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NCP or National Contact Point National Contact Points (NCP systems) for Horizon 2020 Installed by DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD) Information hatch between European Commission and stakeholders in each member state Standards and guidelines:
NCP Flanders
National Contact Points (NCP systems) for Horizon 2020 Installed by DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD) Information hatch between European Commission and stakeholders in each member state Standards and guidelines:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/support/ 20131125_NCP%20Minimum%20standards.pdf
NCP Flanders
Informing
Awareness raising Assisting Advising Training Signposting
NCP
Circulate info, promotional activities H2020 and if needed other RTD Researchers/ Organisations - new actors & SME’s, partner search using network (EEN!) Administration, Appropr. Mgmt, modalities of funding schemes To intermediaries, target groups, on topics To other BU- networks, national funding
Host organisations Target stakeholders EUROFED BELSPO Federal research
Impulse.Brussels Organisations and private companies in Brussels Capital region Union Wallonne des entreprises - UWE Companies in Wallonia Fund for Scientific Research - FNRS Universities and research institutes in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles …….. Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship All stakeholders based in Flanders
NCP Flanders
Mission of the FWO
Funds fundamental and strategic basic scientific research
(‘frontier research’)
Bottom-up funding in all disciplines
Funding schemes of the FWO
Funding for individual researchers Funding for research teams Supporting mobility, international contacts and
collaborations
Attracting excellent researchers, active abroad, to Flanders Awarding scientific prizes
NCP Flanders
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
FWO was appointed as National Contact Point since 2012. FWO covered
the programmes under the Excellent science pillar the ‘horizontal programmes’ (incl. Joint Research Center) Societal Challenge 6: Inclusive, innovative and reflective
Societies
COST
IWT covered the programmes under the second and third pillar (morefocus on innovation, industry and SMEs) and acted as Legal and Financial NCP and NCP coördinator for Flanders.
Bottom-up, curiosity driven
NCP Flanders
Flanders Innovation & Entrepeneurship
Contact point for entrepreneurs in Flanders. The agency
encourages and supports innovation and entrepreneurship,
and contributes to a favourable business climate.
does this in close collaboration with local actors and
supported by international commitments in EUREKA, Europe Enterprise Network (E.E.N.) and H2020.
focuses on: stimulation of growth and innovation,
promotion of entrepreneurship, support of clusters, improvement of environmental factors
offers European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in
Flanders
NCP Flanders
Flanders Innovation and Entrepeneurship
1.
Flemish funding: through integration Flemish programmes for R&D&I funding in international networks (Flemish part)
2.
European funding: service for access to H2020 for R&D&I funding by EU,
3.
Service for partnering and business in Europe in E.E.N., collaboration FIT
4.
Funding interregional collaboration in Interreg Europe (Flemish part – European Structure & Investment Funds – ESIF) FRONT OFFICE NCP Funding R&D&I
NCP Flanders
NCP Flanders
NCP Flanders – the principal guide in Horizon 2020 for all stakeholders (industry, universities, university colleges, research institutes, non-profit
NCP Flanders advisors in contact with all stakeholders, providing qualitative information
NCP Flanders is ready for the FP9 framework
NCP Flanders
Emailing – NEW approach! – www.ncpflanders.be – log in Q&A
Contact directly advisors General: info@ncpflanders.be NCP: prerferred speaking partner of European Commission
regarding published workprogrammes and calls
Organisation of Information Sessions Participating to events/workshops of European Commission Active participation in international networks in Brussels Active member of specific NCP networks (CSA actions)
NCP Flanders
Ann Van Hauwaert NCP Coordinator NCP Flanders Ann.vanhauwaert@fwo.be www.ncpflanders.be