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DG Research European Commission

The NCP system in FP6

Human Resources and Mobility

NCP Training Session

30 October 2002, Brussels



• Background : “Guiding Principles”as agreed by the Group of personal representatives of Ministers and the Commission

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html

(CORDIS Library: Documents on FP6 and ERA)

• Aim : to inform and assist potential participants and contractors in ongoing projects



• Nomination : by MSs/ASs & recognition by EC

• Architecture : MSs/ASs responsible for organisational structure of its NCP

System

• MSs

• Candidate countries likely to become associated to FP6 : BG, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LT, LV, MT, PL, RO, SI, SK, TRK

• Other countries likely to become associated to FP6 : IL, IS, LI, NO, CH


Guiding principles for setting up systems of National Contact Points (NCP systems) for the Sixth EU Framework

Programme on Research and Technological Development (FP6)

Introduction Basic principles Recommended tasks for the organisation(s) operating

the NCP system Characteristics of the organisation(s) operating the NCP

system Nomination and recognition process Co-operation between the NCPs and the Commission Exchange of information at European level on

performance of NCP systems


Basic principles• NCPs should inform and assist potential

participants and contractors in ongoing projects

• The national governments have the responsibility to establish, finance, nominate, supervise and monitor the NCPs

• The Commission provides the necessary information and training and acts as a moderator for the transnational networking


Recommended NCP tasks

• Informing, awareness raising

• Advising, assisting and training

• Signposting


Informing, awareness raising Circulate general and specific documentation on the

Community RTD programmes Organise promotional activities in liaison with the

Commission services (e.g. info-days, seminars, conferences, newsletters, Web sites, fairs, etc.)

Raise awareness for the Community objectives of increasing the participation of women in the Framework Programme (science and ethics, science and civil society)

Raise awareness for other European programmes in the field of research and innovation: Eureka and COST


Advising, assisting and training Explain the scope and the modalities of the whole

spectrum of instruments to be used in FP6 Advise on administrative procedures and contractual

issues (role and responsibilities of participants in a consortium, costs, rights and obligations of contractors, respect of ethics rules etc.)

Assist in partner search activities notably by disseminating calls for proposals (using Community tools such as CORDIS, co-operation networks, etc.)


Advising, assisting and training

Assist organisations, in particular new actors and SMEs, with a view to increasing their participation in FP6

Organise training sessions on RTD programmes for intermediaries and information multipliers to ensure high quality of advice

Organise training seminars for specific target groups or on specific topics

Assist the Commission in assuring transparency and equal access to call for new partners in on-going projects


Signposting

Give feedback to the Commission on any problems and difficulties in implementing and participating in the Framework Programme

Signpost, to other Community network services, for example to IRCs and EICs, those potential participants who require assistance for e.g. general EU matters or matters relating to innovation and technology transfer, typically dealt with by these networks

Inform the Commission about planned NCP activities and events requiring participation of Commission staff


Characteristics of the NCP organisation(s)

Have a good knowledge of the Community RTD activities and technological domains concerned

Be competent to provide assistance services to different kinds of actors (industry, academia, SMEs, etc.)

Have skills in RTD management and financing Show the experience and acceptance necessary to

reach the research community concerned and have good knowledge of the national research landscape



Have adequate human resources and equipment (e.g. informatics)

Be able to act as independent organisation(s), being committed to impartiality in delivering their services

Be suitable to become part of an international system for stimulating participation in FP6 and for partner search

Be able to co-ordinate the different actors of the system



As a minimum service level it should be assured that each NCP is reachable by phone, fax and e-mail during usual working hours and that it has a website with basic information on its services


The role of the Commission

Publish widely the nominated NCPs on the CORDIS server, in the guides for proposers and in other information material

Provide appropriate training for NCPs on all thematic and managerial aspects, including relevant EU policies and ethical aspects, especially before and at the beginning of FP6

Invite NCPs to participate in information and awareness actions related to RTD that will be organised by the Commission



Nominate contact persons for NCPs in the Commission services for all thematic and horizontal priorities of FP6

Provide timely information on work programmes and roadmaps, upcoming calls, changes in thematic priorities or administrative procedures, statistics of calls and evaluations, etc.,

Provide leaflets, brochures and other relevant information for further distribution by NCPs



Establish and operate an NCP extranet Website for supplying information and as a discussion forum

Actively support and moderate the European wide networking of NCPs, as a means to stimulate the participation in Community RTD activities and a contribution to the realisation of the ERA

Support, where appropriate, additional costs relating to special measures, activities and events


From FP5 to FP6

• Commitment

• Higher visibility of the NCP system

• New and more detailed guiding principles


New addresses

• Human Resources and Mobility helpdesk

[email protected]

• Web address

http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions

Operational from mid November 2002


CIRCA:http://forum.europa.eu.int/

New site:

NCP Coordination


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