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Specific Challenge:Technologies with potentially high socio-economic impact[1] raising complex ethical issues must be analysed from an ethical perspective to maximise their societal benefit and minimise harm. The exponential scientific progress resulting in the mushrooming of these new technologies (e.g. gene editing, DNA digital data storage, Artificial Intelligence, etc.), calls for a coherent research and innovation ethics approach at EU level
Scope:This work aims at complementing the work started in the context of SwafS-18-2016 call that addressed three areas: genomics, human enhancement and man-machine interactions (project SIENNA[2]. The action should conduct a similar analysis and refine the model and guidelines produced by the project funded under the above call. In order to do so, the action should carry out a thorough scanning of the technology horizon to identify three or four different technologies (or family of technologies) with an equivalent socio-economic impact.
This horizon scanning constitute an important part of the action since it aims at selecting the technologies that have or are likely to have the most significant ethics dime...
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Specific Challenge:Technologies with potentially high socio-economic impact[1] raising complex ethical issues must be analysed from an ethical perspective to maximise their societal benefit and minimise harm. The exponential scientific progress resulting in the mushrooming of these new technologies (e.g. gene editing, DNA digital data storage, Artificial Intelligence, etc.), calls for a coherent research and innovation ethics approach at EU level
Scope:This work aims at complementing the work started in the context of SwafS-18-2016 call that addressed three areas: genomics, human enhancement and man-machine interactions (project SIENNA[2]. The action should conduct a similar analysis and refine the model and guidelines produced by the project funded under the above call. In order to do so, the action should carry out a thorough scanning of the technology horizon to identify three or four different technologies (or family of technologies) with an equivalent socio-economic impact.
This horizon scanning constitute an important part of the action since it aims at selecting the technologies that have or are likely to have the most significant ethics dimension and societal impact while best complementing the work already carried out by SIENNA. Cooperation and synergies with SIENNA[2] and other relevant projects (notably PANELFIT, SHERPA, EnTIRE, I-CONSENT, ENERI, PRINTEGER, and TRUST) will be established, via a dedicated horizontal coordination work package. This work package should also pay particular attention to the cooperation with the project(s) resulting from call SwafS-28-2020.
For each (family of) technology, the action should explore the attitudes of the various stakeholders, including the research community and the broader public, towards this type of research and innovation and its ethical implications.
The action should also examine the impact of these technologies notably with a view to identifying the necessary elements that could best support the research community in integrating the ethics dimension into their research protocols.
A comparison within the EU and with other regions of the world, on both the legal/regulatory and procedural framework (existing or under development) as well as on the level of societal awareness and acceptance, constitutes an important element of the work. This analysis should integrate the role of ethics committees and other advisory and regulatory structures.
The work undertaken should result in (A) operational guidelines for the research and innovation conducted in each of the studied fields. The guidelines should ensure “ethics by design” and be drafted to support the work of the research community, research ethics committees and integrity bodies. They must be in line with the new European code of conduct for research integrity[4].
The action should also propose (B) a code of responsible conduct for researchers (in academia and industry), taking into account the expectations of the different stakeholders. This should be achieved by actively involving civil society organisations and panels of citizens from different socio-economic groups including vulnerable populations, taking into consideration gender aspects.
Considering the rapid scientific evolution of the field, ways to enhance existing ethics and normative frameworks (C) should be proposed.
As regards the research integrity aspects per se, the need to complement the above mentioned European Code with specific guidelines should be assessed. If needed, a proposal for (D) short documents complementing the Code should be made.
The extension of the analysis to other new or emerging technologies, initiated by SwafS-18-2016, should be used as a basis to develop a detailed ethics framework for new and emerging technologies which should go through a validation process (e.g. using case studies involving key stakeholders).
The action should also assess the possible need for dedicated legislation at EU level. This tasks should be covered by the horizontal coordination work package mentioned above.
The action should include relevant expertise on ethics and research integrity as well as scientific and technical expertise. Furthermore, in line with the strategy for EU international cooperation in research and innovation (COM(2012)497), international cooperation is encouraged.
Publicly available results from relevant other EU funded research projects (the projects covered by the horizontal coordination work package should be taken into account.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of the order of EUR 4.00 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected Impact:The proposed action will address the growing ethics challenges and expectations vis-à-vis new technologies to ensure the highest ethics standards at EU and at an international level. It will provide an ethics framework, which should enable the effective ethics governance of these technologies.
The work undertaken will help reconciling the needs of the research teams and the legitimate concerns of the citizens, while stimulating innovation and contributing to the reduction of socio-economic inequalities including, in health treatment, social status and social inclusion and gender equality. It will support the work of the field actors confronted with these issues. Overall, the action will lead to reducing the risks while proving an enabling framework for researchers and innovators.
Overall, it will contribute to the development of new approaches in addressing ethical issues of new and emerging technologies, promoting research integrity and responsible conduct of research.
Cross-cutting Priorities:RRIInternational cooperationOpen ScienceGender
[1] http://www.technopolis-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2171 D3.2.pdf (Table 3.2)
[2]http://www.sienna-project.eu/ http://www.sienna-project.eu/
[3]http://www.sienna-project.eu/ http://www.sienna-project.eu/
[4]European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity of ALLEA (All European Academies) http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/hi/h2020-ethics_code-of-conduct_en.pdf .
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Características de la financiación
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Proposal page limits and layout: please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission system below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreements:
Information on the outcome of evaluation (single-stage call): maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
Coordination and Support Action:
Specific provisions and funding rates
Standard proposal template
Standard evaluation form
General MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional provisions:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Grants awarded under this t... 1. Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the Work Programme.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Proposal page limits and layout: please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission system below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreements:
Information on the outcome of evaluation (single-stage call): maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
Coordination and Support Action:
Specific provisions and funding rates
Standard proposal template
Standard evaluation form
General MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional provisions:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Grants awarded under this topic will be subject to the following additional dissemination obligations: consortia must make active efforts to freely share, in a timely manner and as appropriate, the research strategies, methodologies, and raw and analysed data deriving from their activities (including any evaluation activities), with the other projects funded by SWAFS subject to these same additional dissemination obligations. .
Applicants must acknowledge and incorporate these obligations in their proposal, outlining the efforts they will make towards this in Annex 1 of the proposal. The respective option of Article 29.1 of the Model Grant Agreement will be applied.
For SwafS.30.2020, the material will form part of the training e-platform created by European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (ENERI)[[http://www.eurecnet.org/eneri/ http://europa.eu/sinapse http://www.eurecnet.org/eneri/ http://europa.eu/sinapse]] and by the European Commission platform SINAPSE[[http://www.eurecnet.org/eneri/ http://europa.eu/sinapse http://www.eurecnet.org/eneri/ http://europa.eu/sinapse]]
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
7. Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
8. Additional documents:
Applicants are advised to view the policy briefing recording as well as the accompanying slides and to read carefully the introduction to '16. Science with and for Society WP 2018-20'. Please note that this material will also be part of the evaluator briefing.
SwafS-29-2020 policy briefing recording
SwafS-29-2020 policy briefing slides
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) H2020-SwafS-2018-2020
1. Introduction WP 2018-20
16. Science with and for society WP 2018-20
18. Dissemination, Exploitation and Evaluation WP 2018-20
General annexes to the Work Programme 2018-2020
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Regulation of Establishment
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation
Legal basis: Horizon 2020 Specific Programme
Información adicional de la convocatoria
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