplo loymen ent: t: EUR 55 B ► European ean Territ itor

• rial

ial Cooper erat ation: ion: EUR 9 B The EU investment for innovation and research in 2007-2013 amounts to around EUR 86 B.

Struct ctur ural l Funds ds (200 007-20 2013) 3)

EUR 347 B

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Dual-use use technolo

• logie

gies

European Commission’s definition: Goods and technologies are considered to be dual-use when they can be used for both civil and military purposes. Materials als proce cessi ssing ng equ quipm pment ent Electroni

• nics

ICT Telecommu communi nicati ation

• ns

Encryption yption Sensor sors & l lasers Navigation

• n & avioni

nics cs Marine ne equ quipm pment ent Ae Aerospa

• space

ce & propu

• puls

lsion n equ quipm pment ent

Defence expenditure is not eligible for Structural Funds. How

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ever: :

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Sec ecurit ity has become a top prior

• rity

ty for the European Union

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Dual-use se techn hnolo

• logie

ies that are transversal to both defence and security can be eligible

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Key ey enabl abling techn hnolo

• logie

ies can be applied to several sectors Cluster mapping linked with defence/security dual-use technologies

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Raising awareness

• In 2013 EDA organized 4 workshops in 4 Member States (PT,

PL, BG, IE)

• Main objectives:
• To familiarize and mobilize key stakeholders at regional level

in academia, research institutes, defence and security industries especially SMEs; and

• To influence better use of European Structural Funds for dual

application projects in the field of defence and security.

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Raising awareness (2)

More than 700 key experts, SMEs, universities, federal and regional administrations in charge of structural funds, innovation, defence and security, technology attended those seminars. The outcomes of these seminars were :

• A first positive dialogue between MoDs and the Ministries managing

Structural Funds

• A knowledge transfer to the military and civilian R&T community
• Creation of good contacts with operational stakeholders in charge of

the coordination of Cohesion Policy and ERDF programmes

• Initiate a new mind set and cooperation spirit regarding dual use R&T

projects

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Supporting eligible projects

• 72 potential projects from

12 MS were identified

• 7 projects selected, with

focus on key R&T priorities

• The selection process was

composed by two main steps: Preliminary Project holder and co-funding Assessment 6 criteria 6 criteria:

• EDA key priorities for MS
• Project readiness
• Project consistency
• Impact on EDTIB
• Economic & social impact
• Dual use technologies

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Supporting eligible projects (2)

Count ntry Project ct

Bulgaria Improvement of the urban security and defence through the implementation of advance detection sensors' system Poland Intruder detection and collision avoidance system for flight aircraft Germany Adaptation of SWIR technology for high resolution hyper spectral and imaging applications Portugal Turtle: increased sustainability of operations in the sea bottom by developing key technologies France European icing testing platform for aeronautics United Kingdom Microwave Epitaxial Spain Underwater signature monitoring and analysis (USMA) Centre

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Supporting eligible projects (3)

• 2 projects submitted successfully/ Both announced

eligible to financial support by the regional authorities

• One of them received 770K ESF funds out of 1,2M

eligible project budget (60% from ESF)

• 4 projects have been prepared for the next

programming period

• Most important!! In all cases no obstacles identified in
• rder to use ESF for dual use projects

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Developing a methodology

How

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For whom

• r whom

Who Who Wh Why

• Project added value (at EU, MS and regional level )
• Project objectives (general and specific)
• Relevance of the project in relation to the strategy of the OP
• Project stakeholders (skills and expertise needed for the project; partners and involvement in the project

development)

• Target groups (direct and indirect beneficiaries)
• Content (action plan to realise the project and resources used)
• Implementation (location and schedule)
• Financing plan and provisional cost

For

• r whi

which re h resu sult lts What What

• Rationale of the project
• Main scope (general economic and social context and expected goals)
• The results (output / deliverables)

EDA upon experie ience nce and results ts of work work so far will continue inue in 2014 suppo porti ting ng defence stakeho holder ders s on accessing sing ESF

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Way ahead

Capacity building- Transfer of know-how

• In 2014, EDA upon MoDs invitation, will continue organizing ESF

seminars and training activities in the MS

• Training or informative sessions on ESF will be organized also in

the frame of the regular EDA working groups, with the participation of MS, industry and academia

• 1stQ 2014 EDA will publish a Handbook with practical

information/steps to be followed by defence stakeholders to access ESF

• EDA will take advantage of EU, government or B2B events to

promote use of ESF for dual-use projects

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Way ahead (2)

Supporting eligible projects

• Upon EDA’s specific calls to be issued through the MoDs, EDA

will collect, asses and select project proposals for further support

• EDA will provide free of charge support to the project holders in

developing the application folders

• EDA calls will include among others: areas of priority,

predetermined criteria, application format etc.

• Unsolicited project proposals delivered to EDA outside the EDA

calls, will not be assessed

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Focus on Thematic Objectives

The upc pcomi ming ng opp pportunities nities of the 2014 14-2020 2020 prog programming ramming pe peri riod

• d

The next programming period will be slightly different from 2007-2013:

1.

• 1. Resea

search & innovatio ion 2.

• 2. Infor
• rmation

mation & c commu

• mmunication

ication technolo

• logie

ies s (ICT) T) 3.

• 3. Competitiv

itivenes ess of Smal all l and d Mediu dium-siz ized d Enter erprises ises (SMEs) MEs) 4.

• 4. Shift

t towards ds a low-carbon

• n econom
• nomy

5.

• 5. Clima

mate e chan ange e adap daptatio tation & r risk sk preventio ion and managem agement 6.

• 6. Envir

ironme mental tal protec ectio ion & resou source e efficien iciency

• 7. Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in

key network infrastructures

• 8. Employment & supporting labour mobility
• 9. Social inclusion & combating poverty

10. 10.Educatio ion, , skills lls & lifelo long lear arnin ing 11.Institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations

The RIS3 S3 requires nationa

• nal/reg

/region ional autho horiti rities es to identi tify fy the unique ue charact acteristi istics cs and assets ts of each h count ntry and region

• n, so as to focus on

policy support and investments received through Structural Funds. Stakeholder participation and

• wnership is essential to the

development of these strategies. Be based on regional and national Resea earch ch & Innovat ation ion Strategies egies for Smart t Speci cialisa isations tions (RIS IS3) 3)

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Focus on Thematic Objectives

The upc pcomi ming ng opp pportunities nities of the 2014 14-2020 2020 prog programming ramming pe peri riod

• d

The next programming period will be slightly different from 2007-2013:

1.

• 1. Resea

search & innovatio ion 2.

• 2. Infor
• rmation

mation & c commu

• mmunication

ication technolo

• logie

ies s (ICT) T) 3.

• 3. Competitiv

itivenes ess of Smal all l and d Mediu dium-siz ized d Enter erprises ises (SMEs) MEs) 4.

• 4. Shift

t towards ds a low-carbon

• n econom
• nomy

5.

• 5. Clima

mate e chan ange e adap daptatio tation & r risk sk preventio ion and managem agement 6.

• 6. Envir

ironme mental tal protec ectio ion & resou source e efficien iciency

• 7. Sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in

key network infrastructures

• 8. Employment & supporting labour mobility
• 9. Social inclusion & combating poverty

10. 10.Educatio ion, , skills lls & lifelo long lear arnin ing 11.Institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations

The RIS3 S3 requires nationa

• nal/reg

/region ional autho horiti rities es to identi tify fy the unique ue charact acteristi istics cs and assets ts of each h count ntry and region

• n, so as to focus on

policy support and investments received through Structural Funds. Stakeholder participation and

• wnership is essential to the

development of these strategies. Be based on regional and national Resea earch ch & Innovat ation ion Strategies egies for Smart t Speci cialisa isations tions (RIS IS3) 3)

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For more information

Vassilis Tsiamis EDA Project Officer European Structural Funds European Defence Agency Rue des Drapiers 17-23 B-1050 Ixelles - Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 504 2950 Fax: +32 (0)2 504 2985 vassilis.tsiamis@eda.europa.eu www.eda.europa.eu Media & Communication European Defence Agency Rue des Drapiers 17-23 B-1050 Ixelles - Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 504 28 22 info@eda.europa.eu www.eda.europa.eu

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