| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2016) 5 final (19.1.16) |
| Publication Date | 19/01/2016 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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With a voted budget of €55 billion, the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities 2007-2013 (FP7) was one of the largest transnational competitive RTD programmes in the world. The main focus of FP7 was on science, especially the promotion of collaborative research and excellence. In the last years of FP7, increased emphasis was put on innovation and the participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In order to facilitate the award and management of grants, the Commission also implemented various measures to reduce administrative burden. According to the Decision on FP7, independent experts were to carry out an external evaluation of the rationale, implementation and achievements of the Programme by the end of 2015. To this end, an external High Level Expert Group (HLEG) was set up in September 2014. It submitted its report to the Commission on 19 November 2015. This Communication sets out the findings and recommendations of the HLEG and the Commission's response. It is accompanied by a Staff Working Document (SWD) in which the Commission services have evaluated FP7 as regards its effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added-value, in line with 'Better Regulation' requirements. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2016:005:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
