Πρόγραμμα eContentplus 2005-2008 Ενημερωτική ημερίδα Αθήνα, 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Πρόσκληση 2006 Σπύρος Πηλός
Πρόγραμμα eContentplus 2005-2008
Ενημερωτική ημερίδαΑθήνα, 27 Ιουλίου 2006
Πρόσκληση 2006
Σπύρος Πηλός
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eContentplus objectiveseContentplus objectives
Overall aim“to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable, facilitating the creation and diffusion of information, in areas of public interest, at Community level”.
Enabling roleHelp content stakeholders (providers and users) realise the full potential of digital content… by creating better conditions for accessing, using, reusing and exploiting digital material… in areas with a public interest, which would not develop or would develop at a slower pace if left to the market... based on which it will be possible to build added-value products and services across Europe
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What is not fundedWhat is not funded
Digitisation or creation of content
Translation of content
Creation of services
Research and development of new technologies
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What is funded What is funded
Projects that:
aim at improving the searchability and usability of existing digital content in order to create the conditions for the emergence of European content-based services,
use existing state-of-the-art technical solutions,
are geared towards innovation in organisation and in deployment (as opposed to purely technological innovation),
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eContentplus 2005-2008 – BudgeteContentplus 2005-2008 – Budget
Call 2007Call 2005 Call 2006 Call 2008
45 M€
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
28 M€27 M€ 49 M€
149 Million euros
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Call 2005Proposals received and recommended for
funding
Call 2005Proposals received and recommended for
funding
Received Rec. for funding
Geographic information 34 3
Educational content 65 4
Cultural and scientific/scholarly content 136 11
Reinforcing cooperation between digital content stakeholders 3 1
TOTAL 238 19
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Ελληνική συμμετοχή 2005Ελληνική συμμετοχή 2005
Προτάσεις 133/2089 συμμετοχές, από 93
οργανισμούς 20/240 συντονιστέςΕπιλογή 13/249 εταίροι, εκ των οποίων 1/19 συντονιστής
eContentplus 2006 Work Programme
Project TypesCommon RequirementsOpen Actions
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Target areas and project types for 2006
Target areas and project types for 2006
Target area
Geographic information
Educational content
Digital Libraries
Project type
Targeted Projects
Thematic Network*
plus one Thematic Network
in the area of “reinforcing cooperation between digital content stakeholders”
* one TN for each target area
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Project types in 2006 Project types in 2006
Targeted Projects address specific barriers that prevent or limit access to and the use of digital content at any stage of the chain — production, exposure, discovery, acquisition and use. Key objective: improve interoperability and usability of existing content.
Thematic Networks bring together relevant stakeholders, expertise and facilities for awareness raising and exchange of information. Key objectives: identification of best practices and achieving consensus on methods and standards.
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NB: Major differences 2005 - 2006NB: Major differences 2005 - 2006
No content enrichment projects this year Content providers must be part of the consortium Users should be involved, either as participants or
stakeholders Educational content useful for formal education
systems Target area “cultural, scientific/scholarly content
renamed “digital libaries” For digital libraries only content held by museums,
libraries and archives will be considered this year
Requirements tightened and focus narrowed with a view toobtaining fewer and better proposals
Requirements tightened and focus narrowed with a view toobtaining fewer and better proposals
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Structure of Work ProgrammeStructure of Work Programme
Common requirements for proposals (TP and TN)
Framework for each action organised in 3 parts:
Objective
Conditions
Expected results
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Common requirements for TP - 1Common requirements for TP - 1
For the consortium: Must include content providers. Should also include users - not necessarily as
participants.
For the European dimension: The issues should have a European interest. The ways to tackle them should impact on a large
number of users and EU countries (especially new Member States).
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Common requirements for TP – 2Common requirements for TP – 2
For the content: Quality, quantity and selection criteria of content
(and of related metadata) to be contributed by each provider
Consortium has to ensure availability of input content. Where IPR apply, put in place licensing or clearing
arrangements for project results. For the expected impact:
Analysis of demand (target users and needs) Demonstrate critical mass Results accessible beyond end of project Sustainability
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Common requirements for TNCommon requirements for TN
Cover majority of EU Member States including at least 3 new Member States.
Involve major relevant digital data stakeholders from the countries covered
Be open and proactive in attracting new partners
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Geographic information Targeted Projects
Geographic information Targeted Projects
What is it? Core spatial information, i.e. any data with a direct reference
to a specific location or geographic area.(typical example: maps)
Objective: aggregate ‘core’ geographic information across borders guarantee its interoperability for seamless data integrationTo resolve problems relating to: Fragmentation and missing harmonisation between datasets
and sources Diverse collection/preservation practices
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Geographic informationOne Thematic NetworkGeographic informationOne Thematic Network
Objective: Exchange of information and best practice between
stakeholders on interoperability and on tagging digital geographic information with semantically well-defined metadata.
Spread awareness among geographic information stakeholders of the benefits of meta-tagging.
Coordinate steps to ensure organisational cohesion and the sustainability of relevant actions.
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Educational contentEducational content
What is it? Digital content that can be used for learning
Focus in 2006:face-to-face or distance learning in the formal education system, and especially in compulsory education, secondary general education and higher education
Overall objective:Enhance access, use and exploitation of existing educational content and/or learning repositories across borders in different formal education contexts and in several languages
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Issues to address: content interoperability trust and management adaptability of digital content distributed digital repositories or enabling infrastructure
for related brokerage services
Solutions …
…. should integrate technical, pedagogical and organisational aspects to address problems at all stages of the chain “creation, publication, discovery, acquisition, access, and use”.
Educational contentTargeted Projects
Educational contentTargeted Projects
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Objective Identify specific problems and best practice for achieving
the overall objective. Promote consensus building and coordination of
stakeholders at the organisational level for the implementation and sustainability of the solutions identified including, for example:
adoption of common reference models roadmaps for operational actions advice to policy-making bodies concerted actions to convey European needs to
standardisation bodies for learning technologies.
Educational contentOne Thematic Network
Educational contentOne Thematic Network
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What is it?
Digital Libraries is a flagship initiative under i2010with the vision ofmaking Europe’s cultural heritage accessible and available for use to its citizens over the Internet
It includes three main strands:
Digitisation Online accessibility Digital preservation
eContentplus contributes to improving online accessibility
Digital libraries and eContentplusDigital libraries
and eContentplus
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What is it? digital libraries are organised collections of digital content
made available to the public cultural content is content held by cultural institutions
(museums, libraries and archives) scientific/scholarly content is content published results of
researchers’ work (e.g. articles, papers, conference proceedings)Objective Improve interoperability of European cultural and
scientific/scholarly content (digital libraries) held by cultural institutions and enable multilingual access, in order to enhance its visibility as well as cross-border access, use and re-use.
Digital libraries(cultural and scientific/scholarly content)
Digital libraries(cultural and scientific/scholarly content)
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Specific conditions
Address issues related to: to the standard-based interoperability between
digital objects and collections and the interoperability of systems authorising use
and/or to multilingual access to the underlying digital content (excluding however the translation of existing content)
Digital librariesTargeted ProjectsDigital libraries
Targeted Projects
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Objective Identify best practice in interoperability of digital European
cultural content (including different types of content) coming from different types of cultural institutions.
Achieve consensus on the use of common standards to facilitate searching the collections of the cultural institutions as part of the European Digital Library.
Specific conditions Key stakeholders from the different cultural institutions. Proposals representative of the different types of
institutions and able to ensure a wide take-up of the agreed standards.
User needs should be taken into account.
Digital librariesOne Thematic Network
Digital librariesOne Thematic Network
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What is it? Public domain: content, that is not or no longer
protected by intellectual property rights
Related issues, e.g.: Creative commons (available for re-use for specific purposes) Open access (scientific/scholarly content) Orphan works (content, for which the status of IPR is not clear
or for which the rightsholder(s) cannot be found) Technical protection measures vs. private copying
Reinforcing cooperationPublic Domain
Reinforcing cooperationPublic Domain
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Reinforcing cooperationOne Thematic Network for Public
Domain
Reinforcing cooperationOne Thematic Network for Public
Domain
Objective Awareness among content stakeholders on the importance
of issues relating to the usability and accessibility of public-domain digital content. Identify the issues and develop strategies for tackling them at European level.
Specific conditions Experts from different backgrounds with an interest in the
public domain, such as IPR experts, content owners (libraries and archives), representatives of the scientific community, end users and consumers.
Participants represent the interests of actors from a sufficiently wide geographical area.
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Indicative funding by project type Indicative funding by project type
Indicative total funding: 27 M€
In total 7 actions will be open in 2006 to fund 10 Targeted Projects and 4 Thematic Networks
Project typeDuration
(in months)Number of Countries(impact)
Funding(in Millions €)
Targeted projects
typically 18-24(up to 36 m)
6-15 2-5 M€
Thematic Networks
Up to 36 m 13-25 0.4-1 M€
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Proposal preparation & submission
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Proposal structureProposal structure
Part A Legal and administrative information about the
proposal (A1) and the applicants (A2) Details of the funding requested (A3)
Part B Description of the work (Template provided)
Part C Financial capacity of the applicants (C forms)
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Proposal submissionProposal submission
Key points Deadline for receipt of proposals
19 October 2006 17:00 (Lux local time) All parts One original unbound paper version 5 bound copies CD-Rom with completed Excel files and Part B
in pdf format
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Proposal evaluation
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Evaluation of proposals – by whom?Evaluation of proposals – by whom?
Eligibility criteria
Award criteria
Selection criteria
Commission
Evaluation
Committee
Outside
experts++
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Evaluation criteriaEvaluation criteria
Eligibility criteria Your proposal must be complete and arrive on time
Award criteria Your proposals must contribute to the achievement of the
eContentplus objectives
Selection criteria You must have the means and financial/operational
capacity to do what you propose to do
Read them! They will help you prepare a good proposalRead them! They will help you prepare a good proposal
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Award criteriaAward criteria
Applied on basis of information supplied in proposal
Each criterion marked from 1-10; mind weighting: maximum score 100
Criterion 1 >= 6/10, else exclusion from further evaluation
Formal minimum of 60 points to be retained for co-funding; mind budget availability: 27.3 million euro
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Programme Objectives
Award CriteriaAward Criteria
Common Requirements
Action
Conditions
Expected Results
Objective
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Award criteria – list and weightsAward criteria – list and weights
For Targeted Projects1. Relevance, impact and European dimension (35%)2. Content and additional conditions (25%)3. Quality of the technical part of the proposal (20%)4. Resources and management (20%)
For Thematic Networks1. Relevance, impact and European dimension (40%)2. Quality of the technical part of the proposal (20%)3. Quality of the proposed network and management (40%)
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Selection criteriaSelection criteria
Financial and operational capacity to carry out the project
financial evaluation - co-financing adequate human resources
Professional competencies and qualifications documented relevant experience (e.g. academic
qualifications or previous projects)
Proposals failing to pass the selection criteriacannot be retained for co-funding.
Proposals failing to pass the selection criteriacannot be retained for co-funding.
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Model Grant Agreement
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eContentplus offereContentplus offer
The Commission will offer a grant to the successful consortia to perform the work they proposed.
All results/knowledge will be owned by the consortium.
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Grant agreement structureGrant agreement structure
Grant Agreement Defines beneficiaries, duration of the project, maximum EC
contribution and special conditions
Annex I – Description of Work Negotiated part B of proposal
Annex II – General Conditions Governs relation between Commission and consortium
(technical and financial collective responsibility, submission of deliverables, eligible costs)
Annex III – Accession Forms
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Community ContributionCommunity Contribution
Targeted Projects 50% of total eligible costs (direct and indirect) Indirect costs calculated as flat rate of up to 30% of
personnel costs
Thematic Networks 100% of direct costs for co-ordinating and
implementing the network Funding of network members limited to travel &
subsistence (100%)
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Direct CostsDirect Costs
Personnel costs: personnel working for the project
Travel & subsistence costs incurred for project according to usual rules of applicant
Subcontracting: identified in Part B of the proposal; bid offering best value for money
Other specific costs = costs not eligible under other mentioned cost categories, subject to Commission approval if not listed in grant agreement
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Indirect CostIndirect Cost
Overheads: Flat rate up to 30% of personnel costs.
general management and administration costs depreciation of buildings and equipment rent, heating, water, electricity, office furniture personal computers, office supplies including printer ink
and stationery telecommunications and postal charges.
No overheads for Thematic NetworksNo overheads for Thematic Networks
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Payment of Community ContributionPayment of Community Contribution Pre-financing in instalments up to 80% of EC contribution
40%
M0 M12 M24
Approval of deliverables and statement that consortium has incurred > 70% of earlier pre-financing.
40%
40%
Final payment after approval of all deliverables and financial statement
40%
40%
20%
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Indicative calendarIndicative calendar
Date Event
July 2006 Publication of the work programme and call for proposals
October 2006 Call closure
November 2006 Evaluation
February 2007 Evaluation Summary Report to proposers
March 2007 Opening of negotiations
May 2007 Completion of negotiations, grant agreements signature
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DocumentationDocumentation
eContentplus website: Work programme Call documentation Guide for proposers Model grant agreement
http://europa.eu.int/eContentplus
eContent plus mailing list:Notification on publication of work programme and call texthttp://europa.eu.int/eContentplus
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Any assistance?Any assistance? eContentplus website:
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) Partner search Preproposal service
http://europa.eu.int/eContentplus
National Contact Point (NCP)Full list on: http://europa.eu.int/eContentplus