Marilena RossanoCNR –Mediterranean and Middle East

Naples - Italy

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

MIRA – MEDITERRANEAN RESEARCH AND COORDINATION ACTIONMAIN 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 theThematic 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 Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space.

WORK PACKAGES IN MIRA

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 MHESR-PT/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

WP TITLE LEADERS

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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

2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia) 7-CNR (Italy)

8-NHRF (Greece) 12-HCST (Jordan) 16-CDER (Algeria)

18-ASRT (Egypt) 22-AOU (Lebanon) 23-TUBITAK (Turkey)

Description of work

√ 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

Results Deliverable D17 : Report on the evaluation of the MPC IP

Future actions

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.

D17 - Assessment

Sustainability (Costs/Benefits) Financing (from Government, EC, other) Size Performance Role Missionetc. ...of IPs

Example: Among the parameters for size: The size of the scientific community of the country/its potential to

participate in the FP.

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 - AssessmentHow 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: 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 1. Actual IP structures

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

1-CSIC (Spain) 2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia)

7-CNR (Italy) 8-NHRF (Greece) 12-HCST (Jordan)

25-DGDSC (Palestine)

Description of work

√ 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

Results Deliverable D18 : Report on the IP Formation Seminar for Palestine

Specific objectives and expected resultsThe seminar was aimed at training 6-7 experts from Palestine who will be able to:  INFORMFavour knowledge of EU opportunities by means of Internet, organisation of events, meetings on specific calls for proposals or thematic sectors.

ASSIST/TRAINSupport scientific community to submit projects proposals that could be co-financed by European Commission .

PROVIDE FEEDBACKDraft 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

Trainers Trainees

Christos Aspris, Costas Iacovou (Planning Bureau, Cyprus)

Hassan A.I. AbuQaoud (An-Najah National University)

Nicole Schröder

(EU-Büro des BMBF, Germany)

Yousef Abuzir

(Birzeit University)

Marilena Rossano, Salvatore Di Napoli

(CNR–DG Mediterranean and Middle East, Italy)

Hisham Kaddoumi

Sanaa Zebakh, Anissa Jabbour

(Direction de la Technologie – MENESFCRS, Maroc)

Mazin B.H. Qumsiyeh

(Bethlem University)

Rafael Rodriguez

(CSIC-Consejo Superior de Investigatione Cientifica, Spain)

Afif Akel Hasan (Birzeit University)

List of participants

WP3 - Task 2. TRAINING SEMINAR OF EXPERTS ON: AN INFORMATION POINT FOR FP7 IN PALESTINE

Nicosia, Cyprus - 23-28 November 2008

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 01-06-2008 to 01-06-2009 Deliverables Minutes of the Seminar Task leaders DGSRT (Tunisia)* - CNR (Italy)

Participants

2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco)

4-DGRST (Tunisia)

7-CNR (Italy)

14-TETHYS (France)

18-ASRT (Egypt)

Description of work

√ 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

Future actions.

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 TunisKallali HAMADI - Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE)Benkhalifa RYM – Institut Pasteur de TunisChouchani CHEDLY - Institut Superieur des Sciences et des Technologies de l’Environnement Ayadi IMEN - Centre of Biotechnology of SfaxTajouri AFIF - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des TechnologiesSamouda FERIEL - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des TechnologiesHammi HALIM - Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des MateriauxBen Romdhane MANEL- Ecole Supérieur de Communication Omri HAYET - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et des TechnologiesCherif RIM - ISSTE Borj CedriaBen Salah MOHIEDDINE - Centre de Recherche et des Technologies de l’Energie Narjes BEN BRAHIM ABUANI - Faculté des Sciences TunisHmajed FATMA - National Center of Nuclear Science and TechnologyBouhaouala Zahar BALKISS - Medical School of Tunis/Institut PasteurWalid BARHOUMI - Ecole Superieur de Technologie et d’InformatiqueBesma 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 01-06-2008 to 30-07-2009 Deliverables Minutes on the Seminar Task leaders ASRT (Egypt)* - TETHYS (France)

Participants

2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco)

4-DGRST (Tunisia)

7-CNR (Italy)

8-NHRF (Greece)

12-HCST (Jordan)

13-CIHEAM (Italy)

14-TETHYS (France)

15-WIP (Germany)

16-CDER (Algeria)

18-ASRT (Egypt)

22-AOU (Lebanon)

23-TUBITAK (Turkey)

28-BC (United Kingdom)

Description of work

√ 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 *

Results

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

Philippe Froissard, European Commission Salvatore Amico Roxas, European Commission Elena Sachez, Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt Leonardo Piccinetti', Europe for Business , Belgium A.Hamid El Zoheiry, Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research Abdurrahman TURK, TUBITAK, Turkey Amr Radwan, ASRT, Egypt Chrystelle Roux, TETHYS, France Marilena Rossano, CNR, Italy Yasmine Sabry, Egypt People NCP Zeinab El‐Sadr, Egypt Health NCP 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 01-06-2008 to 31-12-2009

Deliverables Report on the action to foster the connectivity between the IP-

MPC 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)

Participants

2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia) 8-NHRF (Greece) 12-HCST (Jordan)

14-TETHYS (France) 18-ASRT (Egypt) 23-TUBITAK (Turkey) 24- MEC (Spain)

Description of work

Campaign of awareness/activities to link IP-MPC / NCP-EU

Tool for partners search (see task 8)

Future actions

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) :

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

1- CSIC (Spain) 2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia) 7-CNR (Italy)

8-NHRF (Greece) 13-CIHEAM (Italy) 14-TETHYS (France) 15-WIP (Germany)

16-CDER (Algeria) 18-ASRT (Egypt) 21-MADRI+D (Spain) 22-AOU (Lebanon)

Description of work

√ 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)

Results …………………………………….

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 (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia) 16-CDER (Algeria)

21-MADRI+D (Spain) 22-AOU (Lebanon)

Description of work

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)

Future actions ……

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) ]

Participants

2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia) 7-CNR (Italy)

16-CDER (Algeria) 24-MEC (Spain) 28-BC (United Kingdom)

Description of work

Cooperate with other partners to draft recommendation to national authorities

Future actions …………………………….

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)

Participants

1-CSIC (Spain) 2-DT/MENESFCR (Morocco) 4-DGRST (Tunisia)

8-NHRF (Greece) 12- HCST (Jordan) 14-TETHYS (France)

16-CDER (Algeria) 24-ASRT (Egypt) 22-AOU (Lebanon)

25-DGDSC (Palestine)

Description of work

Activities to create a tool for search partner

Future actions The activities are related to what envisaged under WP3-Task 4

… good work!!!

Thank you!!!

marilena.rossano@cnr.it

A WORK IN PROGRESS....

WP 3 – CAPACITY BUILDING IN MPC FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FP