CORDIS' SME techWeb - facilitating SME participation in European research
CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is hosting a new service to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participate in and benefit from European research funding. The redesigned service aims to help innovative SMEs by offering information and guidance on all specific measures for SMEs, including cooperative research projects. The service provides access to key participation rules and documents, gives step-by-step advice on proposal submission and partner searches and information on contractual issues. In addition, the service provides SME managers with an overview of previous research projects and result exploitation. A list of training opportunities and support contact points is given, including the SME 'helpline' and the local support network of National Contact Points (NCPs). Innovative SME-related events and news will regularly be published on the service with a specific focus on the European research area (ERA) and the place of SMEs in the next Framework programme (FP6).
Countries
Belgium