Projects archive

    • ERAWATCH

      ERAWATCH is a long term initiative jointly carried out by the European Commissio's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (RTD), the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry  (ENTR) and the Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS) based in Seville (Spain). ERAWATCH is the European Commissio's information platform on European, national and regional research systems and policies. Its main objectives are to support policy-making in the research field in Europe and to contribute to the realisation of the European Research Area (ERA)

       
      • Partners:

        The service currently covers 61 countries: 27 EU Member States, 13 countries associated with the European Community's Research Framework Programme and 21 third countries, including 7 being added in 2011

      • Outputs:

        Project output has been published at the project’s website: http://erawatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/erawatch/opencms/about/

      • Duration: January 1, 2005 (project was periodically prolonged every year untill December 2012)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Kostić Miroslav
    • TransCoSME

      The TransCoSME project supports activities of the European Network of SME National Contact Points. The aim of the project is to enhance the quality of services that are provided to FP7 project proposers and participants by SME NCPs in their respective countries. The intent is to increase the NCP work efficiency, improve their qualification and to enhance networking between NCPs in Europe. 

       
      • Partners:

        36 partners from EU member states and associated countries

      • Outputs:

        Outputs are available at http://www.ncp-sme.net/.

      • Duration: 1 February 2008 - 31 January 2011 (36 months)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Škarka Martin
    • National Information Centre for European Research - NICER III

      NICER III project follows the NICER and NICER II projects, and is focused on supporting Czech participation in European research, especially in the 7. Framework Programme (7. FP) -  providing information on the 7. FP, assisting in preparation of the projects and search for partners, enhancing knowledge and readiness of participants necessary for a succesful involvement in international reseach as well as other activities related to building the European Research Area (ERA). An integral part of the project is monitoring Czech participation in the Framework Programmes for the needs of state administration and also publishing activity.

       
      • Partners:

        Technology Centre AS CR

      • Outputs:

        Project outputs are published at the project’s website:  http://www.fp7.cz/cs/nicer

      • Duration: March 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
      • Submitter: Ministry of Education Youth and Sports
      • Manager: Koníčková Naďa
    • Inno-Policy TrendChart

      The project is a European Commission´s initiative and its objective is to collect and analyze information on national innovation systems and policies. All EU member and candidate countries take part in the project, as well as other countries from Asia, South and North America, and North Africa. Technology Centre AS CR represents the Czech Republic as a project partner.

       
      • Partners:

        all EU member, associated and candidate countries, 3 groups of countries outside Europe (A: NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and Brasil; B: MEDA countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Marocco, Syria, Tunisia);
        C: Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand)

      • Outputs:

        The project output is published at http://www.proinno-europe.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=104&parentID=52

      • Duration: 1 January 2004 - (project was periodically extended on a yearly basis until December 2012)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Kostić Miroslav
    • BIO-NET

      The aim of this project is to reinforce the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for

      the Seventh Framework Programme under Theme 2 “Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and

      Biotechnology”. The leading concept of the coordination action is based on three types of joint activities:

      - activities to improve the services of BIO-NCPs through training and common tools

      - activities to improve the cohesion of the BIO-NCP network through network activities

      - activities to simplify access to FP7 calls through joint trans-national activities

       
      • Partners:

        National contact organizations from 27 EU member states, associated countries and candidate countries

      • Outputs:

        Outputs will be available at a project website

      • Duration: 1 September 2008 - 31 August 2012 (48 months)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Koníčková Naďa
    • COSMOS

      The main idea behind the project is to reinforce the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for Space via co-operation. This is to ensure a more balanced high quality of the services and to add value to the work provided by each single Space NCP. Additionally the network will promote dissemination of GMES and other Space related services to regional authorities, potential local downstream service providers and the interested public.

       
      • Partners:

        34 partners 

      • Outputs:

        Ouptputs will be presented at http://www.fp7-space.eu/ (under construction).

      • Duration: July 2008 - March 2012
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Mirovský Ondřej
    • ObservatoryNANO

      The aim of the project is to create a European Observatory on Nanotechnologies to present reliable, complete and responsible science-based and economic expert analysis, across different technology sectors, establish dialogue with decision makers and others regarding the benefits and opportunities, balanced against barriers and risks, and allow them to take action to ensure that scientific and technological developments are realized as socio-economic benefits.

       
      • Partners:

        The project is led by the Institute of Nanotechnology (UK), and includes: VDI Technologiezentrum (DE), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (FR), Institute of Occupational Medicine (UK), Malsch TechnoValuation (NL), triple innova (DE), Spinverse (FI), Bax and Willems Consulting Venturing (ES), Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL), Technical University of Darmstadt (DE), Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Industriale (IT), Nano and Micro Technology Consulting (DE), Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs und Forschungsanstalt (CH), University of Aarhus (DK), MERIT - Universiteit Maastricht (NL), Technology Centre AS CR (CZ). 

      • Outputs:

        Project outputs are available at http://www.observatory-nano.eu/ 

      • Duration: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2012 (48 months)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Salejová Gabriela
    • NanoCode

      The European Project NanoCode is a multistakeholder dialogue providing inputs to implement the European Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies Research commenced in January 2010. This two-year project is funded under the Programme Capacities, in the area Science in Society, within the 7th Framework Program (FP7).

      The objective of NanoCode is to define and develop a framework aimed at supporting the successful integration and implementation, at European level and beyond, of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N) research as developed by the European Commission.

       
      • Partners:

        Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Industriale (koordinátor, IT), INNO – The Innovation Society Ltd. (CH), ION - Institute of Nanotechnology (UK), USTUTT – Universität Stuttgart (DE), CEA – Commissariat a l´energie atomique (FR), PH – Fundacion Phantoms (ES), TC - Technologické centrum AV ČR (CZ), CAB – Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (AR), DST – Department of Science and Technology (ZA), TUDELFT – Technische Iniversiteit Delft (NL)

      • Duration: January 2010 - November 2011
      • Submitter: European Commision
      • Manager: Kubátová Jitka
      • Link: http://www.nanocode.eu/
    • EuroRIs-Net

      The main aim is to “put” the RIs and their key role in the “spotlight of ERA”, through several coordination activities and high level services offered by the Network, as well as through raising awareness on the capacities and capabilities offered by RIs and their important role on the further improvement and development of: the European excellence on all Research fields; the enhancement of the innovative base of the European Industry; the strengthening of the dialogue with ICPC countries with important RIs for mutual benefit. The implementation of EuroRIs-Net will ensure the coordination and synergies between NCPs networks, the raise awareness across Europe, the offer of a high quality consistent RIs NCP service across Europe for the benefit of users, Scientific Society, Industry, potential proposers and projects’ consortia. Moreover within the framework of the EuroRIs-Net, activities will be implemented for the coordination of European awareness activities in order to increase the performance of the European Scientific Society and to enhance the know-how and innovative base of the Industrial sector through the utilization of RIs or through its participation in EU RIs initiatives.

       
      • Partners:

        35 partners from member states, associated states to FP7, Canada, Russia etc. The coordinator is National Documentation Centre (EKT-NHRF) from Greece.

      • Outputs:

        http://www.euroris-net.eu/

      • Duration: November 2007 - October 2011
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Daniel Ondřej
    • iKnow

      "interconnecting Knowledge for the early identification of issues, events and developments (i.e. wild cards & associated weak signals) shaping and shaking the future of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the European Research Area (ERA)"

       

      The aim of the project is developing and piloting conceptual and methodological frameworks to identify, classify, cluster and analyse wildcards and weak signals and, in so doing, assess the implications for, and expected impact on, the ERA vision.

       
      • Partners:

        PREST Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester, UK (coordinator), Finland Futures Research Centre (FI), Z-Punkt (DE), RTC North (UK), Technology Centre AS CR (CZ), Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting (Izrael), Mindcom Ltd (FI) a CyberFox (CZ)

      • Outputs:

        The project output will be published at http://www.iknowfutures.eu

      • Duration: November 2008 - April 2011 (30 months)
      • Submitter: European Commission
      • Manager: Faťun Martin

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