ANNEX V

Impact pathways, and related key impact pathway indicators, shall structure the monitoring of the Programme's progress towards its objectives as referred to in Article 3. The impact pathways shall be time-sensitive and reflect three complementary impact categories reflecting the non-linear nature of R&I investments: scientific, societal and technological or economic. For each of those impact categories, proxy indicators are used to track progress distinguishing between the short, medium and longer terms, including beyond the Programme's duration, with possibilities for breakdowns, including by Member States and associated countries. Those indicators shall be compiled using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Individual Programme parts contribute to those indicators to a different degree and through different mechanisms. Additional indicators can be used to monitor individual Programme parts, where relevant. The micro-data behind the key impact pathway indicators are collected for all parts of the Programme and for all delivery mechanisms in a centrally managed and harmonised way and at the appropriate level of granularity with minimal reporting burden on the beneficiaries. In addition and beyond key impact pathways indicators, data on the optimised delivery of the Programme for strengthening the ERA, fostering the excellence-based participations from all Member States in the Programme as well as facilitating collaborative links in European R&I are collected and reported in close to real-time as part of implementation and management data, referred to in Article 50. This includes the monitoring of collaborative links, of network analytics, of data on proposals, applications, participations, projects, applicants and participants (including data on the type of organisation, such as civil society organisations, SMEs and private sector), country (such as a specific classification for country groups such as Member States, associated countries and third countries), gender, role in project, scientific discipline or sector, including SSH), and the monitoring of the level of climate mainstreaming and related expenditures. Scientific impact pathway indicators The Programme is expected to have scientific impact by creating high-quality new knowledge, strengthening human capital in R&I, and fostering diffusion of knowledge and open science. Progress towards this impact is monitored through proxy indicators set along the following three key impact pathways. Table 1 Towards scientific impact | Short-term | Medium-term | Longer-term Creating high-quality new knowledge | Publications - Number of peer-reviewed scientific publications resulting from the Programme | Citations - Field-Weighted Citation Index of peer-reviewed Publications resulting from the Programme | World-class science - Number and share of peer-reviewed publications resulting from the projects funded by the Programme that are core contribution to scientific fields Strengthening human capital in R&I | Skills - Number of researchers involved in upskilling (training, mentoring/coaching, mobility and access to R&I infrastructures) activities in projects funded by the Programme | Careers - Number and share of upskilled researchers involved in the Programme with increased individual impact in their R&I field | Working conditions - Number and share of upskilled researchers involved in the Programme with improved working conditions, including researchers' salaries Fostering diffusion of knowledge and open science | Shared knowledge - Share of research outputs (open data/publication/software etc.) resulting from the Programme shared through open knowledge infrastructures | Knowledge diffusion - Share of open access research outputs resulting from the Programme actively used/cited | New collaborations - Share of Programme beneficiaries which have developed new transdisciplinary/transsectoral collaborations with users of their open access research outputs resulting from the Programme Societal impact pathway indicators The Programme is expected to have societal impact by addressing the Union's policy priorities and global challenges, including SDGs, following the principles of the 2030 Agenda and the goals of the Paris Agreement, through R&I, delivering benefits and impact through R&I missions and European Partnerships and strengthening the uptake of innovation in society ultimately contributing to people's well-being. Progress towards this impact is monitored through proxy indicators set along the following three key impact pathways. Table 2 Towards societal impact | Short-term | Medium-term | Longer-term Addressing Union policy priorities and global challenges through R&I | Results - Number and share of results aimed at addressing identified Union policy priorities and global challenges (including SDGs) (multidimensional: for each identified priority) Including: Number and share of climate-relevant results aimed at delivering on the Union's commitment under the Paris Agreement | Solutions - Number and share of innovations and research outcomes addressing identified Union policy priorities and global challenges (including SDGs) (multidimensional: for each identified priority) Including: Number and share of climate-relevant innovations and research outcomes delivering on Union's commitment under the Paris Agreement | Benefits - Aggregated estimated effects from use/exploitation of results funded by the Programme on tackling identified Union policy priorities and global challenges (including SDGs), including contribution to the policy and law-making cycle (such as norms and standards) (multidimensional: for each identified priority) Including: Aggregated estimated effects from use/exploitation of climate-relevant results funded by the Programme on delivering on the Union's commitment under the Paris Agreement including contribution to the policy and law-making cycle (such as norms and standards) Delivering benefits and impact through R&I missions | R&I mission results - Results in specific R&I missions (multidimensional: for each identified mission) | R&I mission outcomes - Outcomes in specific R&I missions (multidimensional: for each identified mission) | R&I mission targets met - Targets achieved in specific R&I missions (multidimensional: for each identified mission) Strengthening the uptake of R&I in society | Co-creation - Number and share of projects funded by the Programme where Union citizens and end-users contribute to the co-creation of R&I content | Engagement - Number and share of participating legal entities which have citizen and end-users engagement mechanisms in place after the end of projects funded by the Programme | Societal R&I uptake - Uptake and outreach of co-created scientific results and innovative solutions generated under the Programme Technological and Economic impact pathway indicators The Programme is expected to have technological and economic impact especially within the Union by influencing the creation and growth of companies, especially SMEs including start-ups, creating direct and indirect jobs especially within the Union, and by leveraging investments for R&I. Progress towards this impact is monitored through proxy indicators set along the following three key impact pathways. Table 3 Towards technological / economic impact | Short-term | Medium-term | Longer-term Generating innovation-based growth | Innovative results - Number of innovative products, processes or methods resulting from the Programme (by type of innovation) & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) applications | Innovations - Number of innovations resulting from the projects funded by the Programme (by type of innovation) including from awarded IPRs | Economic growth - Creation, growth & market shares of companies having developed innovations in the Programme Creating more and better jobs | Supported employment - Number of full time equivalent (FTE) jobs created, and jobs maintained in participating legal entities for the project funded by the Programme (by type of job) | Sustained employment - Increase of FTE jobs in participating legal entities following the project funded by the Programme (by type of job) | Total employment - Number of direct & indirect jobs created or maintained due to diffusion of results from the Programme (by type of job) Leveraging investments in R&I | Co-investment - Amount of public & private investment mobilised with the initial investment from the Programme | Scaling-up - Amount of public & private investment mobilised to exploit or scale-up results from the Programme (including foreign direct investments) | Contribution to '3 % target' - Union progress towards 3 % GDP target due to the Programme

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