Selectie European Digital Innovation Hubs
I NFOMOMENT K ANDIDAAT I NDIENERS
Agenda
• Procedure, kalender, criteria en aandachtspunten
• Q&A
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie EDIH
• EDIH4 SMART AGRIFOOD
• The Beacon
• Limburg / Energie
Q&A Voorbeelden kandidaten (15 min)
• Rol van EDIH binnen DEP, subsidie, Europese procedure
• Q&A
DEEL II Europese Selectie EDIH
3-07-2020
DEEL I V LAAMSE P RESELECTIE EDIH
1. Selectieprocedures Vlaamse EDIH-kandidaat 2. Kalender Vlaamse EDIH-kandidaat
3. Vlaamse preselectieproces -inhoudelijke criteria (5) -praktische afspraken -beoordelingscommissie
-bekendmaking geselecteerden 4. Aandachtspunten
5. Q&A
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie EDIH
1. Selectieprocedure voor Vlaamse kandidaten:
2) Selectie door de Europese Commissie
Ontvankelijkheidsbeoordeling op EU niveau;
Gesloten oproep voor ontvankelijke kandidaten;
▪ Onderscheid eerste en tweede jaar
Open oproep (mits onvoldoende dekking – vanaf 3de jaar)
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie EDIH
1) Preselectie per lidstaat
In België uitgevoerd door de gewesten, later worden gewestelijke lijsten samengevoegd tot 1 Belgische lijst
31 augustus 2020
Deadline invulformulieren
Vlaamse EDIH’s.
30 september
2020:
bekendmaking geselecteerde
Vlaamse kandidaat-
EDIH’s.
Oktober 2020:
Ontvankelijk heidscheck
November 2020:
Digitaal Netwerkevent
November- december
2020:
Gesloten Oproep van de Europese
Commissie
Deel I Vlaamse Preselectie EDIH
2. Kalender Vlaamse EDIH
Vlaams Gewest Europese Commissie
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
3 . Vlaamse preselectieproces
3.1. inhoudelijke criteria
→
1) relevantie
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2) competenties (4 functies) Test before invest;
Vaardigheden en training;
Financiële ondersteuning;
Innovatie-ecosysteem uitbouwen en netwerken.
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3) management capaciteit en infrastructuur
DEEL II Vlaamse Preselectie
→ 4) Samenwerking met Digital Experience Lab (DEL)
=laagdrempelig kmo’s experimenteren met data en digitaliseringstechnologieën
1. begeleiding/advies bij test- en experimenteren 2. matchmaking
Meer info: https://www.vlaio.be/nl/andere-doelgroepen/europees- fonds-voor-regionale-ontwikkeling/projectoproepen-efro/lopende
Contactpersoon: erik.degendt@vlaio.be
→ 5) Aansluiting bij de Vlaamse beleidsprioriteiten en
specialisaties
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
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Wat niet?
- provinciale spreiding;
- thematische beperking;
- beperking in aantal participaties aan EDIH’s.
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
3.2. Praktische afspraken
AANVRAAGFORMULIER (deel II van de Handleiding)
→
Hoofdactiviteit in Vlaams Gewest
→
deadline: 31 augustus 17 uur edih@vlaanderen.be
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volledig aanvraagformulier indienen
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In Nederlands
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LEES ZEKER de HANDLEIDING en de DRAFT van
Europese Commissie
!DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
3.3. Beoordelingscommissie
→
werking
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4 prioritaire criteria:
x Europese dimensie én ambitie kandidaat-EDIH;
x 4 functies van een EDIH vervullen;
x Samenwerking met actoren in Vlaamse innovatielandschap;
x Aansluiting bij Vlaams digitaliseringsbeleid en specialisatie.
3.4 Bekendmaking beslissing x 30-9-2020
x projectfiche met feedback
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
4. AANDACHTSPUNTEN
1) FOCUS op Europese ambitie en dimensie !
→ Houd nu al rekening met Europese selectiecriteria, KPI’s
2) BUDGETTAIRE plaatje moet kloppen.
→ Belangrijke drempel als kandidaat-EDIH
3) SAMENWERKING met partners in Vlaanderen/België én Europa zal kandidatuur versterken.
→ BEGIN SNEL aan de vorming van jullie consortium!
DEEL I Vlaamse Preselectie
Q&A ingediende presentaties kandidaturen
EDIH4 SMART AGRIFOOD The Beacon
Limburg / Energie
Deel II
Digital Innovation Hubs in Digital Europe Programme – Current status
Anne-Marie Sassen, Deputy Head of Unit DG CNECT A2 - Technologies and
Systems for Digitising Industry Anne-marie.Sassen@ec.europa.eu
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are for further discussion with the MS. The EC cannot be held liable for any of the views expressed in this document.
Countries Size
of Danish companies
of Greek companies
of computing companies
of construction companies
of SMEs
of large enterprises
Highly digitised companies across Europe (2019)
53%
6%
70%
11%
25%
62%
Sector
European companies are not making the most of all the opportunities digital has to offer
Where do we stand today?
In Belgium: 40% of SMEs vs 83% of large enterprises
In Belgium: 100% in Repair of computers and telecom equipment vs 16% in metal products companies In Belgium: 42% of
companies
https://digital-agenda-data.eu/charts/analyse-one-indicator-and-compare-breakdowns#chart={"indicator-group":"ebusiness","indicator":"e_di_hivhi","breakdown- group":"byentsize","unit-measure":"pc_ent","time-period":"2019","ref-area":["BE","EU"]}
Enterprises with high level of Digital Intensity
European Digital Innovation Hubs provide technological expertise and experimentation facilities to enable the digital transformation of the industry and the public sector
• Typical participants:
• Research and Technology
Organisations, Technical Universities
• In collaboration with:
• Industry associations
• Clusters
• Enterprise Europe Network
• Accelerators/Incubators
• Innovation agencies
• Vocational training institutes
• A geographically spread network of up to 240 EDIHs
Allocated at national level
Digital Europe: Support to the facilities and personnel of the European Digital Innovation Hubs, to build capacity in Europe to diffuse digital innovations across SMEs and administrations.
European Regional Development Fund: Investments allocated by the Member States to build-up or strengthen the Digital Innovation Hubs infrastructures in their territories and reduce the digital divide. ERDF can be used by Member States to co-invest on EDIHs in Digital Europe.
InvestEU: Incentives and risk reduction programmes to help companies find follow-up
investment to further complete their digital transformation. The work of the digital innovation hubs will diminish the knowledge gap that exists.
Horizon Europe: Support to SMEs and mid-caps to experiment with highly innovative digital technologies in a cross-border setting. European Digital Innovation Hubs and others may apply for these grants, and cascade a large part of the funding to SMEs
Allocated at European level
European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development: Investments allocated by Member States to foster knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas. EAFRD can be used by Member States to co-invest on EDIHs in Digital Europe.
Funding programmes in the next MFF (2021- 2027)
Continuation of initiatives like I4MS
Funding programme focused on building the strategic digital capacities of the EU and on facilitating the large scale deployment of digital technologies, to be used by Europe's citizens and businesses
Why?
What?
Compete globally
• Other regions of the world invest huge amount of public capital in advanced technologies. For example, the US and China spend € 10-20 billion annually on AI alone
Achieve scale through collective co-investments
• Given the size of investments needed, scale required and risks involved Europe needs to pool the resources together
Regain control over Europe’s value chains and ensure Europe’s technological sovereignty
Better address Europe’s economic and societal challenges
• E.g. climate, health, mobility and public services
Ensure broad take-up of digital technologies across all regions of EU
• In deploying latest technologies to offer best services to citizens and business
Support SMEs to acquire/access latest technologies and skills
• More than 400,000 EU vacancies in these fields
Digital Europe
Programme
Network of EDIHs
Capacity building of EDIHs:
• Grant for facilities and people to work in the hub, 50% co-funded EU/MS or regions (ERDF may be used)
• Access to European capacities for digital transformation in HPC, AI, Cyber
• Access to knowledge and facilities of other EDIHs
• Supported by “Digital Transformation Accelerator”, a central node that animates the network
• Networking events
• Training the hubs
• Best practice sharing
• Interactive map of digital capacities
• Collaboration with EOSC hub, and other DIHs not funded by DEP.
• ….
DEP Other Technologies Application areas Sector
AI, HPC, or Cybersecurity
Simulation
Supply chain integration Blockchain
Advanced Materials, …
Industry 4.0
Circular economy
Manufacturing
Remote sensing, Photonics, Life-Science Technologies, …
Precision farming Agri-food
Robotics, Simulation, … Exo-skeletons, Automated building
Construction
Digital solutions for
governments, Blockchain, …
Services for citizens, once only principle
Public administration
…
Based on existing strengths and addressing future needs of the local industry or public sector organisations
Specialisation/focus
At least one per country with expertise on AI.
Belgium can have 4-11 hubs.
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Grant
• Direct and indirect eligible costs:
Direct costs: e.g. purchase of hardware or software, depreciation of hardware or software, personnel costs of the EDIH for delivering digital transformation services, travel costs for hubs and local stakeholders to work with other hubs
Indirect costs = 7% of direct costs
• DEP will cover 50% of direct and indirect eligible costs
• Other 50% can be in-kind or cash contribution by MS, regions or private actors For state-aid purposes: Price list for services to-be-provided, and estimated number of customers
Grants and co- financing
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• Number of businesses and public sector entities which have used the European Digital Innovation Hubs’ services.
• Number of Collaborations with other EDIHs and stakeholders outside the region at EU level and Number of Infrastructures jointly shared / joint investments.
• Digital maturity evolution of the entities that have been supported by the European Digital Innovation Hubs.
Performance
monitoring - KPIs
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Exporting / Importing EDIH excellence :
• Based on complementary competence and infrastructure
• Help SMEs with expertise and facilities not locally available
• Help SMEs tap into other markets, develop EU value chains EDIH capacity building:
• Exchange of experience, good practice, mirroring successful set-ups
• A more mature DIH helps a less mature DIH (cohesion)
• Learning from specialists in HPC, Cybersecurity, AI, Advanced training, areas of public interest through the DEP train-the-trainer approach
• Making use of the new solutions developed by the HPC, Cybersecurity Competence Centres and AI world class reference sites
European added value
2 Step Selection Process for EDIH network in DEP
Member States European Commission Candidate Entities
Launches the expression of interest Propose candidate entities through an
open and competitive process
Takes a Commission Decision on initial network
Are invited to an on-line networking event and have other networking
opportunities Issues a restricted call for proposals
Submit proposals Evaluates proposals with external
experts
Ranks proposals balancing geographical, technological and sectoral coverage, with advice of MS Endorse the ranked proposals
(MS committee)
Next steps
• Finalisation of budget discussion next Multi-annual Financial Framework
• Communication campaign with MS to mobilise community
• Designation of hubs by MS, possibly by October 2020
• Fully digital European Digital Innovation Hub networking event: 9-10 November 2020
• Restricted call: Q4 2020
More information
Digital Innovation Hubs
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/digital-innovation-hubs
Digital Innovation Hubs in Digital Europe Programme
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/european-digital-innovation-hubs-digital-europe- programme-0,
containing also information about contact persons in the Member States and info days.
Practical handbook for investing in DIHs
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=66604 Implementation details of European DIHs in Digital Europe Programme https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=62936
Info en begeleiding
➢Documenten: -Handleiding Vlaamse preselectie -Draft
https://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/nieuws/european-digital- innovation-hubs-vlaamse-preselectie
➢Presentaties infomoment + bijkomende info → ewi-website.
➢Communicatie via Werkgroep 5
Info
• Stuur na het lezen van de handleiding en het document van de commissie uw vragen in naar:
EDIH@vlaanderen.Be
• Mail vraag voor overleg naar:
EDIH@vlaanderen.Be
