Supporting Cypriot Participation in Horizon 2020

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Supporting Cypriot Participation in Horizon
2020

• The Role of National Contact Points (NCPs) in
  Cyprus
• Litsa Kountouridou
• National Contact Point for Information and
  Communication Technologies (ICT) and Future and
  Emerging Technologies (FET)

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Presentation Outline

• The Role of the Research Promotion Foundation
• NCP Services at the National Level
• NCP Services at the EU Level
• Other Useful Information

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The Role of the Research Promotion Foundation

• Coordinating the activities concerning the
  participation of Cyprus in Horizon 2020
• Hosting the NCP Network for Cyprus and
  coordinating Cypriot representation in the
  Programme Committees
• Collecting and processing data regarding Cypriot
  participation

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The Role of NCPs at the National Level

• What?
• Disseminating Information
• Organising Infodays, Training and other Seminars

• How?
• Through mailing lists for specific areas, H2020
  Blog and FB Website, direct communication
• General Infodays and Infodays on specific Calls,
  Customised Training Seminars for
  newcomers/experienced proposers/multipliers

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The Role of NCPs at the National Level

• What?
• Assisting proposers with preparing proposals
• Assisting with partner search

• How?
• Resolving queries, Pre-screening of Proposals
• Customised Partner Search Forms, Organisation of
  Brokerage Events in Cyprus, Promoting important
  Brokerage Events abroad

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The Role of NCPs at the National Level

• What?
• Customised support / advice

• How?
• Assistance based on proposers needs (IPR Issues,
  Consortium Agreements, Grant Agreements, Project
  Management etc.)
• Presentations for different groups at
  Organisations by one or more NCPs upon request

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The Role of NCPs at the EU Level

• Participation in Thematic NCP Networks Ideal-ist
  2014 the ICT NCP Network

• A unique Quality Labelled Partner Search Tool
• An international Quality Team to support
  proposers
• Organisation of international Brokerage Events

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The Role of NCPs at the EU Level

• Ideal-ist 2014 Partner Search Tool

Step 1 Register and insert Partner Search (PS)
Step 2 PS is checked by local representative
a Quality team
Step 4 Expressions of interest are sent choice
of partners is done
Step 3 PS is published distributed to NCP
newsletters subscribers
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Other Information - 1

• Direct Helpline for Horizon 2020
• 22 205050
• Help Desk Email Address
• horizon2020_at_research.org.cy

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Other Information - 2

• Social Media
•   https//www.facebook.com/horizon2020cyprus
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• http//horizon2020cyprus.blogspot.com/
• Participation in specific Brokerage Events is
  funded by the RPF through the Action
  Participation in International Conferences
  (www.research.org.cy)

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Thank you for your attention..!
Litsa Kountouridou Email lkountouridou_at_research.o
rg.cy Tel [phone]