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DAFOS consulting services centre on public funding schemes for collaborative,
industrial R&D in the nano- and microelectronics domains and their applications, particularly in
embedded computer applications, and cover several key aspects.
- Experience gained from active participation, on behalf of leading European technology
companies, in the Eureka clusters ITEA2 and MEDEA+ (now CATRENE)and in setting up the ARTEMIS initiative is
available to help those organisations, and new or other similar initiatives, in furthering their operations.
This is backed by over 25 years of industrial experience in leading high-technology ICT and semiconductor
companies and 10 years experience in the specialist field of collaborative Research and Development. Being
located in Brussels and close to the main offices of the European institutions and other international bodies
gives easy access to the many meetings held there, allowing DAFOS to represent organisations at such meetings
and report on the proceedings in a cost-effective way.
- Guidance for companies and research institutes wishing to propose collaborative projects to be selected
for public funding from the numerous sources available; national or regional funding authorities, the Eureka
clusters ITEA2 and CATRENE, the European Commission (Framework Programmes) or the newly-established
Joint Technology Initiatives ENIAC and ARTEMIS. These are highly competitive environments, and knowledge of
the background and policies of these schemes is vital in improving the chance of selection: only the best project
proposals will be selected for funding. DAFOS can help ease this process with advice on R&D project
strategies and work plans, with presentation of the project ideas to the relevant authorities, defending them
during negotiations, and in preparing documents and texts for public communication. With extensive contacts
in the European Commission and related bodies, the Flemish funding authority IWT and the EUREKA clusters
CATRENE and ITEA2, DAFOS covers the full spectrum of collaborative R&D in Europe, and can call upon a broad
network of participating companies and organisation to help identify the best partners for a proposed project.
- Communication is a central capability in all of these relations, and clearly written documents,
articles and presentations form the core of this. The working language of the world of European
collaborative R&D is English, which is not usually the language of the people involved in actually proposing
projects or managing the processes. With English as mother tongue (though also fluent in both Dutch and French)
DAFOS can assist in preparing and correcting documents, press releases, articles and presentations in that language.
Complemented by professional photography, DAFOS copywriting support provides for clear, compelling communication.
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