Project description
Mentoring scheme for European research and innovation
The EU-funded HSbooster II project helps EU-funded research and innovation projects turn their results into contributions to increasing the European impact on standardisation. It will work on bridging the gap between research and standards bodies by offering three free services: proposal support, involving guidance to EU-funded project proposals to embed standardisation opportunities from the outset; mentoring, which includes one-to-one expert guidance to help projects understand how, when and where to contribute to standardisation; and a standards accelerator, which will turn research outcomes into standardisation deliverables through hands-on support on how to participate in technical committees, draft new work item proposals and influence standardisation deliverables. The project will also further develop its training academy and promote the recognition of standardisation work in academic careers.
Objective
HSbooster II will scale up the pilot initiative HSbooster I (2022–2025) into a fully-fledged European standardisation mentoring scheme. Building on the established infrastructure, services, and expert community, the project will expand its reach to both EU- and nationally-funded Research and Innovation (R&I) projects, ensuring that R&I results are valorised through contributions to standardisation. The project will: a) sustain and extend its tested Premium Service (renamed Mentoring service); b) reinforce and enlarge the External Pool of Experts (EPE) in priority and critical technology areas; c) introduce new services, including a Proposal Support Service (PSS) to
integrate standardisation at proposal stage, and a Standards Accelerator Service (SAS) to provide long-term mentoring for projects with high potential for standardisation; d) expand the Training Academy with new courses and modules on soft skills, targeting researchers and research support services; e) design and pilot a recognition system for researchers contributing to standardisation to address a gap in existing knowledge valorisation pathways; f) scale service delivery to EU and nationally-funded R&I projects and g) explore synergies and sustainability with the EC’s Booster services. HSbooster II will be implemented by a lean consortium of partners with extensive expertise in standardisation, education, training, and exploitation, and with direct links to European Standardisation Organisations (ESO), policy frameworks, and the research community.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2025-01
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56124 Pisa
Italy
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