2nd SEREN3 Training for stakeholders on PCP/PPI in Secure Societies

30th of May 2017, Warsaw

Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN - IPPT PAN, Pawińskiego 5b Street, 02-106 Warszawa

We would like to kindly invite you to the 2nd SEREN3 Training for stakeholders on PCP/PPI in Secure Societies. It will be organized on the 30th of May 2017 in Warsaw. The main objective of the training is to raise the awareness about PCP - PPI instruments in Secure Societies calls under Horizon 2020.

The main topics which will be addressed during the training are following:

• introduction to innovation procurement - state of play around Europe;
• funding opportunities in Horizon 2020 focus on Secure Societies Calls;
• about the EAFIP initiative;
• the economics of innovation procurement;
• innovation procurement – main steps and pre-requisites;
• innovation procurement – the complementarity between PCP and PPI. Innovation partnerships;
• policy rationale & Value Engineering;
• innovation procurement in the Security sector – case examples and lessons learned.

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Third SEREN 3 webinar on Dual-use Technologies: EU funding opportunities

We are glad to announce the third SEREN 3 webinar on: Dual-use Technologies: EU funding opportunities

The webinar equally targets NCPs in Secure Societies and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) advisors interested to improve their knowledge in dual-use technologies and the available EU funding opportunities.

The webinar is organised by SEREN 3, the NCP Network for Secure Societies in collaboration with the EEN Sector Group Aeronautics, Space and Dual-Use Technologies.

Date and time: Friday 31st March 2017, 11:00 CET 

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Horizon 2020 Secure Societies European Info Day and Brokerage Event

The Network of H2020 Secure Societies National Contact Points – SEREN3, in collaboration with the European Commission and Research Executive Agency is organizing a European Info day and brokerage event on Secure Societies calls 2017.

The event will take place on 6 and 7 March at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels.

The event will give details on the calls for proposals H2020-CIP-2017, H2020-SEC-2017 and H2020-DS-2017, which will officially open on 1st of  March 2017 under the societal challenge Secure Societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens. These calls offer new research funding opportunities to research institutions, universities, industries, SMEs, civil society organizations, end users and any other security stakeholders.

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Save the date for the 1st SEREN3 Training for stakeholders and NCPs on PCP/PPI in Secure Societies

1^st of February 2017, CDTI/SOST Office, 62, Rue du Trône (7th floor) 1050 Brussels

We would like to kindly invite you to the 1^st SEREN3 Training for stakeholders on PCP/PPI in Secure Societies. It will be organized on the 1^st of Febraury 2017 in Brussels as an accompanying event to Security Mission Information & Innovation Group -SMI2G Conference 2017. The main objective of the training is to raise the awareness about PCP-PPI instruments in Security related calls (Secure societies & ICT) under Horizon 2020.

The main topics which will be addressed during the training are following:

• introduction to innovation procurement - state of play around Europe;
• funding opportunities in Horizon 2020 focus on Secure Societies and ICT Calls;
• about the EAFIP initiative;
• main steps in an innovation procurement;
• innovation procurement in the Security sector – PCP case examples and lessons learned.

 PRESENTATION FROM THE TRAINING:

1. SEREN3 Presentation
2. Advantages of investing in Innovation Procurement. H2020 support and EAFIP Initiative
3. Pre-Operational Validation (POV)
4. Pre-Commercial Procurement topics in Horizon 2020 Secure Societies Work Programme 2017
5. The eafip initiative
6. Main steps for preparing and conducting an innovation procurement project
7. Early Warning for Incresed Situational Awareness (EWISA)
8. Smart@Fire