Thanks to our experience and local networks, Projects in Motion is a distinguished Maltese partner for EU project consortia wishing to rely on a professional and reputed team.
Since its establishment in 2004, Projects in Motion has sourced and managed the following EU funded projects for itself or it's clients, We beleive our case history and success stories as detailed below establish us as Malta's most succesful EU project managers in the private sector.
STARTING IN 2010
GP WIND - Good Practice reconciling WIND energy with environmental objectives & community engagement
Programme: Intelligent Energy, CIP | Contract No.
This project will address barriers to the deployment of onshore and offshore wind generation, specifically by developing good practice in reconciling objectives on renewable energy with wider environmental objectives and actively involving communities in planning and implementation. By bringing together developers, regional and local government, environmental agencies and NGOs from different countries to share experiences, it will be possible to develop a guide to good practice and a 'how to' toolkit, which can be used to facilitate deployment of renewable energy in support of the 2020 targets.
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Managed by PiM
COME ON LABELS - Common Appliance Policy Energy Labels (All for One, One for all)
Programme: Intelligent Energy, CIP | Contract No. IEE 09/628/SI2.558219
The ComeOn Labels project aims at summarising the best European experience related to the energy labelling of household appliances and supporting the proper implementation of the new labelling scheme as soon as it will be enforced. Its goal is to enhance the visibility and credibility given to the EU energy label and to improve the market for labelled products. There are three main areas related to the proper functioning of the Energy Label:
1) proper information on labels
2) proper display of the energy labels on appliances in shops, catalogues and electronic means, and
3) the organisation of promotion activities towards the final customers.
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Managed by PiM
ECCC- European Citizens Climate Cup Programme: Intelligent Energy, CIP | Contract No. IEE/09/670/SI2.558232
The “European Citizens Climate Cup” (ECCC) is a competition of private households within and between countries. It aims to demonstrate that everybody can save energy significantly and even beat the reduction targets of the European Union and its member states. By competing in a sports-like championship, Energy Saving Account (ESA) holders form national teams to fight climate change and to achieve the highest CO2 reduction in the contest. The winner team and additionally the Energy Savers of the Year, the household with the highest CO2 reduction and the most convincing energy saving measures of every partner country/region will be decorated in a glamorous final award ceremony in Brussels.
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Managed by PiM
DIGESPO - Distributed Combined Heat and Power Generation from Small Size Concentrated Solar Power
Programme: FP7 Energy | Contract No. FP7 241267-2
The DiGeSPo project concept is a modular 1-3 kWe, 3-9 kWth micro Combined Heat and Power (m-CHP) system based on innovative Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Stirling engine technology. This CSP m-CHP will provide electrical power, heating and cooling for single and multiple domestic dwellings and other small commercial, industrial and public buildings. It integrates small scale concentrator optics with moving and tracking components, solar absorbers in the form of evacuated tube collectors, a heat transfer fluid, a stirling engine with generator, and heating and/or cooling systems; it incorporates them into buildings in an architecturally acceptable manner, with low visual impact.
There is an urgent need for alternative m-CHP systems, of which solar m-CHP , whether separately or as a hybrid, is an option with high potential.
Our Role:
PiM is leading the "Demonstration of m-CHP from Small Size CSP systems" work package. WP Objectives:
To carry out field trials of the DiGeSPo CSP prototype and demonstrate that it is capable of rapid deployment and stand-alone operation for long periods under real service conditions and with minimum intervention. The trials will take place in Malta, in order to test the prototype under operating conditions typical of those found in its initial target market of islands in the EU Sunbelt. Trials will last six months.
PiM is also leading the "Dissemination and Exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property" work package. WP Objectives:
To design and implement a project communication and dissemination plan that will allow promotion of the results of DiGeSPo as widely and as effectively as possible while protecting partners’ business interests; and to manage effectively the IP developed in and in association with the project
U-COACH - Executive Coaching for European SMEs
Program: Leonardo Da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation | Contract No.: To be advised
The objective of the U-COACH project is to develop an online support tool for improving skills, techniques and competencies necessary to integrate and apply Executive Coaching techniques in the human resource and personnel management processes of enterprises.
Through the creation of a learning methodology, Managers of all levels and entrepreneurs in European SMEs will obtain the relevant skills to improve the performance and competitiveness of their organisations. In addition, the development and application of Executive Coaching as a tool for personnel and human resource management will facilitate and improve leadership and self-management skills of staff and team members in European enterprises, which will result in an overall improvement in the organisational performance and competitiveness. The learning methodology is based upon an on-line self-learning system which integrates information, knowledge and training materials in the field of executive coaching and a knowledge base which allows for guided access to various tools and techniques of this discipline, with a description of its use and real life cases of their application.
PIM will be leading the “Content development and online platform support” work package. This work package mainly deals with the identification and classification of highly relevant support materials which form an integral part of the executive coaching eLearning platform.
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Managed by PiM
Miracle - Migrants and Refugees: A Challenge for Learning in European Schools
Program: Comenius | Contract No. 502145-LLP-1-2009-1-DE-COMENIUS-CMP
The main objective of the project is to develop an advanced training on the subject of political and intercultural competencies of elementary school teachers. The long term goal is to improve the in-class motivation of children with a migratory background by which their integration into the host society will be facilitated. In MIRACLE, this will be achieved by incorporating professional content from within the field of EU and national migration and asylum politics as well as the teachers’ reflections on their own attitudes into one coherent teaching approach. Moreover, by applying this methodology elementary school kids will be introduced to the concept of European Citizenship at an early stage.
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Managed by MRDDf, in collaboration with PiM
STARTED IN 2009
RTD Technological Audit in FP6 and FP7
EC Tender | Contract No. SMART 2009/0030 | Managed by PiM
Projects in Motion has recently been awarded a tender by DG INFSO to conduct a number of studies in order to assess Malta's ICT RTD uptake in the 6th Framework Programmes, and identfy potential barriers and opportunities.
DG INfos is acting to ensure that this hidden potential is released for the construction of an all inclusive and geographically balanced ERA. In this context DG INFSO wishes to carry out a Technological Audit on information and communication technologies (ICT) research capabilities in each of the EU 12 states in order to identify a number of elements that include:
(a) The ICT RTD2 policy environment and the opportunities and barriers it presents;
(b) The status of the ICT RTD activities identifying the centres of excellence and centres with development potential per FP7 – ICT Theme Challenge and Objective;
(c) The actions that need to be taken at national and European level to increase the participation of organisations carrying out ICT RTD in both the private and public sector.
Flick the Switch
Programme: IEE 2007 | Contract No. IEE-07-639 | Managed by PiM
The overall strategic aim of this project is to encourage energy efficiency measures in schools through an integrated effort between energy efficiency experts, education stakeholders, schools, and innovation and communications professionals, whereby they will plan and design a novel campaign aimed at stimulating primary and secondary students to take on ownership and responsibility for their own energy consumption patterns.
Our Role: PiM is leading the "Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practice" work package. WP Objectives: The overall aim of this work package is to monitor the progress of the deployment of the FLICK THE SWITCH campaign across Europe, and to ensure that a critical mass of participating schools from across the Enlarged Europe remain actively involved over the course of the Campaign. Best practice will have been identified and documented.
The overall objective of the project is to develop a platform for innovative services enhancing on-site personalised access to digital cultural heritage through adaptive and privacy preserving user profiling. Using on-site knowledge databases, global digital libraries and visitors’ experiential knowledge, the platform makes possible the creation of innovative multilingual services for increasing interaction between visitors and cultural heritage objects in a future smart museum environment, taking full benefit of digitized cultural information. PiM was awarded a public tender for delivering all the project management and technical merits of the project on behalf of Heritage Malta.
European Citizens’ Consultations on the EU’s economic and social future
In the run-up to the 2009 Euro-elections, the European Citizens’ Consultations 2009 (ECC 2009) are giving citizens a voice in the debate over how to respond to the current economic and financial crisis by providing a platform for pan-European dialogue on the challenges facing the EU.
As well as feeding into the debate over how to respond to the global economic crisis, ECC 2009 will also provide timely and relevant input for policy-makers as the EU institutions begin work on a post-2010 successor to the Lisbon Agenda. Additional regional outreach activities are also planned in the autumn, with a particular focus on the MEPs newly elected in June 2009, to ensure that the results of the consultations are disseminated and debated more widely.
ECC 2009 has six objectives:
1. Promoting interaction between citizens and policy-makers: fostering debate between citizens and policy-makers in the run-up to – and after - the European elections;
2. Citizens as policy advisors: feeding citizens’ opinions into the political debate at both European and national levels;
3. Citizen participation as a policy instrument of the future: mainstreaming trend-setting and long-term oriented citizen consultations at the European level;
4. Closing the gap between the EU and its citizens: bringing the EU closer to citizens and citizens closer to the EU;
5. Increasing the general public’s interest in the EU: generating substantial media coverage of the dialogue between the EU and its citizens;
6. Partnerships in participation: deepening European co-operation within existing civil society networks and their respective partner networks, as well as e-participation providers
Network Support: Business & Development Networks
PiM recently secured funding under this scheme offered by Malta Enterprise, in collaboration with COMTEC and ESDL, in order to develop a range of products related to remote pest monitoring solutions. This incentive promotes the development of business networks to facilitate collaboration between enterprises to enhance competitiveness. Networking enterprises can work together to develop new products, inter-organisation processes and access new markets.
Train-OS Programme: Leonardo | Contract No. to be advised
The main objective of the project is to provide trainers in vocational training with the skills, competences and knowledge to offer training in the field of Open Source Software and related issues to their learners.
The project will create a knowledge base, which provides the trainers with access, not only to learning and training materials on Open Source Software, but also with specific knowledge on learning experiences with these materials, both from the point of view from the learner, as from the trainer that has used the material.
Provision of Futures Training and Workshop Facilitation Services Programme: Interreg IIIC
As part of the FUTURREG Project, MCST implemented a Pilot Study addressing the Higher Education Sector in Malta. PiM provided Training and Facilitation of a series of workshops that established a dialogue among further and higher education institutions to reflect on strategic issues for long-term vision building and planning. The events provided an opportunity for training in future-oriented approaches for strategic planning and priority setting.
The overall strategic aim of this proposal, in keeping with EU FP6 policy which attaches significant importance to the participation of SMEs in EU R&D
projects, is to facilitate and foster the participation of SMEs from the Renewable Energy sector (RES) in relevant calls in the remainder of FP6 and the
future framework which will be established for the period 2006-2010 (FP7).
Design for All for eInclusion
(DfA@eInclusion)
Programme: FP6-IST | Contract no. 033838
The DfA@eInclusion Coordination Action aims to contribute towards the advancement of eInclusion in Europe through fostering design for all. Towards this end, DfA@eInclusion will continue, extend and enhance previous efforts targeted to the creation of a sound Design for All (DfA) interdisciplinary theoretical framework of reference and a set of proven engineering practices.
The main objective of the TOSSAD project is to start integrating and exploiting already formed methodologies, strategies, skills and technologies in F/OSS domain in order to help governmental bodies, educational institutions and SMEs to share research results, establish synergies, build partnerships and possibly innovate in an enlarged Europe.
IST Financial Training and Web Portal for New Member States
(FINANCE-NMS-IST)
Programme: FP6-IST |
Contract no. 015481
The objective of Finance-NMS-IST is to enhance the successful participation of New Member State organisations in the IST Programme by addressing the financial and budgetary aspects of participation. Financial personnel within SMEs and other organisations in the 10 New Member States will be assisted in interpreting and implementing the financial rules and regulations of FP6 to their benefit.
Enhanced Participation in IST projects related to eHealth and eInclusion
(EPIST)
Programme: FP6-IST | Contract no. 015920
The project aims at reducing the digital divide existing in the sector of eHealth between NMS and ACC on the one hand, and the old EU Member States on the other hand, by enhancing NMS and ACC participation in the IST activities in the field of eHealth.
Knowledge Base for RTD Competencies
(IST WORLD)
Programme: FP6-IST | Contract no. 015823
The objective of the project is to set up and populate an information portal with automatic services that helps to promote RTD competencies in IST in the NMS and ACC and facilitate and foster the involvement of different research entities in joint RTD activities.
Support to Associated Countries and New Member States
(STAR-NET)
Programme: FP6-IST |
Contract no. 015742
The aim of the Star-Net project is to be the first step towards the formation and development of a consolidated structure for support of organisations in all NMS and AC for participation in IST activities, building on the knowledge, tools and services developed within some of the most relevant IST support actions over the recent years.
Over the last two years, Projects in Motion was a board member at the Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit (FTZ) and has assisted towards the establishment of this NGO and its funding. FTZ has now managed to secure in access of 500k euros in European funding thanks to our direct efforts with management. Projects in Motion in some cases is managing a number of projects at the FTZ.
STimulate the pARTicipation of SMEs of NMS in IST activities (EPRI START)
Programme: FP6-IST |
Contract no. 01580
EPRI start is a project that aims at stimulating, increasing, but at the same time qualifying the participation of SMEs from New Member States of the European Union in the IST Programme that is managed by the European Commission’s DG Information Society.
Towards Open Source Adoption and Dissemination (TOSSAD)
Programme: FP6-IST |
Contract no. 015981
The main objective of the TOSSAD project is to start integrating and exploiting already formed methodologies, strategies, skills and technologies in F/OSS domain in order to help governmental bodies, educational institutions and SMEs to share research results, establish synergies, build partnerships and possibly innovate in an enlarged Europe.
ERA Pilot Action on MicroNano Technology Systems Integration (ERA MINA TS) Programme: FP6-IST |
Contract no. 015833
This FP6 Coordination Action intends to network national and European entities supporting systems integration related to micro and nanotechnologies. The project will therefore establish a formal dialogue between those institutional entities involved in promoting micro and nano systems and integration aspects in Europe.
Digital Citizenship developed on wireless network in geographically isolated areas (WDCNET)
Programme: Interreg IIIB (Archimed/MEDOCC)
The project intends to set up a radio frequency wireless network, linking all public services suppliers (municipalities, schools, welfare…) in geographically isolated areas, to provide data and information useful for the citizens. The wireless technology enables a high performance and reliable network with minimum environmental impact, on which to implement and manage an internet portal which gives priority to the citizens – in this case, Gozitans – keeping them informed and advised about the problems and services offered to the community.
Bande Large Europeenne pour la MEDiterranee (BLEu MED)
Programme: Interreg IIIB Medocc Programme
The project intends to increase accessibility to broadband internet in rural, peripheral and insular areas, mainly through wireless technology. It aims to promote the services offered by public and, at a later stage, private entities. Such services range from eGovernment and public transport, to eHealth and lifelong learning. The local communities and visiting tourists will benefit from the provision of online information to promote the cultural, gastronomic and environmental heritage of the territory, environmental control and surveillance and tourism services. The project is to be implemented in close collaboration with the public administration, local authorities and social parties concerned, involving the various organizations, institutions and associations present on the territory (in our case, the northern, more rural part of Malta).
Client: FTZ
Mediterranean Cultural Network of the Apostle Pauls Missionary Path
Programme: Interreg IIIB Archimed Programme)
The MEDMISSION Archimed project aims at exploiting the common cultural heritage of Mediterranean cities through the creation of a Sustainable Cultural Network on the traces of the Apostle Paul’s “missionary path for the expansion of Christianity”, taking advantage of ICT technologies and exploiting synergies with local key economic sectors in the Mediterranean basin. Main objectives of the project are the protection and utilization of the Apostle Paul’s “missionary path” cultural heritage; the promotion and networking of the cities – stations of Apostle Paul as cultural landscapes of great historic and cultural value and “nodes” of a common “path”;
and the creation of relevant ICT applications and cultural tourism “products”.
Intelligent Port Systems (iPORTS)
Programme: Interreg IIIB Archimed Programme
Ports in the Southern Mediterranean area are lagging behind in the challenge of promoting regional development, as well as secure interregional, cross-border and transnational cooperation. iPORTS’ main objective is the use of ICTs and telematics for ports to regain their competitive edge and become intelligent and secure development gateways by developing a strategic plan for iPORTS’ deployment based on stakeholders requirements and priorities; implementing iPORTAll, a proof of concept pilot application; and defining the exploitation and commercial value of iPORTS products.
European Citizens Consultations
Programme:(DG COMM No. A2-1/2006; Plan D
The European Citizens’ Consultations provide the first-ever opportunity for members of the public from all 25 Member States to debate the future of the European Union across the boundaries of geography and language. Citizens exchange opinions, develop together their ideas on the future direction of Europe, and communicate their perspectives to policy-makers. The consultations and their follow-up aim at inspiring both European and national institutions and decision-makers as they prepare to take decisions on the next phase of Europe’s development. The process is funded and organised by an independent consortium of foundations and non-profit organisations from all over Europe and led by the King Baudouin Foundation.
Malta Inteligent Energy Agency (MIEMA)
Programme: Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Programme
The Kyoto Protocol represents the first pillar of an international strategy to achieve the objective of a progressive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, in order to fight climatic changes caused by the quick rise in the earth’s temperature, with serious risks for the survival of our planet. The Malta Energy Management Agency intends to be a protagonist of this engagement, promoting awareness initiatives and contributing to define incisive and targeted proposals and policies of intervention, thus aiming to optimize the use of conventional energy resources and to develop renewable sources on the island.
Support for participants in ICT Priority by network for IST under the transition to the 7th Framework Programme (Idealist 7fp)
Programme: FP7
The objective of Idealist7fp is to stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation in current and future Community ICT research of organisations of all types. Special focus is put on newcomers and SMEs, including organisations from New Member States (NMS), Associated Candidate Countries (ACC) and INCO comprising countries from broader Europe, Mediterranean countries and non-European countries with high technical and economical potential. The project relies on the specific information and assistance structures established by the Member States and the Associated Countries at local, regional and national level, but its activities address the international aspects not covered by the nationally-funded national contact point (NCP) role.
A Digitisation Strategy and Framework for the National Library of Malta
The participation of the National Library of Malta in an EU-funded project called Tel-Me-Mor has challenged the Library to think strategically about information delivered in a digital paradigm. This strategy describes the key issues facing the National Library of Malta in an increasingly digital environment and their implications if the Library is to meet the new opportunities and challenges emerging from this changing environment. This strategy identifies the directions to be pursued by the Library and outlines an annual programme of work designed to drive the Library digital strategy and ensure that it is delivered.
State-of-art and policy related studies on the Maltese ICT sector
PiM has been commissioned to draw up a series of national ICT-related reports on topics like Lifelong Learning & eLearning, eHealth & eGovernment services, and eAccesibility & eInclusion.
Commissioned as a sub contractor to deliver studies contributing to the development of evidence-based eInclusion and eAccessibility policies at EU and Member State levels related to eInclusion@EU - Strengthening eInclusion & eAccessibility across Europe for empirica GmbH. Contract No. 502553 FP6. www.einclusion-eu.org
Similar studies have been conducted for another FP6 Project entitled eUser-Evidence-based support for the design and delivery of user-centered online public services. www.euser-eu.org
Commissioned as a sub contractor to deliver studies contributing to the Next steps in developing Information Society Services in the New Member States; The case of eLearning in Malta for the ICEG European Center and the Commission,
Contract nr. 150342-2005-F1ED-HU.
We have also recently completed studies for MeAc - Measuring Progress of eAccessibility in Europe through Empirica Gmbh. http://www.eaccessibility-progress.eu/
Commissioned as a sub contractor by Emprica to deliver Malta's contribution to a European study aimed towards collating and analysing existing statistics, data sources, studies and reports on eHealth in the EU, Norway, Iceland, the US and Canada. The study identified best practices in the measurement and gathering of data related to eHealth indicators, and to provide a framework for potential future international measurement efforts.
EC Contract No. 30-CE-0160355/00-37
http://www.ehealth-era.org
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