I thought that this information is of interest for the data management community:<\/p>\n
The European Commission has a budget for funding projects in the area of Intelligent Information Management. It is not always easy to understand the official documents published by the European Commission… Therefore I tried to develop a set of easy-to-read questions\/answers for whose of you who might be interested to know more.<\/p>\n Hope it helps<\/p>\n RZV<\/p>\n – What is it? <\/strong><\/p>\n The European Commission has a budget for funding projects in the area of Intelligent Information Management.<\/p>\n – Which Program is it?:<\/strong><\/p>\n Formally the Program is called: “Work Programme 2011-2012 of the FP7 Specific Programme ‘Cooperation’, Theme 3, ICT – Information and Communication Technologies”, which has been published on 19 July 2010. <\/p>\n The Work Programme contains in Challenge 4: ‘Technologies for Digital Content and Languages’<\/strong> the objective ICT-2011.4.4 – Intelligent Information Management. <\/strong><\/p>\n The objective ICT 2011-4.4 is part of call 8, which is expected to be published July 26, 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n – What kind of projects is the European Commission looking to support?<\/strong><\/p>\n Projects that develop and test new technologies to manage and exploit extremely large volumes of data, with real time capabilities whenever this is relevant. Projects must be the joint work of consortia of partners. – What kind of support is the EU giving to accepted project proposals? <\/strong><\/p>\n Depends on the type of partner and the type of proposals. For the most common type of proposal, up to 75% of direct costs<\/strong> for research institutions and small or medium enterprises. <\/p>\n – Why should I submit a proposal?<\/strong><\/p>\n To join other talented people to solve a problem that you couldn’t solve alone and with your own resources.<\/p>\n – What are the benefits for me and\/or for my organization to participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n Funding is a clear benefit but it should be thought as a means to real end, which is the benefit of advancing the state of the art (for scientific or business objectives) working with people from all over Europe who have very strong skills complementary to yours.<\/p>\n – What is required if the proposal is accepted?<\/strong><\/p>\n Entering a grant agreement with the European Commission, committing to an agreed plan of work, opening your work to the evaluation of peers selected by the Commission, periodically reporting your costs using agreed standards, being open to audits throughout the duration of the project and for a few years afterwards.<\/p>\n – How do I qualify to participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n The full rules for participation (which classify countries in various categories with different types of access to the programme) are available here.<\/a><\/strong> – How can I participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n You need to become part of an eligible consortium (see again rules for participation above) and submit a proposal that addresses the specific requirements of the call.<\/p>\n – When is the deadline?<\/strong><\/p>\n Expected to be 17 January 2012 17:00 Brussels time<\/strong>. Please refer to the official text of the call when it is published.<\/p>\n – How do I submit a proposal?<\/strong><\/p>\n You need to fill the forms and submit your proposal using the submission system<\/a> <\/strong>.<\/p>\n – Can I see other proposals submitted in the past?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is not really possible because the Commission has an obligation of confidentiality to past submitters.<\/p>\n – Can I see some projects funded by the EU in the past in the same area?<\/strong><\/p>\n Certainly. Please visit content-knowledge\/projects_en<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n It is currently seeking Project Submissions in this area.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nIt is very important that at least one member of your consortium be willing and able to make available the large volumes of data needed to test your ideas.<\/p>\n
\nMost participants are legal entities established in the EU.<\/p>\n