he-psf

1. Research
and
Innovation
HORIZON EUROPE
POLICY SUPPORT
FACILITY
2021 – 2027

2. Launched in 2015
With the objective to help MS/AC "to improve the design,
implementation and evaluation of R&I policies"
Supporting evidence-based policy-making
Drawing on the combination of learnings between peers and
high-level experts advice and assistance
PSF: THE KEY FACTS

3. PSF COUNTRY - FOR MER PSF PEER R EVIEW S /SPEC IFIC
SU PPOR TS
In-depth assessments of a country's R&I system (or of parts
of it) carried out by a panel of experts and peers and
leading to concrete policy recommendations to the
national authorities on reforms necessary to strengthen
their R&I system
•

4. PSF Country - How does it work?
• Preparatory stage:
• Definition of the scope and of the focus areas based on MS’s demand
• Based on focus areas, engagement of experts (will draft the report) and peers
(input and ‘case studies’ boxes based on national experience)
• Kick-off meeting with national authorities, EC and panel
• 1st country visit (currently online events): interviews with all relevant
stakeholders i.e. Institutions, academia, business, NGOs...
• Preparation of 1st draft report with a first outline of the recommendations
• 2nd country visit with topic-based meetings for feedback on 1st draft findings in view
of refining the recommendations
• Report finalisation
• Dissemination event

5. PSF CHALLENGE - FOR MER MU TU A L LEA R N IN G EXER C ISES
Focused on specific operational R&I challenges of interest to
several volunteering countries, it aims to identifies good
practice, lessons learned and success factors.
Citizen Science: Practices and policies
IP management notably in the context of industry-academia
cooperation
PSF Challenge exercises in preparation:

6. 1. Follow-up of previous PSF exercises
Countries having already benefitted from a PSF exercise can
ask complementary support on the same topic(s) (potentially
from the same experts)
New: PSF Open
2. New methodologies will be developed for
providing new types of support (calls of
Expression of Interest will be launched when these
new methodologies will be ready)

7.  Need to decide case by case which is the most
suitable one, duly taking into account the key elements
of the PSF added-value
Evolving landscape of policy/techical support instruments
DG REFORM’s Technical
Support Instrument
(ex-SRSP)
HE PSF ESIF JRC (KT, S3
platform)

8. Effective methodologies developped during H2020 PSF:
Peer Reviews, MLEs
High level experts in R&I policy, including practioners
Involvement of stakeholders
Learning from peers and networking
DG R&I’s steering
Communication and dissemination (in national languages
too)
What are the key elements of the PSF added value?

9. Learnings from policy-
making experience
Methodology
Involvement
of stakeholders
Communication
and dissemination
High level
experts
Peers
 PSF for ‘Support to Policy developments’ vs TSI for
‘Technical assistance’
Steering
of DG R&I

10. Ongoing PSF Country projects
• Development and
effective use of the public
R&I infrastructures
• Funding system for public
research
• Strengthening the links
between public rеsеаrсh
and business
Moldova
• Public science base and its
interface with businesses
(governance and structural
changes, incentives, human
resources,
internationalisation, public-
private partnerships, impacts
of ESIF)
Romania

11. PSF Country projects starting soon:
Greece
Slovakia
• Research
Infrastructures
(RIs) governance
and management
• National framework
for the RIs
• Indicators for
monitoring and
assessment of the
RIs
• Public science
base
(transformation
of the Academy
of Science and
other PROs,
evaluation
system,
support
schemes)

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