Objective
National Contact Points (NCPs) for Space provide support on Space funding under EU Framework programmes. In 2007 under FP7 the EU started funding an NCP Space network which was named COSMOS. This enabled the NCPs to benefit from each other’s experience and thus raise the level of the overall quality of their services. Additional services were established like a joint website and news service providing information about Space and EU Framework Programme related topics. Furthermore they organised international information days in support of the European Commission with emphasis on bringing potential project partners together. Last but not least they implemented a country independent helpdesk for EU framework Space research related questions. While the project partners are core of the network the full group comprises the other Space NCPs from EU member states and Associated Countries as well as Space contact points in international partner countries, mainly from Space faring nations.
Within COSMOS2020 the network activities are continued under Horizon 2020. Capacity building, information services, project partner search support and more activities will once again reinforce the cooperation of the NCPs and raise the overall quality level of services. This is even more important since their role as only official support entity was decided for Horizon 2020.
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
51147 Koln
Germany
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Participants (24)
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1113 Sofia
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3007 Bern
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1075 Nicosia
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160 00 Praha
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51004 Tartu
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70013 Irakleio
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28001 Madrid
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75039 Paris
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31400 Toulouse
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61500 Tel Aviv
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105 Reykjavik
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00184 Roma
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LT-01108 Vilnius
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1048 Riga
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02-106 WARSZAWA
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1249 074 Lisboa
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4150 649 Porto
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010362 Bucuresti
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1000 Ljubljana
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811 04 Bratislava
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06100 Ankara
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SN2 1FL Swindon
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6812511 Jerusalem
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