Communication

With regard to communication activities, the Partnership is promoted to increase public awareness of the Programme and of the EU's part in it, while encouraging the public's active involvement.

This aim is the fourth Specific Objective of the Communication Plan: "…a creation of a robust Communication Partnership and Organisation of Events on the Ground on a national, regional and sub-regional level. In addition to the above, the Partnership, by making the opportunities offered by the EU as widely available as possible, aims to organise the demand for research and innovation to create, from a broader viewpoint, a robustCommunication Network for Research and Innovationcapable of contributing towards the development of the European Research area on a regional level.

By serving professionals and European citizens, Communication Partnership activities aim to promote and support systemic measures articulated as follows: 

• A network of information and support centres bringing the public closer to Institutions as a result of an information service on the Programme's activities within the Cohesion Policy context

• Events on the ground aiming to promote public awareness towards a more active form of European citizenship and promoting sustainable development through participative planning

To actively participate in the NOP for Research and Competitiveness 2007-2013 Communication Partnership please complete the Online form [aa1] .