COSMOS+ - Continuation Of the cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services / Edukad projektid

coordinating country [ DE ] search term [ TECHNOLOGICKE CENTRUM AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY ]

Continuation Of the cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services

acronym:	COSMOS+
start:	2012-05-01
end:	2014-07-31

programme:	FP7 - Euroopa Liidu 7. raamprogramm
sub-programme:	SPA - Kosmos
instrument:	CSA-CA - Koordineerivad ja toetavad tegevused - koordineerivad tegevused
call identifier:	FP7-SPACE-2011-1
project number:	284434
duration in months:	27
partner count:	23

abstract:	In June 2008 the Space National Contact Points (NCPs) from 33 EU member states and FP7 associated countries started COSMOS, the “Cooperation Of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services”. NCP networks had been established in other themes already, like IDEALIST, and proved a suitable instrument to interlink according NCPs. This led to added benefit e. g. through new services like specific partner search activities and a project website providing useful information not just for clients of the project partner countries but for everybody interested. Through this and through joint trainings and experience exchange the partners eased access to NCP working knowledge and skills. Thus it was especially supporting less experienced NCPs. But also NCPs with several responsibilities profited a lot being short in their available time for the particular NCP field. In summary such projects for the first time allowed having joint trainings and staff exchange and organising joint information days on open thematic calls as international matchmaking opportunities. Such activities lead to improved and more balanced overall quality of NCP services. Through this they finally aim at raising the average quality level of project proposals. COSMOS was the first networking activity for Space NCPs. It also became a success considering the above mentioned objectives of NCP networks. Through the practical experience the partners further on learned a lot about effective exchanges, joint activities, needs and about each other. COSMOS+ builds on this experience and goes further in strengthening the NCPs capacity building and maximising the quality of their services for the Space clients all over Europe and beyond.

partner no and role		partner name	country	contact person	web page
1	coordinator	DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT	DE	Klein Adrian	http://www.dlr.de
2	partner	TECHNOLOGICKE CENTRUM AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY	CZ	Bohumil Lysy	http://www.tc.cz
3	partner	FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS	EL	Zinovia Papatheodorou	http://www.forth.gr
4	partner	CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES - CNES	FR	Céline Klapisz	http://www.cnes.fr
5	partner	AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA	IT	Diassina Di Maggio	http://www.apre.it
6	partner	INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK	PL	Piotr Swierczynski	http://www.ippt.gov.pl
7	partner	FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A TECNOLOGIA	PT	Lígia Amâncio	http://www.fct.mctes.pt
8	partner	TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU	TR	Aziz Koru	http://www.tubitak.gov.tr
9	partner	SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE	BG	Doyno Petkov	http://www.space.bas.bg
10	partner	Remote Sensing Application Centre - ReSAC	BG	Ljudmila Milenova
11	partner	VEREIN EURESEARCH	CH	Marion Tobler	http://www.euresearch.ch
12	partner	RESEARCH PROMOTION FOUNDATION	CY	Pierantonios Papazoglou	http://www.research.org.cy
13	partner	Archimedes SA	EE	Einar Mikson	http://www.archimedes.ee
14	partner	CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL.	ES	Luis Arranz	http://www.cdti.es
15	partner	MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY CENTER FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT	IL	Nili Mandelblit	http://www.matimop.org.il
16	partner	THE ICELANDIC CENTRE FOR RESEARCH	IS	Elisabet Andresdottir	http://www.rannis.is
17	partner	MOKSLO INOVACIJU IR TECHNOLOGIJU AGENTURA	LT	Viktoras Mongirdas	http://www.mita.lt
18	partner	RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE	LV	Kaspars Kalnins	http://www.rtu.lv
19	partner	ROMANIAN SPACE AGENCY	RO	Florina Burghiu	http://www.rosa.ro
20	partner	MINISTARSTVO PROSVETE I NAUKE	RS	Radivoje Mitrovic	http://www.mpn.gov.rs
21	partner	INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN	SI	Jadran Lenarčič	http://www.ijs.si
22	partner	BETA TECHNOLOGY LTD	UK	Antony Davies	http://www.betatechnology.co.uk
23	partner	SIHTASUTUS EESTI TEADUSAGENTUUR	EE	Tina Haabpiht	http://www.etag.ee