AAL-2011-4 MOBILITY PARTICIPATION RULES & ELIGIBILITY

1. AAL-2011-4 MOBILITYPARTICIPATION RULES & ELIGIBILITY Axel Sigmund VDIVDE-IT, Berlin Nationale Kontaktstelle AAL JP http://www.aal-europe.eu

2. Criteria & Instructions • Eligibility criteria of the Call • Central eligibility criteria for project proposal as a whole • National eligibility criteria for each project partner • Instructions concerning content/structure/scope/extent of proposal • Characteristics of AAL Collaborative projects • Proposal requirements • Potential benefits • Special guidelines/frameworks for important aspects of AAL projects • Ethical aspects • End user involvement • Business model development • Evaluation criteria

3. Central Eligibility Criteria • Submission of a completeproposal, in English, through the AAL electronic submission system before the deadline (June 30 2011, 17.00 CET) • Consortium composition: min. 3 independent eligible organizations (1 coordinator), from min. 3 different AAL Partner States participating in the Call. Consortium must include at least one eligible: • end-user organization • business partner • SME partner (which can be the business partner) • Size of the consortium: 3 – 10 partners • Duration of the project: 12 – 36 months • Adherence to the specifications for structure and technical details (e.g. page count) given by the proposal submission system.

4. National Eligibility CriteriaAnnex 8 • Eligible for funding are only organizations that: • Reside in an AAL member country that participates in the Call • Are explicitly included in the national eligibility criteria • Pass the national check for fiscal & financial viability • Annex 8 as part of the call information package • Countries participating in the Call • National eligibility criteria • It is highly recommended - in some countries mandatory - to consult with the AAL National Contact Point (NCP) prior to submission of a proposal!

5. Characteristics AAL Projects • Aims at ICT-based solutions to identified user needs • Time-to-market perspective of 2 to 3 years after end project • Project total budget: 1 - 7 M€ • Maximum funding from the AAL JP: 3 M€. • Significant involvement (≥ 50%), of industry and business partners, particularly SMEs. • Realistic pilot as integrated parts of the project • Proactive end-user involvement throughout the project • Defined market segment(s), use cases and target group(s) and address the wishes/needs of these specific group(s).

6. Evaluation Criteria (1) Scoring 1-5 / treshold 3 for each criterion weight Relevance & innovation 1- Objectives of call / adress enabling elements / application areas- Why is solution meeting needs / not on market yet?- Innovative applications//service systems throughout EU Scientific & technical quality 1-Original integrated solutions based on sound S&T concepts, beyond state of the art- Pilot showing impact

7. Evaluation Criteria (2) • Quality consortium & efficiency of implementation 2- expertise / resources / value network / international value- proactive enduser involvement - SME/industry involvement- workplan / Q-assurance / control / IPR / conflict resolving • Potential impact (QoL end user / market development) 2Quality of Life - added value / market availability - ensure respect for end users rights / ethical issuesMarket development- target high potential market- business model – value chain, business analysis,- creating EU market  open interfaces / interoperability / standards

8. Publication AAL JP Call 3 months Evaluation, Decision 3 months Negotiation, Consortium agreement ca. 3 months Administration of running Projects 2- 3 years Procedure

9. After the deadline • Central eligibility check • National pre-eligibility check (type of organisation) • Evaluation by international teams of independent experts  Ranking list • Matching ranking list available budgets • Best proposals on the GREEN LIST • Good proposals on the YELLOW LIST • Under treshold proposals on the RED LIST

10. Matching / Balancing Greenproposals Clarification & Negotiation phase (incl final eligibility check) Red proposals  Notified by CMU Yellow proposals Balancing process • Extra national budget? • Other resources? • Participation on own expenses? IF NOT……

11. Restructuring consortia • Exhausted national budget(s)- removal / replacement of partner(s)- < 50% change in PM- no change of consortium coordinator • Other reasons- < 20%- no change of consortium coordinator New eligibility check • Poss. re-evaluation

12. Role of your NCP? • National communication about the call(websites/newsletters/info days etc.) • Info & advise for national (potential) proposers • Pre-check proposals / eligibility national partners • Available for all your questions! CONTACT YOUR NCP!!!

13. Mio. € Austria 2,00 Belgium 1,00 Cyprus 0,20 Denmark 0,50 Finland 1,00 France 2,00 Germany 3,00 Greece* 0,00 Hungary* 0,00 Ireland 0,50 Israel 0,50 Italy ** 2,50 Luxembourg FNR 0,30 Luxembourg Luxinnov. 0,30 The Netherlands 1,90 Norway ** 0,80 Poland 0,50 Portugal** 0,50 Romania 1,00 Slovenia 0,20 Spain ISCIII 2,40 Spain MITYC ** 2,50 Sweden 1,00 Switzerland 4,00 United Kingdom 1,10 Funding Commitments

14. Funding Commitments • Total AAL Partner States :29,7 Mio. € • Expected EC contribution for the Call: 23.0 Mio. € • Expected total funding commitment: 52,7 Mio. € • * Greece and Hungary do not participate in this call (AAL-2011-4) • ** The indicated funding is still subject to a national decision process

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18. Ansprechpartner für das AAL Joint Programme Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)Heinemannstraße 2, 53170 Bonnwww.bmbf.de Referat 524 Demographischer Wandel; Mensch-Technik-Kooperation Steinplatz 1, 10623 Berlinwww.aal-deutschland.de Axel Sigmund Tel.: 030 310078-280 E-Mail: Axel.Sigmund@vdivde-it.de National Contact Point AAL Association Central Managing Unit E-Mail: cmu@aal-europe.eu www.aal-europe.eu