How to Explain the 'Impact’ of a Horizon 2020 Proposal
(Pillar II and Pillar III)
Background to Impact in Horizon 2020
Political Background to Impact
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Information on the need for Impact Assessments (Link) |
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EU Impact Assessment Guidelines (2009) (Link) |
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Expert Group on the Social and Economic Impact of Research (Link) |
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EU Budget for Results Initiative (Link) |
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Proposal Intelligence Reports (H2020) (Link) |
Impact in Horizon 2020 Topics, Calls and Evaluation
Funding Portal (Link)
H2020 Reference Documents (Link)
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Work Programmes listing topics and expected impact |
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Proposal Forms for Horizon 2020 Proposals |
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Evaluation Forms for Horizon 2020 Proposal |
Projects Funded in Framework 7 and Horizon 2020
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Projects funded (Link) |
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SME Instrument data hub (Link) |
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Cordis News (News from funded projects) (Link) |
Horizon 2020 Impact Indicators (Link)
Step by Step Guide to Writing Impact (Pillar II/III)
PEST Analysis
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PEST Analysis (Link) |
Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
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TRL (Technical Readiness Levels) websites (Link) |
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GML (Generic Maturity Level) (Social Sciences) (Link) |
Lead Users
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Lead User (Eric von Hippel’s definition) (Link) |
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Eric von Hippel: Free teaching/learning materials (Link) |
Outputs, Outcomes and Impact
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ResearchFish: Research Impact Assessment Platform (Link) |
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MRC (UK) report on Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts (Link) |
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EuropeAID Project modality (Link) |
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ROM Handbook - Results Oriented Monitoring (2017) (Link) |
Innovation Management
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CEN/TC 389 - European Innovation Management Standard (Link) |
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IMP³rove – European Innovation Management Academy (Link) |
Exploitation, Dissemination, Communication and Outreach
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Horizon 2020 - Dissemination & Exploitation of results (Link) |
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Communication and Outreach (Marie Curie Proposals) (Link) |
How to Participate in the EU Decision Making Process (Lobbying)
| 31 Strategic Value Chains (Link) |
| European Technology Platforms (Link) |
| Joint Programming www.hyperion.ie/jointprogramming.htm |
| Joint Technology Initiatives www.hyperion.ie/jti.htm |
| Lead Market Initiatives www.hyperion.ie/lmi.htm |
| Public Procurement www.hyperion.ie/publicprocurement.htm |
| EIT (European Institute for Innovation and Technology) www.hyperion.ie/eit.htm |
| EIP (European Innovation Partnerships) www.hyperion.ie/eip.htm |
| Key Enabling Technologies www.hyperion.ie/ket.htm |
| FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) www.hyperion.ie/fet.htm |
| Public Private Partnerships www.hyperion.ie/ppp.htm |
Funding for Exploitation of Results
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Financial Intermediaries in the EU (Link) |
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European Funding for Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Link) |
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European Funding and Tenders (Link) |
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European Investment Bank (Link) |
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European Investment Fund (Link) |
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EUREKA (Link) |
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Unleashing the potential of Crowdfunding in the European Union (2014) (Link) |
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Crowdfunding specific to research: Experiment (USA), FundScience (Australia), Sciencestarter (Germany) |
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European Research Network on Philanthropy (Link) |
Impact in Pillar I (Excellence)
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Impact from ERC Projects (Link) |
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Impact from FET Projects (Link) |
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Impact in Marie Curie Actions (Link) |
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Altmetric: Measuring Publications Impact (Link) |
Impact in EU Social Policies (Pillar III)
The Big Picture
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development www.oecd.org |
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The Economist www.economist.com |
EU Policy Organisations
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Council of Ministers (and COREPER) (Link) |
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European Parliament Committees (Link) |
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European Commission DGs (Link) |
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European Parliamentary Research Service (Link) |
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JRC (Joint Research Centre) (Link) |
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JRC Research and Innovation Observatory (Link) |
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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisor Council) www.easac.eu |
Register of EU Expert Groups (Link) http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/
Evidence Based Policy Making
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European Commission (2010). Communicating research for evidence-based policymaking. A practical guide for researchers in socio-economic sciences and humanities. Publications Office, Luxembourg. |
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Communicating Research for Evidence-Based Policy making (Link) |
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Regulations and Impact (Link) |
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Environmental Indicators (Link) |
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Simpatic http://simpatic.eu/ |
Policy Briefs
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Examples of Policy Briefs (Link) |
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Policy Brief on Smart Specialisation (Link) |
Impact on the Economy (Pillar II/III)
Value Chains
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31 Strategic Value Chains (2020) (Link) |
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Porter’s Value Chain (Link to University of Cambridge Management Technology Policy) |
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Reports of High-Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies (Link) |
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European Technology Platforms (Link) |
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Photovoltaics Value Chain (Link) |
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Steve Job's description of the Innovation and Value Chain (Link) |
Impact on Technology
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Reuters: Impact Methodology (Link) |
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Joint Research Centre – EU Science Hub (Link) |
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European Information Technology Observatory (Link) |
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European Science Foundation – Science Connect (Link) |
Market Intelligence
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Frost and Sullivan (Link) |
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Gartner for Business Leaders (Link) |
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Ovum (Link) |
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IDC (Link) |
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Forrester Research www.forrester.com |
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Datamonitor www.datamonitor.com |
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Espicom (Pharmaceutical) www.espicom.com |
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Mintel www.mintel.com |
Impact on Standards
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CENORM and CENSTAR www.cenorm.be |
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CENELEC www.cenelec.be |
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CEN www.cen.eu |
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ISO www.iso.ch |
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ETSI www.etsi.org |
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ASTM www.astm.org |
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IEC www.iec.ch |
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ITU www.itu.int |
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Study on the Impact of Standardization www.standardsimpact.org |
Proposal Clinic - the One Page Proposal
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Proposal Clinic Overview |
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National and International Initiatives on Impact
Impact in UK Research Programmes
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REF (Research Excellence Framework) http://www.ref.ac.uk/background/pilot/ |
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Pathways to Impact http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/impacts/Pages/home.aspx |
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Research Councils UK Research Impact Resources http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/Pages/home.aspx |
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Researchfish - recording outcomes of UK research https://www.researchfish.com/about_wwd |
Impact in USA Funding Programmes
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NSF Broader Impacts http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf |
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NSF (National Science Foundation) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07046/nsf07046.jsp |
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Nature Article on 'Broader Impacts' http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100526/full/465416a.html |
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Star Metrics https://www.starmetrics.nih.gov/Star/News |
Impact in Australian Programmes
| Australian Research Impact Trial http://www.atn.edu.au/eia/index.htm |
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