WP 4

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• WP 4
• Exchange of experience and expertise
• WP Leader Brussels Enterprise Agency (BEA),
  Belgium
• Main Objective Mutual learning better
  understanding of international cooperation in the
  6FP to maximize participation of researchers from
  candidate and accessing countries in 6FP
• How?
• gt Exchange of experience and expertise (4.1.,
  ISERD, Israel )
• gt Researchers FP participation feedback (4.2.,
  MCST, Malta)
• gt Twinning system between TNF partners (4.3.,
  IFTR PAS, Poland)
• gt Staff exchanges between TNF partners (4.4.,
  Euroresearch, Switzerland)

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WP 4, Task 1 - ISERD, Israel Goal Exchange
of experience and expertise on gt involving
researchers in FP projects gt FP marketing in the
RD communities How ? gt Development of
guidelines and check-lists of  success
factors  To do gt Disseminate these
guidelines and check-lists within and without
TNF gt Organize training sessions for
researchers Action plan 2004gt Organize 3
training sessions in August / September before
proposals submission deadline of 3rd TP5 call
(October 04)
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WP 4, Task 2 - MCST, Malta Goal Gather
participation feedback from researchers from
candidate countries with experience in previous
FPs. How ? Questionnaires Personal
interviews To do Questionnaire / Interview
guidelines to obtain similarly formatted
results Summarize collected feedback Synthesis
in lessons learned summary Action plan
2004Realize questionnaire until August 04 for
distribution before first trainings
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WP 4, Task 3 - IFTR PAS, Poland Goal
Establishment of a  Twinning system  between
more and less experienced TNF partner How ? gt
Establishing  tandems  of more and less
experienced partners gt According to selected
criteria (languages, common technological
areas) To do gt Summary report of twinning
activities and twin partners Action plan
2004gt Establish a first group of tandems formed
until August, to allow coordination with
objectives of tasks 1 2
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WP 4, Task 4 - Euroresearch, Switzerland Goal
Staff exchanges between TNF partners How ? 24
staff exchanges gt 12 from partners of candidate
countries to more experienced partners gt 12 from
experienced partners to different partners of
candidate countries To do gt Establish staff
exchange list and agenda Action plan 2004gt
Organize staff exchanges coordinated with the
first training sessions planned in task 1
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WP 4 - Summary Message Exchange of
experience and expertise will be fostered through
the activities presented and will gt Allow
better mutual understanding gt Increase our
efficiency through exchange of practical
information gt Help us learn from the direct
experience of researchers in FPs and thus help
researchers to fully benefit from 6FP
opportunities These actions will require the
collaboration of all TNF partners and enrich all
partners Thank you !