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The main aim of this project is to reinforce the cooperation between the people and institutions appointed as national contact points (NCP) for the theme Environment in 7th Framework Programme (FP 7). The network of National Contact Points is the main channel of communication between the European Commission and Members States at "executive level", respectively contacts with the community of potential participants.
Furthermore, as FP 7 is widely open for the whole world (very few exceptions), we will reinforce also the cooperation with ICPC, with a special attention paid to International Cooperation Partner Countries, in particular emerging countries, like China, India or developed countries Australia and New Zealand. Some of these countries set up similar networks like NCPs, with high potential to participate to FP 7 In the last year of FP 6, the EC opened some of its research contracts to be joined by third countries participants, we truly believe that there is a lack of international cooperation in EU research project
The concept of the work plan is to mix training, practical work side-by-side with experienced NCPs and effective work to ensure that services offered by NCPs reach similar qualitative across Europe. Ok
The main objectives of this proposal are:
- 1. Strengthening the cooperation between NCPs from EU MS, by promoting transnational cooperation;
- 2. Reinforcing international cooperation with NCPs from some of the International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) with high potential of participation to FP 7
- 3. Increasing the number and improving the quality of project proposals submitted to FP 7 calls for proposals by a better service offered by National Contact Points to potential proposers (scientific community industry, NGOs, etc.)