Horizon Europe – Is it worth the money? Survey

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* 1. Current plans call for an €80.9 billion, seven-year budget for Horizon Europe. This is roughly 10% of total EU-wide government R&D spending, and compares to €94.1 billion originally proposed by the Commission. If you could decide, would the final budget:

Rise higher

Fall deeper

Stay about where the current plans suggest

Uncertain

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* 2. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 meaning Strongly Agree, what do you think of EU R&D programmes generally? Have they...

	1	2	3	4	5
Had a big impact on European society and economy	Had a big impact on European society and economy 1	Had a big impact on European society and economy 2	Had a big impact on European society and economy 3	Had a big impact on European society and economy 4	Had a big impact on European society and economy 5
Produced lots of new products, services and jobs	Produced lots of new products, services and jobs 1	Produced lots of new products, services and jobs 2	Produced lots of new products, services and jobs 3	Produced lots of new products, services and jobs 4	Produced lots of new products, services and jobs 5
Strengthened the European Union	Strengthened the European Union 1	Strengthened the European Union 2	Strengthened the European Union 3	Strengthened the European Union 4	Strengthened the European Union 5
Improved relations with non-EU countries	Improved relations with non-EU countries 1	Improved relations with non-EU countries 2	Improved relations with non-EU countries 3	Improved relations with non-EU countries 4	Improved relations with non-EU countries 5
Have shown good value for money	Have shown good value for money 1	Have shown good value for money 2	Have shown good value for money 3	Have shown good value for money 4	Have shown good value for money 5
Are easy to apply for	Are easy to apply for 1	Are easy to apply for 2	Are easy to apply for 3	Are easy to apply for 4	Are easy to apply for 5
Reward the best ideas and grant applications	Reward the best ideas and grant applications 1	Reward the best ideas and grant applications 2	Reward the best ideas and grant applications 3	Reward the best ideas and grant applications 4	Reward the best ideas and grant applications 5
Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base	Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base 1	Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base 2	Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base 3	Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base 4	Helped weaker EU member states improve their science and technology base 5
Are well managed	Are well managed 1	Are well managed 2	Are well managed 3	Are well managed 4	Are well managed 5

Other (please specify)

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* 3. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being Very Important, how would you prioritise spending within the Horizon Europe budget, given that funds are limited?

	1	2	3	4	5
Fundamental research	Fundamental research 1	Fundamental research 2	Fundamental research 3	Fundamental research 4	Fundamental research 5
Start-up company support	Start-up company support 1	Start-up company support 2	Start-up company support 3	Start-up company support 4	Start-up company support 5
Growth and scale-up company support	Growth and scale-up company support 1	Growth and scale-up company support 2	Growth and scale-up company support 3	Growth and scale-up company support 4	Growth and scale-up company support 5
Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors	Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors 1	Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors 2	Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors 3	Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors 4	Big public-private partnerships in specific industrial sectors 5
Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects	Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects 1	Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects 2	Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects 3	Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects 4	Support for big industrial technology demonstration projects 5
Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries	Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries 1	Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries 2	Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries 3	Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries 4	Research collaborations on specific topics, involving multiple partners and countries 5
High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities	High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities 1	High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities 2	High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities 3	High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities 4	High-profile research “missions”, focusing work on top policy priorities 5
Research to provide evidence for policy decisions	Research to provide evidence for policy decisions 1	Research to provide evidence for policy decisions 2	Research to provide evidence for policy decisions 3	Research to provide evidence for policy decisions 4	Research to provide evidence for policy decisions 5
Citizen involvement in research projects	Citizen involvement in research projects 1	Citizen involvement in research projects 2	Citizen involvement in research projects 3	Citizen involvement in research projects 4	Citizen involvement in research projects 5
Networking programmes and opportunities	Networking programmes and opportunities 1	Networking programmes and opportunities 2	Networking programmes and opportunities 3	Networking programmes and opportunities 4	Networking programmes and opportunities 5
Research for emergency preparedness	Research for emergency preparedness 1	Research for emergency preparedness 2	Research for emergency preparedness 3	Research for emergency preparedness 4	Research for emergency preparedness 5

Other (please specify)

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* 4. On a scale 1 to 5, with 5 being Very Important: The EU often uses its R&D programmes to encourage particular types of behaviour in the research and innovation community. How important are these priorities?

	1	2	3	4	5
Promote open science	Promote open science 1	Promote open science 2	Promote open science 3	Promote open science 4	Promote open science 5
Promote ethical research practices	Promote ethical research practices 1	Promote ethical research practices 2	Promote ethical research practices 3	Promote ethical research practices 4	Promote ethical research practices 5
Protect intellectual property rights	Protect intellectual property rights 1	Protect intellectual property rights 2	Protect intellectual property rights 3	Protect intellectual property rights 4	Protect intellectual property rights 5
Encourage research mobility across the EU	Encourage research mobility across the EU 1	Encourage research mobility across the EU 2	Encourage research mobility across the EU 3	Encourage research mobility across the EU 4	Encourage research mobility across the EU 5
Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south	Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south 1	Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south 2	Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south 3	Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south 4	Promote cross-border collaborations, especially east-west and north-south 5
Promote gender equality in the research community	Promote gender equality in the research community 1	Promote gender equality in the research community 2	Promote gender equality in the research community 3	Promote gender equality in the research community 4	Promote gender equality in the research community 5
Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies	Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies 1	Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies 2	Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies 3	Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies 4	Promote European self-sufficiency in key technologies 5
Promote entrepreneurship	Promote entrepreneurship 1	Promote entrepreneurship 2	Promote entrepreneurship 3	Promote entrepreneurship 4	Promote entrepreneurship 5

Other (please specify)

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* 5. The EU is considering expanding the list of non-EU countries allowed to participate in Horizon. Which countries should have priority? Please select up to 5 countries.

UK (post-Brexit)

Canada

Japan

Switzerland

Norway

Israel

China

Russia

Australia

South Korea

None, because Horizon should be for EU members only

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you could change one thing about Horizon, what would it be?

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