NUCL-EU 2020 is a 54 months Coordination and Support Action having the specific objectives to Ensuring high quality EURATOM NCP services on Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection in Horizon 2020 programme to applicants; Lowering entry barriers for EURATOM NCPs approaching EU Framework Programme for R&I for the first time; Consolidating the network of EURATOM NCPs. NUCL-EU 2020 will take into consideration the significant changes that Horizon 2020 has brought about the EURATOM NCP mandate. With its brand new approach to R&I Horizon 2020 demands EURATOM NCPs: a) to address their services to a wider target, b) to have specific multidisciplinary competences. NUCL-EU 2020, whose consortium is composed by experienced and less experienced EURATOM NCPs from 7 countries, will tackle these challenges building up the NCP capacity by organizing benchmarking activities to identifying and sharing good practices, at least 7 interactive and at least 8 virtual training sessions and 7 twinning schemes (supporting at least 20 NCPs). The dialogue with participants will benefit of at least 2 enhanced cross-border brokerage events and 9 training sessions for stakeholders (2 per year). The project will also take special care of outreaching activities by extending the collaboration with other NCP thematic networks, working on partner search and cooperating on international relevant activities. Finally, communication within and outside the network and the dissemination of results will be ensured through the website, the development of promotion/ information materials, the participation at major events and PR activities and an e-mail alert service/newsletter. Throughout the project special attention will be paid to the diversity of stakeholders in the Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection sectors, the gender dimension, as well as to establish links with other EU relevant initiatives, programmes and policies.

The main objective of Idealist2018 is reinforcing the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for LEIT ICT under Horizon2020, by promoting further trans-national cooperation within this network. This cooperation will also include collaboration and networking with similar networks in parallel themes (Security, ENV, Transport, Energy, Health,…etc) especially in the context of joint/coordinated or PPP calls. Special focus is put on helping less experienced NCPs from Member States (MS) and Associated Countries (AC) to access the know-how accumulated in other countries and to apply it in a locally relevant and efficient manner. Furthermore Idealist2018 aims to address national and cross-border audiences, relying on the NCP network mainly established in the MS and AC at national and regional level, to stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of current and future ICT research stakeholders in ERA. Special focus is put on newcomers and SMEs, including organisations from MS, AC and third Countries. The activities of Idealist2014 are incremental to the formal NCP responsibilities as they address the international aspects not covered by the nationally funded NCP role. It is built upon: -Experience gained over more than 15 years from the 8 preceding projects covering FP4 to FP7 and now the transition to H2020 -Strengthening NCP cooperation with support for MS, AC and third Countries -Provision of Training and Twinning for less experienced NCPs -Provision of partner search, pre- and full proposal quality support -Focused support for SMEs in the ICT sector and for organisations new to H2020 -Provision of NCP support for countries with S&T international agreements -Promotion of opportunities and Idealist services ensuring a higher NCP visibility

CIMULACT has as a main objective to add to the relevance and accountability of European research and innovation – Horizon 2020 as well as national - by engaging citizens and stakeholders in co-creation of research agendas based on real and validated societal visions, needs and demands. The project will expand the outlook and debate on STI issues, increase scientific literacy in a broad sense, which includes the understanding of the societal role of Science, Technology and innovation (STI), and create shared understanding between scientific stakeholders, policy-makers and citizens. This multi-actor approach will embrace EU28 plus Norway and Switzerland. The CIMULTACT builds on the principle/conviction that the collective intelligence of society gives Europe a competitive advantage, which may be activated to strengthen the relevance of the European science and technology system. By establishing genuine dialogue between citizens, stakeholders, scientists, and policymakers visions and scenarios for the desirable futures will be developed and debated, and transformed into recommendations and suggestions for research and innovation policies and topics. In short, CIMULACT will ● Create vision and scenarios that connect societal needs with future expected advances in Science and their impact on technology, society, environment etc. in connection to the grand challenges ● Provide concrete input to Horizon 2020 through recommendations and policy options for R&I and simulated calls for the Horizon2020 Work Programmes. ● Engage citizens and stakeholders in a highly participatory debate/consultation/process on scenarios for desirable sustainable futures and research ● Build capacities in citizen and multi-actor engagement in R&I through development, experimentation, training and assessment of methods for engagement ● Facilitate dialogue and shared understanding between policymakers, citizens, and stakeholders ● Reveal the relative merits of the citizen focussed consultations

The objective of the NCP4IndustryPLus (Industry NCP Network) is to establishuniform services provided by National Contact Points (NCPs) within the industrial sector. Thiscan be reached by enhancing the exchange of knowledge, best practices, and sharing opportunities. The Cluster 4 Industry NCP Network will serve as point of reference for the Cluster 4 Industry NCPS, offering trainging, information and support to applicants regarding participation in Cluster 4 Industry. The newly formed consortium comprises 20 organizations, representing Member States, Associated Countries, and Widening Countries. However, the entire network of Cluster 4 Industry NCPs extends beyond these 20 project beneficiaries and is open to everyone needs support in Cluster 4 Industry. The R&I community will have access to pertinent background information. Through the uniform NCP support, NCP4IndustryPlus aims to raise awareness of funding opportunities in the Industry sector among various research and innovation communities, and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and ideas among a diverse range of stakeholders and institutions.

CARE4BIO serves the needs for transnational cooperation between NCPs for Cluster 6 as well as for cross-cluster cooperation within Pillar 2, but also with other programme parts such as Widening Participation. We comprise a well-balanced network of 26 partners, including partners from the EU-13 and Associated Countries, combing all levels of relevant experience and expertise. Many of us fulfil multiple roles, for instance also working in NCP_WIDERA.NET, NCP Academy or EEN, different clusters and pillars, or appointed as programme coordinators. We are well set-up to deliver on our objectives, namely to (1) harmonise NCP services and increase their quality via transnational cooperation, (2) lower entry barriers for applicants, especially in less active member states and raise the quality of submitted proposals, (3) inform the European R&D community about cross-cutting synergies throughout Horizon Europe. To achieve this, we will cooperate with other (NCP) networks such as the ones mentioned above, to share knowledge and best practices, maximise efforts on informing NCPs, applicants and stakeholders, thereby raising the quality of proposals, breaking down silos, and encouraging trans-cluster collaboration. We will cooperate with the European Commission to assist in delivering upon political objectives such as the EU Green Deal, guiding applicants on policies, and providing feedback from our work as NCPs. We also offer concrete services for applicants, e.g., by organising yearly brokerage events to aid applicants in forming their own cooperation networks, and by supporting other matchmaking efforts. Our services will include training, learning resources, best practice manuals, policy briefings, and more. While our services will be available to whoever needs them, our focus is on NCPs and applicants from widening countries. Ultimately, our goal is to raise the general standard of support for potential applicants of Horizon Europe, contributing to increasing the quality