The structure and function of NCP system -strenght, weakness, evaluation and potential improvement- Ministry of Science and Technological Development Department.

The structure and function of NCP systemThe structure and function of NCP system--strenght, weakness, evaluation and potential strenght, weakness, evaluation and potential

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Ministry of Science and TechnologicalMinistry of Science and Technological Development Development Department of S&T CooperationDepartment of S&T Cooperation

Viktor Nedovic and Viktor Nedovic and Suzana VojinovicSuzana Vojinovic

Workshop “Comparative benchmarking exercise for the NCP System in the WBC countries” , 22-23, January, Vienna, Austria

CONTENTCONTENT

- - STRUCTURE OF NCPsSTRUCTURE OF NCPs   - Management and funding - Management and funding

- - FUNCTIONS OF NCPs systemFUNCTIONS OF NCPs system

Activities under national level Activities under national level Activities under international level Activities under international level

– communication with other NCP networks – communication with other NCP networks – – communication with ECcommunication with EC

- STRENGHT AND WEAKNESS- STRENGHT AND WEAKNESS- - RRECOMENDATION- potential improvement ECOMENDATION- potential improvement - LIST of NCPs- LIST of NCPs

NCP STRUCTURE NCP STRUCTURE Management and fundingManagement and funding

• MANAGED AND FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE ANDMANAGED AND FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (MSTD)T (MSTD)

• SET UP AT THE END OF 2002SET UP AT THE END OF 2002 – DEPARTMENT OF– DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONALS&T COOPERRATIONS&T COOPERRATION MSTD MSTD

• NCP NCP NNOMINATION OMINATION –– according to the national according to the national prioritiespriorities as well as as well as thematic and horizontal priorities of the FPthematic and horizontal priorities of the FP

• CENTRALIZED NCP SYSTEM COMPOSED MAINLY BY THE PEOPLECENTRALIZED NCP SYSTEM COMPOSED MAINLY BY THE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS AT THE MINISTRY (FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS AT THE MINISTRY (Basic Research,Basic Research, Technological Development, Transfer of Technologies and InnovationTechnological Development, Transfer of Technologies and Innovation System, International Science and Technological Cooperation, HumanSystem, International Science and Technological Cooperation, Human Resources Development in Science, Nuclear Safety) Resources Development in Science, Nuclear Safety)

FUNCTIONS OF NCP SYSTEMFUNCTIONS OF NCP SYSTEM

• ACCORDING TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THEACCORDING TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE NCP NCPCONCEPT CONCEPT IN FP7 IN FP7

• National government (Ministry od Science and Technological Development) is responsible for NCP system creating, financing, nominating, supervising and monitoring,

• Commission services are providing the necessary information and training and acting as moderator for the trans-national networking,

• Liaison between our NCP system and other NCP systems is well established by trans-national activities (networking, benchmarking, partner search, staff exchange schemes etc.)

• Specific trans-national activities for NCP performance quality assessment and the development of international best practice is receiveing financial support from the Commission

NCPs NCPs activitiesactivities on national level on national level

• Informing, awareness raising Informing, awareness raising

- circulate Community RTD documentation,

- organise promotional activities,

- raise awareness for the Community objectives of increasing the participation of women in the Framework Programme

- and of strengthening the link between science and ethics and between science and civil society

NCPs NCPs activitiesactivities on national level on national level

• Advising, assisting and training Advising, assisting and training

- advise on administraial, financial and contractual issues;

- assist in partner search activities,

- project proposals preparing (how to write a project proposal and how to calculate the project budget);

- organize Info days on published Calls,

- training seminars for specific target groups (SMEs, universities) or on specific topics (contractual aspects, modalities for participation, financial rules etc.),

- support during projects realization (particularly legal and financial NCPs)

- advise national government on FP7 matters

Training activities during the last 6 months in 2008

• NCPs and Consultative Bureau for International Projects has organized:– (i) 8 thematic Info days for the following themes: Health, FAFB, SMEs (3),

Security and SSH&SiS, RegPot1 – 2009 (with the participation of the representative of DG Research)

– (ii) Info sessions on international cooperation on 4 faculties (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Faculty of Science and Mechanical engineering, Niš), and 5 institutes (IBISS, M. Pupin, Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Institute for Physics)

– (iii) 9 workshops ‘How to write an FP7 proposal’ (5 in Belgrade, 2 in Novi Sad, 1 in Kragujevac and 1 in Niš) mainly dedicated to RegPot1 call for 2009

– (iv) More than 30 meetings with the researchers or research groups interested in developing of international cooperation.

NCPs NCPs activities activities on international levelon international levelCo-operation with other NCP systemCo-operation with other NCP systemActive participation in the FP 6 and FP7 NCPs

network Projects

1. ERA WESTBALKAN FP6, ERA WESTBALKAN+ FP62. NET4SOCIETY FP7 (Network of NCPs for thematic priority SSH)3. EUROSIS FP7 (Network of NCPs for thematic priority SiS)4. PEOPLE NETWORK FP75. ETNA FP7 (Trans-national Co-operation Among Transport NCPs )6. IDEALIST FP6 (Network of NCPs for thematic priority Infrormation and Communication

Technologies)7. IDEALIST2011 FP7 (Network of NCPs for thematic priority Infrormation and

Communication Technologies under FP7)8. FOOD-N-CO FP6 (Cooperation Network of National Contact Points with a special focus

on Third Countries in the areas of Food Quality and Safety and Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology)

9. BIO-NET FP7 (Network of NCPs for thematic priority FAF&B)10. HEALTH-NCP-NET FP7(Network of NCPs for thematic priority Health)11. ResPotNet (Network of NCPs for thematic priority Research Potential)12. EuroRisNet (Network of NCPs for thematic priority Research Infrastructure)

NCPs NCPs activities activities on international levelon international levelCo-operation with European CommissionCo-operation with European Commission

• Providing of information about nominated NCPs and Programme Commetee Members to the Commssion

• Active participation to appropriate trainings for NCPs, thematic conferences and seminars as well as Programme Commetee Meetings, orgnaized by the Commission

• Disemanation information, recived by the Commission, to the relevant RTD groups

• Active participation in activities related to the Project Commitee Meetings

STRENGHT AND WEAKNESSSTRENGHT AND WEAKNESS

• STRENGHTSTRENGHT• National LevelNational Level• Structure which covertructure which coverss n national ational prioritiespriorities and and thematic and thematic and

horizontal priorities of the FPhorizontal priorities of the FP,,• Experience in FP programmesExperience in FP programmes• For sFor some immportant thematic areas ome immportant thematic areas we have nominated more than we have nominated more than

one NCP per thematic area,one NCP per thematic area,• NCP network and contacts between NCPs NCP network and contacts between NCPs isis well established well established• Close cooperation with researchers Close cooperation with researchers

• International levelInternational levelCo-operation and communication development between NCP system on regional (WBCs) and EU level

- Skills developed by active participation to the international events related to FP 7: conference, seminars, workshops, - and by participation in the relevant NCP Networks as well as ERA.Net projects

STRENGHT AND WEAKNESSSTRENGHT AND WEAKNESS

WWEAKNESSEAKNESS

• Lack of communication with the private (SME) Sector (particularly in Lack of communication with the private (SME) Sector (particularly in some previous periods)some previous periods)

• One NCP covers several priority areasOne NCP covers several priority areas

• Only thematic data basis, no common oneOnly thematic data basis, no common one

• In some cases there is no strong link between NCPs and PC In some cases there is no strong link between NCPs and PC members (experts)members (experts)

• System of monitoring and evaluation should be further improvedSystem of monitoring and evaluation should be further improved

RRECOMENDATIONECOMENDATION - potential improvement - potential improvement

- Communication between NCP system and SMEs need to be improved- Communication between NCP system and SMEs need to be improved

- Communication and information-flow between all key players related to- Communication and information-flow between all key players related to FP7/CIP/IPA and NCP services should be improved: different ministries,FP7/CIP/IPA and NCP services should be improved: different ministries,

Programme Committee (PC) Members, SMEs, NCPs of other countries, Programme Committee (PC) Members, SMEs, NCPs of other countries, and the ECand the EC

- The quality of NCP system should be better monitored and evaluated. - The quality of NCP system should be better monitored and evaluated.

- Implement independent mechanism to insure that PCMs as well as NCPs- Implement independent mechanism to insure that PCMs as well as NCPs fulfill their jobfulfill their job

- NCPs should be more visible for RTD groups on national and international- NCPs should be more visible for RTD groups on national and international level level

- - More training onMore training on important F7 issues (financial and legal regulation and important F7 issues (financial and legal regulation and how to write a good proposal).how to write a good proposal).

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