Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Validation of Numerical Engineering Simulations: Standardisation Actions (VANESSA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Germany,Switzerland,Greece,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2012-CSA-6, 2012)
Start date: 2013-02-01
End date: 2014-07-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 587891.77
EU funding (EUR): 491508.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Engineering simulation is an essential feature of the design and manufacture of all engineered products at all scales. However such simulations are not routinely validated, at least in part because technology for rapid, cost-effect validations has not been available. Two previous projects, SPOTS and ADVISE have led to the development of appropriate technology. The goal of the VANESSA project is to establish the validation methodology and the associated calibration procedures within a standards framework and to promote the adoption of the methodology within the European industrial and scientific communities. It will deliver a CEN Workshop Agreement on the validation of computational solid mechanics models using strain fields from calibrated optical measurement systems. It is expected that this innovative approach to design validation will be taken up by EU industrial base leading to a strengthening of the position of European industry. The technical approach embedded in the validation process has the potential to stimulate improved quality control for the process chain from design, during production and certification, through to service and maintenance.

Keywords: validation,computational solid mechanics models,optical measurement,strain field,design,product life-cycle,structural integrity
European regions fostering innovation for sustainable production and efficient use of woody biomass (ROKWOOD)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,United Kingdom,Sweden,Ireland,Ireland,Belgium,Germany,Germany,Poland,Poland,Spain,Spain,United Kingdom,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1, 2012)
Start date: 2012-12-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1970507.36
EU funding (EUR): 1616608.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

The ROKWOOD project will support the cooperation between six European research-driven clusters in order to improve research and technological development (RTD), market uptake and to increase investments in wooden biomass production and utilisation schemes at regional level. The six participating regional clusters will be co-ordinated in order to develop a Joint Action Plan (JAP) at European level to drive economic development through research and technological development activities in the selected topics of sustainable production and efficient use of wooden biomass. Each regional research-driven cluster is represented in the ROKWOOD project by three partners respecting the triple-helix concept (business entity, research entity and local/regional authority). Apart from these partners the European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA) has joint the consortium in order to assure a broad dissemination of project results to a broad range of stakeholders (e.g. industry, biomass producer, research organisations). All partners have been actively involved in the development, implementation, monitoring and utilisation of short rotation plantations (SRPs) for the regional production of wooden biomass. Taking into account the knowledge and experience of the partners the project has the capacity to become one main driver of innovation in the wooden biomass sector in Europe. Some of the project partners have already been involved in various common research projects in the addressed sector. However, the need for a networking structure in order to enhance this collaboration was discussed several times among the participating regions. “Regions of Knowledge” is the perfect funding scheme for further discussions and implementation of ideas the proposing clusters have developed in the last years.

Keywords: woodfuel,wooden biomass,technological innovation,networking,cluster development,bioenergy
User-driven Participatory Solutions for Innovation in Digitally-centred Ecosystems (UPSIDE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Estonia,Netherlands,Sweden,Slovenia,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-07-01
End date: 2016-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3012727.8
EU funding (EUR): 2597982.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

The project UPSIDE aims at delivering economic and societal benefits by fostering the emergence and development of User-driven Participatory Solutions for Innovation in Digitally-centered Ecosystems. The project aims at promoting the development of cooperation frameworks and synergy linkages between research, innovation activities within the companies, urban development policies and open user-driven innovation ecosystems “which are close to the interests and needs of cities and their stakeholders, including citizens and businesses, and which may bridge the gap between short-term city development priorities and longer term technological research and experimentation.” Building on the priorities of the cities involved in the project and the market potential, the UPSIDE partners will focus on the following areas: • health, including ambient assisted living, • intelligent transport systems / mobility • public services (e- and m-Government), • energy, with a common viewpoint of developing user-driven participatory solutions that use the ICT specializations within each of the partner regions. The cities shall contribute to the faster development of technologies and markets not only through policy support but also by providing the right scale for test beds, which are needed in order to optimize different applications and scale up pilot projects to ensure real-life deployment. The test beds in each partner region shall contribute to the emergence of shared innovation platforms and a faster development of single European markets for innovative digital services. The mid to long-term objective is to ensure global market leadership for the UPSIDE clusters. Societal benefits will be generated by fostering the uptake of ICT-based technologies but also by implementing in the partner regions platforms for the development of user-driven participatory solutions that take into account the multiple stakeholder perspective within the framework of larger regional digital agendas.

Keywords: user-driven digital agenda citizen
Sustainable Water treatment and Nutrient reuse options (SUWANU)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Spain,Greece,Malta,Bulgaria,Germany,Bulgaria,Germany,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-07-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1612177.99
EU funding (EUR): 1402043.0
Participants: 23
Project status: CLOSED

Agricultural practices put the biggest pressure on fresh water resources for irrigation (55% of the water use in Europe) and on fertilizer usage. The European farmers face serious problems such as freshwater scarcity and nutrient availability, extreme climate conditions and the growing demand of the increasing population. This results in rising prices for mineral fertilizers and food, risky measures such as untreated wastewater applications on fields, and environmental damages from overexploitation of resources. Even though important local efforts have been made on research activities and initiatives for wastewater treatment and reuse in agriculture, an integrated approach is needed among regions which are developing such research, incentivizing scientific, governmental and business collaboration within wastewater reuse in Europe and supporting the establishment of common European guidelines and parameters for water and nutrient exploitation efficiency. In this sense, the main goal of this project is to develop technologies offering a transnational cooperation service within “research-driven clusters”, involving universities, regional authorities, research centers, technology developers, enterprises, farmers, and farmer´s associations related to wastewater treatment and to agriculture from five different countries: Germany, Spain, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria. Such service will provide and facilitate exchange of know-how on alternatives for water and nutrient resources for all project members, create business opportunities in the area of focus and further expand support to stakeholders from countries outside the consortium, concurrently providing solutions to the aforementioned problems Europe is faced with

Keywords: wastewater treatment,irrigantion,wastewater reuse,nutrient reuse,sustainable irrigation
Fostering Human Rights Among European (external and internal) Policies (FRAME)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: Europe in the world
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,Italy,Austria,United Kingdom,Spain,Denmark,Netherlands,Poland,Hungary,Ireland,Spain,Finland,China,Peru,South Africa,United States,Morocco,Austria,Egypt,India
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-05-01
End date: 2017-04-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8271123.4
EU funding (EUR): 6435059.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

FRAME, a 4-year multidisciplinary project, represents a consortium of 19 internationally recognized and globally networked human rights institutes from across Europe and strategic regions around the world. Through FRAME, more than 100 leading researchers and practitioners - with a strong gender balance - aim to provide the necessary building blocks for a coherent EU human rights policy comprised of: (i) a sound knowledge base taking account of the factors, concepts, institutions and instruments underlying human rights protection; (ii) appraisal of the EU’s full potential to contribute to global human rights governance through its relationship with multiple actors and its manifold policies; and (iii) a set of indicators, tools and policy proposals geared to strengthen human rights implementation in EU policy-making. Through 4 research clusters, FRAME offers creative solutions to enhance the coherence and effectiveness of EU human rights policy. Cluster 1: Factors examines the key factors facilitating or hindering human rights protection, the concepts of human rights, democracy and the rule of law and the human rights protection institutions and instruments at global, regional and national level. Cluster 2: Actors addresses the EU’s human rights engagement with the UN, regional multilateral organizations, regional and strategic partnerships with third countries and non-state actors, as well as the relationship between EU institutions and the Member States. Cluster 3: Policies hones the fostering of human rights in EU policies on development and trade, human rights violations in conflicts, freedom, security and justice and external human rights and democratization action. Cluster 4: Tools develops indicators, tools and policy proposals, including policy benchmarking, to monitor and improve the effectiveness of EU human rights policy. FRAME’s vital impact on human rights research, education and policy innovation will continue beyond the project’s lifetime.

Keywords: human rights,eu external policy,eu internal policy,global governance,international and national human rights institutions,trade,development,coherence,democracy,indicators
Cluster-based Innovation through Embedded Systems technology (CLINES)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Denmark,Germany,Spain,Belgium,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2016-08-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2326030.39
EU funding (EUR): 2080892.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

To master increasingly complex and multidisciplinary technology and business chains in ICT, partnering, risk-sharing and mobilisation of critical mass across the Union are needed. CLINES cluster partnership will address many of the difficulties facing innovative research and business actors.The CLINES partnership builds on the cooperation and experience of four European Research Driven Regional clusters with proven track records. The partnership involves Brainsbusiness ICT cluster in North Jutland, Denmark, BICCnet in Bavaria, Germany, DSP Valley in Leuven, Belgium, and GAIA in the Basque Country, Spain. Each participating cluster builds on strong and committed triple helix partnerships. The mission of the CLINES partnership is to develop a sustainable, well-organized European key technology intercluster, where the outcome of the partnership will increase the coordination of trans regional innovation investments and ensure an efficient development, exploitation and dissemination of the ICT applications. CLINES project results will lead to increased European excellence within key enabling technologies and foster pertinent regional digital agendas. It will furthermore provide a framework for cluster cooperation to unlock novel business opportunities on global markets beyond Europe. By the end of the project period, CLINES will present: • A strategic research agenda for the involved institutions including both selected research challenges as well as selected, potential application areas. • A strategy for public & private funding which is coordinated with the strategic research agenda. • A strategy for innovation activities with relevant partners and based on smart specialization strategy. • A strategy for internationalization, to boost competitiveness. • A dissemination strategy for attracting companies and investors which is using a variety of media and which is based on selected showroom demonstrators illustrating research and innovation results.

Keywords: regional digital agendas,key enabling technologies for resource efficiency,embedded systems
Euroscience Open Forum 2012 (ESOF2012)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Science in Society
Destination: Science in Society
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Ireland
Call:  (FP7-Adhoc-2007-13, 2007)
Start date: 2012-02-02
End date: 2012-12-01
Duration (months): 10.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1099200.0
EU funding (EUR): 599000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

ESOF is an interdisciplinary, pan-European meeting, held under the auspices of Euroscience, which aims to: Showcase the latest advances in science and technology Promote a dialogue on the role of science and technology in society and public policy Stimulate and provoke public interest, excitement and debate about science and technology We will achieve this by bringing together 5,000 scientists, business leaders, government officials and international media to discuss the best European science and address all of the major global issues, including energy, climate change, food and health.

Keywords: science conference - inform,engage
Smart Specialisation For Regional Innovation (SMARTSPEC)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Czechia,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Netherlands,Spain,Sweden,Italy,Belgium,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2012-2, 2012)
Start date: 2013-07-01
End date: 2016-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2749851.76
EU funding (EUR): 2344222.96
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of SmartSpec is to provide substance, guidance and practical support to the EU Smart Specialisation Platform, based on the combination of leading academic and practical expertise present in the consortium. The goal is directed at operationalising the concept of smart specialisation in a manner which will be useful to actors in different regional contexts. It will do this by strengthening the analytical underpinnings of the smart specialisation concept, providing methodological guidance for practice and generating strategic intelligence for policy-makers. Through an integrated, multi-dimensional and place-based approach focused on 8 Work Packages, SmartSpec develops robust practical and analytical findings to strengthen the implementation of smart specialisation strategies. With a strong emphasis on knowledge exchange and facilitated learning, SmartSpec will deliver useful results to inform practitioners and policymakers in the development and assessment of smart specialisation strategies, whilst extending the state of the art.

Keywords: regions,innovation,knowledge,policy,learning,strategy,smart specialisation,entrepreneurial search,collaboration networks,social,less favoured,metrics,evaluation,monitoring,design
European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime (EFFACE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,United Kingdom,Italy,Norway,Netherlands,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2012-2, 2012)
Start date: 2012-12-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2812128.7
EU funding (EUR): 2318624.7
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Environmental crime is a threat to environmental, social and economic sustainability and is in conflict with key commitments and strategies of the European Union, including the Europe 2020 Strategy. EFFACE will propose effective and feasible policy options for the EU to combat environmental crime. The recently adopted Environmental Crime Directive, the Ship-Source Pollution Directive, and the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have created new instruments and opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of EU measures against environmental crime through harmonisation and co-ordination. However, utilisation of these opportunities suffers from a serious lack of information on environmental crime: e.g. harmonisation measures based on the new Article 83(2) TFEU depend on the availability of reliable information on the impacts of environmental crime. EFFACE will help to address this gap by generating relevant information. Drawing on a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches and data and an in-depth investigation of different types of environmental crime, EFFACE will provide an assessment of the main costs, impacts and causes of environmental crime in the EU, including those linked to the EU, but occurring outside its territory, complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the status quo in terms of existing instruments, actors and institutions. A SWOT analysis will identify strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities associated with the EU’s current efforts to combat environmental crime. Feasible policy options for harmonisation and better co-ordination of actors will then be developed with the help of, i.a., typologies of different approaches to harmonisation, sanctioning and strategic enforcement. These policy options will consider the use of policy mixes and innovative approaches to govern such mixes. Stakeholder involvement in EFFACE through interactive policy analysis will promote mutual learning with and among a broad range of stakeholders.

Keywords: environmental crime,green criminology,organised crime,lisbon treaty
Forward Looking Analysis of Grand Societal cHallenges and Innovative Policies (FLAGSHIP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
Destination: Foresight activities
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Austria,Spain,Belgium,Bulgaria,Netherlands,Portugal,Netherlands,Spain,Netherlands,France,France,France,Estonia,Poland,Luxembourg
Call:  (FP7-SSH-2012-2, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3242723.4
EU funding (EUR): 2496656.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

The objectives of FLAGSHIP are: i) Understanding and assessing the state of the art of forward looking methodologies in relation to Grand Societal Challenges (GSC) and developing tools and modelling frameworks beyond state of the art; ii) Applying an enhanced set of forward looking methods and tools to support EU policies, by analysing reference and alternative scenarios of long-term demographic, legal, economic, social and political evolutions of Europe, in a world context, and assessing potential progress in technological and social innovation; iii) Driving change, producing a set of EU-relevant policy recommendations on the potential of the EU for transition and change. In relation to these objectives the project will: i) take stock of the existing forward looking studies: a review will be done of the central questions, key trends, critical uncertainties and scenario frameworks; ii) proceed to apply and combine enhanced qualitative and quantitative methods mastered by the project partners in a coherent framework, producing a combination of GSC-driven qualitative and quantitative scenarios - coping with a range of possible global paradigm shifts and geo-political changes - and engaging a community of experts and stakeholders in a scenario thinking and assessment exercise; iii) focus further on EU policy responses to emerging transition challenges, and the potential role of EU in shaping global governance as well as new territorial dynamics within the continent, aiming to deliver policy recommendations to support the formulation of strategic EU policy agendas. The project will be articulated in 10 WPs, providing a consistent sequence of research activities with a good balance between methodological developments and policy applications addressing long term GSC scenarios. 15 partners representing 10 MS including 2 NMS. 4 stakeholders workshops, 1 final conference, wide and diversified range of participation, communication and dissemination actions and media.

Keywords: forward looking grand societal challenges scenarios models multidisciplinary governance policy response