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DETECT-IT 2 Partnership for Innovation
Bridging the Gap Between FP6 and FP7
The DETECT-it 2 project is a FP6 funded initiative whose main
objective is to detect opportunities for
SMEs to participate in the first call of the
7th Framework Programme.
This project follows on from the success of the original DETECT-it
project in which a network of 30 BICs across Europe was mobilised and 1000 SMEs
have completed a detailed audit specifying their sectors of interest and their
skills and competences.
DETECT-it 2 aims to take full advantage of the operational systems
and SME database developed in DETECT-it 1 and will be geared towards preparing
SMEs for the first calls of FP7
The project aims to encourage networking of active research players
and to stimulate regional clusters to work together. In this way, they can
identify common research objectives and build mutually beneficial research
projects. A key element of the project concerns the transfer of knowledge from
cluster experts in old member state partners, new member states, candidate and
third countries.
DETECT-it 2 works with existing regional clusters across Europe and
will focus on the following priority areas:
How Detect-it 2 works…
The focus of resources is firmly placed on the
bottom up approach of developing "SME
intensive" FP7 projects.
SMEs are encouraged to develop ideas for new research projects and to submit
expressions of interest for other FP7 projects.
These ideas are reviewed
confidentially on a monthly basis by a panel of FP experts who provide direct
feedback on the suitability of each idea for
FP7.
An on-line Partner Search, then,
allows for reaching and matching all suitable partners in the database (over
1000 SMEs involved). Those can, then, respond by sending an Expression of
Interest.
DETECT-it 2 also welcomes the involvement of other
BICs and research
players in particular universities and research institutes
interested in preparing proposals for the 7th Framework Programme (FP7).
The first calls in FP7 were published on 22nd December 2006 and
DETECT-it 2 is already working with some 70
ideas for possible research
projects.
In order to participate, please log on to
www.detect-it.org.
Detect-it 2 is a network of 26 partners in 15 countries, including
17 EC business Innovation Centres (BICs). The coordinator is EBN (European BIC
Network) www.ebn.be
For further information on the project and how to participate:
http://www.detect-it.org
Email: info@detect-it2.org
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