5_experience-from-a-coordinatorpartner-in-cluster-6_panicz.pdf
This presentation is about the experience of Remigiusz Panicz from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland, as a coordinator/partner in Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment) projects within the Horizon Europe framework.
Here’s a breakdown of key points from the presentation
- How to Become a Consortium Member:
- Apply the multi-task approach as early as possible.
- Cooperate with local centers for innovation and technology transfers.
- Communicate and disseminate activities/results.
- Embed mobility from the start.
- Be flexible, curious, and open-minded.
- Have a business partner for co-creation and co-testing of ideas.
- Work hard.
- Challenges Encountered:
- Evolving, excessive, and unreasonable bureaucracy in Poland.
- Budget issues (inflation, salary costs, auxiliary costs).
- Dependence on prior trials' outputs.
- Time scale, weather conditions, and COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Straightforward Elements of Projects:
- Friendly and fair application process.
- Reporting of expenditures, progress, and results.
- Communication with the Project Officer and the funding body.
- Audit (generally non-problematic).
- Execution of the project (in general).
- Building a Successful Consortium:
- Join or create a group of partners.
- Have a real leader from the beginning.
- Start with an experienced core team.
- Know each other well.
- Consider the call's objectives and key elements.
- Include other contributors/partners.
- Be inclusive and search for transversalities.
- Ensure partners are experts.
- Focus on exploitation.
- Delivering on Promises:
- Start activities early if possible.
- Communicate key issues to the lead.
- Don't assume others know your project's needs.
- Actively contribute to meetings.
- Set up internal communication infrastructure.
- Monitor IPR, DMP, etc.
- Local Environment Support:
- Key insights for initiating and building a consortium.
- Examples of good practices in cross-border partnerships.
- Matchmaking for future calls.
- Communication of institutional capabilities to attract partners.
Corporate author(s): West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
Author(s): Remigiusz Panicz
Collection: Training content
Subjects: CARE4BIO
Themes: Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, Pillar 2
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