Project description
The next seven years of breakthrough innovation
The European Innovation Council (EIC) promotes breakthrough innovation with scale-up potential on a global level. It also supports strategic technology and innovation challenges in line with the Horizon Europe strategic plan. In this context, the EU-funded ACCESS2EIC project is a seven-year coordination and support action to build upon the foundations laid by previous EIC support networks. As per the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, the project will empower National Contact Points (NCPs) nominated under the new Horizon Europe programme, the EIC and the European Innovation Ecosystems initiative. The project will improve the professionalism and skills of NCPs across Europe. It will also share good practices, promote transnational cooperation and raise the general standard of support to programme applicants.
Objective
ACCESS2EIC is a 7 year coordination and support action which builds upon the foundations laid by previous EIC support networks and in line with the new Horizon Europe Framework Programme. Access2EIC aims to empower National Contact Points that have been nominated under the new Horizon Europe - European Innovation Council and European Innovation Ecosystems, and facilitate cooperation amongst NCPs to provide enhanced service across Europe. Specifically, the proposed network aims to:
(1) Improve professionalisation and skills of NCPs across Europe which in turn will help to simplify access to Horizon Europe calls, lowering the entry barriers for newcomers, and raise the average quality of proposals submitted particularly for women entrepreneurs and in widening countries;
(2) Identify and share good practices, promote trans-national cooperation and raise the general standard of support to programme applicants, taking into consideration the novelties under Horizon Europe, the third pillar and the various stakeholders within the EIC-EIE;
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
00184 Roma
Italy