Projects

Abstract

Enhancing Opportunities for All is an NFP project with two main target groups. Enhancing skills network and tools for NFPs and supporting possible applicants for EDF projects to engage in consortia. The overall scope of the call is to increase the impact of EDF through a focus on the ability of National Focal Points to act, promote, and facilitate participation in the EDF.

The background of the proposal is an effort to help all member States navigate the EDF and to both understand the process and to be able to participate. In order to achieve this goal, the proposal will develop tools, plan matchmaking, networking, and knowledge sharing events, and substantially enhance Communications efforts.

Since the proposal is backed by a substantial number of nations, the cross-border nature of all efforts in the proposal will enhance opportunities for all member States. The proposal builds on the needs of member States and the experience from other EU projects, including Horizon 2020, in order to both enhance nations’ ability to support industry and knowledge institutions in their endeavors to participate in EDF.

At the same time, the proposal is also focusing directly on potential applicants in order for them to engage actively in EDF projects both as participants but also as leaders of projects. The proposal is divided into five work packages designed to meet the priorities of the call. Capacity building of NFPs, enhancing participation of applicants, networking and cooperation activities, and communication.

EOA Activities

• Training workshops and twinning arrangements
• Update of the Guiding Manual for EDF – NFP
• Website development and partner search platform
• On-site and virtual match-making events
• External Collaboration
• Outreach strategy & Visual identity
• Creation of a comprehensive online presence
• Promotion & dissemination activities, networking facilitation

Abstract

LEVIATAD Project aims at creating the 1st Eurocluster of Excellence on Naval Defense. This was obtained following an Action Plan in three steps.

Action Plan

1. Mapping & Analysis — Obtain a mapping of the Naval & Aero Naval Defence sector value chain post-COVID-19 crisis to better understand the European ecosystem’s structure as well as the possible transnational synergies and complementarities. This will allow the Consortium to draw the lessons concerning disruption and dependencies and manage a more efficient industrial strategy (including green and digital transition) to engage better resilience and competitiveness in a long-term European strategic approach.
2. SME Support & Up-skilling — Put in place actions to support SMEs in their up-skilling towards strategic technologies innovations that will be the base of their path towards resilience and autonomy boosting European sovereignty in the Defence sector. Support measures will be for example training workshops and vouchers.
3. International Expansion — Go international is the third step providing for other supporting measures (e.g. workshops, vouchers, studies of international markets) to help SMEs to acquire skills in some third countries’ markets as well as internationalisation to foster synergies and new business lines towards these non-EU countries.

Project Goals

This will foster action plans to enhance the European position in the value chain and engage resilience activities by supporting innovation processes and helping SMEs join forces and better cooperate with major public and private groups including in European and international markets.

These plans would have a strong focus on resilience and European synergies.