Ideal-ist Newsletter
December 2009
Welcome to the Ideal-ist Newsletter!
The ICT 6th call of the EU Framework Program is open! Proposers to this call will be supported to find
appropriate partners and coordinators for their project by the Ideal-ist network.
Get below informed about the last Brokerage Event, the latest success stories, upcoming events and
about the services the growing network of Ideal-ist is offering.
Ideal-ist News
Ideal-ist offers an access point for ICT
Ideal-ist Partner Search Proves Effective
proposers at the ICT PSP Info day on
A recently published evaluation report by Ideal-
14.January 2010.
ist demonstrates that a high interest among
The Ideal-ist project has been successfully
European and Non-European participants is
performing Partner Search for two Information
shown in the electronic partner search system
and
Policy
implemented and supported by Ideal-ist and its
Support Programme (ICT PSP) Calls, which is
Quality Team. The level of responses generated
performed
and
by Partner Searches during the first five ICT
Innovation Programme (CIP). Ideal-ist intends to
Calls in FP7 has demonstrated a high activity:
continue offering the Partner Search service also
19,300 responses generated (Expressions of
for the ICT PSP 4th Call in 2010 and therefore
Interests) by interested organisations, which
organises a Workshop at NCP level on a
gives an average of 50 responses per launched
possible collaboration between ICT National
Partner Search.
Contact Points (NCPs) of FP7 and ICT PSP
Read more on http://www.ideal-ist.net/press/press-releases
Communication
under
the
Technologies
Competitiveness
NCPs on 13 January 2010 in Brussels.
Furthermore an Ideal-ist booth will be manned
on 14 January 2010 and serves as access point
eChallenge 2009 Pre Conference – Follow up
for ICT proposers to meet ICT PSP proposers or
Find details and links about the Ideal-ist
NCPs.
eChallenge Pre-Conference Brokerage Event
Read more on: http://www.ideal-ist.net/events
New success stories
The project UbiPOL, iCARDEA and FREEDOM
were retained for funding in the 4th ICT call and
found key partners through Ideal-ist. Read more
about how Ideal-ist could help the proposers to
get an a added value to the proposal ideas.
Read
more
on
that took place in October 2009 in Istanbul. The
project ideas are still online for your information.
This brokerage event focused on the main
objectives of the ICT Call 6 of the ICT work
programme 2009 – 10. 67, meetings have been
arranged and more than 100 participants were
registered.
Read more on http://www.ideal-ist.net/news
http://www.ideal-ist.net/press/ideal-ist-
success-stories
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Upcoming ICT related Events
ICT Call 6 Info day in Tel-Aviv - meet Ideal-ist
4 January 2010, Tel-Aviv, Israel
there!
Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics Information Day
14 January 2010, Luxembourg
Info Day on its 4th ICT PSP Call for proposals – meet
14 January 2010, Brussels
ideal-ist there!
The Future of Cloud Computing -Opportunities for European Cloud Computing beyond 2010!
26 January 2010, Brussels
2010 Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research
3 Februar 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ICT 2010 - Ideal-ist plans to attend!
27September 2010, Brussels
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and
a Happy New Year !!
About Ideal-ist
Ideal-ist is the first and unique quality labelled international ICT partner search network with 13 years experience. The network of
Ideal-ist consists of 63 national contact points (NCP) in the area of Information and Communications Technologies. The Consortium
members are from EU and Non-EU Countries, including Associated States, Eastern European Partner Countries (EEPC),
Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) and Emerging countries like China, Brazil, India and South Africa. Ideal-ist is part funded by
the European Commission. The main goal of Ideal-ist is the strengthening of the trans-national cooperation between the national
Contact Points within FP7 and an overall improvement of the NCP service quality across Europe. Ideal-ist supports research
organisations and companies worldwide to find partners for their project ideas. It helps them to join projects and to find services
leading them to success in the 7th Framework programme. This is in line with the international cooperation strategy of the European
Commission.
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