CIP – ICTCIP – ICT modalità di partecipazione*modalità di partecipazione*

Iacopo De AngelisNCP ICT PSP

APRETorino – 18 Aprile 2011

*Fonte: Presentazioni elaborate da Commissione Europea per l’Info-day CIP ICT 2011 (28/02/2011) *Fonte: Presentazioni elaborate da Commissione Europea per l’Info-day CIP ICT 2011 (28/02/2011)

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The ICT Policy Support programme• Single information space

– Access to services, interoperability, digital content, security and governance

• Innovation and investment in ICT– Promoting best use of ICTs in SMEs and public

services, skills, partnerships and investment• Inclusive information society

– Accessibility, privacy, quality and availability of public interest services

Who can participate? The programme is open to all legal entities established inthe EU Member States

Legal entities established outside the EU may participate onequal terms with Member States on the basis of and inaccordance with the conditions laid down in the association agreements (associated countries*)

Other third countries may participate on a case-by-case basis but will not receive any funding

* Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Croatia, Turkey, Serbia

Funding instruments• Pilot A: Building on initiatives in member states / associated

countries with interoperability of services as central theme

• Pilot B: Stimulating innovative use of ICT in public & private sector (under realistic conditions)

• Thematic Network (TN): Mobilisation/Exchanges between practitioners & policy makers

• Best practice network (BPN): Combining consensus building / awareness raising / large scale implementation – only for supporting Digital library

PILOT TYPE A

• Duration is typically up to 36 months36 months with a pilot service operating for 12 months.

• The EU contribution is limited to the costscosts for achieving interoperabilityfor achieving interoperability. The indicative Community contribution available is 5-10M€ / pilot5-10M€ / pilot

Duration and FundingDuration and Funding

Pilot Type A - specificities Intellectual property – publication and free accessibility of results

Possibility to subcontract co-ordination task

Reservation of budget for extension of consortium at application stage (budget to be set aside in the budget of the co-ordinator - should typically not exceed 15% of the total budget of the pilot)

Possibility for launching competitive calls for participation

At contracting stage a consortium agreement needs to be concluded

• The goal is to carry out a implementationimplementation of an ICT based innovative service carried out under realistic conditions. Replication and wide validation of best practices can be specified in objective.

• The emphasis is on fostering innovation fostering innovation in services the pilot may need to take-up completed R&D work, may extend already tested prototype services or may combine / integrate several partial solutions to realise a new innovative approach

Main features of Pilots Type BMain features of Pilots Type B

PILOT TYPE B

• Legal minimum of 4 legal entities4 legal entities from 4 different Member States or associated countries. Consortia are expected to engage the complete service value chaincomplete service value chain, including relevant public authorities (sustaining partners), service providers, industrial stakeholders & users

Scale and participantsScale and participants

• Duration is typically 24-36 months24-36 months with a pilot service operating for 12 months.

• The indicative Community contribution available is 2-2,5 M€ / pilot2-2,5 M€ / pilot

Duration and fundingDuration and funding

• The goal is to bring together relevant stakeholders, expertise and facilities to explore new ways of implementing ICT based solutions.

• The network may initiate working groups, workshops and exchanges of good practices with the aim of creating the necessary conditions and consensus on action plans, standards and specifications in view to ensure the widest future replication and co-deployment of innovative solutions.

Main features of Thematic NetworksMain features of Thematic Networks

THEMATIC NETWORKS - 1

Legal Minimum is 7 key stakeholders (legal entities) from 7 different Member States 7 key stakeholders (legal entities) from 7 different Member States or associated countriesor associated countries.

Scale and participantsScale and participants

• Duration between 1818-36 months36 months.

• EC contribution is 300-500 K€/network 300-500 K€/network funded through lump sumslump sums according to the following scheme:

• Or through Actual costs when specifically required in WP (see dedicated objective in chp3)

Coordinator Lump sum per year for coordinating the network (depending on number of network members)

Lump sum per year for implementing the networkOther

beneficiaries

Duration and fundingDuration and funding

Lump sum per year for attending meetings and eventsALL

THEMATIC NETWORKS - 2

• Only for the digital libraries theme, only for a transition period up to 2011.

• Promote the adoption of respective standards and specifications by combining the "consensus building and awareness raising" function of a network with large-scale implementation on a sufficient mass of content.

• The commission can organise “Clustering meetings" in order to achieve broad consensus and create the conditions for the widest possible uptake of the recommendations of the BPNs.

Main features of Best Practice Network (BPN)Main features of Best Practice Network (BPN)

• Legal minimum of 7 legal entities from 7 different Member States or associated countries.

Scale and participantsScale and participants

• The indicative Community contribution available is 3 - 5 M€ per BPN

Duration and fundingDuration and funding

BEST PRACTICE NETWORKS

Funding mechanisms Pilot Type A and B

• 50% funding of: – Direct cost – actual as recorded in accounts– Indirect cost – flat rate of 30% of personnel cost

Best practice Networks • 80% of direct cost• No funding of indirect cost

Thematic Networks • Use of lump sums • or actual cost if specifically required in the WP (chapter3)

Re-imbursement based on actual cost(Pilot Type A, B, BPNs, TNs of objective 2.1 and 3.2b )

Eligible and non-eligible costsEligibility conditions include necessity, actually incurred during the duration

of the project, recorded in the accountsDirect cost Personnel directly hired by the beneficiary, under sole technical

supervision, remunerated in accordance with normal practices Subcontracting : to be awarded according to the principle of best value for

money under conditions of transparency and equal treatment Other specific direct costsIndirect costs Costs which cannot be identified as directly attributed to the project but

incurred in direct relationship with the eligible costs calculated on the basis of flat rates

Lump sum Funding

For Thematic Networks

Coordinator – lump sum for coordination (dependent on number)

Other beneficiaries – lump sum for implementing the network

All – lump sum for attendance of meeting cost

Thematic network – lump sumCommunity financial contribution

Thematic Network – lump sum advantages

Simplification No definition of eligible cost No actual cost reporting No justification of costs No provision of certificates No budget transfers

Reporting and Payment conditions

The consortium has 60 days after the end of reporting period to submit reports and the Commission has 105 days to pay

PaymentPre-financing – typically to cover 16 monthsInterimFinal - payment of the balancePayments upon approval of reports and deliverables

Evaluation criteria

Information for proposers

Electronic Submission

EPSS - Electronic Proposal Submission System• Online preparation only• Improved validation checks before submission is accepted• Submission failure rate = + 1%

Main reason; waiting till the last minute→ Technical problems→ Panic-induced errors → Too late starting upload, run out of time

Submit early, submit often!If in trouble, call the helpdesk !

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm

Alcuni consigli…Alcuni consigli…

CIP ICTTema

Obiettivo

TOPIC

SCELTA OBIETTIVO

La vostra proposta deve essere creata per risolvere problemi Europei identificati nelle politiche dell’UE

Mai dare l’impressione di scrivere un progetto perché si sta cercando un finanziamento!

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Possibili fonti di informazione:ePractice.eu is a portal created by the European Commission which offers a new service for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners.

Valore aggiunto Europeo

Valore aggiunto Europeo: miglioramento a livello comunitario

Impatto sulle politiche comunitarie rilevanti: anche su politiche collegate

Innovazione: miglioramento sullo stato attuale

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Diventare valutatore

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/cf/expert/login/index.cfm

Pre-proposal check

Use the pre-proposal check service to make sure your proposal is eligible and in scope for this call…..

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/participating/calls/call_proposals_11/index_en.htm

Information Days (28/02/11) and Workshops on Call 5

Presentations and video available

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm

Pre-proposal check

Use the pre-proposal check service to make sure your proposal is eligible and in scope for this call…..

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/participating/calls/call_proposals_11/index_en.htm

Information Days (28/02/11) and Workshops on Call 5

Presentations and video available

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm

Ricerca partner nel tema ICTMiglioramento dei servizi della rete dei Punti di Contatto Nazionale “ICT” e Ricerca Partner

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Thank you for your attention!

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Punti di Contatto per il CIP ICT PSP; Daniela Mercurio; Iacopo De Angelismercurio@apre.it deangelis@apre.it