CRAFTVorhaben im 5. Forschungsrahmenprogramm der EU 19982002

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SME Specific Measures in the 5. EFP (1998 - 2002)

• 5. European Frameworke Programme
• what is SME
• how can help
• SME Specific Measures in 5. EFP
• Exploratory Award (Step 1)
• Project Categories (Step 2)
• especially - CRAFT -

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Thematic Programmes
Energy, environment and sustainable
development
Compeditiv and sustainable growth 2.705
MEuro
User-friendly information- society 3.600
MEuro
Quality of life and management of living
resources 2.413 MEuro
enviroment 1.083 MEuro
energy 1.042 MEuro
Direct Actions
Horizontal Programmes
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• fewer than 250 employees,
• has either,
• an annual turnover not exceeding 40 million euro,
  or
• an annual balance-sheet total not exceeding 27
  million euro
• conforms to the criteria of independnce
• is not a research centre, research institute,
  contract research organisation or consultant,
• is registered and operating in one of the Member
  States or in a State associated to the 5. FP

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• NCP National Contact Point
• 7 Innovation Relay Centres in Germany / 52 IRCs
  in EU

Local help to promote tecnological partnerships
and transfer
IRC
SME
Information about the Programms
Find Research performers
NCP
Assistance to preparing a proposal
Advice to preparing a proposal
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• National Contact Point support for EC

• for SME without RD capacity

• for SME with own RD capacity

• IRC for North-Germany

VDI / VDE-IT Technologiezentrum, Teltow / Berlin
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SME Specific Measures
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Step 1 Exploratory Award
CRAFT
at least two SME from different Member States or
from at least one MS and an Associated State
prepare a project proposal
other types of projects

• EC-contribution
• max total eligible cost 30.000 Euro
• 75 of the total eligible cost, up to 22.500 Euro

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Step 1 Exploratory Award - Summary -

• Goal preparing a complete Step 2- proposal
• Thematic priorities in line with general
  objectives and priorities of at least one
  thematic programme under the 5.FP
• Duration max. 12 month
• Calls continuously open call, regular
  evaluations by batch until 18. April 2001

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Step 1 Exploratory Award - Activities which can
be funded -

• Detailed project planning, writing of the Step 2
  proposal
• Feasibility check - no technical research
• Market analysis
• Novelty verification - including world-wide
  patent search
• Search for additional participants

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Step 2 SME Specific Measures

• Cooperative Research Action for Tecnology
  especially for SME without own RD

• Projects from Thematic Pogramms
• or
• Innovationprojects

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• Own RTD by partnersEU support 50 of total
  eligible cost

• Prove at realistic scale the viability of new
  technologies
• EU support 35 of total eligible cost

• combination of both kinds of projectsEU
  support 35 - 50 of total eligable cost

• transnational technology transfer and methodical
  aspects of innovation
• EU support 35 - 50 of total eligable cost

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• Characteristics - Solving problems common to a
  group of SMEs
• - SMEs assign third parties to carry
  out all or part of the RTD work
• - Ownership and exploitation of the
  RTD results lie with the SMEs
• Thematic priorities in line with general
  objectives and priorities of at least one
  thematic programme under the 5.FP
• Duration 1 to 2 years
• Calls continuously open call, regular
  evaluations by batch until 17. April 2002

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RTD Performers
SME Proposers

• are subcontractors to the SME Proposers
• must be from a Member State or an Associated
  State
• must not be affiliated to any SME proposer

• at least 3 SMEs from 2 Member States (or
  from one MS and one Associated State)
• are independent of each other

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sub-contract

• minimum 40 of total estimated eligible costs
• minimum 50 of projects personnel time

RTD Performer
SME Proposers
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• Total estimated eligible cost of the project
  0,3...2 million euro
• EC contribution - 50 of the total cost
• - no more than 50 of the cost to
  individual SME
• priority use for payment of RTD-performers
• SME-proposer must fund all projectcosts that are
  not covered by EC

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