Project Coordinator: Dr. Ec. Monica BARBU – Scientific Researcher III

General objectives of the project

The general objective of the project is to ensure pan-European, trans-national, high-quality services, oriented towards the requirements of stakeholders that formulate project proposals and of the National Contact Points (NCPs) for the DIGITAL field (within Cluster 4), by carrying out activities using a common IT platform and by collaborating with the NCP networks of other thematic areas of the Horizon Europe Program (Horizon Europe - HE).

Project description

The project is structured as follows:

• WP1 – Management and strategy: project management, monitoring, administration of internal IT tools, project quality development, ensuring communication and cooperation between project partners and work packages;
• WP2 – Dissemination and communication: planning and management of on/offline dissemination activities, creation of communication strategy, online communication, social media, offline communication, strengthening the online presence of the project;
• WP3 – NCP services: training for newcomers, advanced training (trainings, online seminars, best practice exchanges, etc.), NCP mentoring, the toolbox for NCPs;
• WP4 – Services for stakeholders that formulate project proposals: specific services (partner search), tools - content and methodology of use, networking events and trainings, online proposal check events –events regarding the project proposals checking, networking events;
• WP5 – External collaborations: collaborations between various other funding programs and scientific communities within the European Research Network – ERA, Enterprise Europe Network – EEN, etc.
• WP6 – Synergies between Cluster 4 projects: the management of strategic collaborations with relevant initiatives from the widened spectrum of the Cluster 4 area (Digital, Industry and Space) within HE is ensured, taking into account the diversity of actors;

Estimated results

• running Ideal-IST services for the Ideal-IST national customer community: distributing partnership requests for HE calls, guiding authors of partnership requests from Romania; participating in the preparation of "Proposal check" type events;
• participation in brokerage events organized within the project;
• ensuring participation as a member of the Governing Board (GB) of Ideal-IST.