SiS.NetLjubljana, July 2nd

2012

Presenting NCP Capacities and best practices - Capacities NCP – Portugal -

Ricardo Migueis| GPPQ (FCT)ricardo.migueis@fct.pt

FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology

Public Institute under indirect state administration, endowed with administrative and financial autonomy and own heritage.

Continuously promote the advancement of scientific and technological knowledge in Portugal,

Explore opportunities that become available in any scientific or technological domain to attain the highest international standards in the creation of knowledge,

Stimulate their diffusion and contribution to improve education, health, environment, and the quality of life and well being of the general public.

Mission

FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology

Mechanisms to achieve its mission

Development, funding (public open calls) and evaluation of institutions, networks, infrastructure, scientific equipment, programs, projects, and human resources in all areas of science and technology,

development of international scientific and technological cooperation agreements and other forms of support in partnership with universities and other public or private institutions, in Portugal and abroad.

Science and Technology in Portugal – Portuguese Funding Agency (FCT)

Internationalization of the National Scientific and Technological System

Support to the participation of the scientific community in Multilateral Programmes and Scientific Networks, in International Organizations, as well as in joint projects or undertakings part of scientific and technological cooperation agreements or bilateral agreements between Portugal and other countries and institutions.

European Union Programmes FP7 ProgrammesERA-NET; Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI):

Joint Technology InitiativesInitiatives under Article 169 of the EU Treaty

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

Created by the Ministry of S&T and Higher Education (2007) Integrated under FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a

Tecnologia (Ministry of Education and Science)

Promotion of the Portuguese participation in FP7 Support, advice and assistance to Portuguese participants Coordination of the activities of the Portuguese Delegations

to FP7 Programme Committees, European Technological Platforms and Joint Technological Initiatives

Support the promotion of bridges, dialogue and partnerships between Portuguese and international institutions

Oeiras

Aveiro

Évora

Lisboa

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

12 full time professional NCPs coming from the academia and industry/business with knowledge of their respective R&D&I sector, players and available capacities in Portugal

Cooperation People Ideas Capacities

Legal&Financial

GPPQ coordination | NCP Coordinator

7

Call identification

Idea check

Proposal preparation

Contract negotiation

Participation opportunities, distribution of documentation

Consortium building

Project management

Face to face meetings, E-mails, phone calls

Map PT potential per call ; Partner search & partner expertise promotion ‘Translation’ of documents, training & workshops, proof-reading of proposals, support on the application process

Support on administrative and contractual issues

Reporting, exploitation of results, contract changes, etc

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

Support to the Portuguese community

Organisation of specific actions - I

Practical workshops

Thematic meetings & Roadshows (map and support)

National Info Day(s)

Targeted to special needs

How the PT NCP prepare the participation for every call

(Azores, Madeira)

Organisation of specific actions - II

How the PT NCP prepare the participation for every call

(Azores, Madeira)

National Delegates to the Programme Committe

NCP from other relevant Themes,

Offices under other Ministries

Thematic Clusters (ex. Health Cluster Portugal)

Industrial Associations

Regulatory Agencies (Infarmed for IMI)

Universities, R&D Institutions (e.g. support offices, OTIC)

Enterprise Europe Network (Sector Groups)

Any other relevant stakeholder.

National partners /co-organisers:

Support to National Delegations

National Thematic

Expert Groups

EEN sector groups

FCT Scientific Councils

Poles & Clusters

National Institutional

Support Structures

ETP PT Mirror Groups

SME

IND

Researchers

Universities

R&D Inst.

Programme Committee | Joint Technologie Initiatives

Other stakeholders

FCT Transnational Cooperation

Researchers

Projects

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

National Support Structures

H2020 Strategy

Industrial Leadership

FP7 targets cooperation between European Players on 10 different themes having independent vertical programmes

HORIZON2020 will instead address Societal Challenges, Industrial Leadership and Excellent Science in a multidisciplinary approach

FP7Strategy

Cooperation10 Themes

Capacities

Ideas

People

Excellent Science

H2020 will require further cooperation strategy among NCPs

Societal Challenges

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

Promotion of all funding opportunities

Multidisciplinary internal GPPQ task-forces with a common approach on cross-thematic areas

(joint efforts/actions: bilateral meetings, sessions, mapping players)(ex. AMR topics in Health, KBBE, NMP, SiS)

GPPQ – Portuguese FP7 Promotion Office

Dedicated website (http://www.gppq.mctes.pt/)

Monthly newsletters (Information on the latest news and tendencies Portuguese success stories, E-mail distributed and placed on the website)

Catalogues Calendar of events PT Guide for proposal preparationEtc.