Horizon 2020
March 2014
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THE network of national contact points
for ICT in Horizon 2020
 Supports project proposers
 From project idea to successful proposal
submission
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Who we are?
International
partner
search
network
70+
national
ICT
partners
85,000 +
vetted
contacts
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Ideal-ist Network
is worldwide
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Ideal-ist project objectives
Reinforcing the network of national contact points for ICT in Horizon
2020 : EU15, EU12, AS & Contact Points from 3rd countries
 Identify, understand and share good practices
 Include practical initiatives to benefit cross-border audiences
 Collaboration and Networking with similar projects in parallel themes in
the context of joint/coordinated calls
 Special attention on less experienced NCPs
 Support potential proposers during the whole process “project idea
focusing to successful proposal submission”
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Ideal-ist Offers
 Long-standing experience
 Unique quality labelled
partner search tool
 International Quality Team
 High expertise advice in proposal writing and project
management
 Services:
eNewsletter, Work Program Information, Brokerage
events
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Ideal-ist Services
Joining as partners
to other proposals
Finding the right
partners for
your project
Submitting project
ideas in line with
the Challenges &
Objectives of ICT
Ideal-ist supports Small
and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs), Academia, NonProfit Organisations,
Large Industries, Public
Administration, Research
Organizations and
Consultancies
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Organizing
brokerage events
in European
national and
regional levels
Interpreting the ICT
work programmes
of Horizon 2020
How Ideal-ist finds partner for you?
Step2
Step1
Proposer inserts a new
Partner Search online
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Step5
PS is checked by local representative
& Quality Team according to
subjective & objective criteria:
Quality Label
PS is closed & Proposer
fills in feedback form
Proposer replies to EoIs
(Standard reply form)
& chooses partner(s) to
build consortium
(98% success rate)
PS is published & distributed to
subscribers of national mailing list
(~85,000 contacts)
Potential partner send EOIs
(Expression of interest) to
proposers (on avg. 50 per
PS)
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Step4
Step3
Ideal-ist Success in FP7
Partner searches
initiated: 1,100
Partner Searches
Quality Check:
70% of these
are quality
labelled
Partner searches
published:
610 Partner
searches
Expressions of
Interests:
All together
24,880 EoI
(avg. of 40 EoI/PS)
Accepted as
partner
95% of these PS
found partners
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Launching Partner Search Service via
Ideal-ist means
 to increase awareness
 to reduce barriers to future participation
 to present the potential
 to receive guidance on how to get started in Horizon 2020
 to find specific expertise
 to find partners abroad
 to create an added value with a new partner
 to find a coordinator
 to expand into another challenge
 to get support by the Quality team to increase the chances to
submit a proposal and get funded
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Partner Search System
Includes the following:
 Targeted to actual calls
 Type of information requested
– Call identifier, research objective,
instrument, evaluation scheme
– Proposal outline– objectives, keywords
– Partner profile sought – required skills,
expertise, work to be carried out, type of
partner sought, coordinator sought
– Your FP experience (participation,
coordination)
 Partner searches are Quality checked!
PS ID
Proposal
Name
Publish
date
Call
Objective
Country
Quality
Label
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Status
How to get started?
Submit a Partner Search
http://www.ideal-ist.eu/user/register
Submit an Expression of Interest
http://www.ideal-ist.eu/partner-search/pssearch
Register for your national newsletter
http://www.ideal-ist.eu/user/register/newsletter
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ICT in H2020
Europe 2020 priorities
International cooperation
European Research Area
Shared objectives and principles
Tackling Societal Challenges
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
- Health, demographic change and wellbeing
- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
- Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-based economy
ICT
- Secure, clean and efficient energy
-ICT
-Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing
- Smart, green and integrated transport
-Biotechnology
- Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
-Space
- Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
- Access to risk finance
- Secure Societies
- Innovation in SMEs
Excellence in the Science Base
- Frontier research (ERC)
Simplified access
ICT - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
- Skills and career development (Marie Curie)
ICT - Research infrastructures
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
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Coherent with other EU
and MS actions
Mark…
The places where you can find us on-line:
 http://www.facebook.com/Idealist.ict
 http://www.linkedin.com/company/ideal-ist-eu
 http://twitter.com/ICT_IDEALIST
For any relevant information on
ICT in Horizon 2020
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Thank you for your attention!
www.ideal-ist.eu
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