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Science Communication matters from day one Trends in HORIZON 2020 Alexandra Ruete Directorate-General for Research and Innovation European Commission Bioeconomy Forum Brussels, 3 December 2014 output& impact-oriented focus Commission's actions • Policy Stronger focus on innovation aspect • Dissemination Commission's websites • Communication related to Commission's political goals ; show leverage effects output& impact-oriented focus Communication Leaving the ivory tower… …is worth every minute spent on it. SantiMB It is all about ourselves… Queens University It is all about society… jp_42 It is all about money… kiki99 Research and Innovation Grant Agreement Article 38.1 Research and Innovation 10 Horizon2020 - Grant Agreement Art. 38 PROMOTING THE ACTION — VISIBILITY OF EU FUNDING 38.1 Communication activities by beneficiaries “The beneficiaries must promote the action and its results, by providing targeted information to multiple audiences (including the media and the public) in a strategic and effective manner.” […] Research and Innovation 11 Horizon 2020 Annotated Grant Agreement Projects: must define a "comprehensive communication plan" must include in the proposal a work package for communication or include them into another work package need to address the "public policy perspective" with their communication activities need to keep their communication measures proportionate to the scale of the action. may freely choose the type of communication activities Research and Innovation 12 Good communication starts at the outset of the action and continues throughout its entire lifetime is strategically planned identifies and sets clear communication objectives is targeted and adapted to audiences that go beyond the project’s own community chooses pertinent messages uses the right medium and means is proportionate to the scale of the action Research and Innovation 13 "Communicating EU Research & Innovation - Guidance for project participants - " http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/gm/h2020guide-comm_en.pdf 14 Horizon 2020 - Grant Agreement Art. 38 […] Before engaging in a communication activity expected to have a major media impact, the beneficiaries must inform the [Commission][Agency] (see Article 52). Research and Innovation 15 Horizon 2020 - Grant Agreement 38.1.2 Information on EU funding - use of EU emblem a) EU emblem High-resolution emblems can be found here http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic-information/symbols/flag/ b) The following text: This project has received funding from the [European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme][Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018] under grant agreement No [number]. Research and Innovation 16 Communication in the H2020 project lifecycle Proposal • Work package for communication (or in another work package) • Comprehensive communication plan Evaluation • Taken into consideration as part of the criterion "impact" Reporting • Overview of the progress must also describe the communication activities Project Management • EC: interim and final assessment • Beneficiaries: need to inform EC prior to activity with a major media impact 17 Research and Innovation Dissemination Dissemination Research and Innovation What do we understand by Open Access? OA = online access at no charge to the user • to peer-reviewed scientific publications • to research data Two main OA publishing models • Green OA: Self-archiving by the author into any chosen repository (immediate/delayed) • Gold OA: immediate OA provided by the publisher on the journals website (costs covered) What OA is NOT • Not an obligation to produce a publication • Not at odds with patenting • OA publications not different from any peer reviewed publication Research and Innovation Open Access to publications Underlying principle in Horizon 2020 • Obligation to provide OA, either through the Green or Gold way • Allowed embargoes: 6/12 months • Gold open access costs eligible for reimbursement as part of the project budget while the project runs & post-grant support being piloted • Authors encouraged to retain copyright and grant licences instead • Ensure OA to the bibliographic metadata that identify the deposited publication, via the repository Research and Innovation Open Access to research data A limited pilot, covering selected areas of Horizon 2020 • Targeted primarily publications towards data underlying • Opt outs are possible for IPR, confidentiality/privacy and security reason as well as if OA runs against the main objective of the project • Voluntary opt ins (in areas not covered by the pilot) are possible on an individual project basis. • a Data Management Plan is obligatory for projects participating in the pilot (optional for others) Research and Innovation Why open access? Optimise the impact of publicly-funded scientific research Expected benefits: • Better and more efficient science Science 2.0 • Economic growth Innovation Union • Broader, faster, more transparent and equal access for the benefit of researchers, industry and citizens Responsible Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Thank you! 24 For more information on Open Access Contacts DG RTD Daniel SPICHTINGER (Unit A6, DG RTD) [email protected] • Monica TARAZONA RUA(Unit A6, DG RTD) • [email protected] Links EC OA website http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/open_access H2020 guidance http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/gran ts_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-guide_en.pdf For more information on communication Contact Alexandra RUETE (Unit A1, DG RTD) [email protected] Links Annotated GA (version July 2014, p. 217) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/amga/ h2020-amga_en.pdf •Brochure "Communicating EU Research & Innovation" •http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/fp7/146012/communicatingresearch_en.pdf 26