Project
EURO-TRANS_DAYS - Promoting and facilitating the participation of SMEs in FP7 EU RTD projects in Surface Transport - automotive, railways, waterborne
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Other ()
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Freight transport
CORDIS link:
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/44599
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2007,
End date: 31/03/2008
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€216 578
EU Contribution:
€180 000
Overview
Background & policy context:
SMEs are major actors in technology development and innovation, but are too fragmented. Very few of them can reasonably claim to address directly R&D challenges which are becoming increasingly complex and often require an interdisciplinarity critical mass.
Objectives:
The EURO-TRANS_Days was to encourage, facilitate and enhance cooperation between SMEs of Surface Transport (road, rail, waterborne and intermodality), and major European RD players and Industrial Stakeholders of the European Research Area.
EURO-TRA NS_Days was a follow-up of EURO-TRANS project and it aimed at:
- increasing the integration of SMEs in European R&D projects of the 7th Framework Programme;
- initiating new European partnerships;
- increasing technology transfer and synergies between SMEs (cooperation agreements such as sharing and combining knowledge and know-how);
- increase links with the Transport Technology Platforms ERRAC, ERTRAC, WATERBORNE.
Methodology:
The Project objectives were achieved through the realisation of:
- Two international workshops in MADRID (SP) and WARSAW (PL). Each of them included presentations of Technology Platforms ERRAC, ERTRAC, WATERBORNE (strategic research agenda, themes of future FP7 projects), sessions (thematic/sectoral workshops; horizontal workshops on consortium agreement, IPR), one to one confidential meetings, coaching appointments. 200-300 participants per event were expected from all 25 EU members, candidates countries, associate countries and third countries.
- Coaching services for SMEs to assist them in finding partners, identifying opportunities to participate in new projects, initiating projects from their own ideas, identification of SME expertise, preparation of proposal.
The project was developed in 4 Work Packages:
- WP1: preparation of the two events;
- WP2: realisation of the event in Warsaw;
- WP3: realisation of the event in Madrid;
- WP4: coaching and post-event actions.
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