1 17/3/2009 European Commission Directorate General Information Society & Media Funding Instrument Briefing for Remote Reading

2 17/3/2009 This tutorial defines the different Funding Instruments eligible for funding under the ICT Call-4, Objective 1.1 The Network of the Future Introduction

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4 17/3/ Integrating Projects (IP) 2.Small-scale Targeted Research Project (STREP) Contents

5 17/3/2009 IPs are designed to generate the knowledge required to respond to the Challenges of ICT in FP7 by integrating the critical mass of activities and resources needed to achieve ambitious, clearly defined scientific and technological objectives of a European dimension Each IP should integrate the types of activities needed to obtain the goals integrate the critical mass of resources needed to obtain the goals integrate elements of the development chain to attain high-impact goals support industry-academia collaboration including SMEs What is an Integrating Project ?

6 17/3/2009 Scale of ambition is limited, reflected in limited activities, duration and size of consortium more typical of a STREP Goals are ambitious. The proposers include key industry players. A full range of activities covering a substantial part of the development chain is envisaged. Broad industry sector impact is foreseen. Effective project management plans are in place IP - Scope

7 17/3/2009 Activities in an Integrated project will cover a broad spectrum e.g. research and technology development activities demonstration activities technology transfer or take-up activities training activities dissemination activities knowledge management and exploitation cooperation with other programmes (e.g. Eureka) project management What does an Integrating Project do ?

8 17/3/2009 Purpose: Ambitious objective driven research with a programme approach Target audience: Industry (incl. SMEs), research institutions. Universities – and in some cases potential end-users Typical duration: 36 – 60 months Optimum consortium: 10 – 20 participants Total EU contribution: 4 – 25m (average around 10m) Possibility for competitive calls for enlargement of consortium later FP6 Experience of Integrating Projects

9 17/3/2009 Small or medium scale focused projects are designed to generate the knowledge required to improve European competitiveness and to meet the needs of society or Community policies: by improving existing or developing new products, processes or services and/or by proving the viability of new technologies offering potential economic advantage What is a STREP ?

10 17/3/2009 The work is unoriginal, not scientifically and technically excellent A well-focused and well-planned research project by capable partners which will extend the state-of-the-art. STREP - Scope

11 17/3/2009 STREPs combine any of the following types of activities : targeted, well defined and precisely focused research and technological development demonstration component(s) as appropriate project management Dissemination and IPR protection activities are classified under project management, STREPs do not do training What does a STREP do ?

12 17/3/2009 Purpose: Objective driven research more limited in scope than an IP Target audience: Industry incl. SMEs, research institutes, universities Typical duration: 18 – 36 months Optimum consortium: 6 – 15 participants Total EU contribution: 1 – 4m (average around 2m) Fixed workplan and fixed partnership for duration FP6 Experience of STREP Projects