Indicative ongoing and recently completed projects that EPU-NTUA participates in, in the area "Organisation and Management" include the following:
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Joint Support Office for Enhancing Ukraine’s Integration in EU Research Area,
Completed, European Commission, EuropeAid.
The objective of the project is to support Ukraine’s integration into the European Research Area (ERA). More specifically, the project is structured into 4 components, each of which corresponds to a specific purpose, as follows:
- Component A: Raise public awareness in Ukraine on Community R&D activities and technological areas and in particular on the 7th Framework Program (FP7)
- Component B: Increase the opportunities of the Ukrainian research and business communities for integration into the European networks that support innovation and commercialisation of R&D output and optimise the existing EU instruments for international mobility to/from Ukraine
- Component C: Assist the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science (MES) in the association of the country to the FP7 and support it in the implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology (and its successor agreement) between the EC and Ukraine
- Component D: Encourage the participation of the Ukrainian R&D institutions and SMEs in the EU programmes in the field of innovation and technology transfer and support the MES in preparing the ground for the future accession of Ukraine to the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).
Most of the assistance will be channelled through the Joint Support Office (JSO) in Ukraine. Project activities include training of the JSO staff to prepare them to deliver partner and information services to clients and to fulfil promotional activities (information days, seminars, conferences, newsletters). The project also includes study visits of Ukrainian researchers to EU members states (including Greece).
Expected results:
Under Component A:
- JSO experts trained to act as trainers in workshops and equipped with the capacity and expertise to provide support to Ukrainian researchers to prepare proposals on R&D and innovation support EC programmes
- Website and database developed and fully functional
- Quarterly electronic bulletin developed and distributed
- Information days organised
- Public awareness on FP7 and its specific programmes
- Consortia for research programmes built and successful partnerships established
- FP7 proposals with Ukrainian participation developed and submitted due to enhanced support by the JSO
- Regional participation in FP7 enhanced
- Capacity building workshops delivered
- Target groups trained
- Participation of Ukrainian industry and research community in FP7 increased.
Under Component B:
- Knowledge on the “People and Capacities” specific programmes of FP7 and on mobility opportunities increased
- Contacts with the European R&D and innovation support networks established.
Under Component C:
- Progress in the preparation process for Ukraine’s association to FP7 as a full member
- Support to the MES within the scope of work of the Joint Community-Ukraine Committee.
Under Component D:
- Comprehensive overview of the existing EU programmes in the field of innovation and technology transfer and of the conditions for Ukrainian SME involvement
- Comprehensive overview of needs, actions and requirements for Ukraine’s accession to the CIP
- Opportunities and procedures for Ukraine’s integration into the CIP explored
Relevant events organized and final results delivered to the Ukrainian R&D stakeholders.
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Study for the development of an action plan for Digital Lakonia, Completed, Prefecture of Lakonia
The project’s purpose is the scientific support of the Prefecture of Lakonia for the determination of the optimal – in a cost-benefit perspective – actions for the exploitation of modern Information and Communication Technology towards:
1) the quality of life improvement for the citizens of the Prefecture and
2) the competitiveness enhancement of the local economy.
In addition, the Prefecture of Lakonia will be supported for the creation of the organizational infrastructure necessary for the effective implementation of the aforementioned actions.
The expected results consist of the following:
1) Determination of the Prefecture of Lakonia’s development directions that will be supported by modern Information and Communication Technology projects.
2) Determination of the relevant actions to be realized, after the evaluation and rating of the alternative solutions.
3) Development of an action plan for the implementation of the approved actions.
4) Evaluation of the Prefecture of Lakonia’s organizational structure and technical infrastructure sufficiency for the management and implementation of the chosen projects.
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Re-engineering the Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information. Completed, Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information,
The purpose of the project is to develop an integrated methodology for the Business Process Reengineering of Public Sector agencies and organizations, towards the improvement of the provided services, the real-time service provisioning and the simplification of the complexity exhibited in the current structure of the public administration.
The resulting methodology will be applied for the process and functional reengineering of the General Secretariat of Communication - General Secretariat of Information, so that the agency is able to deliver its goal in the best possible way.
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Reengineering the strucures of the General Secretariat of New Generation for the management and implementation of EU co-funded programmes, Completed, Gneral Secretariat of New Generation.
The main purpose of the project is to provide scientific support for the reorganization of the General Secretariat of New Generation for the management and implementation of co - financed programs for the European Union.
Throughout the project, an analytical description of the existing structures is recorded and based on these findings; a complete new organizational structure is proposed and applied from the Secretariat in order to achieve the re-engineering and the redesigning of the organization's structure in themes that are related with the life cycle of project management for the community co-funded programmes. Furthermore, new organizational reports will be designed.
Finally, an training course will be designed with the participation of the executives of the Secretariat, in order to be familiarized with the new management structures.
The project involves:
1. Design, application and elaboration of questionnaires that register the position and the qualification of the General Secretariat of New Generation executives.
2. Development of guide books for the application of guidelines for the management of co - financed programs
3. Design of forms on the standardization of processes that are required for the effective management of co-financed programs.
4. Development of training material.
5. The analysis of present situation relative to the use and exploitation of modern Technologies of Information technology and Communication (ICT) and the identification of needs in information systems and applications.
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Study on the modernization of the Administrative-Financial Application of the General Secretariat of Communication – General Secretariat of Information, Completed
General Secretariat of Communication, General Secretariat of Information, Greek Ministry od Mass Media
The purpose of the project is the conduct of a study for the definition of the requirements/needs of the General Secretariat of Communication – General Secretariat of Information in Information and Communication Technologies aiming at their coverage through the provision and parameterization of an information system that will assist in the modernization and the update of the internal processes and the provided services.
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Development of an Information System of Risk Analysis and support to the auditing control of the O.P ''Competitiveness'', 'Completed
Ministry of development, Managing Authority of the O.P ''Competitiveness''
Management and technical consultancy to the Managing Authority of the Operational Program “Competitiveness” for the program risk analysis and the auditing control. Development of a Program Risk Analysis methodology for the auditing mechanism of the Managing Authority. Identification of the Program Risks, risk estimation and evaluation for all the identified risks of the projects of the Operational Program. Development of a methodology for the choice of the projects, which should be examined by the auditing mechanism of the Managing Authority. The choice of the sample of Projects is based on risk analysis and the constraints of the Managing Authority, which arise from the available resources, as well as the national and European legislation.Design and development of an advanced Information System, which: Implements the developed risk analysis and project sampling methodology.Supports the auditing control of the Operational Program.
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Business Opportunities for CDM Project Development in the Mediterranean, Completed, European commision, SYNERGY, Directorates General for Energy and Transport.
The ultimate goal of the project “Business Opportunities for CDM Project Development in the Mediterranean” is to contribute to the effective application of the Kyoto Protocol in the Mediterranean, through the creation of a favourable environment of the implementation of CDM projects in the region.
Specific aims of the project are the following: identify attractive CDM projects; promote the best projects to international financing institutions; establish business contacts between potential investors from EU and Mediterranean partners; acting as the bridge between Mediterranean partners, international financing institutions, utilities and companies.
A very strong dissemination component has been included in the scope of the project. The results of the project will be disseminated to a lot of different target groups in EU and Mediterranean countries within the project time period.
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Address:
National Technical University of Athens,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Decision Support Systems Lab
9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 15780, Zografou,
Athens GREECE
Contact Information:
Tel: 30 210 772 3583,
Fax: 30 210 772 3550,
Email: contact@epu.ntua.gr
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