2nd Call Proposals

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DG Research Directorate H Space and
Transport Unit H2 Surface Transport
Norges forskningsråd Information
day Høvik, 20th January 2004
Experience from 1st call
Christos Tokamanis
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RDT/H2-SST 1.6.2 First call (2003) 1B results
(i)
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RDT/H2-SST 1.6.2 First call (2003) 1B results
(ii)
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RDT/H2-SST 1.6.2 First call (2003) 1B results
(i)
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• Was there good coverage by Integrated Projects
  and/or Networks of Excellence of the priorities?
• 2. What reactions from the proposers did you
  observe at the level of the proposal
  preparation/submission with regard to the New
  Instruments?
• Information/understanding of the concepts
• Preparation of proposals (paper work)
• Setting up of partnerships
• 3. How did the evaluation process of the New
  Instruments proposals go?
• Understanding of criteria by the
  experts/evaluators
• Quality of proposals

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•  4.  To what extent do the proposals for the New
  Instruments involve top players in the research
  field concerned?
• Do you consider that some top players could have
  been involved but were not?
• If yes, do you know the reasons for this?
• How did you manage the cases where some important
  top players were lacking?
• Are you satisfied with the degree of involvement
  of industry
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5. What can you say about the situation of the
small players (small and medium sized
enterprises, small research teams, actors from
small countries and Candidate Countries) in the
proposals for the New Instruments?        
Similar to this under previous Framework
Programmes         Better than in previous
Framework Programmes         More difficult than
in previous Framework Programmes?   6.   How did
the contract negotiation go?         From a
timing point of view         From the content
point of view (evolving partnerships, cut of
budgets..)
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• 7.   What did you do during the contract
  negotiation phase to protect the small players?
• 8.   How did you manage to assess the degree of
  integration planned in the proposals of Networks
  of Excellence?
• 9.    Did you have to face oversubscription in
  your field? What do you intend to do to avoid
  this in future?

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• 10.    What aspects do you think should be
  improved in the future calls?
•     Focussing of the calls (theme and
  instrument)?
•         Information provided to potential
  applicants?
•         Briefing of the evaluators?
•         Profile of evaluators?
•         Scope of the evaluation?
•         Guidelines for negotiation?
•         Implementation modalities of the New
  Instruments? If yes, which ones?
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11.   What kind of concrete impact do you expect
from the selected IPs and NoEs ?   12.   What
would be at this stage your assessment of the New
Instruments with regard to the objectives that
governed their conception and implementation?