Division Article 1 Tasks

The ECSEL Joint Undertaking shall carry out the following tasks:

1. (a)

   support financially research and innovation indirect actions, mainly in the form of grants;

2. (b)

   ensure sustainable management of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking;

3. (c)

   develop close cooperation and ensure coordination with European (in particular Horizon 2020), national and transnational activities, bodies and stakeholders, aiming at fostering a fertile innovation environment in Europe, creating synergies and improving exploitation of research and innovation results in the area of electronic components and systems;

4. (d)

   define and make any necessary adjustments to the multiannual strategic plan;

5. (e)

   draw up and implement work plans for executing the multiannual strategic plan;

6. (f)

   initiate open calls for proposals, evaluate proposals, and award funding to indirect actions through open and transparent procedures within the limits of available funds;

7. (g)

   publish information on the indirect actions;

8. (h)

   monitor the implementation of the indirect actions and manage the grant agreements or decisions;

9. (i)

   monitor overall progress towards achieving the objectives of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking;

10. (j)

    engage in information, communication, exploitation and dissemination activities by applying mutatis mutandis Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, including making the detailed information on results from calls for proposals available and accessible in a common Horizon 2020 e-database;

11. (k)

    liaise with a broad range of stakeholders, including research organisations and universities;

12. (l)

    any other task needed to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 of this Regulation.