I "Guide for Applicants" for STREP og IP i ICT Call 8 har det kommet endringer i forhold til sidetallsbegrensning i Seksjon 1.3:
There is a subtle change in the Guide for Applicants for STREPs and for IPs relating to ICT Call 8 that means the format and content of section 1 of Part B is different from the past and different from other programs. Briefly they added the words "(Maximum length – one page)" to the text after "Describe the overall strategy of the work plan" on page 46 of the STREP Guide and on page 47 of the IP Guide. Unlike other programs (such as Security Call 5) they do not explicitly state that the WP descriptions are limited to 2 pages. On further investigation they really mean that section 1.3 be limited to the one page with all the rest of the info being in the unlimited size of the WP descriptions. I have received the following statement from DG INFSO to substantiate this:The point 1.3i) is indeed only intended to be a brief statement of the strategy behind how the work is planned the way it is. On point 1.3ii) the timing of the work-packages are shown diagrammatically over the duration of the programme; they are listed on table 1.3a) and the associated deliverables and the overlying milestones are listed at points b) and c) Table 1.3d) - one for each Workpackage - is where the full description lies. It is placed in a non-page-limited section of the proposal because the experts' criticisms are often couched in terms of "the proposal does not describe...." or "does not sufficiently describe" something or other, and we don't want the proposer to be able to come back to us complaining that this is really our fault because we limited him to only X pages. This info is provided for guidance only. Note it applies only to ICT. I myself find it peculiar and I suggest each proposer contacts the relevant Point of Contact to verify for themselves.
Denne informasjonen er formidlet via IdealIST NCP-nettverket innen FP7 ICT.
