THE GATEWAY TO ICT NETWORKS

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(FP6-IST-045069)

• THE GATEWAY TO ICT NETWORKS
• www.hagridproject.net

Dimitris Papageorgiou Q-PLAN North Greece Ltd
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What is HAGRID?

• A new EU-funded support action
• Aims to help / facilitate the participation of
  newcomers / beginners in the ERA in ICT
  
• Start date December 2006 End date August 2008
  (duration 21 months)
  
• Consortium of 14 partners Greek leader

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HAGRID will offer

• An innovative Single Point of Access (SPOA) to
  free activities / services supporting
  participation to FP7-ICT
  
• Valuable free services, tailored to the user
  needs, with a long lasting effect
  
• Useful information and networking opportunities

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HAGRID from idea to reality

• Discovering / acknowledge the need
• Identify the solution
• Clarify the idea
• Build the consortium
• Develop the proposal
• Evaluate improve it
• Negotiate with the EC
• Start the project

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HAGRID Consortium (1/2)

• 14 partners
• 11 countries (3 NMS, 3 ACCs, 5 EU-15)
• 4 IST NCPs
• 4 IRCs
• 4 scientific partners
• 1 Communication expert

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HAGRID Consortium (2/2)
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HAGRID Core Idea

• Main Objectives
• To exploit synergies between EU-funded projects /
  networks supporting participation in ICT
  research, for the benefit of European and INCO
  organisations interested in FP7-ICT.
• To provide added value services tailored to the
  needs of any interested organisation.

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HAGRID CONCEPT
HAGRID SIMILAR SSAs ACTIVITIES SERVICES
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HAGRID Scope

• Target groups countries
• Newcomers beginners from NMS, ACC INCO
  countries (either research organisations or
  enterprises),
  
• SMEs university spin-offs from the EU-15
• Target areas
• FP7-ICT in general,
• Converging technologies / applications
• Multidisciplinary research socio-economic
  issues of importance for the ICT acceptability
  commercialisation

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HAGRID Activities Services (1/3)

• Conventional activities
• Promotion publicity campaign (including
  quarterly newsletter)
  
• Info-days / workshops (6)
• Networking / partnering events (3, within major
  ICT events)
  
• HAGRID website

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HAGRID Activities Services (2/3)

• e-Services (through a web-engine in HAGRID
  portal)
  
• SPOA Partner Searches
• SPOA Collaboration Profiles submission
• Proposal ideas submission

Allowing multiple access in the web-DBs of
similar - complementary projects / networks
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HAGRID Activities Services (3/3)

• Advanced Services (to individual organisations)

• S1 PR Research Profile (to promote the
  organisation and improve their image, 1-page)
  
• S2 Research Action Plans (suggest overall
  strategy and specific actions to improve
  participation in FP7-ICT)
  
• S3 Tailored Training Course (6months duration,
  including face-to-face and distance learning
  modules, training future evaluators and reviewers
  from NMS ACC)

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Work Approach Methodology (1/2)

• WP1 Project Management
• WP2 Portal Design Development
• WP3 Collaboration Activities with Similar
  projects
  
• WP4 Service Development

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Work Approach Methodology (2/2)

• WP5 Promotion, Awareness Creation and Networking
  Activities
  
• WP6 Portal Operation
• WP7 Service Provision
• WP8 Assessment, Review Dissemination
  (Post-project Exploitation Dissemination Plan)

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Learn more Contact us www.hagridproject.net
info_at_hagridproject.net Dimitris Papageorgiou
Iakovos Delioglanis papageorgiou_at_qplan.gr - delio
glanis_at_qplan.gr www.qplanng.gr