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Contact SeminarAdults with special needs in lifelong learning

Workshop TOI and centralised projects

Slovenia, Kranjska Gora, 7 October 2011

Ute Haller-Block

Head of Unit -Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig and Dissemination, EACEA P3

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Main subprogrammes managed by EACEA

2011 Activity Available budget M€Applications for funding

success rate %*

Comenius

Multilateral Projects 9.700.000,00 34 16,8%Networks 3.150.000,00 7 23,3%Accompanying measures 550.000,00 4 25,0%Total 13.400.000,00 45 18,1%

Erasmus

Multilateral Projects 13.870.000,00 48 30,2%Networks 5.000.000,00 8 42,1%Accompanying measures 870.000,00 7 36,8%Total 19.740.000,00 63 32,0%

Leonardo da Vinci

Multilateral Projects 14.275.000,00 37 12,3%Networks 3.000.000,00 7 17,1%

Accompanying measures 550.000,00 5 33,3%Total 17.825.000,00 49 13,8%

Grundtvig

Multilateral Projects 15.570.000,00 55 16,1%Networks 2.300.000,00 5 33,3%Accompanying measures 550.000,00 3 21,4%Total 18.420.000,00 63 17,0%

Total 69.385.000,00 220 18,8%

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Specificity of Leonardo • Historically high number of multilateral cooperation projects

(„pilot projects“)• Division of labour between central and decentral, i.e. between

Executive Agency and National Agencies• Development of Innovation („DOI“): central• Transfer of Innovation („TOI“): decentral

Leonardo da Vinci

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LLP implementation

Actions CentralisedManagement

DecentralisedManagement

Multilateral projects for the Development of innovation (DOI)

Executive Agency

Multilateral projects for the Transfer of innovation (TOI)

National Agencies

NetworksExecutive Agency

Accompanying measuresExecutive Agency

PartnershipsNational Agencies

MobilityNational Agencies

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DOI vs TOI

Development of innovation Transfer of innovation

• develops brand new solution/s for identified needs (“invents the wheel“)

• reacts to an innovation pressure (market gap) that several countries have in common and should lead to brand new solutions: clear benefit with European-scope

• introduced in all partner countries

• takes existing but new results or practices (“does not reinvent the wheel”)

• generates "savings" by exploiting existing practices: innovative content not outstripped by another innovation!

• adapted for implementation in one or more partner countries

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DOI vs TOI

Development of innovation

Transfer of innovation

• diversity of European

partners facilitates innovation:different approaches, idea floating, cross-fertilisation, creativity!

• can combine several innovative practices from several countries for the transfer

• to one or several countries or sectors and thus are also a learning experience for the "exporting" organisation respectively the "exporting" country

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DOI vs TOI

Development of innovation Transfer of innovation

• plan a lot of time for development and enough time for testing (therefore DOI can be 3 years long)

• innovation development will often involve specialist developers

• in implementation stage DOI must consider international property rights (IPR)

• plan sufficient time for adaptation, testing and integration

• partners with standing and reputation - not necessarily innovative organisations

• in the planning stage TOI must consider IPR

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DOI vs TOI

Development of innovation Transfer of innovation

• Results required in languages of all partners• Sustainability

• Modernisation of VET Extension of benefits beyond the original project environment through dissemination & exploitation of results Impact on methodology, structures and systems in participating countries

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DOI vs TOI

Development of innovation

Transfer of innovation

• proposals must clearly

address one of the 3 strategic priorities set up for DOIs

• no national priorities

• proposals must clearly address one of the 6 strategic priorities set up for TOIs

• if required in the National Agency call for proposals - also comment on the contribution to national priorities.

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DOI vs TOI

MP for Development of Innovation

MP for Transfer of Innovation

Networks

Min./Max. duration 1 to 3 years 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years

Min. countries (min. 1 EU) 3 3 5

Max grant % 75% (of the total eligible costs)

Max grant 200.000 € (max/year)

400.000 € (max per project)

150.000 €

(max/year)

200.000 €

(max/year)

Funds available (Mio euro) 14,275 m € 75 m € 3 m €

Expected funded projects 40 300 7

Deadline for submission 2 February 2012 - 12:00 noon (CET)

Results of selection June 2012

Starting date of project From October 2012

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• Strengths:

• Projects can be more closely monitored• Closer contact between beneficiary and NA/EACEA• National aspects can be taken into account (national

priorities)• Distribution of workload, a single organisation would have

serious difficulties to manage more than 2000 applications and 350 new projects a year

Strenghts and weaknesses

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• Weaknesses:

• Differing implementation rules, high coordination efforts needed

• Link between DOI and TOI is lost• Risk of double funding => heavy checking procedure with

mitigated outcomes• Potentially lack of transnational dimension

Strenghts and weaknesses