Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Harnessing the digital revolution in the forest-based sector

Last update: Aug 3, 2023 Last update: 03 Aug, 2023

Details

Location:EU 27EU 27
Contracting Authority Type:Development Institution
Status:Awarded
Budget:EUR 15,000,000
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Environment & NRM, Information & Communication Technology
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified, Individuals
Eligible nationalities:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, A ... See moreAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted:29 Jun, 2021

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Description

Call Updates

Feb 8, 2023 8:04:41 PM

CALL UPDATE: FLASH EVALUATION RESULTS

EVALUATION results

Published: 16 June 2021

Deadline: 01 September 2022

Available budget:

Topics

Type of Action

Budgets

 
 

HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage

IA

 €     15,000,000.00

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Topic Code

Number of proposals submitted

Number of inadmissible proposals

Number of ineligible proposals

Number of above-threshold proposals

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals

 
 

HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage

6

0

0

6

€44,279,286.51

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.


 

May 25, 2022 3:34:02 PM

CALL UPDATE: GENERALISED FEEDBACK AFTER STAGE 1

GENERALISED FEEDBACK for successful applicants after STAGE 1

In order to best ensure equal treatment, successful stage 1 applicants do not receive the Evaluation Summary Reports (ESRs) for their proposals, but this generalised feedback with information and tips for preparing the full proposal. 

Information & tips Shortcomings/minor shortcomings found in proposals of stage-1 evaluation of HORIZON-CL6-2022-CircBio-02-06-two-stageHarnessing the digital revolution in the forest-based sector :

  • Some proposals do not always provide quantitative targets for the key performance measurable indicators for monitoring the objectives;
  • In some proposals, there is no precise information on the TRL starting level of the technological innovations proposed.
  • In some proposals, the use of AI approaches within the technological innovations proposed is not clearly explained.
  • Some proposals do not always provide plausible and measurable figures on the scale and significance of the proposal’s contribution to each expected outcomes (topic level) and targeted expected impacts (at the level of the destination).
  •  In some proposals, certain potential barriers identified to achieve the expected outcomes and impacts and their mitigation measures are not sufficiently detailed.
  • Some proposals do not fully address the ‘multi-actor’ approach. For example, external actors are not convincingly integrated in the process of co-creation.

In your stage 2 proposal, you have a chance to address or clarify these issues.

Please bear in mind that your full proposal will now be evaluated more in-depth and possibly by a new group of outside experts.

Please make sure that your full proposal is consistent with your short outline proposal. It may NOT differ substantially. The project must stay the same.

May 20, 2022 10:45:41 AM

CALL UPDATE: FLASH EVALUATION RESULTS

EVALUATION results

Published: 06 October 2021

Deadline: 15 February 2022

Available budget:

  • HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage : €15.000.000,00

In accordance with General Annex F of the Work Programme, the evaluation of the first-stage proposals was made looking only at the criteria ‘Excellence’ and ‘Impact’. The threshold for both criteria was 4. The overall threshold (applying to the sum of the two individual scores) was set for each topic/type of action with separate call-budget-split at a level that allowed the total requested budget of proposals admitted to stage 2 be as close as possible to 3 times the available budget (and not below 2.5 times the budget):

  • HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage (Harnessing the digital revolution in the forest-based sector): 8.5 points

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Topic Id

Number of ineligible proposals:

Number of above-threshold proposals:

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls):

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals:

HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage

 

6

14

                            42.570.000,00 €

 We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en

Feb 25, 2022 9:43:04 AM

PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage_stage1 has closed on the 15th of February 2022.

98 proposals have been submitted.                                                                                                   

The breakdown per topic is:

  • HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage: 14

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in May 2022.

Oct 28, 2021 12:00:03 AM

The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage(HORIZON-IA)


Harnessing the digital revolution in the forest-based sector

TOPIC ID: HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-06-two-stage

Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors (HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage)
Type of action: HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions
Type of MGA: HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG]
Deadline model: two-stage
Planned opening date: 28 October 2021
Deadline dates: 15 February 2022 17:00:00 Brussels time
01 September 2022 17:00:00 Brussels time

Topic description
 
Expected Outcome:

In line with the EU forest strategy and the European digital strategy, successful proposals will demonstrate the potential of digital solutions in forestry and forest-based value chains contributing to the multifunctionality and management of forests in Europe based on the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental and social). Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

  • Deployment of information and communication technology (ICT) innovations in forestry to optimise productivity as well as the delivery of ecosystem services.
  • Application of innovative approaches along the forest-based value chain by more accurate tracing methodologies of forest resources.
  • A greater competitive advantage for European industries that utilise forest resources more efficiently.
 Scope:

The improved use of information flows and intelligent digital solutions that are increasingly available in forest monitoring, management and forestry operations, could help to significantly improve and unlock the efficiency of wood supply chain activities. Modern digital applications also provide promising possibilities to improve forest managers’ decision making in a precious and complex forest environment and to improve ecosystem monitoring.

This topic addresses innovations in information systems for forest managers, forest-based industries and policy makers as well as advances in precision forestry, harvesting systems and forest nursery operation, optimised harvest planning, operations management, timber transport and logistics, as well as safety, ergonomics and smart assistance for human workers. The synergetic use of geo-spatial, statistical, and modelling technologies together with information and communication technologies such as aerial and satellite retrievals, (in particular from the Copernicus programme) and the ‘web of things’ combined with big-data analytics is highly encouraged.

The aim is to harness the potential of ICT and new technologies to improve the sustainability of forest management and logging operations with a view to sharing data throughout the wood value chain, thereby driving greater sustainability, to offer new business models along the value chain and to improve the traceability of forest resources for optimised and transparent supply chains. The integration in the new technologies of climate change impacts on these wood chains should be an essential component. Activities may also include robust and transparent methods and tools for high resolution forest and ecosystems services assessments, natural disturbance risk monitoring and analysis (including pests and forest fires) and disaster response systems.

Besides activities such as prototyping, testing, demonstrating and piloting in a near to operational environment, proposals may include limited research activities. Assessing and deepening the understanding of economic, social and environmental impacts through an enhanced application of digital technologies for foresters, small and medium-sized enterpirses (SMEs) and industries, as well as end-consumers will be of special interest, including the assessment of risks and opportunities for jobs in forestry, the wider forest-based sector and rural communities.

Proposals must implement the 'multi-actor approach’ and ensure adequate involvement of the primary sector and the wider forest-based value chain. Cooperation with other selected projects under this topic and other relevant projects is strongly encouraged.

In this topic the integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement.

Specific Topic Conditions: Activities are expected to achieve TRL 6-7 by the end of the project.
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