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Wrap-up & Action Agenda 3rd SEE-INNOVATION Know-How Transfer Event Thessaloniki, Greece, 8-9 March, 2007. 3 rd SEE-INNOVATION Know-How Transfer Event Agenda Overview. Presentations of FP7 and the ICT Programme Select ICT strategic objectives Digital libraries and content ICT in Healthcare
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Wrap-up & Action Agenda3rd SEE-INNOVATION Know-How Transfer EventThessaloniki, Greece, 8-9 March, 2007
3rd SEE-INNOVATION Know-How Transfer EventAgenda Overview • Presentations of • FP7 and the ICT Programme • Select ICT strategic objectives • Digital libraries and content • ICT in Healthcare • FP7 participation rules, processes, and regulations • Discussion on project ideas • Tips and exercises on how to participate
1st IS2WeB Thematic Workshop Timing • FP7 ICT Call 1 opened on 22 December 2006 • Closing date – 8 May, 2007 • More than 1,2 Billion EUROS call for proposals has been announced !!! • Interested? Then… ... How about some practical tips on how to participate in the best proposals!!!
Strategy for FP7Planning and Preparation • Consult the Commission’s proposed FP7 text, the Specific Programmes, and Rules of Participation • Start identifying ideas and building networks in relevant areas • Learn what evaluators liked / disliked in FP6 • Make use of any help available • Consider • Appropriate funding schemes • Capabilities and preferred role within projects • Costing aspects • Dissemination and exploitation aspects FP7 Participation
Strategy for FP7Participating in a Proposal • Understand the partner searches dynamics (fitting into profiles described by the projects) • Two main sources of projects (Ideal-IST FP7 and Info-days) • Which elements to look at: • Project objectives • Profile sought • Type of project
Strategy for FP7 Participating in a Proposal • How to choose a good project – the success factors • TIME • Keep your profile(s) ready. React with no delay. Seats are taken within a short time • EXCELLENCE • You will need that “extra mark” to get in… Show you are the partner they are looking for • TRUST • Show you know the rules of the game, be reliable
Strategy for FP7 Participating in a Proposal • To make sure the project is good • Are the objectives clearly expressed? • Is there a market vision beyond research activities? • Are you sure about its fitting the EC work-programme? • Is it linked with running FP6 projects? • Is the co-ordinator experienced? • Has the idea been pre-screened with the EC?
Strategy for FP7The SEE-INNOVATION Assistance to Participation • Don’t forget we can help you • Participation in the SEE-INNOVATION Directory • Assistance phase components ― key steps WE will be taking • Examine potential contacts • Monitor existing / emerging opportunities • Activate Ideal-IST + other networks • Contact you • Assist with profile and proposal development and / or consortium formation, if necessary
Project Partners • Planet S. A. (Greece) • Centre for Social Innovation (Austria) • TESEO (Belgium) • SEPVE (Greece) • BASSCOM (Bulgaria) • ARIES (Romania) • Association for Informational Systems and Computer Networks (Serbia-Montenegro) • ISSETI (Albania) • ZaMirNet (Croatia) • MASIT (FYROM) • Tübitak (Turkey)
SEE-INNOVATION – What Next?Your Role in the Assistance Process • Do not just wait for things to happen • Be ready, show an interest • Identify your niche and suggest projects in which you could enter • Assess the project’s chances of success • Either way, check your profile and make sure it is convincing • Discuss with us about your role in a project • If applicable, suggest the most appropriate way to approach a proposer • Keep contact with SEE-INNOVATION local partner • Refine/customise your offer to a Call
For Further Info • On participation in FP7 • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/participate_en.html • On ICT in FP7 • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ • www.efpconsulting.com/tools (M. Morron FP7 book) • On proposal development and e-training courses • http://www.hyperion.ie/eTraining%20Courses.htm • ICT helpdesk for proposers’ questions • ist@ec.europa.eu • Partner search facilities • Cordis database:http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/partners/partner.htm • IDEALIST:http://www.ideal-ist.net/ • SEE-INNOVATION, IS2WeB, and other SSA databases:www.see-innovation.org,www.is2web.org,…
Thank You! • For more info, please contact • askam@planet.gr • planet@skypro.be • pecarz@dmail.zsi.at • sepve@sepve.org.gr