Transcript address and introduction to the training.

Training seminar on Writing and Management of FP7 projects
for MPC scientiests and administrative officers
Bari-Italy, 26-28 October 2009
MIRA and Capacities building
Marilena Rossano
CNR –Mediterranean and Middle East
Naples - Italy
MIRA – MEDITERRANEAN RESEARCH AND COORDINATION ACTION
MAIN OBJECTIVE: TO IMPROVE S&T COOPERATION IN EURO-MED AREA
THROUGH
1. Creating a dialogue platform for the discussion between relevant
stakeholders to improve the S&T cooperation;
2. Addressing training activities to improve the quality of the
participation & management of the partners of FP7 from the MPC;
3. Organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the
Thematic priorities of FP7;
4. Creating an Observatory of the EU-MPC S&T cooperation, which
will agree indicators for the monitoring of RTD cooperation activities;
5. Creating networks of research institutions and technological transfer
services of euro-med Countries to spur the development of the EuroMediterranean Innovation Space.
WORK PACKAGES IN MIRA
WP
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TITLE
LEADERS
WP1
Management of MIRA and setting of the
technical platform
CSIC- DT/
MENESFCR
WP2
Observatory of EU-MPC cooperation in S&T
IRD – CNRS
WP3
Capacity building in MPC for participation in
the FP and support to IP
CNR DGRST
WP4
Enhancing the EU-MPC S&T Cooperation
MHESRPT/DLR
WP5
Integration of initiatives and support to the
actions of the MoCo
NHRF –
TUBA
WP6
Awareness and dissemination activities on
the EU-MPC S&T cooperation
DRSDT –
MCST
MIRA WP3 OBJECTIVES
1) Improve the quality of MPC participation in the FP by
increasing capacities and level of understanding of the
administrative and technical issues related to the handling of FP
projects.
2) Support the development of Information Points for spurring
the participation of MPC in the FP.
Main actions: Training & Networking
WP3 - Task 1. Evaluation of IP structures: activities, difficulties, ….
Duration
01.01.2008 to 01.03.2009
Deliverables
Report on the evaluation of the MPC IP (D17)
Task leaders
CNR (Italy) – DT/MENESFCR (Morocco)
Participants
Description of work
Results
Future actions
2-DT/MENESFCR
8-NHRF
18-ASRT
(Morocco)
(Greece)
(Egypt)
4-DGRST
12-HCST
22-AOU
(Tunisia)
(Jordan)
(Lebanon)
7-CNR
16-CDER
23-TUBITAK
(Italy)
(Algeria)
(Turkey)
 √ Overview of EU NCP and MPC IP
 √ Draft of a questionnaire to be sent to IP to evaluate the state of
art
 √ Assessment of IP structures and problems/aspects to improve
IP and participation to EU programs
 IP specific self-evaluation tool for monitoring the IP office
performance
Deliverable D17 : Report on the evaluation of the MPC IP
To build up a IP specific self-evaluation tool for monitoring the IP
Office performers
WP3 - Task 1. Actual IP structures
D17 - ASSESSMENT
on the basis of a Questionnaire sent to all MPC-IP.
Main parts of the assessment:
1. General considerations based on the replies to the
Questionnaires.
2. Specific comments for every IP that participated in the
survey.
3. Condensed raw data from the received Questionnaires.
WP3 - Task 1. Actual IP structures
D17 - Assessment
Sustainability (Costs/Benefits)
Financing (from Government, EC, other)
Size
Performance
Role
Mission
etc. ...of IPs
Example:
Among the parameters for size:
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The size of the scientific community of the country/its potential to
participate in the FP.
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The organizational model of the IP: if everything has to be organized
centrally or if a network of (national) contact points has been set up (then
the central CP plays mainly a coordinating role and needs fewer but also
more qualified staff.)
WP3 - Task 1. Actual IP structures
D17 - Assessment
Example:
Among the performance parameters:
A1. Number of Researchers in the IP’s database.
A2. Percentage (%) of the estimated country’s research community.
B1. Number of events organized annually and in total.
B2. Number of researchers that attended the events.
C1. Number of visitors of the IP.
C2. Number of visitors of the web site.
C3. Number of contacts by email.
D1. Number of proposals submitted to the FP from the country.
D2. Number of funded proposals with that country’s participation and
total amount of funding.
WP3 - Task 1. Actual IP structures
D17 - Assessment
How IP is organized? Network of thematic CP / Network of Institutional contact points
/ Only the the central CP
Staff composition: N. of persons/Category of staff/ part time or full-time/ Persons
involved as evaluator during FP5/FP6?
Mission/location/financing:
Informing, awareness/ Advising, training/ Providing feedback / Provide statistics? What
kind of statistics?
Are there any national incentives to encourage participation to the FP? (Yes/No) If yes,
explain… / Are there any other organizations in your country providing information about
FP? If yes, please list them.
IP means:
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Please describe your infrastructure situation: Is your ICPC CP (IP) well equipped
(PC, printers, internet , fax, phone, international line, photocopy, etc )?
Is it easily accessible to visitors (near universities, location in the city center)?
Day to day assistance to FP participants: please indicate the frequency of using:
phone, e-mail, meetings.
WP3 - Task 2. Support to the creation of IP in Palestine by a Training
Seminar of experts
Duration
01.05.2008 to 31.12.2008
Deliverables
Report on the IP Formation Seminar for Palestine (D18)
Task leaders
DGDSC (Palestine) – CNR (Italy) – CSIC (Spain)
Participants
Description of work
Results
1-CSIC
7-CNR
25-DGDSC
(Spain)
(Italy)
(Palestine)
2-DT/MENESFCR
8-NHRF
(Morocco)
(Greece)
4-DGRST
12-HCST
(Tunisia)
(Jordan)
 √ Contacting reference person in Palestine and identify target
people for the seminars
 √ Prepare agenda for a training seminar
 √ Secure participation of teachers
 √ Prepare materials for the seminar
 √ Prepare tools for evaluation of the seminar
 √ Prepare materials for the seminar
 √ Seminar and follow up activities
Deliverable D18 : Report on the IP Formation Seminar for
Palestine
WP3 - Task 2. TRAINING SEMINAR OF EXPERTS ON: AN INFORMATION
POINT FOR FP7 IN PALESTINE
Nicosia, Cyprus - 23-28 November 2008
Specific objectives and expected results
The seminar was aimed at training 6-7 experts from Palestine who will be able to:
 INFORM
Favour knowledge of EU opportunities by means of Internet, organisation of events,
meetings on specific calls for proposals or thematic sectors.
 ASSIST/TRAIN
Support scientific community to submit projects proposals that could be co-financed
by European Commission .
 PROVIDE FEEDBACK
Draft statistics on issues that could be useful to: euro-med scientific community,
national authorities and also to the Monitoring Committee such as: participation to the
events organised by IP; number of national participations in co-financed projects,
thematic sector in which there are more projects submitted /financed; average of
funds per project, and so on.
 FAVOUR NETWORKING WITH OTHER IP
WP3 - Task 2. TRAINING SEMINAR OF EXPERTS ON: AN INFORMATION
POINT FOR FP7 IN PALESTINE
Nicosia, Cyprus - 23-28 November 2008
List of participants
Trainers
Trainees
Christos Aspris, Costas Iacovou
Hassan A.I. AbuQaoud
(Planning Bureau, Cyprus)
(An-Najah National University)
Nicole Schröder
Yousef Abuzir
(EU-Büro des BMBF, Germany)
(Birzeit University)
Marilena Rossano, Salvatore Di Napoli
Hisham Kaddoumi
(CNR–DG Mediterranean and Middle East, Italy)
Sanaa Zebakh, Anissa Jabbour
(Direction
de la Technologie – MENESFCRS, Maroc)
Mazin B.H. Qumsiyeh
(Bethlem University)
Rafael Rodriguez
Afif Akel Hasan
(CSIC-Consejo Superior de Investigatione Cientifica, Spain)
(Birzeit University)
WP3 -Task 2. TRAINING SEMINAR: IP IN PALESTINE Nicosia, 23-28.11.08
WP3-Task 2. TRAINING SEMINAR: AN INFORMATION POINT FOR FP7 IN
PALESTINE
Nicosia, 23-28 November 2008
WP3 - Task 3. Training seminars for officers of the MPC-IP regarding
specific issues related to the setting & evolution of FP7
TASK 3.1 Training seminar on: The implementation of an Information Point for FP7
Duration
Deliverables
Task leaders
Participants
01-06-2008 to 01-06-2009
Minutes of the Seminar
DGSRT (Tunisia)* - CNR (Italy)
2-DT/MENESFCR
14-TETHYS
(Morocco)
(France)
4-DGRST
18-ASRT
(Tunisia)
(Egypt)
7-CNR
(Italy)
Description of work
Future actions.
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√ Identify actions/place for a seminar for officers of IP-MPC
√ Prepare the program for the seminar and invite teachers
√ Prepare and deliver materials for the seminar
√ Organization of seminar and follow up activities
Networking with other IP
WP3-Task 3.1. Training seminar on: The implementation of an
Information Point for FP7 (Tunis, 11-12 May 2009)
TRAINEES
Klouz ANIS - Medical School of Tunis
Kallali HAMADI - Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE)
Benkhalifa RYM – Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Chouchani CHEDLY - Institut Superieur des Sciences et des Technologies de
l’Environnement
Ayadi IMEN - Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax
Tajouri AFIF - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des Technologies
Samouda FERIEL - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des Technologies
Hammi HALIM - Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Materiaux
Ben Romdhane MANEL- Ecole Supérieur de Communication
Omri HAYET - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des Technologies
Cherif RIM - ISSTE Borj Cedria
Ben Salah MOHIEDDINE - Centre de Recherche et des Technologies de l’Energie
Narjes BEN BRAHIM ABUANI - Faculté des Sciences Tunis
Hmajed FATMA - National Center of Nuclear Science and Technology
Bouhaouala Zahar BALKISS - Medical School of Tunis/Institut Pasteur
Walid BARHOUMI - Ecole Superieur de Technologie et d’Informatique
Besma KHIARI - Ecole Supérieur de Technologie et d’Informatique
WP3-Task 3.1. Training seminar on: The implementation of an
Information Point for FP7 (Tunis, 11-12 May 2009)
WP3 - Task 3. Training seminars for officers of the MPC-IP regarding
specific issues related to the setting & evolution of FP7
Task 3.2 Training seminars for officers of the IP of the MPC regarding specific
issues related to the setting and evolution of FP7 (El Gouna 18-20.07.09)
Duration
Deliverables
Task leaders
Participants
Description of work
Results
01-06-2008 to 30-07-2009
Minutes on the Seminar
ASRT (Egypt)* - TETHYS (France)
2-DT/MENESFCR
12-HCST
16-CDER
28-BC
(Morocco)
(Jordan)
(Algeria)
(United Kingdom)
4-DGRST
13-CIHEAM
18-ASRT
(Tunisia)
(Italy)
(Egypt)
7-CNR
14-TETHYS
22-AOU
(Italy)
(France)
(Lebanon)
8-NHRF
15-WIP
23-TUBITAK
(Greece)
(Germany)
(Turkey)
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√ Identify actions/place for a seminar for officers of IP-MPC
√ Prepare the program for the seminar and invite teachers
√ Prepare and deliver materials for the seminar
√Organization of seminar
Follow up activities *
Minutes on the Training Seminar for IP and Report on some
propositions to implement the role and connectivity of IPs in MPC.
WP3 - Task 3. Training seminars for officers of the MPC-IP regarding
specific issues related to the setting & evolution of FP7
Task 3.2 Training seminars for officers of the IP of the MPC regarding specific
issues related to the setting and evolution of FP7
El Gouna 18-20 July 2009
AMONG SPEAKERS
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Philippe Froissard, European Commission
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Salvatore Amico Roxas, European Commission
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Elena Sachez, Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt
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Leonardo Piccinetti', Europe for Business , Belgium
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A.Hamid El Zoheiry, Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research
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Abdurrahman TURK, TUBITAK, Turkey
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Amr Radwan, ASRT, Egypt
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Chrystelle Roux, TETHYS, France
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Marilena Rossano, CNR, Italy
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Yasmine Sabry, Egypt People NCP
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Zeinab El‐Sadr, Egypt Health NCP
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Yasser Elshayeb, Egypt NCP Coordinator
WP3 - Task 3. Training seminars for officers of the MPC-IP regarding
specific issues related to the setting & evolution of FP7
Task 3.2 Training seminars for officers of the IP of the MPC regarding specific
issues related to the setting and evolution of FP7
El Gouna 18-20 July 2009
WP3 - Task 4. Connecting actions to integrate the IP-MPC network with
the NCP-EU network (Twinning)
Duration
Deliverables
01-06-2008 to 31-12-2009
 Report on the action to foster the connectivity between the IPMPC and the NCP-EU (D20)
 Creation of a tool for partners search and connecting the IP-MPC
web sites (D23)
Task leaders
ASRT (Egypt)* - TUBITAK (Turkey)
2-DT/MENESFCR
14-TETHYS
(Morocco)
(France)
4-DGRST
18-ASRT
(Tunisia)
(Egypt)
8-NHRF
23-TUBITAK
(Greece)
(Turkey)
12-HCST
24- MEC
(Jordan)
(Spain)
Participants
Description of work
Future actions
 Campaign of awareness/activities to link IP-MPC / NCP-EU
 Tool for partners search (see task 8)
WP3 - Task 4. Connecting actions to integrate the IP-MPC network with
the NCP-EU network (Twining)
Proposal of activities by ASRT
(taking into account the budget constraints) :
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Gathering and Integrate IP-MPC Contacts data
Integrate NCP-EU Network contacts data
Preparing EU NCP Network Projects list and contacts
Connecting IP MPC and NCP EU Network
Proposing to NCP Networks/coordinators of the NCP
Networks projects to includes the IP MPCs contacts data in
their e-mailing list inviting them to brokerage events,
information days, etc…, and also check the possibility for IP
MPC to benefit from the NCP Network projects activities
related to third countries if any.
WP3 - Task 5. Organization of seminars of writing and management of
FP7 project for local scientists and administrative officers
Duration
01-06-2008 to 31-12-2009
Deliverables
Minutes on the Seminar for projects participants on writing and
management (D19)
Task leaders
CIHEAM (Italy) in collaboration with CNR (Italy)
Participants
Description of work
Results
1- CSIC
8-NHRF
16-CDER
(Spain)
(Greece)
(Algeria)
2-DT/MENESFCR
13-CIHEAM
18-ASRT
(Morocco)
(Italy)
(Egypt)
4-DGRST
14-TETHYS
21-MADRI+D
(Tunisia)
(France)
(Spain)
7-CNR
15-WIP
22-AOU
(Italy)
(Germany)
(Lebanon)
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√ Identify actions/place for seminars on FP7
√ Prepare the program/topic
√Identify trainees
√Prepare materials and invite people
√Organization of seminar and follow up activities (activity n.10)
…………………………………….
WP3 - Task 6. Training in auditing FP projects (external auditors)
Duration
01-01-2010 to 31-12-2010
Deliverables
 Report on the training seminar in auditing (D21)
 Creation of a network of MPC auditors specialized in EU research
projects auditing (D22)
Task leaders
DGSRT (Tunisia)* - MADRI+D (Spain) in collaboration with ASRT
Participants
2-DT/MENESFCR
21-MADRI+D
(Morocco)
(Spain)
4-DGRST
22-AOU
(Tunisia)
(Lebanon)
16-CDER
(Algeria)
Description of work
Future actions
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Contacting reference persons for the seminar
Prepare the agenda
Secure participation of teachers
Prepare materials for the seminar
Seminar on auditing and follow up activities * (Activity n.11)
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WP3 - Task 7. Writing of recommendations for the national
authorities to improve the participation of MPC in the FP
Duration
All MIRA period
Deliverables
Report of recommendations to the national authorities to improve
the participation on FP (in connection with WP2) (D24)
Task leaders
BC (UK) [DGSRT (Tunisia) - CNR (Italy) ]
2-DT/MENESFCR
16-CDER
(Morocco)
(Algeria)
4-DGRST
24-MEC
(Tunisia)
(Spain)
7-CNR
28-BC
(Italy)
(United Kingdom)
Participants
Description of work
Future actions
 Cooperate with other partners to draft recommendation to
national authorities
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WP3 - Task 8. Tool for search partners. Connectivity between the
PIN web site
Duration
01-06-2008 to 31-12-2009
Deliverables
Creation of a tool for partners search and connecting the IP-MPC
web sites (D23)
Task leaders
AOU (Lebanon) - NHRF (Greece)
1-CSIC
8-NHRF
16-CDER
25-DGDSC
(Spain)
(Greece)
(Algeria)
(Palestine)
2-DT/MENESFCR
12- HCST
24-ASRT
(Morocco)
(Jordan)
(Egypt)
4-DGRST
14-TETHYS
22-AOU
(Tunisia)
(France)
(Lebanon)
Participants
Description of work
Future actions
 Activities to create a tool for search partner
The activities are related to what envisaged under WP3-Task 4
WP 3 – CAPACITY BUILDING IN MPC FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FP
A WORK IN PROGRESS....
… good work!!!
Thank you!!!
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