• Εξεύρεση Συνεργατών στο Πρόγραμμα ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ 2020

• 21 Μαΐου 2014

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Λίτσα ΚουντουρίδουΕθνικό Σημείο Επαφής

Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορικής και Επικοινωνιών

Μελλοντικές και Αναδυόμενες Τεχνολογίες

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Presentation Outline

§When are partners needed?§Roles in a Consortium §Where should you look for partners?§Good characteristics in partners§Characteristics of a good Consortium§Online Networking Tools§Services provided by the National Contact Points

(NCPs) and the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF)

Information may be valid

for other Programmes!

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When are Partners Needed?§ Collaborative Projects (Research and Innovation

Actions, Innovation Actions): where a minimum of three partners from three different EU member states or Associated Countries are required to form a Consortium.

§ Where stated in the Call: such as in the cases of bilateral scientific and technological agreements or any other arrangement between the EU and an international organisation or a third country.

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Roles in a Consortium

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Where should you look for partners?• Where to start...

• Personal contacts

• Previous Project or other Collaborations

• Contacts from participation in Working Groups / Committees

• More Partners

• Partners from running FP7 projects (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html)

• Info-days, Seminars, Conferences

• COST Actions (www.cost.eu)

• Brokerage Events (...participation funded by RPF)

• NCP Networks Partner Search Tools

• Contact the NCPs for Cyprus5

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Good characteristics in partners...

• Are they reliable?• Are they suitable for the purposes of the

Project?• Is their Organisation able to provide the

necessary resources?• Do they bring added value to the

Consortium?• Do they contribute to gender balance?

One-Page Proposal

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Characteristics of a Good Consortium

üExperienced coordinatorüScientists with track

recordüRelevant expertise and

skillsüGood infrastructure and

resourcesü Involvement of competent

staff

üGender BalanceüMultidisciplinaryüComplementary (no major

overlaps)üRelevant stakeholdersüGood distribution of worküAdded value of each

partnerüPrevious collaborationsüCommitment

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Online Networking Tools• What?

• Launching a Partner Search

• Sending an Expression of Interest

• Uploading a Profile

• When?

• You have an idea and you are looking for partners

• You wish to participate as a partner by responding to a Partner Search

• You want to provide a general description of your research interests/contact details

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Contends of a Good Profile/Expression of Interest

ü Written in good English, no copy-paste!

ü Clear and correct contact details

ü Use of suitable keywords

ü Publications only relevant to the topic

ü References to other national/international collaborations

and relevant Projects

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KEY MessagesIf you are a Coordinator...ü Analyse the needs of your project in terms of expertise, experience

and capacity before contacting potential partnersü Make sure partners are indeed eligible !ü Evaluate/Screen each partner carefully

If you wish to participate as a Partner...ü Make yourself, your lab, your company visibleü Advertise your interest in H2020 participationü Attract the attention of Coordinators

Remember!ü A Coordinator has very little timeü Your Profile / Expression of Interest may be the only information a

Coordinator has on youü Your Profile is your H2020 résumé

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Useful Links 1/2Specific for each subject

Health

• http://www.fitforhealth.eu/

• http://www.healthcompetence.eu (all projects related to life science & health supported by EC)

ICT (but also related subjects eg. Health, Security, Energy etc)

• www.ideal-ist.eu

Transport

• http://www.transport-ncps.net/

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities

• www.net4society.eu

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Useful Links 2/2RPF Partner Search Forms and NCP support

• www.research.org.cy

Enterprise Europe Network Cooperation Opportunities Database

• http://een.ec.europa.eu/tools/services/SearchCenter/Search/ProfileSimpleSearch 

Social Networks

• LinkedIn etc. NO QUALITY

CHECK!

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• Services provided by the National Contact Points of

Cyprus and the RPF

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What is a National Contact Point?• A Contact or Information Point - part of a wider

system of NCPs established by each participating country.

• The aim is to ensure that H2020 becomes known and readily accessible to all potential applicants through different support services.

• One H2020 NCP for each thematic area/Programme at the RPF.

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Services provided by the NCPs and the RPF What?§Disseminating Information

§Organising Infodays, Training and other Seminars

How?§Through mailing lists for specific areas, H2020 Blog and FB Website, direct communication

§General Infodays and Infodays on specific Calls, Customised Training Seminars for newcomers/experienced proposers/multipliers

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Services provided by the NCPs and the RPF What?§Assisting proposers with the preparation of proposals

§Assisting with partner search

How?§Resolving queries, Pre-screening of Proposals, Organisation of relevant Training Seminars

§Customised Partner Search Forms, Online Partner Search Tools, Promoting important Brokerage Events abroad

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Services provided by the NCPs and the RPF What?§Customised support / advice

How?§Assistance based on proposers’ needs (IPR Issues, Consortium Agreements, Grant Agreements, Project Management etc.)

§Presentations/Training Seminars for different groups by one or more NCPs upon request

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Other Information 1/2§ Direct Helpline for Horizon 2020:

22 205050

§ Help Desk Email Address:

horizon2020@research.org.cy

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Other Information 2/2§ Social Media:

•  https://www.facebook.com/horizon2020cyprus

• http://horizon2020cyprus.blogspot.com/

§ Participation in specific Brokerage Events is funded by the RPF through the Action “Participation in International Conferences” (www.research.org.cy)

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Ευχαριστώ!

Λίτσα ΚουντουρίδουΕθνικό Σημείο ΕπαφήςΤεχνολογίες Πληροφορικής και ΕπικοινωνιώνΜελλοντικές και Αναδυόμενες ΤεχνολογίεςΤομέας Ευρωπαϊκών Ερευνητικών Προγραμμάτων και Διεθνούς ΣυνεργασίαςΤηλ: +357-22205020Email: lkountouridou@research.org.cy

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