information day call 7 3 july 2001 workprogramme 2001 environment action line i.4.1 - best practice...

Information Day Call 7 Information Day Call 7 3 July 20013 July 2001

Workprogramme 2001

ENVIRONMENTAction Line I.4.1 - Best Practice and Trials in Environmental Management

Wolfgang BochHead of Unit

European Commission, DG Information Society

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Action Line I.4.1 - Environment - Take-UpAction Line I.4.1 - Environment - Take-Up

I.4.1 :Best Practice and Trials in environment management

Objectives of the Action Line Objectives of the Action Line • Areas addressedAreas addressed

Types of activities envisaged Types of activities envisaged • Best practiceBest practice

• TrialsTrials

Rules of eligibilityRules of eligibility

TAP/IST Environment project clusters / sub-TAP/IST Environment project clusters / sub-clusters clusters

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Objectives:Objectives:

To promote the take-up of advanced, environment To promote the take-up of advanced, environment management systems in the EU and associated states.management systems in the EU and associated states.

Convince public authorities for triggering full-scale Convince public authorities for triggering full-scale deployment of new systems or best practicesdeployment of new systems or best practices


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Focus:Focus:

Trials and Best practice onTrials and Best practice on

– integrated air quality monitoring, forecasting, early warning integrated air quality monitoring, forecasting, early warning systemssystems

– integrated citizen-oriented urban environmental integrated citizen-oriented urban environmental information systemsinformation systems

– integrated water resources management (quality and integrated water resources management (quality and quantity)quantity)


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Supplementary Requirements (see WP 2001)Supplementary Requirements (see WP 2001)

Take-up measures are expected to build onTake-up measures are expected to build on

– a well chosen critical number of sites and a well chosen critical number of sites and appropriate industrial involvementappropriate industrial involvement

– short duration (18-24 months)short duration (18-24 months)


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Action Lines concerned:Action Lines concerned:

I.4.1. Best Practice and Trials in Environment ManagementI.4.1. Best Practice and Trials in Environment Management

– Trials and Best PracticeTrials and Best Practice

Indicative funding:Indicative funding:

3 M€3 M€


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Action Line I.4.1 - Environment - Take-UpAction Line I.4.1 - Environment - Take-Up Types of activity funded

TRIALS (1)TRIALS (1)

– aim at the adaptation and introduction of leading edge aim at the adaptation and introduction of leading edge technology, promising, but not yet fully establishedtechnology, promising, but not yet fully established

– include joint evaluation by suppliers and users (technological include joint evaluation by suppliers and users (technological and economic benefits)and economic benefits)

– test new technology in real case with user organizationstest new technology in real case with user organizations

– development is restricted to adaptation, fine-tuning and development is restricted to adaptation, fine-tuning and customization of already available methods and technologiescustomization of already available methods and technologies

Proving viability of new technologies - giving European Proving viability of new technologies - giving European leverage to RTD resultsleverage to RTD results

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TRIALS (2)TRIALS (2)

– dissemination is key to lead to technology transferdissemination is key to lead to technology transfer

– involve at least one technology user and one supplierinvolve at least one technology user and one supplier

– have to demonstrate European dimension and impacthave to demonstrate European dimension and impact

– support citizens’ involvementsupport citizens’ involvement

Proving viability of new technologies - giving Proving viability of new technologies - giving European leverage to RTD resultsEuropean leverage to RTD results

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BEST PRACTICE ACTIONS (1)BEST PRACTICE ACTIONS (1)

– identification and promotion of improvements in identification and promotion of improvements in practices, processes and operations of environmental practices, processes and operations of environmental management systems and information servicesmanagement systems and information services

– supporting take-up of well-founded, mature and supporting take-up of well-founded, mature and established - but insufficiently deployed-methods and established - but insufficiently deployed-methods and technologiestechnologies

making past RTD investments pay - promoting making past RTD investments pay - promoting up-take of resultsup-take of results

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– demonstrate the benefits of best practice adoption demonstrate the benefits of best practice adoption through controlled, limited, well-focused experiment(s)through controlled, limited, well-focused experiment(s)

– demonstrate the appropriateness of best practice demonstrate the appropriateness of best practice (methods and technologies) to user organizations(methods and technologies) to user organizations

– measure the benefits in terms of enhanced efficiency, measure the benefits in terms of enhanced efficiency, reduced cost, improved quality, and increased reduced cost, improved quality, and increased competitivenesscompetitiveness


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– must address transferability of results (potential for must address transferability of results (potential for replication by other organizations)replication by other organizations)

– dissemination of results is mandatory (experiences dissemination of results is mandatory (experiences gained, lessons learned, technological and economic gained, lessons learned, technological and economic benefits)benefits)


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Take-Up actionsTake-Up actions

Rules of eligibility

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Rules of Eligibility for BEST PRACTICE See “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up ActionsSee “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up Actions - -

part 2Bpart 2B””must includemust include

• measurable assessment of mature and measurable assessment of mature and established, but insufficiently deployed methods established, but insufficiently deployed methods and technologies through experimentsand technologies through experiments

• dissemination of transferable resultsdissemination of transferable results

– Single contractor applications eligible, but Single contractor applications eligible, but community dimension must be showncommunity dimension must be shown

– Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other categoriescategories

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Rules of Eligibility for TRIALS See “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up ActionsSee “Fixed deadline proposals - for Take-up Actions - -

part 2Bpart 2B””must includemust include

• joint evaluation by user and supplier of leading joint evaluation by user and supplier of leading edge technologyedge technology

• dissemination of results and exchange of dissemination of results and exchange of experiences across borders and industrial/service experiences across borders and industrial/service sectors leading to technology transfersectors leading to technology transfer

– Single contractor applications eligible, but Single contractor applications eligible, but community dimension must be showncommunity dimension must be shown

– Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Up to 100% EU funding for Personnel and Other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other Specific Costs, 0% overhead costs, 50% other categoriescategories

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Rules for eligible costs

For details see “Model Contract for Accompanying For details see “Model Contract for Accompanying Measures specific for technology Take-up Measures”Measures specific for technology Take-up Measures”

http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/mod-cont.htmhttp://www.cordis.lu/fp5/mod-cont.htm

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TAP-Environment (FP4) ProjectsTAP-Environment (FP4) Projects

Air QualityEMMA

ECOSIMEFFECTEQUALIRENIE

Water ResourcesBlack Sea Web REMSSBOTESIMEAU WATERMAININION WATERNETIRENIE THETIS

Env. Info. Systems for citizinsENVIROCITY

THE CITYTEMSISTITAN

Sub-Clusters

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IST-Environment (FP5) ProjectsIST-Environment (FP5) Projects

Air QualityAPNEEHEAVENINTAIRNET

Water ResourcesBLUEWATERCOASTBASE

EDEN-IW

Env. Info. Systems for citizinsAPNEE

INTERACTDESTINY

Sub-Clusters

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IST-Environment Contacts - Call 7IST-Environment Contacts - Call 7

I. HeiberI. Heiber (Air Quality + Citizen Info.)(Air Quality + Citizen Info.)

e-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

P. CollotteP. Collotte (Water Resources)(Water Resources)


E. O’NeillE. O’Neill (Co-ordination Call 7)(Co-ordination Call 7)

e-mail: eoghan.o’[email protected]: eoghan.o’[email protected]

W. BochW. Boch (Head of Unit)(Head of Unit)


Fax: +32-2-299 1749Fax: +32-2-299 1749

Web site: http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka1/b4home.htmWeb site: http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka1/b4home.htm

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