How to prepare succesful projects

How to prepare succesful projects
dr. ir. Matthijs Soede,
Warsaw - March 1, 2007
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At the start
1. Be aware that it is a competition
2. Understand the process
3. Good project has to be presented in a proposal
It is a competition….
• Play according to the rules of the competition
– Workprogramma kind of play
– Guide for applicants how to play
– Evaluators referees
Try to be part of
the networks
European Technology Platforms
• Linking industry with research
• Framework for addressing major technological
challenges
• Increasing the scale and impact of research
investment
• Enhancing the co-ordination of research in
Europe
Development ETP
Stage 1
Emergence
& set-up
Vision
Stage 2
Planning
Stage 3
Implementation
Strategic
Research Agenda
Joint Technology
Initiative - Art. 171
Implementation
Strategy
FP MSs
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MSs Etc...
MS
Mirror group
Public authorities in charge of research policy-making
Structure proposal FP7
• B-part
1.1. Concept and objectives
1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art
1.3 S/T methodology/description project and associated
workplan
2.1 Management structure and procedures
2.2 Individual participants
2.3 Consortium as a whole
2.4 Resources to be committed
3.1 Expected impacts listed in the work programme
3.2 Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and
mangement of intellectual property rights (IPR)
4. Ethical issues
Structure proposal
• B-part
1.1. Concept and objectives
1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art
1.3 S/T methodology/description project and associated
workplan
2.1 Management structure and procedures
2.2 Individual participants
2.3 Consortium as a whole
2.4 Resources to be committed
3.1 Expected impacts listed in the work programme
3.2 Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and
mangement of intellectual property rights (IPR)
. Ethical issues
S/T Quality
Innovation
Problem
Innovation !
Objectives
State of the art
S/T methodology/description project
and associated workplan
S/T quality
Structure
Project Office: Co-ordinator-secretary - administrative – finantial
EC
Implementation
Structure management
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)
Chaired by
Representative
of partner No. 1
Project Co-ordinator
Representative
of partner No. 2
Representative
of partner No. n
Representative
of EC
Panels
PROJECT CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (PCC)
Chaired by
Workpackage 1
co-ordinator
Project Co-ordinator
Technological and
Scientifical.
Workpackage 2
co-ordinator
Workpackage n
co-ordinator
WP2 Steering
Committee
WPn Steering
Committee
Task 1.1
Task 1.2
Task 1.3
WP1 Steering
Committee
Technical.
IND
Finantial,
exploitation,
IPR.
Sub-contracted
Implementation
Individual Partners - Consortium
• Excellence
• Experience in relevant
area
• Facilities
• Complementarity,
balance
• Possibilities for
exploitation – end users
• European dimension
A strong Consortium
A strong consortium
Evaluation criterium: Impact
• Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of
project results
– Contribution, at the European and/or international level, the expected
impacts listed the work programme under the relevant topic/activity
– Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and exploitation of
project results and management of intellectual property
Impact
Impact
Impact means
• Change in
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Thinking of policy makers
Social life of citizens
Way of production of companies
….
• Categories of impact: societal, environmental,
economical
Impact by project results
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Studies
Software
Alternative production technology
Data
Algorythmes
Roadmaps
New materials, medicine,..
Solutions
…
Relevance means:
• Is the work carried out relevant to the plans/policies of the European
Commission (Treaties, Green papers, White papers)
European Parlement
Council of Ministers
European Commission
White paper on Transport
• Published in 2001
• Mid term review in 2006
Workprogramme Transport
Impact means
• Change in
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Thinking of policy makers
Social life of citizens
Way of production of companies
….
• Categories: societal, environmental, economical
Societal impact
• Safety issues
• Other ways of learning – efficiency, more peolple
able to study
• Other way of communication
• Health
• …
Environmental impact
• Less use of energy – alternative clean energy
sources
• Less polution – metals, CO2,….
• Understanding ecosystem – use of resources
• …
Economical impact
• Labour
• Cost efficiency (production, transport, handling,
security)
• Wealth
• Expanding market
• …
Impact on different levels
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World wide
European
National
Regional
Local
Individual
Impact = REDAI
• I = f(R, E, D, A, I)
• Impact = f(quality of Result, Exploitation
potential, Dissemination speed, Acceptance,
market Implementation)
Take action
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FP7 on Cordis
cordis.europa.eu.int/fp7/home.html
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SenterNovem/EG-Liaison
Dr. Ir. Matthijs Soede
(m.soede@egl.nl)
Tel: +31 70 3735250
www.egl.nl