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Georgia Tzenou NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
Coordinator Euroscience Mediterranean
Conference, AthensOctober 2009
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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• FP7 Crossing-borders Research
• NCP Networks Collaboration Platforms providing
  for full and easy access to the tools for
  successful participation
• ResPotNet Research Potential NCP Network
• Net4Society SSH NCP Network

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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• The ResPotNet Project
• Research Development in Convergence Regions
• Research Potential
• Programme targeted to less developed regions
  (convergence/outermost regions)
• High funding for research infrastructures, human
  capital, networking
• Synergies with Structural Funds for regional
  development
• Synergies with Research programmes for
  integration in the ERA
• Exploiting results for the socio-economic
  cohesion
• ResPotNet Promoting cooperation between
  less/more advanced regions
  Supporting EU cohesion in research

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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• ResPotNet Who We Are
• 16 European partners
• Coordinator National Documentation
  Centre,Greece
• Covering all countries and regions Duration
  2008-2011

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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• ResPotNet Who We target
• Regions where capita gross domestic product
  (GDP) is less than 75 of the average GDP of
  the EU-25
• International Cooperation countries for specific
  calls
• Advanced regions to support the coherent EU
  development

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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• ResPotNet Network What We Offer
• Networking Support - Convergence/Advanced
  matching
• Partner Search Facilitator
• Database organizations in convergence region
• Database mentors in advanced regions
  Promotion of European collaboration
• Promotion in European events, publications,etc.
• Dissemination of research results, best practice,
  success tips

ResPotNet The European Network for the Research
Potential programme, Capacities, FP7
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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• ResPotNet Network What We Offer
• Comprehensive information
• Website (www.respotnet.eu )
• E-newsletter
• FAQs, success stories, etc.
• Consulting for proposals
• Efficient problem-solving, successful examples,
  signposting, etc.
• Identification of complementary funding from
  other EU policies

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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• Research Potential Success Stories
• NANOHOST Project in Athens
• Coordinator National Hellenic Research
  Foundation, Theoretical
  and Physical Chemistry Institute
• Topic Carbon nanohorn-based hybrid materials
  for energy conversion
• Funding 1.52 million for 3 years
• Collaborations Tampere University
  of Technology, Sussex University,
• University of London, Universidad Complutense de
  Madrid, Erlangen University,
• Karlsruhe University, Max-Plank Institute,
  University of Wuppertal,
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rutherford
  Appleton Laboratory, ISIS Facility

Info Dr N. Tagmatarchis tagmatar_at_eie.grwww.n
anohost.gr
ResPotNet The European Network for the Research
Potential programme, Capacities, FP7
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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs

• Research Potential Success Stories
• ProSense Project for West Balkan Cooperation
• Coordinator Ericsson Ireland Research
  Centre-EIRC
• Topic Wireless Sensor Networking Research and
  Researchers Towards Pervasive Networking of West
  Balkan Countries and the EU
• Funding 0.9 million for 3 years
• Collaborations Research Academic Computer
  Technology Institute (CTI)-GR, Ss. Cyril and
  Methodius University Skopje, INRIA-FR, Jozef
  Stefan Institute-SI, University of Belgrade -RS,
  University of Birmingham-UK, Institute of
  Telecommunications, Warsaw University of
  Technology-PL

Info Dr Srdjan Krco www.prosense-project.eu
ResPotNet The European Network for the Research
Potential programme, Capacities, FP7
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Trans-national Cooperation among Research
Potential NCPs
The ResPotNet Network How to Contact Us
National Documentation CentreGeorgia Tzenou
e-mail tzenou_at_ekt.gr Website
http//www.respotnet.eu
ResPotNet The European Network for the Research
Potential programme, Capacities, FP7
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net4society is a network of National Contact
Points for Socio economic Sciences and
Humanities (SSH) in the European Commissions
7th Framework Programme
net4society is a learning network by reaching
out across borders, each SSH NCP will gain full
and easy access to all the essential tools of the
trade information sources, training, workshops
and good practice
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• What can we offer to researchers?
• Brokerage events
• Partner search service
• Database of SSH organisations
• Opportunities funding opportunities in other
  thematic areas
• Website - the researchers can find relevant
  links to SSH services, key SSH documents, the
  NCPs of all partner countries
• AND a functional network

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• What can we offer to the stakeholders?
• Opportunities of networking
• Promote national SSH communities through the
  research directory
• Help researchers to collaborate at an
  international level, and to find international
  partners through the partner search service and
  brokerage events

• Who are the stakeholders?
• Ministry departments
• Policy actors
• Union trade representatives
• Industry associations

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Website www.NET4SOCIETY.eu A web platform
dedicated to communication, discussion and
documentation on SSH
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Greek SSH NCP Henry Scott phone [phone]
3926 email hscott_at_ekt.gr Alternate Greek SSH
NCP Maria Samara phone [phone]
email samara_at_ekt.gr