Workshop EMTA on European programmes
Rotterdam, 15 May 2014
Johan Diepens
Ronald Jorna
European workshop programme
1. Introduction to Horizon2020, TEN-T and Interreg:
 Focus of the programmes
 Relevant topics
 How does it work
 Example: CIPTEC proposal
2. Workshop:
 Working in small groups
 Identification of key challenges EMTA members are
facing
 Topics for European project(s)
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Part 1: EU funding programmes
Ronald Jorna
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European funding programmes
Why participate in European projects?
 Address common needs
 Pooling resources
 Integrating research
 Learn from each other
 Funding
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European funding programmes
Three relevant programmes (2014-2020):
 Horizon 2020
 focus on research
 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
 focus on TEN-T corridors and nodes
 Interreg
 focus on regional cooperation
and development
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Horizon2020
What is Horizon 2020:
EC programme for € 80 billion Research & Innovation
Priority 3: Focus on societal challenges, including health,
clean energy and transport
 € 7,7 billion for ‘smart, green and integrated
transport’
 € 6,5 billion for ‘secure, clean and efficient energy’
Funding: 70-100% of (labour costs + 25% overhead) + 70100% of other costs (travel, subcontracting, etc.)
A project should consist of at least 3 partners from 3
different countries, but in general 10-20 partners are
common, but also larger consortia consist (>50 partners).
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Horizon2020
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Horizon 2020
Relevant topics in Horizon 2020:
In ‘smart, green and integrated transport’, call 2015:
• Strengthening knowledge and capacities of local authorities (SUMP)
• Demonstrating/testing innovative solutions for clean and better
urban transport and mobility (CIVITAS)
• Transport societal drivers
• Facilitating market take-up of innovative transport infra solutions
• Smart governance, network resilience and streamlined delivery of
infrastructure innovation
 December 2014 call open, submission in March 2015
In previous call (2014):
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Smart rail services
Advanced bus concepts
Tackling urban road congestion  CIPTEC proposal
Transforming use of conventionally fuelled vehicles in urban areas
ITS connectivity and seamless mobility
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CIPTEC proposal
Characteristics:
Full title: Collective Innovation for Public Transport in
European Cities
Exploring how a favourable environment can be created
for a significant growth in public transport at limited extra
costs.
Total budget: around € 3 million
Limited involvement of EMTA: participation in
meetings/workshops, advise, stakeholder involvement
Funding EMTA: approx. € 32.500 (100%)
Evaluation result first round expected in June 2014.
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CIPTEC proposal
 Possibility for additional partner (transport authority, transport
operator)
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CIPTEC proposal
Project activities
1.Market trends and users’ needs per customer group
2.Mapping/evaluation of innovative services and practices
3.Promoting innovation in PT by crowdsourcing, cocreation, engaging people and bridging PT with other sectors
4.Performing advanced marketing research and consumer
experimentation and synthesizing the findings
5.Developing a Toolbox for PT operators/authorities
towards integration of services and customers’ satisfaction.
6.Developing of a “model” strategy plan for public
transport operators/authorities
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CIPTEC proposal
Possible role of EMTA and EMTA members:
•Provide input on market trends and users’ needs, review
outcomes
•Indicate your research questions on innovative services and
practices
•Assist researchers in getting access to PT users for crowdsourcing and co-creation
•Facilitate researchers in doing advanced marketing research
and consumer experimentation
•Help define format and type of tools needed for the toolbox
•....
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Connecting Europe Facility
 Supports efficient,
integrated, sustainable,
multimodal transport
network in Europe.
 Budget: €26,3 billion for
2014-2020, of which
€11,3 billion for
cohesion countries
 Special focus on border
crossing projects and
bottlenecks on core
network corridors.
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Connecting Europe Facility
Relevant for EMTA members:
 Optimizing integration and links between transport
modes, incl. horizontal projects (ERTMS, ITS):
• Actions on implementation of transport infrastructure at nodes of
the core network, including urban nodes
 Innovative projects (cities as living lab)
 Both works and studies
 Funding ranges from 20% for investments, 50% for studies
and 85% for cohesion countries
 Link to corridor coordinator required
 Expected: 1 September 2014 (closing: February 2015)
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Interreg V
What is Interreg A, B, C:
Interreg A: cross-border cooperation through joint local
and regional initiatives
Interreg B: transnational cooperation aiming at achieving
an integrated territorial development
Interreg C: interregional cooperation and the exchange
of experience  Interreg Europe
The EU provides approximately €9 billion for the European
Territorial Cooperation from 2014
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Interreg
11 Funding priorities
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Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
Enhancing access to and use and quality of ICT
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs
Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key
network infrastructures
Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning by developing
education and training infrastructure
Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public
administration
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Interreg VA
Interreg A
 €6.6 bln for the crossborder cooperation
(INTERREG VA),
 Chart: all cross-border
regions of Germany
 Example: new bus
connection between
German/Dutch border
region Euregio (funding:
€50.000)
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Interreg VB
Interreg B:
 €1.8 bln for the
transnational
cooperation (INTERREG
VB)
 Chart: NWE region
 Example: BAPT project:
Boosting advanced
public transport systems
(7,6 mln funding)
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Interreg VB
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Interreg Europe
Interreg VC:
 €500 mio for the interregional cooperation
(INTERREG Europe)
 Chart: eligible
countries
 Example: EPTA project:
Enabling Public
Transport Authorities in
Europe (funding: €1,0
mln)
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How do European programmes work?
 Influencing the programme content
EC publishes Calls for proposals
 Identify relevant topics
 Set up or join a consortium
 Write and submit proposal (1 or 2 stage process)
EC carries out evaluation (with external experts)
 Contract negotiation
 Start of project
Total duration from call to start of project: 12-15 months
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How to get involved in EU programmes?
Think about networking and building links with
potential partners:
 Who are the key players?
 Who has been involved in previous projects /
stakeholder groups?
 How can you meet them? Attend events (info days,
workshops), join EU evaluators database, join
stakeholder groups, LinkedIn groups
 Position yourself as a key partner
 Get yourself known by European Commission staff,
national representatives
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Part 2: Workshop
Johan Diepens
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Workshop approach
1. All participants will be divided in small groups
2. Each group to answer the following questions:
 What are the top-3 challenges/problems you are
facing in your work (e.g. issues from strategic
plan, workprogramme, etc.) in the next 10 years?
 Related to the above: what topic(s) would you like
to address in a potential European cooperation
with other EMTA members, PT companies, vehicle
manufacturers, research institutes, consultancies,
etc.?
3. Plenary presentation of results
4. Ranking of results
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Groups
Gr ou p
COM PAN Y N AM E
SURN AM E
FI RSTN AM E
CI TY
COUN TRY
Group 1
VBB VERKEHRSVERBUND BERLIN-BRANDENBURG GMBH
ARNOLD
Eike
BERLIN
Germany
CENTRE FOR BUDAPEST TRANSPORT BKK
NAGY
Levente
BUDAPEST
Hungary
CRTM MADRID
CRISTOBAL PINTO
Carlos
MADRID
Spain
METROPOOL REGION ROTTERDAM DEN HAAG
BAVELAAR
Eric
ROTTERDAM
The Netherlands
ROPID PRAHA
PROKEL
Jiří
PRAGUE
Czech Republic
VERKEHRSVERBUND OST-REGION (VOR) GMBH
SCHROLL
Wolfgang
WIEN
Austria
MOVIA
GELLERT
Per
COPENHAGEN
Denmark
CONSORCIO DE TRANSPORTES DE BIZKAIA
PORTILLO
Lina
BILBAO
Spain
CRTM MADRID
DELGADO HERNANDEZ
Laura
MADRID
Spain
ROPID PRAHA
BROŽOVÁ
Blanka
PRAGUE
Czech Republic
SUSISIEKIMO PASLAUGOS
GUSAROVIENE
Modesta
VILNIUS
Lituania
EMTA
BARBOSA
Olivier
CONSORCIO DE TRANSPORTES DE BIZKAIA
ISASI
Juan Luis
BILBAO
Spain
HSL HELSINKI REGION TRANSPORT
LENTO
Pirkko
HELSINKI
Finland
RUTER AS
KÅSS
Tore
OSLO
Norway
STOCKHOLM PUBLIC TRANSPORTS
LINDSTROM
Anders
STOCKHOLM
Sweden
SUSISIEKIMO PASLAUGOS
BLIUVAS
Gintas
VILNIUS
Lituania
CENTRO
INSKIP
Geoff
BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom
CENTRO
MACHANCOSES
Maria-Pilar
BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom
ATM
GARCIA
Marc
BARCELONA
Spain
HSL HELSINKI REGION TRANSPORT
RIHTNIEMI
Suvi
HELSINKI
Finland
RUTER AS
LEITE
Marit Elin
OSLO
Norway
AGENZIA PER LA MOBILITÀ METROPOLITANA
BASON
Enzo Corrado
TORINO
Italy
WARSAW PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (ZTM WARSAW)
CHMURSKI
Marek
WARSAW
Poland
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
NEWSOME
Steve
LONDON
United Kingdom
EMTA
VAN DER PLOEG
Ruud
AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
ATM
ROSELLÓ
Xavier
BARCELONA
Spain
SYNDICAT DES TRANSPORTS D'ÎLE-DE-FRANCE (STIF)
MONNET
Jean Christophe
PARIS
France
AGENZIA PER LA MOBILITÀ METROPOLITANA
PAONESSA
Cesare
TORINO
Italy
WARSAW PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (ZTM WARSAW)
RAKOWSKA
Halina
WARSAW
Poland
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
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Workshop questions
1. What are the top-3 challenges/problems you are
facing in your work in the next 10 years?
1. What topic(s) would you like to address in a potential
European cooperation with other EMTA members, PT
companies, vehicle manufacturers, research
institutes, consultancies, etc.?