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Network of Excellence (NoE) is a category name (an "instrument" in the EC parlance) of a medium-sized research project co-funded by the European Commission in the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes (FP6 and FP7). According to the FP6 website, these projects are "designed to strengthen scientific and technological excellence on a particular research topic through the durable integration of the research capacities of the participants."[1]

NoE projects require the minimum participation of three different European Union member nations, however, projects are usually expected to involve at least six countries.[2] Projects are provided grants for a maximum of seven years. The budget granted by the Commission is one to six million euro per year depending upon the number of researchers involved.[2]

An NoE project should not really be considered as a research project, since its aim is not to conduct research, but rather to contribute to the clarification of the concepts in the covered field.[citation needed]

Examples of NoE

  • Ecnis (Environmental Cancer Risk, Nutrition and Individual Susceptibility)
  • EMANICS (Management of Internet Technologies and Complex Services)
  • EURON (European Robotics Research Network)
  • FIDIS (Future of Identity in the Information Society)
  • InterMedia NOE (Interactive Media with Personal Networked Devices
  • PHOTONICS4LIFE (Light-based technologies applied to the life sciences and medicine)
  • S-Cube (Software Services and Systems Network)
  • Euro-NF (Anticipating the Network of the Future - From Theory to Design) http://euronf.org
  • VINF "Virtual Institute of Nano Films" (Nanostructured and nanosized coatings)

Other instruments

References

  1. ^ "What is FP6: Instruments: Network of Excellence". European Commission. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ^ a b "Provisions for Implementing Networks of Excellence", cordis.europa.eu, retrieved 25-06-2009


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