Participating in the 6th EU Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstr

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Participating in the 6th EU Framework Programme
for Research, Technological Developmentand
Demonstration

• Specific aspects of proposals forIntegrated
  Projects (IP)
• B. Asamer, R. König R. SchwertnerBIT - Bureau
  for International Research and Technology
  Cooperation, AT
• An initiative of the Austrian Government and
  the Economic Chamber Austria

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Integrated ProjectsA Reminder
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General Evaluation Criteria

• scientific and technological excellence and the
  degree of innovation
• efficient management resources, competencies,
  organisational modalities
• Relevance to the objectives of the specific
  programme
• European added value, critical mass of resources
  mobilised, contribution to EU policies
• quality of plan for using or disseminating
  knowledge, potential for promoting innovation,
  clear plans for the management of IPR

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Specific Evaluation Criteria for IP

• 1. Relevance (theshold score 3 out of 5)
• 2. Potential impact (3 out of 5)
• 3. ST excellence (4 out of 5)
• 4. Quality of the consortium (3 out of 5)
• 5. Quality of the management (3 out of 5)
• 6. Mobilisation of resources (3 out of 5)

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Part A Administrative Forms

• Form A1 General Information on the Proposal
• Form A2 Information on Participants
• Form A3 Financial Information
• per participant
• Costs and requested grant to the budget for
• RTD and information-related activities
• activities directly creating new knowledge
• IPR, dissemination activities, studies on
  socio-economic impact, activities promoting the
  explotation of results
• Demonstration activities
• Training activities
• Consortium management
• Total

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Financial Regime for IP

• 3 different cost models
• FC full actual direct full actual indirect
  costs
• FCF full actual direct costs plus 20 flat rate
• AC additional direct costs plus 20 flat rate
• Maximum rates for FC/FCF participants
• 50 for research part
• 35 for demonstration part
• 100 (direct costs only) for management and
  training
• note ceiling of 7 for management costs at 100)
• AC participants supported at up to 100 of
  additional costs for all components of project

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Part B (0)

• Front page
• proposal full title
• Proposal acronym
• Date of Preparation
• Type of instrument Integrated Project
• List of participants with coordinator first
• Coordinator name
• Coordinator organisation name
• Coordinator email
• Coordinator fax

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Part B (1)

• Contents page
• Proposal summary page
• proposal full title
• Proposal acronym
• Strategic objectives addressed
• Proposal abstract

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Part B (2)

• B.1 ST Objectives of the IP and state of the art
  (3 pages)
• achievable within the projects, stated in
  measurable and verifiable form
• progress of IP will be measured against these
  goals
• description of state of the art how will IP
  enhance is
• B.2 Relevance to the objective of the Priority(3
  pages)
• relate how the proposed IP will contribute to
  the objectives of the Thematic Priority

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Part B (3)

• B.3 Potential impact (3 pages)
• strategic impact of IP in reinforcing
  competitiveness or solving major societal
  problems
• innovation related-activities
• exploitation/dissemination plans for using
  results of IP
• added value for carrying out the work at European
  level
• relations to othe national or international
  research activities
• B.3.1contribution to standards / policies /
  regulations(national, international) (1 page)

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Part B (4)

• B.4 Outline implementation plan (25 pages) 1
• proposed ST approach
• overall implementation plan broken down to the
  level of activities and their components -
  integrated to coherent project
• B.4.1reserach, technological development and
  innovation activities
• major blocks of work and partners in charge,
  their relevance for the IP
• innovation activities including plans for the
  management of knowledge and IP exploitation of
  results dissemination of results beyond
  consortium

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Part B (5)

• B.4 Outline implementation plan (25 pages) 2
• B.4.2 Demonstration activities
• major blocks of work and partners in charge,
  their relevance for the research work elements
• contingency planning for unexpected outcomes of
  work
• B.4.3 Training activities
• description of each components and responsible
  partner
• relevance for the work as a whole
• role in disseminating information awareness
  raising of the ST work inside and outside the IP
• B.4.4 Management activities
• description of each of these activities, partners
  in charge, relevance and contribution to general
  management plan

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Part B (6)

• B.5 Description of consortium (5 page)
• description of participants and their main tasks
• how are the partners constituting a consortium
  capable to achieve project objectives
• show complementarity of partnership
• industrial/commercial involvement for
  exploitation of results
• involvement of SMEs
• competence and role of potential future partners
  (2 pages)
• subcontracting activities (1 page)
• importance of INCO partners or partners from
  countries with ST agreement (1 page)

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Part B (7)

• B.6 Description of project management (5 pp.)
• appropriateness of organisational structure and
  decision-making mechanism for complexity of IP
  and for degree of integration required
• contribution of management to achieve IP goals
• plan for the management of knowledge, IPR, other
  innovation related activities
• management of integration of new partners

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Part B (8)

• B.7 Project resources 1 (5 pages)
• B.7.1 IP Project Effort Form
• person months per partner for each activits
• B.7.2 IP management level justification of
  resources and budget (5 pages)
• resources needed to carry out the IP (personnel,
  equipment, etc.)
• mobilisation of resources necessary for success
• integration of resources to form coherent project
• adequate overall financial plan

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Part B (9)

• B.8 Detailed implementation plan -first 18
  months (15 pages)
• structure of detailed implementation plan and
  contribution to 18m goals
• identify risks and contingency plans
• Work packages break down, management, assessment
• essential elements
• plan introduction structure, overall methodology
  (A3 form)
• work planning and timing of WPs etc. (Gantt
  chart)
• Graphical presentation of components and
  interdependencies (Pert diagram or similar)
• Detailed work description broken down into work
  packages
• Work package list
• Delieverable/milestones list
• description of each work package
• Forms Gantt chart, Pert diagram, WP list,
  deliverable/milestone list, description of
  each WP

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Part B (10)

• B.9 Other issues
• how are ethical issues taken into account (if
  appropriate) based on nat. internat.
  regulations
• potential ethical aspects of the implementation
  of the IP results
• other issues related to EU policies
• spreading awareness and knowledge beyond IP
• explore wider societal implications
• synergies with education at all levels
• action plan to assure gender equality in IP
• B.10 Gender issues (1page)
• Gender Action Plan
• how are gender issues related to the subject of
  proposal taken into account

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Thank you for your attention!
Prof. Manfred Horvat Director Tel 43 1
26013-114 (-109) Fax [phone]
(-16) horvat_at_bit.ac.at http//www.bit.ac.at