FP7Update on the second call under FP7The call was closed on 31 March 2009. We received a total of 104 proposals from 486 companies and institutions based in 40 countries. In total, €108m in grants was requested, which is about four times the call’s €28.5m budget. Almost 70% of the proposals were above threshold. Compared to the first call more proposals were submitted and they were of higher quality, a testimony to the continued interest in GNSS R&D. Currently, evaluations of the proposals have been completed and feedback was sent to consortium coordinators. Based on these evaluations, the GSA has made a proposal specifying the consortia that will be invited for negotiations and the suggested Community contribution to each of the proposed projects. Pending approval of the GSA’s proposal by the European Commission and the Transport Programme Committee, we expect to start negotiations with the selected consortia in September.
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Note: The Call for Tenders funded under FP7 can be found in the procurement section of the GSA website and Commission website. Not all tenders have been published yet. Update on the first call under FP7The 1st call for proposals from the European GNSS Agency under the 'Cooperation' work programme has been closed. A total 63 proposals were received for collaborative projects. 23 of these proposals have been awarded an FP7 grant. The first call under FP7The 1st call for proposals from the European GNSS Agency under the 'Cooperation' work programme of FP7, FP7-GALILEO-2007-GSA-1, is now available on EU's Cordis service. The Call for Tenders funded under FP7 can be found in the procurement section of the GSA website. Notice: the European GNSS Agency has been notified of the Commission Decision C/2007/6439 of 19 December 2007 to delegate the implementation of the tasks relating to this Call to the Authority. The corresponding Delegation Agreement entered into force on 21 December 2007. The caveat initially inserted as preamble to the descriptions of topic is henceforth lifted.
The CORDIS service also offers a research partner locater service. You can insert your details and/or search the database by programme, subject, and key word for possible partners. A new Programme category for GALILEO has recently been added to the search/entry. For specific FP7 first call related inquiries, please contact the generic e-mail address: The Union's Framework Programme for Research and Technological DevelopmentThe European Union fully recognises its responsibility in the definition and promotion of important research activities, in particular by encouraging undertakings that include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), research centres and universities. Priority is given to those areas and projects where European-level funding and co-operation are of particular importance. Combining effortsRunning from 2007 to 2013, the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) brings the major research-related EU initiatives together under a single comprehensive programme, playing a crucial role in reaching the Union's goals defined in the Lisbon agenda of growth, competitiveness and employment. It is a key pillar for the European Research Area (ERA), along with a new Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), education and training programmes, and structural and cohesion funds for regional convergence and competitiveness. The objectives of FP7 have been grouped into four broad categories:
For each objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research. All specific programmes work together to promote and encourage the creation of European poles of scientific and technological excellence. Non-nuclear research activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) are grouped under a specific programme with individual budget allocation. GNSS research under FP7To ensure optimal exploitation of results, GALILEO research and development activities under FP7 are managed by the GSA, based on some important underlying principles. First, these activities should build upon work carried out under previous research programmes, especially the GALILEO development programme FP5, FP6 and ESA's GALILEOSat in order to fill remaining gaps and move towards strategic objectives. Second, FP7 GNSS R&D should create real benefits for its stakeholders. The return on public investment will be assessed on the basis of these benefits, which includes overall economic value, strongly correlated with time-to-market of project outputs. Also, FP7 should correctly position research activities within the innovation chain. One natural field of investment for FP7 is the setting up of public enablers of GALILEO/EGNOS service adoption. This will include the certification of systems and applications, standardisation of system elements, especially regarding user segment technologies, and development of security-related elements. Another natural field of investment is the preparation of system evolution, laying the groundwork for mission definition and system requirement updating, based on the timing of system renewal, user demand evolution and cost efficiency. FP7 will support the development of applications of wide public interest that will improve the quality or the efficiency of public services across the EU or that could become relevant instruments for the implementation of EU policies. It will also support the development of other GNSS applications, taking into account:
Finally, within the scope of FP7, the GSA aims to create new tools such as networking, global visibility and support the engagement of SMEs willing to invest in GNSS. Coordinated approachTo reach these objectives, the GSA will coordinate its activities with European Space Agency (ESA) research and development programs, not only to avoid averlaps but also to optimize the overall outcomes of the programs from the two agencies. GNSS research activites will take into account other EC activities with potential synergies in terms of applications and systems, including, for example, the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and EU satellite telecommunications programmes. Ongoing coordination with other EC programmes managed by DG RTD, DG INFSO and DF TREN will also be maintained. Research activities under the first call will be carried out within the programmatic context of progressive introduction of EGNOS operations and completion of the GALILEO In-Orbit Validation (IOV) :
Because of the global scope of GALILEO and EGNOS, international partners have been involved in the process, mainly in the development of applications and in the evolution of the mission. Support for SMEs SMEs play an important role in the innovation processes by developing new visions, focussing research efforts and converting research results efficiently and quickly into business assets. The GNSS research programme will provide specific opportunities for SMEs to finance early-stage research and prototype development, to establish strategic partnerships and to extend their ‘business perimeters' by pushing operations outside local markets.The priorities and objectives of the GNSS work programme will thus take into account the special needs of SMEs which will form an important part of the GNSS research community, together with bigger industrial players, national institutions, universities and public research entities. |
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