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DEAR MADAM AND GENTLEMEN,
we are Varna Regional Administration, public administration in Bulgaria. We
are interested in new EU funding programme for research and innovation
Horizon 2020.
We find some calls and Varna regional administration is ready to apply. Most of
the EU funded projects are collaborative projects with at least 3 organisations
from different EU Member States or Associated countries. We looking find
organisations that would like to participate in the proposals like partner. If you
want to participate with us in cooperative project or projects, we will be ready
to sing documents for cooperation.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY
CALL FOR DEVELOPING GOVERNANCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Topic: Innovative approach to release and disseminate research results and measure
their impact
H2020-GARRl-2015-1
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/241 O-garri-4-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action: Coordination and Support
Action . The European Commission promotes a culture of openly sharing information
among researchers, innovative industries and citizens. This is opportunity for build up
"Open Public Register type of database for dissemination of research results ".
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
CALL OVERCOMING THE CRISIS: NEW IDEAS, STRATEGIES AND
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES FOR EUROPE
Topic: Meeting new societal needs by using emerging technologies in the public
sector
H2020-EUR0-6-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/2093-euro-6-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action: Coordination and Support
Action. Our goal is to modernize public administration in special Varna Regional
Administration by implementation in the public sector emerging technologies. This will
improve effectiveness and efficiency of public administrations and will transforming
public administrations processes.
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
CALL NEW FORMS OF INNOVATION
Topic: Innovative schemes for open innovation and science 2.0
INS0-4-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/2475-inso-4-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action: Coordination and Support
Action. This challenge is in the context of open innovation and science 2.0, to assist
universities to become open innovation centres for their region in cooperation with
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companies, realising the ERA priorities, and to enable public administrations to drive
innovation in and through the public sector. The Innovation leadership programme
and platforms, notably the online platforms, will enable public administrations and
researchers to drive innovation with newly acquired skills relating to creativity, critical
thinking, idea generation, visualisation and entrepreneurship.
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
CALL NEW FORMS OF INNOVATION
Topic: Social innovation Community
INS0-5-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/2476-inso-5-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action: Coordination and Support
Action. The specific challenge of this activity is to stimulate and support the
establishment of a 'Social Innovation Community' of researchers, social innovators,
end users (citizens) and policy-makers. Activities will include the organisation of
brokerage events to enhance the networking of on-going research; information and
awareness activities through the gathering of researchers and various stakeholders,
including civil society organisations, citizens' groups, private actors, policy-makers,
user groups and other networks; the organisation of events aimed at identifying
priorities for collaboration and research gaps and needs, and enhancing the quality,
quantity and visibility of future actions in the area of social innovation;
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
CALL NEW FORMS OF INNOVATION
Topic: ICT-enabled open government
INS0-1-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/2477-inso-1-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action : Coordination and Support
Action . Public administrations need to address the new challenges posed by the
evolution of society. The activities should aim at encouraging networking of relevant
stakeholders and teams working in these areas and to support constituency building.
The activities will include the mobilisation of developers and civil servants (through
events, hackatons, etc.) and awareness raising among end users in order to increase
take-up of relevant newly developed eGovernment applications.
Expected impact: Stimulating the creation, delivery and use of new services on a
variety of devices, utilising new web technologies, coupled with open public data;
More personalised public services that better suit the needs of users; Reducing the
administrative burden of citizens and businesses (e.g. collecting information from
citizens only once); Increased transparency of and trust in public administrations.
CALL FOR INTEGRATING SOCIETY IN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
Topic: Pan-European public outreach: exhibitions and science cafes engaging
citizens in science
ISSl-1-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topic
s/241 9-issi-1-2015.html
Varna Regional Administration can make type of action: Coordination and Support
Action. This topic will organise public outreach exhibitions and participatory events
throughout the whole of Europe to engage citizens in science, drawing on the
experience and capacity of science museums, Higher Education Institutions, science
shops, scientific centres of excellence and i'nnovation hubs, cities of scientific culture,
secondary schools, higher education centres, Non-Governmental Organisations and
civil society organizations, local public authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
We also inform you that we have the assurance of the Technical University of
Varna will participate jointly with us and will make a research and innovation
actions.
governor@vn.government.bg
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Contact
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email:
f.arifova@vn.government.bg.
possible. I believe that we together can
We waiting your answer as soon
realize a successful project. Than oul
STOYAN PASEV
Governor of Varna Regio