The document discusses Horizon 2020, a €70 billion European Commission program intended to increase Europe's competitiveness. €15 billion will be utilized by 2015, with €7.8 billion available in 2014 calls. The focus is on disruptive information and communications technologies that alter individual behavior by changing how people interact and socialize. Technologies must meet at least one criterion related to understanding and shaping the digital future or exploring interactions between technology and society. Finding the right consortium partners is challenging, but important for strengthening applications. The consulting firm helps identify core strengths and potential partners to ensure innovative technologies receive needed support.

1. Our field is information and communications technologies
Horizon 2020 is a major undertaking by the European Commission and intended to increase Europe's
competitiveness in the global markets. Total funding for the program is €70 billion of which €15 billion
will be utilized over the first two years, or until 2015 (calls in the 2014 budget alone are worth around
€7.8 billion).
Due to the size of the program, helping all businesses that are interested in exploring this funding
resource is impossible. Our concentration is on information and communications technologies that fall
within the 'disruptive technologies' arena, namely technologies that alter the way individuals behave. In
order for us to be able to help you, your technology must meet at least one the following criteria:
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Change the way people behave, think, interact and socialize as persons, citizens, workers and
consumers.
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Enable the European society to better understand the nature and consequences of these
changes in order to better shape the digital future.
Meet the need to explore the two-way interactions between technology and society in order to
lay foundations for future thinking in ICT and for future regulatory and policy-making activities in
the DAE (Digital Agenda for Europe) areas.
If your technology meets the criteria above and can be classified as disruptive, our team of experts is
more than happy to help you out.
Consortium partner selection
One of the greatest challenges in seeking Horizon 2020 funding is locating the right partners. We work
closely with developers of marketing, Open and Big data solutions worldwide as well as experts in the
marketing and financial fields that may be interested in participating in your project.
Our approach the helping you find the most suitable partners is to first identify your core strengths from
a managerial and technological standpoint. Once we agree that this ought to be the focus of your
involvement in a potential Horizon 2020 call, we will help you:
Reach out to potential partners and engage in actual meetings with them.
Establish the framework within which you and the potential partners will operate.
Ensure that issues regarding intellectual property rights and ownership are properly addressed and
agreed upon.
Having the right partners involved will help strengthen your application and render it believable.
Connecting your venture with larger, more established entities also helps you grow and gain valuable
experience necessary to take your operation forward. Our role is to help you succeed in your
undertaking and ensure that truly innovative technologies get the break they need to help Europe
become more competitive.
© 2014 GC Venture Consulting Limited
gcventureconsulting.com
Reykjavik, Iceland:
[+354] 693 2061
h2020@gcventureconsulting.com