Call Description:
H2020-RUR-2016-2017
Call - Rural Renaissance - Fostering innovation and business opportunities
RUR-09-2017: Business models for modern rural economies
Types of action: RIA Research and Innovation action
Two-stage Model
1st stage Planned opening date: 04 October 2016 Deadline: 14 February 2017
2nd stage Deadline: 13 September 2017
Identify innovative business models that are developing in rural areas, have significant potential to create added value, social cohesion and jobs, and are likely to be upscaled to or replicated in other areas, taking into account the diversity of conditions in different areas.
ERNACT Interest:
RUR-09-2017: Business models for modern rural economies
WWW:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/5108-rur-09-2017.html
Call Opens:
04 October 2016
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Confirmed
Call Closes:
14 February 2017
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Confirmed
ERNACT Contact:
Jose Manuel San Emeterio
Programme:
Horizon 2020
Purpose:
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 is helping to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation.
Funding Description:
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – this is in addition to the private investment that this money will attract.
It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.