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Outline • • • Short description Project objectives Project Consortium Project activities Idealist services

Short Description • Idealist 2014: Coordinated Action ICT CALL 7, FP 7 co-ordinated by DLR (DE) • 88 Partners EU and non-EU from 75 countries worldwide • Duration: 36 months • Start: Oct 1 st 2011 • End: Oct 1 st 2014

Who we are… Ideal-it is a network • with more than • 60, 000 contacts in line with the international cooperation strategy of the European Commission • with 14+ years experience • supported by • more than 65 ICT national partners • from all EU MS and Non-EU Countries = Ideal-ist Consortium members

Project Objectives • Reinforcing the ICT NCP network by promoting trans-national cooperation – Identification and promotion of good NCP practices – Provision of dedicated training and twinning measures for NCPs – Provision of a quality checked Partner Search for the proposers – Raising the awareness for NCPs’ services including the performance of practical initiatives which benefit crossborder audiences – Improvement of cooperation with other networks, organisations and initiatives

Project Consortium 88 Partners from 75 EU and non-EU countries worldwide • • 25 Project Beneficiaries (MS/AC/3 rd Countries) – Core Team: DE, AT, IL, BG, HU, CH & EFPC (QM) – Supporting Partners: BE, CZ, FR, IT, LV, MT, PL, RO, UK MD, NO, TR AM, BY, GE, MA, IN, MX 63 National Experts – – EU 15 EU 12 AC 3 rd 6 + QM 7 5 6 MS/AC: DK, ES, FI, IE, LT, MK, NL, PT, RS, SE, … EEPC: AL, AZ, BA, UA, RU, . . MPC: DZ, TN, EG, JO, LB Cooperation partners: 19 S&T ICPCs • • Low-Income: South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, … High-Income: Australia, Canada, South Korea & USA 6

Project activities • WP 1: Consortium & Project Management • WP 2: Quality & Strategies • WP 3: Project Central Services • WP 4: Support to NCPs • WP 5: NCP Support to Proposers • WP 6: Extended Networking

Ideal-ist offers • high expertise in proposal writing and project management • network of National Contact Points (NCPs) in the ICT theme and organisations appointed by them • • long-standing experience in EU Framework Programmes an unique quality labelled partner search tool • to connect newcomers and experienced researchers • an international Quality team • to support proposer e. g. to better focus proposals • Ideal-ist services • e. Newsletter, Brokerage events with own brokerage tool (F 2 F)

Ideal-ist services • Ideal-ist supports Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs), Academia, Non-profit Organisations, larger Companies and public Administration, Newcomers, Research Organisations and consultancies in • • interpreting the ICT work programme of FP 7 • • • finding the right partners for their project submitting project ideas in line with the Challenges & Objectives of FP 7 joining as partners to other proposals joining on-going projects via competitive calls launched by project coordinators

How Ideal-ist finds partners for you 1 st Step Proposer inserts a new Partner Search online 2 nd Step The PS is checked by a local representative ------8 th Step PS is closed and Proposer fills in feedback form 7 th Step Proposer chooses partner(s) and build consortium (98% success rate) 3 th Step Quality Team check PS according To subjective and objective criteria: Quality label 4 th Step PS is published & distributed to subscribers of the national Ideal-ist mailing list (60. 000 contacts) 6 th Step Proposer replies to Eo. Is (Standard reply Form) 5 th Step Potential partners send Eo. Is (Expressions of Interest) to the proposers (on average 50 per PS)

How to get started If you would like to submit a Partner Search Register as a Proposer http: //ideal-ist. eu/user/register Log in, create and submit a Partner Search If you would like to submit an Expression of Interest Reply to open Partner Searches if you match the profile sought and have the expertise to carry out the activities foreseen http: //ideal-ist. eu/partner-search/pssearch