The general objective of Horizon 2020 is to contribute to building a society and an economy based on knowledge and innovation across the Union by leveraging additional research, development and innovation funding and by contributing to attaining research and development targets, including the target of 3 % of GDP for research and development across the Union by 2020.
Is é cuspóir ginearálta Fís 2020 rannchuidiú le sochaí agus geilleagar a thógáil a bheidh bunaithe ar an eolas agus ar an nuálaíocht a thógáil ar fud an Aontais trí chistiú breise a luamhánúle haghaidh na taighde, na forbartha agus na nuálaíochta agus trí chabhrú spriocanna taighde agus forbartha a bhaint amach, lena n-áirítear sprioc 3 % OTI don taighde agus don fhorbairt ar fud an Aontais faoi 2020.