HUN-POL-TRANSEncouraging and Facilitating Participation of HUNgarian and POLish Surface TRANSport

Research Organisations To FP6 Aleksandra Buczkowska-Garbarczyk

Sustainable and Safe Surface Transport,

22nd November 2005

General objectives of HUNPOL-TRANS correspond to objectives of SSA projects:

contribution to the development of ERA in surface transport increasing participation of surface transport research

organisations from Hungary and Poland renewing enthusiasm in Europe for science and technology

regarding surface transport to catalyse researchers boosting Europe’s competitiveness with sustainable growth strengthening and expanding cooperation among old and

new member countries facilitating cooperation with countries outside EU supporting Joint European Technology Initiatives

Specific objectives

to assess situation and perspectives in Hungary and Poland with respect to surface transport (road, rail and waterborne)

to select most active RTD units (including centers of excellence) from surface transport sector in Hungary and Poland and other EU countries

to define their profiles – strengths, weaknesses and needs to organise a series of profiled workshops adapted to real

needs of participants to identify IPs and NoEs that fit with the needs and plans to encourage participants to become surface transport

evaluators or experts monitoring project progress and to make it possible for the representatives of the European Commission to meet the potential evaluators and experts

to promote constructive international networking and partnership in the areas of surface transport

to facilitate access of Hungary and Polish organizations to European Technology Platforms

The Consortium

Partic. Role

Participant name Participant short name

Country

CO Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences

IPPT PL

CR Ministry of Education (OM), Research and Development Division

NKTH HUN

CR Central Division "Research Management" of TÜV Akademie Rheinland

TÜV Management

DE

Workplan

WP Title

Main activity Result

WP 1 Target group Identification Classification

Segmentation of Target group into: newcomers, advanced and experienced Collecting data for the data base

WP 2 IPs and NoE identification

Collecting informaton on IPs and NoE Contacting Co-ordinators of IPs and NoEs

Data about projects and co-ordinators Facilitating contacts between MS and ACC researchers

WP 3 Conferences, seminars & brokerage

Partner matching New contacts IPs and NoE Consortia extending

WP 4 Partner search tools Designing and implementation

Web site Internet data base of ACC research organisations

WP 5 Policy assessment Performing studies

Report Recommendations

WP 6 Renewing enthusiasm

Monitoring outstanding young researchers Forum for young Platform for ideas exchange Competition

New project proposals ideas Data base of young researchers potential

WP 7 Management Monitoring Resources

Executing the project

WP 1 Target group

To identify suitable science and research organisations interested in the Surface transport programme.

To define organisations competencies’ profiles. The set of organisations’ and researchers’ competencies and skills will be exploited for database on research potential in NMS

To classify target groups and select a set of activities for each of the target groups

WP 1 Target group - questionnaire

The questionnaire consists of five main parts:

contact details, data on institution size and areas of competence and

main specialisation,technical offer and/or product categorywho can implement it/ to whom it is addressedassistance expected from NCP Poland and Hungary.

WP 1 Target group - questionnaire

The aim of the questionnaire was to collect more data on potential partners interested in participation in upcoming activities and events thus the questionnaire included questions reviling product category, technology area.

The questionnaire was put to the project web site with the option most preferable by the consortium to be filled in on – line. After filling it with data of new participant, all most important data were revealed in a internet web page as information on that partner for those who search for new co-operation.

The questionnaire to fill it in with data is available under address http://www.kpk.gov.pl/hunpol/form.html.

The data base of partners interested in starting new co-operation is available under address: http://www.kpk.gov.pl/hunpol/tabelka.html.

The questionnaire was also sent to the group of institutions in project partners data bases.

The data base of institutions searching for co-operation includes 29 records.

Country Number of institutions

Poland 17Hungary 1Ukraine 8Finland 1Switzerland 1Spain 1Total 29

Classification of Target Group

Road Railway Waterborne Not specified

15 8 4 2

Claccification according to experience

Claccification according to transport mode

Claccification according to experience

Beginners28%

Advanced30%

Experienced

42%

Classification of Target Group

Claccification according to request from NCP

Number of answers

Workshops General rules for participation

13

How to prepare project proposal

13

Consortium creation 19

Financial rules, budget 20

Legal aspects (consortium agreement)

12

Project management 14

Other activities Project consultations 4

WP 2 IPs and NoE identification

To make available the information concerning current IP/NoE and STREPs projects and project initiatives mainly for research organisations from NMS (the consortium will spread this information to the other NMS).

To create stable structure facilitating further co-operation between MS, NMS and ACC.

WP 2 IPs and NoE identification

The consortium provided incorporation service for organizations cooperating within HUNPOL-TRANS in area of surface transport.

For those organizations with no project ideas but with appropriate potential (resources, skills, experience) HUNPOL-TRANS consortium offered project incorporation service.

Since there were many SMEs with multithematic profile incoporation activity was carried out in the following calls:

2nd call of Transport 3rd call of Transport 3rd NMP call 3rd call of aeronautics

There were lots of good contacts to project coordinators to incorporate new units. For example for call 3A we had almost 70 contacts, for 3rd NMP call about 40, for 3rd call of aeronautics more than 20. Below we present the final results.

WP 3 Conferences, seminars &brokerage

To perform introductory seminars for prospective newcomers to Framework Programme

To provide about 2x150 of participants of the Call Conference with information on the current matters relating to the implementation of Surface transport priority.

To initiate consortia creating process by facilitating direct contacts between NMS and MS researchers and organisations (brokerage and visits)

To renew the enthusiasm in Europe for surface transport science and surface transport technology

Title of the event Place/ date Co-operating partner No participants

Polish Organizations supporting European Politics of Transport“

Polish Organizations supporting European Politics of Transport“

96

“TRANSMEC –2004” Katowice, Poland

16.12. 2004

Faculty of Transport, Department of Railway Engineering, Silesian University of Technology

24

Hungarian Introductory Seminar of HUNPOL-TRANS Project

Budapest, Hungary

28.02.2005

44

Aeronautics and Surface Transport Days

Warsaw, Poland

11-12.04.2005

Polish Association of Engineers & Technicians of Transportation

143

HUNPOL-TRANS Conference

Budapest, Hungary

19-20 May 2005

127

Sustainable and Safe Surface Transport

Warsaw, Poland

22.11.2005

Faculty of Transport, WUT 122

Total 556

WP 4 Partner search tool – database for researchers and research organisations

The internet database was created for researchers and research organisations for surface transport sectors (road, rail, waterborne) in Hungary and Poland. The database comprises information on competencies, scientific experience and skills.

The database reveals product category, technology area. The database facilitates search for partners submitting REQUEST for a partner for a joint project or one may submit a technology OFFER. An Expression of Interest will also be incorporated into the database.

WP5 Renewing enthusiasm

To renew the enthusiasm in Europe for surface transport science and surface transport technology.

To boost young researchers professional careers. To stimulate new ideas and concepts by incentives

from young researchers To set up young potential for EU surface transport

technology research needs.

WP5 Renewing enthusiasm

Monitoring outstanding masters’ and doctors’ thesis in surface transport technology

Forum for Young Researchers with opportunity to share new ideas and results from masters and doctors thesis with peers and more experienced researchers during conferences

Platform for ideas presentation with experienced researchers

Best surface transport technology idea competition

WP6 Policy evaluation and recommendations

To evaluate policy in the field of Surface transport in Poland and Hungary

To deliver recommendations for the establishment of useful elements, structures for the definition of the research policies in this field