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Call Updates
Mar 24, 2023 11:28:05 AM
The call is now closed. In total, 64 proposals have been submitted.
53 proposals under topic HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01-02
Dec 22, 2022 10:11:38 AM
The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01-02(HORIZON-CSA)
Preparatory action for setting up joint programmes among innovation ecosystems actors
TOPIC ID: HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01-02
Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems (2023.1) (HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01)
Type of action: HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
Type of MGA: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS]
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned opening date: 22 December 2022
Deadline date: 23 March 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
Target group(s): National, regional and/or local authorities together with private actors, including state-owned enterprises, and research and innovation actors or networks, e.g. the European Institute of Innovation and the Technology Knowledge and Innovation Communities (EIT KICs).
The topic will allow national, regional and/or local authorities in charge of innovation policies and programmes from Member States, Associated Countries and/or their regions, in cooperation with research and innovation actors, to prepare joint multi-annual programmes of activities and action plans with the aim of strengthening the performance and capacity of their innovation ecosystems, their efficient interconnection and their alignment towards EU-level priorities, in line with the New European Innovation Agenda[4], to jointly tackle challenges at EU, national, regional, and local level.
The topic will allow applicants to prepare and agree on a common programme of activities and action plans. The applicants are encouraged to consider a project duration of up to 12 months and in their proposals they should:
The proposals for the development of a joint long-term action plan may include the following two (2) phases:
The implementation of the proposed action plans is not part of this topic. For the implementation part, the successful proposals under the topic may seek further financial support from other EU programmes, including Horizon Europe and/or other public and/or private programmes.
[1]A New European Innovation Agenda, COM(2022) 332 final.
[2]More information under "Partnerships for Regional Innovation."
[3]A model of cooperation between industry, academia, civil society and public authorities, with a strong emphasis on citizens and their needs.
[4]A New European Innovation Agenda, COM(2022) 332 final.
[5]See for instance the Horizon Europe regulation for horizontal gender equality principles, the ERA policy agenda 2022-2024, and the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.
[6]More information under "Start-up villages: a commitment to a long-term vision for rural areas."
[7]E.g. projects supported under SwafS-14-2018-2019-2020 in Horizon 2020.