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Every
July, there is call for proposals. This year, the next FP7 call will be
worth 8.5 billion euro. Monies
will be allocated to research organisations, educational institutions and to
private sector companies in a variety of sectors including in the areas of
agriculture, fisheries, nano-technology, bio-technology, health, transport,
energy, health, security, space, environmental services, climate change
issues and for socio-economic and humanities.
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are a series of different advisory groups, composed of members from the 27
member states of the EU and from the 13 associate members of FP7. These
groups advise on what issues should be included within the various calls for
proposals in the areas mentioned above.
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There
must be a minimum of three organisations from Europe in an FP7 consortium.
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I
do not know what specific areas are going to be included in the next set of
FP7 calls in either the health or in the area of socio-economic and
humanities.
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Monies
under the next FP7 call in July 2011 will be drawdown during the year 2012.
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I
would advise that you look very carefully at the forthcoming FP7 calls
for proposals that will be published on July 19th next - which is only a
few weeks away.
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It
is important that if you go down the FP7 route that you link in with a
university or a research centre that has experience in putting an FP7
application together.
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As
mentioned above, creation
of National Teams for the World Society Well Being and Quality of Life
Project (WSWBQoL) as soon as possible.
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Even
though the overwhelming majority of colleagues don’t wish to be a
Principal Coordinator for an FP Project (this is understandable), many are
likely to join an FP7 project as a participant. Regarding our WSWBQoL
Project, each participant shall necessarily have to be an NC Team Leader or
Member for his/her own country... The Principal Coordinator for any FP7 Call
for Proposal shall directly work with an FP7 Proposal Submission Expert.
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Each
National Team is informed of potential FP7 funding but is so structured as
to go ahead with the WSWBQoL Project with or without FP7 funding since
financial support can come from other sources.
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All
Members of the NewPOL Network have been asked to settle their Annual
Membership Subscription Fee (25 €/annum). I cannot force members to pay
their registration fee of course, but Members who wish to take part in our
activities (CWIN, EU FP7, EU Non FP7, Non European, Middle East, African,
IMIRC, WSWBQoLP)
shall have to honour their obligations and finalise their membership requirements.
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28th
July 2011
1.
FP7
I
have now exchanged correspondence with FP7 Officers. The World Society
Well Being and Quality of Life Project (WSWBQoLP) and FP7 are not compatible.
The former is too complex for the latter to handle.
The fully
integrated multithematic structure of WSWBQoLP clashes with the fragmented
structure of FP7. There shall be enormous coordination problems.
The
only way to proceed is to fragment the whole project, take out a piece and
present it for FP7 funding in complete contradiction with the European
Commission’s strong open appeal to stop fragmenting, for integration and a
holistic view to research. There has always been a clash inside the EC between
the more avant-garde commissioners, officers and staff with whom I get on very
well and the “others”.
I
personally prefer to concentrate on the WSWBQoLP, the 3rd
Millennium’s top priority. If national interdisciplinary teams can be set up
with the support of the population and local/national authorities, this is a
major achievement for any country.
If
I find the time, I shall send in an FP7 proposal provided that I can find a
professional FP7 expert to deal with the submission procedure without giving me
ulcers.
2.
National Teams.
The
main difficulty is finding the right people. For example, in the same faculty of
the same university, some say yes, others no. The problem is that a person who
is not interested does not take the trouble to inform you or pass it on. After
days or weeks, we decide to contact someone else and this colleague definitely is
interested! And time goes by... Sometimes the material falls in the hands of
administrative staff who haven't a clue as to how to proceed further: too
complicated. So this person becomes a dead end. And you have to restart the
process all over again. With someone else.
The problems are really
enormous. Intellectual apathy, mental inertia, bureaucratic dysfunctions, ICT
issues, ... This is extremely instructive to prepare New Global
Governance.
WE NEED HELP!
If
you have any questions, please contact us here.
I
invite feedback.
1rst
August 2011
1.
FP7.
Funding
for a WSWBQoLP Event or Meeting. (Needs confirmation)
The
WSWBQoLP Event stands a very good chance of rapidly creating NC Teams directly.
The WSWBQoLP Event must be a very joyful event open to all (tax payers...) that
shall attract the public of all ages. There could be stands for each country.
There could be: concerts with all kinds of music ranging from Mozart to Lady
Gaga - gastronomy of the future (with Feran Adria) - transport of the future -
ICT of the future - buildings of the future - education of the future - society
of the future - culture of the future and multiculturalism - how to create a
world integration of budgets, economies and finance? - politics of the future: a
world constitution? - a progressive introduction to New Global Governance... In
Brussels, there is a place called Palais des Expositions that could certainly be
used. But the problem in Brussels is the Belgian “government”.
2.
National Teams.
These
could be consolidated and further developed during the WSWBQoLP Event/Meeting
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1rst
September 2011
1. FP7.
Please
refer to http://www.imnrc.org/NCN/Activities/EU%20FPs/FP7/fp7.htm
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There seems to be an opening regarding the World Society Well Being
and Quality of Life Project and FP7. Stay tuned... <---
2. National
Teams.
We are
using the European Commission Cordis Partnership Web site and BranchOut to
develop our network. (editing)