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The National Documentation Centre (EKT) operates as a National Contact Point
(NCP) for the 6th Framework Programme in order to enhance the
competitiveness and the technological development of the country. The 6th
Framework Programme (FP6) runs for five years, from 2002 to 2006.
More specifically EKT acts as the National Contact Point for the following
thematic priorities and specific activities:
A. Thematic Priorities
- Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health
- Information Society Technologies (IST)
- Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
B. Specific Activities
- Research Infrastructures
- Human Resources and Mobility
- Research and Innovation
- Science and Society
- New and emerging science and technologies (NEST)
Mission & Objectives
The aim of the National Documentation Centre, as NCP, is to increase the
overall Greek participation in FP6 as well as to support potential proposers
to submit concrete proposals.
The strategy of EKT may be summarised as follows:
- Assist Greek bodies to participate in the competitive programmes of the
European Union
- Support Greek bodies to establish research and business partnerships
- Promote the concept of entrepreneurship among the research and academic community
- Increase the participation of the private sector in research programmes
and hence in research funding.
As NCP, EKT provides information and consulting services to bodies
interested in participating in the Programme (universities, research
institutes, enterprises, public and private bodies) regarding the submission
of proposals and particularly, on topics related to:
- the conditions for participation
- the opportunities and the modalities for the submission of proposals
- the partner search activities and the development of consortia
- the instruments
- the administrative procedures
- contractual issues
- communication with the European Commission and other Community services
and networks.
In order to better support the Greek participation in the Programme, EKT
exploits the range of its information sources, the experience gained from
its participation in European networks and the cooperation with bodies
involved in the research-innovation-technology-market chain. At the same
time, EKT is developing a close collaboration with the General Secretariat
for Research and Technology, the European Commission and the National
contact Points in other European countries.Activities
The activities aiming at the realisation of the aforementioned objectives
include:
Design/development of a website, including the following sections for each
thematic priority/specific activity of the 6th Framework Programme:
- the scope, the modalities and the research areas
- the whole spectrum of instruments (traditional and new)
- the calls for proposals
- information brochures
- the partner search activities and the development of consortia
- the conditions for participation and the evaluation criteria
- presentations - information material
- approved projects (followed by statistical data on the national
participation)
- news - events
The website is updated based on CORDIS, the European Commission’s Community
Research, Development and Innovation Information Service, and other national
and European sources of information.
Consultancy Services to inform about partner search, opportunities and rules
for participation, contractual issues, costs, rights and obligations of
contractors, procedures for submission and evaluation of proposals.
Operation of Helpdesk providing information material and guides for FP6 and
responding to general questions on the current calls for proposals.
Diffusion and dissemination of information material, mainly via electronic
means (e-mail, e-newsletter, WWW).
Organisation of events (information days, workshops, seminars, conferences)
on specific issues (funding of projects, preparation of contracts,
Intellectual Property rights, etc) or specific target groups (SMEs,
universities, business organisations, women in science, etc), with the
participation of representatives of the European Commission and the Member
States.
Signposting, when necessary, to the competent Directorate General of the
European Commission and to other Community network services, such as the
Innovation Relay Centres (IRCs), the European Information Centres (EICs) and
the IPR Helpdesk.
Recording the national participation through the publication of statistical
data, analytical information and indicators for the participation of Greek
bodies in FP6.
National Documentation Centre
National Contact Point for the 6th Framework Programme
48 Vas. Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
Tel.: 210 7273900-3
Fax : 210 7246824
e-mail : ekt@ekt.gr, ncp@ekt.gr
http://archive.ekt.gr
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