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Public consultation results for Ex-Post Evaluation of Christian Walther Bruun, Policy Analyst DG RTD.A5 - Evaluation

Agenda • About the consultation • Overall feedbacks, key achievements and shortcomings • The impacts of FP7 • ERA and EU Added Value • Conclusions Policy Research and Innovation

About the consultation Policy Research and Innovation

Public Stakeholder Consultation: Have your say on the achievements of FP7 • Results feeding into the overall Ex-Post Evaluation • Open February-May 2015 Policy Research and Innovation

Responses • 202 responses HES & REC • 88 (44%) higher education and public research organisations • 70 (35%) individuals PRC • 20 (14%) private sector • 17 (8,4%) ministries and agencies PUB • 7 (3,5%) SMEs SME Additional written contributions received separately from some stakeholder organisations Policy Research and Innovation

Overall feedbacks, key achievements and shortcomings Policy Research and Innovation

Key achievements/strengths of FP7 SME Creating ERA PRC through Joint Agenda-setting cooperation and competition HES & REC European Marie Curie Research Council Actions/PEOPLE PUB (ERC)/IDEAS Specific Programme Policy Research and Innovation

Shortcomings in FP7 • Administrative burden high and financial and legal rules cumbersome • High over-subscription • Societal impact not addressed to a sufficient extent • Too narrow topics and too limited call scopes • Industry participation neglected: FP7 did not enhance industry participation enough • Difficult to enter for newcomers Policy Research and Innovation

Overall are you satisfied with FP7? 90% 80% 80% 75% 70% 60% 57% 53% 50% 50% 40% 29% 29% 30% 27% 18% 20% 17% 15% 14% 13% 10% 10% 6% 6% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 93% Very dissatisfied Moderately dissatisfied Satisfied Very satisfied Don't know Individual Ministries and Funding agencies Organisation HES and REC Organisation Private Organisation SME Policy Research and Innovation

Has the implementation of FP7 been effective? 90% 80% 80% 71% 70% 66% 70% 57% 57% 60% 92% 50% 40% 29% 29% 29% 26% 30% 25% 20% 14% 11% 10% 6% 10% 5% 5% 3% 3% 2% 0% No Generally no, although with Generally yes, but with some Yes some successes problems Individual Ministries and Funding agencies Organisation HES and REC Organisation Private Organisation SME Overall Policy Research and Innovation

The impacts of FP7 Policy Research and Innovation

To what extent did FP7 research activities produce enduring impact? 83% Policy Research and Innovation

Impact in 4 Specific Programmes Societal Economic Environmental Impacts Technologic al or social Regional innovations On Scientific Excellence Policy Research and Innovation

COOPERATION P.C. 70% Policy Research and Innovation

IDEAS P.C. 65% Policy Research and Innovation

PEOPLE Policy Research and Innovation

CAPACITIES All institutions, % find programme to generate most impact in area… Impact on Technological or social innovations 70,9 Impact on scientific excellence 58,5 Regional impact 50,4 P.C. Economic impact 45,5 79% Societal impact 35,0 Environmental impact 9,6 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0 Policy Research and Innovation

Most important? Societal Envi ron men Economic tal Impacts Regional Technological or social innovations On Scientific Excellence Policy Research and Innovation

SIMPLIFICATION All institutions, % find this simplification measure generated most impact... 70,00% 59,9% 60,00% SME 54% 50,00% 40,00% 36,9% 30,9% 29,8% 27,7% 30,00% 20,2% 19,5% 20,00% 13,0% 12,6% 10,1% 9,4% 10,00% 0,00% Policy Research and Innovation

ERA and EU Added Value Policy Research and Innovation

ERA M&A SME 0% 89% Policy Research and Innovation

In which of the dimensions of EU added-value has FP7 been most successful? By bringing additional public support and fostering critical mass for ambitious but risky research programmes, FP7 has addressed market failures and reduction of technical and business risks." • 1. Tackling pan-European challenges • 2. Increase competition in research • 3. Enhance researchers ’ ’ mobility ’ ’ Policy Research and Innovation

Conclusions + ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ • Overall satisfaction • Administration good • Narrow calls and • EU Added Value oversubscription • Boosting Excellence • Not enough focus on societal impact and • Contributed to industry participation creating ERA • High entry-barriers • Efforts to create vibrant innovation ecosystem Policy Research and Innovation

• Thank you for your contributions • Christian Walther Bruun • Christian-Walther.BRUUN@ec.europa.eu Policy Research and Innovation