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Archimedes FoundationArchimedes Foundation


Archimedes FoundationArchimedes Foundation

Contact point for FP6, eContent, EU Contact point for FP6, eContent, EU educational programmeseducational programmes

Founded in 1997 by Ministry of EducationFounded in 1997 by Ministry of Education

Participated in numerous FP5 and PHARE Participated in numerous FP5 and PHARE projectsprojects

Coordinator of Estonian eVikings project Coordinator of Estonian eVikings project (IST 2001-2002)(IST 2001-2002)


Archimedes’s role in eV IIArchimedes’s role in eV II

To act as a support unit to RTD activities, To act as a support unit to RTD activities, by:by:

a)a) facilitating the international exposure of facilitating the international exposure of the Centre;the Centre;

b)b) transition from project ideas to project transition from project ideas to project proposals; proposals;

c)c) by integrating critical mass of people into by integrating critical mass of people into innovation policy consultation group.innovation policy consultation group.


Aims will be achievedAims will be achieved

through the activities of WP6: through the activities of WP6: Internationalisation of the exploitation of the Internationalisation of the exploitation of the RTD results and fostering innovationRTD results and fostering innovation

through the activities of WP7:through the activities of WP7:Reinforcing STI policiesReinforcing STI policies and fostering innovation and fostering innovation


Activities in WP6Activities in WP6Initiation of new projects through:Initiation of new projects through:– communication with the core work-packages communication with the core work-packages

and screening of new IST project ideasand screening of new IST project ideas– establishing link between research partners establishing link between research partners

and industrial partners through specialised and industrial partners through specialised eventsevents

– raising awareness of CoE participants about raising awareness of CoE participants about funding possibilities from EC, ESTAGfunding possibilities from EC, ESTAG

– setting up a team of professionals assisting in setting up a team of professionals assisting in project proposal preparationproject proposal preparation

– assuring international exposure of the CoE assuring international exposure of the CoE activities through partner searches and new activities through partner searches and new projects projects


Activities in WP6 (2)Activities in WP6 (2)

Reinforcing brand name and credibility of Reinforcing brand name and credibility of the CoEthe CoE– Presentations of CoE and best practice cases at Presentations of CoE and best practice cases at

international events such as Brussels FP6 international events such as Brussels FP6 conference, Warsaw FP6 opening conference, conference, Warsaw FP6 opening conference, IST 2003 etcIST 2003 etc

– Compilation of promotion materials such as IST Compilation of promotion materials such as IST CDs etcCDs etc

– Dedicated articles in journals and newspapersDedicated articles in journals and newspapers


Activities in WP6 (3)Activities in WP6 (3)

Starting off with:Starting off with:– awareness and training events (financial awareness and training events (financial

aspects, proposal writing, researchers mobility aspects, proposal writing, researchers mobility etc)etc)

– mapping of new potential researchers to mapping of new potential researchers to achieve critical mass for the activities of CoEachieve critical mass for the activities of CoE

– initiation of new projects if any suitable idea initiation of new projects if any suitable idea recognisedrecognised


Activities in WP7Activities in WP7Aimed at cohering the innovation policy to the Aimed at cohering the innovation policy to the needs of IT community as well as adapting to needs of IT community as well as adapting to future policy developmentsfuture policy developments

Keywords: technology programme and EU Keywords: technology programme and EU structural fundsstructural funds

It will be achieved:It will be achieved:a)a) by performing IST studies, and participation in foresight by performing IST studies, and participation in foresight

building processbuilding processb)b) establishing working groups to consult the results of the establishing working groups to consult the results of the

studies and seminars at the participation of foreign studies and seminars at the participation of foreign expertsexperts

c)c) arranging high-level conferencesarranging high-level conferences


StudiesStudies

Estonian IST RTD innovation system Estonian IST RTD innovation system assessment revised versionassessment revised version2 benchmarking reports and analysis2 benchmarking reports and analysisFP5 participants view and needsFP5 participants view and needsparticipation in foresight building process participation in foresight building process in view of technology programme 2004...in view of technology programme 2004...


Consultation groupsConsultation groups

will be formed in order to discuss the will be formed in order to discuss the outcomes of the studies and foresight, in outcomes of the studies and foresight, in advance of policy recommendationsadvance of policy recommendations

seminars will be arranged to increase the seminars will be arranged to increase the awareness of IT stakeholders (export awareness of IT stakeholders (export support for innovative RTD results etc)support for innovative RTD results etc)


ConferencesConferences

2 high level conferences ahead2 high level conferences ahead– april 2003: launch of foresight in Estonia april 2003: launch of foresight in Estonia

(press coverage)(press coverage)– may 2004: dedicated on STI policy best may 2004: dedicated on STI policy best

practices and applicability in Estonian practices and applicability in Estonian contextcontext


To make relevance...To make relevance...

...your involvement will be highly ...your involvement will be highly encouraged and appreciatedencouraged and appreciated

Thank you for the attention!Thank you for the attention!

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