This document is an update of the training needs of MPCs National Contact Points (NCP) and the wide research community identified in the first project months and reported on the document "Report on training needs" (D7.1).
The training, conceived as a tool to foster countries’ competitiveness while addressing specific societal challenges, was successfully implemented contributing to capacity building and promotion of networking and dialogue between EU Member States and Mediterranean and Middle East Countries.
Two training events have been carried out respectively on July 11, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon on “Joint Programming” and on December 9-11, 2013 on “Horizon 2020 for Mediterranean NCP coordinators” in Amman, Jordan.
The present report includes the outcomes of tasks 7.6 and 7.7 and constitutes the frame for deliverables 7.4 and 7.5, respectively linked to the above tasks. In particular, the joint deliverables 7.4 and 7.5 aims at presenting the plan of action discussed and agreed by the NCPs (National Contact Points) and Thematic Contact Points from all the Mediterranean Partner Countries members of MedSpring: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan.
Two training events have been carried out respectively on July 11, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon on “Joint Programming” and on December 9-11, 2013 on “Horizon 2020 for Mediterranean NCP coordinators” in Amman, Jordan.
This report defines the first two years Training Programme (2013 - 2014) of the MED-SPRING project, whose main objective is to enhance the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in research, development and innovation in relation to the 3 societal challenges: Resource efficiency (particularly Water), High Quality Affordable Food and Energy.
This document reports on training needs and state of play of National Contact Points and Thematic Contact Points. The training needs has been identified in consultation with the National Contact Points (NCP) in the MPCs and the wide research community. The analysis has been also informed by an impact assessment of EU-MPC cooperation and training activities developed with BILAT projects and by a document review of relevant report produced by the MIRA project and by the EMEG group.
Project coordinated by: CIHEAM - IAMB
