Deadline: 28.08.2016

The purpose:
·         to collect views and opinions on the strategy, scope, objectives, and expected impacts of the Horizon 2020 SC2 Work Programme 2018-2020.
·         to provide the input to Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2018-2020.

The EC process:
·         WP 2018-2020 SC2 will be developed  Q4 2016-Q1&Q2 2017
·         Adoption of new WP is foreseen autumn 2017

Questionnaire is available from:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/sc2-wp2018-2020/scene_setter_and_questionnaire.pdf#page=8

Reference documents:
·        the Horizon 2020 regulation
·         the specific part of the programme relating to 'Food Security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy'
·         a foresight report prepared about the 3rd Strategic Programme of Horizon 2020

Response to the consultation to be sent to:
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Directorate for the Bioeconomy, Unit F1 -Strategy
E-mail: EC-SC2-CONSULTATION@ec.europa.eu