EUROPA
CALL
Call for proposals — Joint Harmonised European Union Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys 2014/C 113/07. The Commission is launching a call for proposals (reference ECFIN 2014 001/A4) for carrying out surveys, as part of the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys, in the 28 EU Member States and in the candidate countries: Iceland, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey. The programme is designed to gather information on the state of the economies in the EU Member States and Candidate Countries, in order to be able to compare their business cycles for EMU (Economic and Monetary Union) management purposes. It has become an indispensable tool in the EMU economic surveillance process, as well as for general economic policy purposes. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2014.113.01.0027.01.ENG

EU-China Research and Innovation Partnership. Deadline: 23.05.2014 Budget 4,000,000 EUR https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1397180276530&do=publi.welcome&NBPUBLILIST=15&SEARCHTYPE=RS&ORDERBY=upd&AOFR=135587&ORDERBYAD=Desc&userlanguage=en

COFUND – CO-FUNDING OF REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2014 Deadline 2014-10-02 Budget €80,000,000 Main Pillar Excellent Science OJ reference: OJ C361 of 11 December 2013 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-msca-cofund-2014.html

Ex-ante advertisement for call for tender up to 60.000 €: Trainings courses on topics related to telecommunication networks and technologies. This publication is made pursuant to Article 124.1 (b) of the Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation that provides for an ex ante publication on the Institutions’ websites of contracts with a value up to 60.000 EUR. Only the candidates invited by the contracting authority to participate in the procedure for awarding this low value contract will be admissible. Purpose of this call for tenders: The European Commission will launch soon a call for tenders for a framework contract in cascade of a maximum value of EUR 60.000 € The purpose of this call for tenders is to deliver in DG CONNECT a series of trainings on telecommunication networks and technologies for a period of four years in accordance with description of the services required included in the annex attached in the link. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/ex-ante-advertisement-call-tender-60000-%E2%82%AC-trainings-courses-topics-related-telecommunication

European Broadband Portal – Study SMART 2014/0015 Call for tenders: 15/04/2014 to 12/05/2014
There are five main objectives of this study based creation of a Portal:
1. To complete and improve the content of the existing basic English version of the European Broadband Portal (EBP; http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/broadband  ) by analysing new studies and other sources of current information on broadband technologies, economies and policies.
2. To translate the short 28 country overview pages in the related country language.
3. In the timeframe of the contract, to update the whole content of the EBP every three months.
4. To design, organise, carry out and evaluate during the first six months of the contract a Best Practice competition for a potential annual EU NGN award.
5. To create an interactive chat room and to provide the technical maintenance of this chat room and the whole Portal during the timeframe of the contract. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/european-broadband-portal-study-smart-20140015

Review of the Scope of Universal Service – Study SMART 2014/0011. Call for tenders: 15/04/2014 to 12/05/2014.The objective of the study is to provide a factual and solid social-economic assessment which will allow, together with data to be collected from NRAs, to decide on whether or not, and how, to change the scope of the universal service at EU level. Budget: €150 000  https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/review-scope-universal-service-%E2%80%93-study-smart-20140011

ITALIA
NEWS
ZFU Carbonia-Iglesias: oltre quattomila le imprese ammesse alle agevolazioni – Approvato – con decreto direttoriale 17 aprile 2014 – l’elenco delle imprese ammesse alle agevolazioni fiscali e contributive in favore delle piccole e micro imprese localizzate nella Zona Franca Urbana dei Comuni della Provincia di Carbonia-Iglesias. Oltre 4.000 le imprese ammesse per un importo complessivo di 124.469.136,48 euro. http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=1&idarea1=593&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=0&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=2263&id=2030565

Contratti di sviluppo: in pubblicazione il decreto di riforma – Ridefiniti criteri e modalità per la concessione delle agevolazioni. L’obiettivo è quello di assicurare una maggiore coerenza dello strumento agevolativo dei contratti di sviluppo al contesto socio-economico attuale, e di semplificare e accelerare le procedure. http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=0&id=2030581&idarea1=620&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=3,20&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=3730  

Banda ultralarga: la Puglia investe 61 mln di euro.La Regione Puglia partecipa all’attuazione del Progetto strategico Banda Ultralarga del Mise con un bando – pubblicato il 26 marzo –  per estendere il servizio di connettività internet ultraveloce a 45 comuni dove risiedono 1.480.000 cittadini e 40 aree produttive e industriali. La nuova rete ottica avrà un’estensione di 1.800 Km e la sua messa in opera occuperà circa 500 persone per i primi tre anni. Il bando è finanziato con oltre 61 milioni dalla Regione e prevede il contributo del vincitore nella misura del 30% almeno degli investimenti. http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=1&idarea1=593&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=0&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=2263&id=2030476

Bando investimenti innovativi Campania: termini per la presentazione delle domande.Le domande per l’accesso alle agevolazioni in favore di programmi di investimento finalizzati al rilancio industriale delle aree di crisi della Campania potranno essere presentate a partire dal 19 maggio e sino al 30 giugno 2014. http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=1&idarea1=593&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=0&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=2263&id=2030575

Contratti di sviluppo: in pubblicazione il decreto di riforma. Ridefiniti criteri e modalità per la concessione delle agevolazioni.L’obiettivo è quello di assicurare una maggiore coerenza dello strumento agevolativo dei contratti di sviluppo al contesto socio-economico attuale, e di semplificare e accelerare le procedure. http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=0&id=2030581&idarea1=620&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=3,20&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=3730

Con decreto direttoriale 23 gennaio 2014, pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n.24 del 30 gennaio 2014, è stato adottato il bando per l’attuazione dell’intervento in favore delle micro e piccole imprese localizzate nelle Zone Franche Urbane (ZFU) della Regione Siciliana di cui al Decreto interministeriale del 10 aprile 2013.Con decreto direttoriale 4 marzo 2014 il bando è stato rettificato relativamente alla Zona franca urbana di Sciacca http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&viewType=0&id=2030006&idarea1=1972&idarea2=0&idarea3=0&idarea4=0&andor=AND&sectionid=3,20&andorcat=AND&partebassaType=0&idareaCalendario1=0&MvediT=1&showMenu=1&showCat=1&showArchiveNewsBotton=0&idmenu=3693

Remote sensing services management and control of the system Telaer – Italy. Contract notice: Custody of remote sensing services to the functional integrated system of management and control and other remote sensing services and management of the system telaer Italy http://www.rivistageomedia.it/20140429389/gare-estero/remote-sensing-services-management-and-control-of-the-system-telaer.html

MEF – mappe catastali. Gara Per L’affidamento Dei Servizi Di Acquisizione E Georeferenziazione Delle Mappe Originali Di Impianto Del Catasto Terreni. Lotto 1 Sud-isole – Cig 5669172cb8; Lotto 2 Centro-nord – Cig 566918791a.RANK 11470296 Scadenza 20 Mag 2014 – Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze http://www.tesoro.it/bandi/bandi-di-gara/2014/bando_0017.html

Digitization of photographic collection of newer buildings greek cities of the directorate of the national monuments record and information system – Greece. Contract notice: The greece of the 1970s in black background digitization of photographic collection of newer buildings greek cities of the directorate of the national monuments record and information system management and disposal of the relevant archival material. http://www.rivistageomedia.it/20140429391/gare-estero/digitization-of-photographic-collection-of-newer-buildings-greek-cities-of-the-directorate-of-the-national-monuments-record-and-information-system-greece.html

Implementation of geographic information system application with adjustment of the reference service systems, geodetic data bases – Poland. Contract notice for Processing resources and records, and the purchase and implementation of geographic information system application with adjustment of the reference service systems, geodetic data bases and conducting training for the project creation of spatial information system. http://www.rivistageomedia.it/20140429388/gare-estero/processing-resources-and-records-and-the-purchase-and-implementation-of-geographic-information-system-application-with-adjustment-of-the-reference-service-systems-geodetic-data.html