Information Methodical Workshop "S&T cooperation between Belarus and EU in Information and Communication Technologies: opportunities and prospects" (Minsk, 2 December 2010)

On 2 December 2010 the State Committee for Science and Technology jointly with Institute of System Analysis and National Information Point of the EU 7 Framework Programme for Research, Technology and Development (FP7) will carry out an Information Methodical Workshop “S&T cooperation between Belarus and EU in Information and Communication Technologies: opportunities and prospects” in Minsk. It will be held with support of the “SCUBE-ICT” FP7 project (“Strategic Cooperation in Ukraine, Belarus and EU in Information and Communication Technologies”). In the Workshop, the SCUBE-ICT partners and EU experts will take part.

The purpose of the action is to improve Belarus international S&T cooperation in ICT by

• involving in FP7 projects those national R&D organizations which have experience of international S&T cooperation;
• arranging direct contacts with EU experts in ICT;
• increasing competencies in international proposal drafting and implementation.

The tasks of the Workshop are as follows:

1. Dissemination of information about the current opportunities of S&T cooperation with the EU within FP7;
2. Dissemination of information about the new Work Programme “Information and Communication Technologies” for 2011-2012 and topics of the currently open 7th Call for proposals in ICT, as well as about the existing instruments and services which can help in arranging an international cooperation with the EU member states, including partner search services;
3. Arranging direct contacts with EU experts in different thematic areas of ICT, networking and personal consultations;
4. Improving personal skills of participants needed for successful inclusion in international cooperation.

To take part in the Workshop, active and potential participants and organizers of international S&T collaboration in ICT are invited.

The Workshop will be held on 2 December 2010 in the Rector’s House, Belarusian State University, 5a Bobrujskaya str. The Workshop starts at 9.30, registration — from 9.00. Participation if free-of-charge.

Working languages — Russian, English (simultaneous translation will be arranged).

Preliminary registration is carried out till 26 November 2010 by email: smirnova@belisa.org.by, fax +375 17 2032486 (Svetlana Smirnova) or by post: BelISA, 7, Pobediteley ave., 220004 Minsk, Belarus.

The questions about the Workshop could be addressed to Tatyana Lyadnova, tel. +375 17 2031016, (29) 3359868.

•  Programme  (by 30 November 2010)

Information materials:

1.   Overview of the EU-EECA ICT Cluster — SCUBE-ICT project results / achievements
   Mr Kostas BOUGIOUKLIS, Q-PLAN North Greece, SCUBE-ICT project coordinator  
2.   Participation of the Belarusian delegation in ICT'2010 (in Russian)
   
   Dr Tatyana Lyadnova, FP7 ICT NCP, Belarus
   Sergey Gaponenko, Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
3.   Report at the National Supervisory Board of Belarusian NREN BASNET (9 November 2010)
   Uladzimir Anishchanka, Deputy General Director UIIP NASB
4.   Introduction to FP7 ICT Work Programme 2011-12, ICT Call 7
   Bent Egebart, Whyse aps
5.   New funding opportunities (next FP7 calls — ICT, ERA-WIDE, etc.), practical advices and support tools — Idealist2011 (in Russian)
   Dr Tatyana Lyadnova, FP7 ICT NCP, Belarus
6.   New features and tools to support Belarusian organizations in the EU: the services provided by a cluster of projects EECA-ICT (in Russian)
   Dr Alexander A. Uspenskiy, Director of the Republican Centre for Technology Transfer, ISTOK-SOUYZ project partner 

 Photos of the Workshop 09.12.2010.