EU Student eCardCore Service Platform CEF-TC-2019-4 Call

European Commission

DG Communication Network, Content & Technology (CNECT)

Unit G2 ‘Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture & Education’

Information Day

September 13, 2019 - Luxembourg

Agenda

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"A fully functional DigitalSingle Market couldcontribute €415 billion peryear to the EU’s economy and create hundreds ofthousands of new jobs."

10:00-10:15 Welcome and introduction

10:15-11:15 EU Student eCard Core Service Platform Call, incl. Q&A

11:15-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Networking

13:00-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-14:30 Networking

14:30-15:00 Proposal preparation and submission, incl. Q&A

15:00-15:15 Conclusion

The Digital Single Market strategy

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"A fully functional DigitalSingle Market couldcontribute €415 billion peryear to the EU’s economy and create hundreds ofthousands of new jobs."

Opening up digital opportunities for people & business and enhance Europe's position as a world

leader in the digital economy.

The Connecting Europe Facility Programme (CEF)

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"Afull

• Supports the completion of the Digital Single Market• Public services being not only digital by default but

also cross-border by default

Infrastructure programme to support establishment of trans-European networks 2014-2020

CEF Digital

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• Building blocks: re-usable digital services across domains

• Sector specific Digital Service Infrastructures: networked cross-border services for citizens, businesses and public administrations & bodies

CEF Building Blocks

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The building blocks of the CEF promote the adoption ofthe same open standards and technical specifications, bythe different sectors of the Union, for the most basic &common functionalities of any sectorial project/platform.

eID

Secure cross-border

authentication

eDelivery

Secure exchange of documents and data

eInvoicing

Compliance with EU eInvoicing

standards

eSignature

Creates and validates

electronically signed

documents

eArchiving

Sustainability of digital content of

archives

Automated Translation

Secure automated

translation of text

Context Broker

Enabling organizations to

share data in real time at the

right time

Big Data Set Infrastructure

Helping public administrations

experiment with their big data

and enabling better

decisionmaking

How do they work?

CORE SERVICE PLATFORM

Central hubs of aiming to ensure trans-European connectivity, access and

interoperability

GENERIC SERVICES

Gateway services linking one or more national infrastructures

to core service platforms

DIGITAL SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURES (DSI)

EU Student eCardCore Service PlatformCall CEF-TC-2019-4

Objectives of the EU Student eCardinitiative

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• Enable students to identify themselves in a trusted

manner across borders and thus benefit from the

'Once-Only Principle' in higher education institutions

• Backbone: eIDAS regulation and eID building block

Expected benefits

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• For students:

• Easier mobility between higher educationinstitutions in Europe

• Enable every student to easily and safely identifyand register themselves electronically at highereducation institutions across borders

• Cross-border access to online academic & non-academic services

• For universities:

• Reduce the administrative workload, save time

• Simplicity and efficiency of services provided

• Less errors

The Call (CEF-TC-2019-4)

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• Indicative budget: 2,5 M EUR (100% funding)

• Only 1 proposal will be selected

• Indicative project duration: 2 years

• Consortium requirements:

• minimum three organisations, based in three or

more different Member States and/or EEA

countries participating in the CEF Telecom

programme

Objective of the Call

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To design, develop and roll-out a solid technical

infrastructure that supports European higher

education institutions in offering to students a

secure cross-border electronic identification and

authentication and cross-border electronic

exchange of data required by the online

student services

HOW?

Depending on the country’s characteristics, “University” might be a Ministry, a Centre for Higher Education, etc13

EU Student eCardPlatform

University from

Country 1

Other service provider from

Country 1

University from

Country 2

Other service provider from

Country 2

University from

Country 3

Other service provider

Country 3

FEATURES

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Once-Only Principle Robust Flexible

Interoperable in a highly

heterogeneous academic

environment

Attractive for the universities

Free, open-source

Generic Extendable

ACTIVITIES

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Technical

•common academic attributes

•eIDAS-enabled cross-border student identification/ authentication

•cross-border exchange of student data for seamless access to online services by students

•a portal with all information

Stakeholder management

•inform

•train

•advice

Monitoring

•qualitative

•and

•quantitative information about the usage

Service administration

•testing

•helpdesk

•maintenance

Expected results

• Pan-European ubiquitous automatic recognition ofstudent status and identity, secure electronic exchangeof academic data, as well as secure access to onlinestudent services based on the once-only principle.

• Students should be able to electronically apply to andenroll in any accredited higher education institution inEurope when moving abroad for studies and traineeshipswithout having to go physically to an office and go throughall the administrative paperwork.

• The platform should reduce the administrative proceduresfor students in mobility and higher education institutions insending and receiving students, from the nomination stageto the exchange of learning outcomes for recognition ofcredits earned abroad.

TIMETABLE

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• Submission deadline:

• 14 November 2019, 17:00 CET

• Date on the postmark or on the deposit

slip, if by post/courier

• Date on the receipt, if by hand

• Preparation and signature of grant agreements:

• May-July 2020 (indicative)

Find out more

Thank you !

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Proposal preparation, submission

Evaluation Steps

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Preliminary checks

•Admissibility check

•Eligibility check

•Selection criteria /EU law checks

External evaluation

•Individual assessment

•Consensus meeting

Final selection process

•Internal evaluation

•Selection decision

Admissibility check

• Submitted in time? (proofs by post/by hand)

• Complete?

1. 1 paper original + 1 paper copy + 1 electronic copy on USB key

2. All forms A,B,C,D

• Signed by each applicant? (for example: Form A2.2; Form B1)

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Eligibility check

Eligibility check

• Eligible applicants?

• Consortium = min. 3 entities from min. 3 MSs/eligible EEA

• Approval Ministry per each ! Applicant (Form A2.3 per each applicant)

• Eligible actions?

• Call-specific

• Objective-specific22

During evaluation:

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Selection criteria check

Operational capacity

Form B

Financial capacity

Compliance with EU law

check

Declaration on non-exclusion criteria

Form B1

Declarations on public procurement and on other sources

of EU financing

Form C

Award criteria:

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Relevance

•Alignment to DSI implementation objectives & activities

•Alignment to EU/national policies, strategies and activities

Quality and efficiency of implementation

•Maturity

•Coherence/effectiveness of work plan

•Quality of consortium/consortium members

•Support from national authorities/industry/NGOs

•Attention to security/privacy/ inclusiveness/accessibility

Impact and sustainability

•Quality of the approach to facilitate wider deployment/take-up of the proposed actions

•Capability of long-term sustainability without EU funding

READ: all call documentation

• See call webpage and consult:

• Work Programme (Annex)

• Call text

• Take special note of the Priorities & Objectives (section 2.1) and Results (section 2.2) which provide specific information on what is expected in the proposals

• Carefully read the Award Criteria (section 8) which explain on what the proposal will be evaluated

• Guide for Applicants

• Application forms - you must use the templates provided!

• FAQs - both general & specific

• Model grant agreement

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•READ: Application forms

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Part A

Main characteristics of the proposal

Part B

Administrative information

Part C

Information on compliance with EU

law

Part D

Technical and financial

information

Application Form Part A

• Essential administrative information on the applicants and on the proposal: summary of the action, timing, activities and milestones, budget, breakdown of eligible costs and requested funding plus Member State approval

• Includes forms that require signature of the applicants (A2.2) and Member State validation (A2.3) A.2.3 signature needs time!!!!! Start A2.3 in due time…. National telecom contact points list (link as well on call webpage)

• The descriptions of the proposed Action and activities will also be used for the grant agreement: be complete, informative and precise! Provide a clear description of the activities and of the tasks; clearly define the outputs of the tasks.

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Application Form Part B

1. Legal entity and financial capacity checks, PIC number: Participant Register

2. Further administrative information on applicants and info used to demonstrate compliance with operational capacity (required by EU Financial Regulation)

• Certain types of applicants DO NOT need to demonstrate operational capacity - check intro section of the B form for more details

• Capacity of applicant to complete the proposed Action - complements information from application form Part D2.3

• Documents: activity reports, CVs, reports on similar projects, etc

3. Declarations to sign!

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Application Form Part C

• Information on compliance with EU law on public procurement

• Information on other sources of EU financing that may be received by the proposal

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Application Form Part D

Detailed, technical information describing the proposed Action and its activities - i.e. the heart of the proposal

• Reminder: you must use the template available on the call page!

• Order of the questions reflects the award criteria

• Address each point and sub-point to ensure that your proposal contains all of the

relevant information on which it will be assessed

• Includes Gantt chart + other annexes: please ensure that these are readable and useful

for the evaluators!

• Part D: 30 pages maximum

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Answering your questions

• Visit the call webpage regularly to check for updates

• Mailbox for questions: cnect-g2@ec.europa.eu

Please mention "EU Student eCard" in the subject of the e-mail.

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FAQ service Deadline for FAQ questions

Last FAQ update

cnect-g2@ec.europa.eu

3 November 2019 8 November 2019

The European Commission will allow sufficient time between the Call deadline and the start of the evaluation to ensure the arrival of all proposals posted on time.

However, please note:

It is preferable to choose a service that guarantees fast delivery.

Applicants who have submitted a proposal are requested to informthe European Commission at the latest on 14 November by sendingan e-mail to: cnect-g2@ec.europa.eu

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Find out more

Thank you!

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