Looking back at H2020

Horizon 2020 program with its EUR 80 billion budget, has been crucial in advancing the EU`s knowledge and innovation-based society and economy.

Date: 1. 02. 2024

Horizon 2020 evaluations shows that investment in EU research and innovation greatly pays off.

The ex-post evaluation of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation program from 2014 to 2020, highlights its significant impact on societal and economic development. The program funded over 35,000 projects and attracted a million applications globally, focusing on climate change and sustainable development.

Notably, it supported rapid responses to health crises like COVID-19 and contributed substantially to climate science. Horizon 2020's investment yielded substantial benefits, leading to thousands of patents and scientific publications, and facilitating mobility and skill enhancement of thousands of researchers. Key achievements include support for Nobel Prize-winning scientists, development of innovative technologies, and significant growth in employment and turnover for participating firms, including a projected €429 billion increase in EU GDP by 2040.

The evaluation also suggests improvements in areas such as participation, administrative simplification, and result dissemination. This evaluation will shape future EU research and innovation policies.

Source: EC Press corner

Type	Example	Notes
Fuzzy	kettle~	Contain terms that are close to the word kettle, such as cattle
Wild	cat*	Contain terms that begin with cat, such as category and the extact term cat itself
Exact-Single	orange	Contain the term orange
Exact-Phrase	"dnn is awesome"	Contain the exact phase dnn is awesome
OR	orange bike	Contain the term orange or bike, or both. OR, if used, must be in uppercase
	orange OR bike
AND	orange AND bike	Contain both orange and bike. AND must be in uppercase
Combo	(agile OR extreme) AND methodology	Contain methodology and must also contain agile and/or extreme

Type

Example

Notes

Fuzzy

kettle~

Contain terms that are close to the word kettle, such as cattle

Wild

cat*

Contain terms that begin with cat, such as category and the extact term cat itself

Exact-Single

orange

Contain the term orange

Exact-Phrase

"dnn is awesome"

Contain the exact phase dnn is awesome

orange bike

Contain the term orange or bike, or both. OR, if used, must be in uppercase

orange OR bike

AND

orange AND bike

Contain both orange and bike. AND must be in uppercase

Combo

(agile OR extreme) AND methodology

Contain methodology and must also contain agile and/or extreme

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Looking back at H2020