EECA countries ICT research priorities By integrating the work done by the Cluster Projects (SCUBE-ICT, ISTOK SOYUZ and EXTEND) the ICT R&D priorities of the addressed Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries for the period 2011-2015 were identified. The priorities have been identified following consultation with more than 120 ICT R&D stakeholders in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as during... Read more

ISTOK-SOYUZ Final Conference - 7 June 2011, Moscow (RU) The ISTOK-SOYUZ Final Conference was held in Moscow, Russia on June 7, 2011. The discussion topics included: the results of the project and sustainability; the future prospects of the cooperation among EU and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries in ICT R&D area in the framework of FP7 and future EU R&D programmes the coordination of the EECA counties' national initiatives... Read more

EXTEND Regional Final Conference "The way forward for the Information Society in the Eastern Europe and South Caucasus countries: Priorities and Challenges" 16-17 June 2011 - Tbilisi, Georgia. The Conference addressed Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) stakeholders such as leading researchers and experts from academia and industry and representatives of Ministries from the Eastern Europe and Southern Caucasus (EES... Read more

Success stories of EU-EECA collaboration The European Commission is trying to strengthen the scientific and technological co-operation with the Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries, aiming firstly to restore and reinforce their research capacity and secondly to integrate them in the European Research Area. The 7th Framework Programme (FP7) comprises one of the main instruments that are exploited towards this direction, as internatio... Read more