Specific Support Action SSA

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TrainNet Future

• Specific Support Action (SSA)
• in the 6th Framework Programme
• Priority 5
• Food Quality and Safety
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• Training network of
• National Contact Points and support organisations
  
• with special focus
• on Candidate Countries
• in the area of Food Quality and Safety
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• CEAF

• TNF

SSA, TP5, FP6
SSA, TP5, FP6
horticulture and floriculture area
total food area
expert partners from the Netherlands
expert partners from the old member states
researchers, SMEs
researchers, SMEs, NCPs
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The past and the future

• The past
• TrainNet
• FP5 project
• coordinated by BIT Austria
• it provided trainings for NCP-s in 13 Candidate
  Countries

• The future
• Contribution to ERA
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• Project partners
• National Contact Points (NCPs) and
• support organizations
• Stakeholders
• RD institutions, universities and firms in 25
  countries
• 3 Candidate Countries Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey,
• 9 New Member States Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary,
  Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia,
  Slovenia
• 10 old Member States Austria, Belgium,
  Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands,
  Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom
• 3 Associated States to FP6 Iceland, Israel and
  Switzerland

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Objectives

• Build-up NCP know-how in NMSs and CCs
• Foster and improve exchange of experience and
  expertise among NCPs
• Increase visibility of researchers of NMSs and
  CCs
• Promote implementation of FP6 in NMSs and CCs

Duration 36 months starting from
27/04/2004 Budget 1.8 MEUR
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Core activities

• exchange of experience and expertise among NCPs,
• learning from each oder,
• training of NCPs and researchers,
• partner search,
• match making,
• brokerage events

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Project overview
WP1 Start-Up Phase
WP2Training for NCPs
WP3 Training for Researchers
WP 4Exchange of Experience and Expertise
WP6Call information network
WP5Matchmaking
WP 7 Management
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WP1 Start-up phaseAPRE, Italy

• provide a solid basis for the following WPs
• determine the rules of the gameover the
  duration of the project

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WP2 Training of NCPsSenter-Novem, Netherlands

• Objective improve the knowledge base of NCPs,
  with the ultimate aim of successful proposal
  preparation and execution
• Activities
• training sessions (4 actual virtual)
• analysis of NCP feedback

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WP3 Training of researchersTUBITAK, Turkey

• Objective train researchers from NMSs and CCs,
  with the aim to increase the number of successful
  FP6 participants
• Activities
• National training sessions (12)
• Trans-national training sessions (9)

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WP4 Exchange of experience and expertiseBEA,
Belgium

• Objective learn from each other, discuss
  problems and solutions and help NCPs in NMSs and
  CCs, improve their effectiveness
• Activities
• twinning of NCPs
• staff exchanges between NCPs

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WP5 Match makingETAT S.A., Greece

• Objective increase visibility of researchers of
  NMSs and CCs
• Activities
• identifying and profiling researchers from NMSs
  and CCs
• promotion of partner searches
• organisation of brokerage events
• match making assistance

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WP6 Call information network, BIT, Austria

• Objective Disseminate information on FP6
  involvement opportunities, including information
  on calls from consortia of undergoing projects.
• Activities
• screening for calls published by TP5 and TP5
  projects
• disseminating information to the network (esp. in
  NMSs and CCs)

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WP 7 ManagementHSTF, Hungary

• consortium management,
• dissemination marketing of the project and its
  results,
• organisation of project meetings,
• Preparation of the handbook

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Conclusions

• TNF aims at helping NMSs and CCs getting more
  involved in FP6
• TNF can help NCPs as well as potential FP6
  applicants and project participants (researchers
  and SMEs)
• TNF complements other FP6 SSA projects

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Information

• Dr. Zsuzsa Antal
• Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation,
• tel [phone]
• e-mail zsuzsa.antal_at_tetalap.hu
• Trainnet Future web-site http//trainnetfuture.t
  etalap.hu/

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Thank you!
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