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CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development offers interactive web facilities meant to link researchers, policymakers, managers and key players in the field of research. In the past, it was also the web portal that published FP7 calls. This changed in 2011, when the new Participant Portal was launched.

ERAWATCH® provides information on national research policies, structures, programmes and organisations. The aim of this service is to support policy making in the research field in Europe, by facilitating a better knowledge and understanding of national research systems, policies and the environments in which they operate. Currently 43 countries are covered. With the service's evolution regional and other coverage is expected to increase over time

The European Commission's new Participant Portal became the single authoritative website for the publication of FP7 calls in 2011. Calls are no longer published on CORDIS. The Participant Portal is now the entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects, and hosts all services for managing proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. Currently the portal covers mainly actions under the 7th EU-Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7). In the future, its coverage will be extended to other programmes in the area of research and innovation.

The European Union has developed international scientific cooperation (INCO) over the last 25 years to address the needs and opportunities of an interconnected world, and to contribute to peace and prosperity for European citizens. Europe wants to play a leading role in the world’s research arena and help build a safe future.

Ideal-ist addresses ICT companies and research organisations worldwide wishing to find project partners for a participation in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission (2007-2013). Ideal-ist offers a unique and quality-labelled Partner Search and other services helping to ease participation in FP7. 

Many issues related to electronic communications and media are of common concern to countries around the world. The EU cooperates with many countries and international organisations to represent Europe's interests and actively promote the benefits of the Information Society and cultural diversity to all people.

Find the contact details of the International Cooperation (INCO) National Contact Points in the EU Member States.

The objective of ICT research under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is to improve the competitiveness of European industry – as well as to enable Europe to master and shape the future developments of these technologies so that the demands of its society and economy are met.

An ambitious action plan for a digital economy.

incrEAST is an information platform designed to:

• help intensify international cooperation in science and technology between the European Union and the countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus,
• facilitate the networking of research organisations, policy stakeholders and individuals from these regions, and
• promote scientific and research policy dialogue between countries of the target regions and EU Member States.

Tempus is the EU programme that supports the modernisation of higher education in the partner countries of the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.

The website of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan.

Cutting edge news about the Armenian ICT sector.

CEENGINE project aims at enforcing and stimulating Central and Eastern European Networking Association (CEENet) activities related to the creation, incubation and development of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Central, Eastern, Southern Europe and Central Asia. With CEENGINE support it is expected that the Association engages more intensively and aggressively in supporting, developing NRENs in the areas which are both complementary to and enabling towards GEANT3.

This document has been created by Public fund "Internet" of Tajikistan with support by the Open Society Institute – Assistance Foundation of Tajikistan. It presents an evaluation of various factors that identify information readiness of Tajikistan for participation in the networked world.