"The network of National Contact Points (NCPs) is the main structure to provide guidance, practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020. NCPs are also established in many non-EU and non-associated countries (""third countries""). Among their main activities, NCPs provide guidance, advice, trainings and assistance in Horizon applicants.
NMP TEAM 3 is the project of the NCPs of the ""Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies - NMP"" part of Horizon 2020. Its aim is to identify and share good practices and raise the general standard of support by the NCPs to all applicants of EU Member States, Associated and Third Countries. It also aims at simplifying access to H2020 calls having achieved a consistent, improved and professionalised NCP service across Europe. To achieve this objective, NMP TeAm 3 has activities that build the capacity of all NMP NCPs in order to provide high quality services and necessary tools so that they may assist their clients to succeed in participating in Horizon 2020, to increase the impact of activities, services and results to a wide audience of clients and stakeholders.
This project builds on the results and the achievements of the previous NMP NCP projects, NMP TEAM 1 and 2, from the 7th EU Framework Programme for Research and Development, including the improved interactive website and the further improvement of the Partner Search Tool, the training activities, the partnership building and other networking events and the cooperation with the NMP related Networks. Webinars and other virtual events for NMP NCPs and H2020 participants were introduced in order to enlarge the audience and provide timely information. Importance is given on strengthening the ties within the Network, an essential ingredient for stronger and more effective collaboration through team building activities.
NMP TeAm 3 includes the entire NMP NCP Network (including all NMP third country contacts). It has two types of partners. The beneficiaries are those who accessed the grant agreement with the European Commission and who carried out the work described in the technical part of the project. The other non beneficiaries partners, are official NMP NCPs, who enjoy all the deliverables of this project, including the developed tools and methodologies and who were able to take part in all project activities with their travel and accommodation paid by the project partner responsible for the specific activity.
The specific objectives of the project, measured and assessed through deliverables, are:
Objective 1: To create the mechanisms and tools for capacity building of all NMP NCPs' skills that will ensure the NCP Network's high and consistent level of services to clients.
Objective 2: To provide the necessary tools to all NMP NCPs so that they can assist their clients to increase their success rate in H2020. The tools will assist NCPs to provide valuable information and brokering services to the widest possible audience and thus lower the barriers for participation of potential applicants.
Objective 3: To improve the outreach of the NMP NCP Network and maximise the impact of its activities, services and results to a wide audience of clients and stakeholders.
Objective 4: To establish tools and support mechanisms in order to ensure the proper implementation of the project and the timely conclusion of all its activities.
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