15/02/2006

The new online database of the European project ERA WESTBALKAN (http://www.westbalkanresearch.net/), in which the National documentation Centre is participating, offers the possibility to find partners from countries of the Western Balkans in order to jointly submit proposals in all the priority topics of the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and the implementation of research projects.

The project is co-funded by the 6th Framework Programme for Research of the European Commission ("Specific International Scientific Cooperation Activities (INCO)" programme) and concerns the creation of a network of information centres/national contact points for countries of the Western Balkans. Also participating, are organisations from six countries (Austria, Greece, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro), with the Austrian FFG/BIT centre as coordinator.

The online database includes information on universities, institutes and enterprises that are active in the research and technology sector, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro.

The interested parties can search for partners based on the scientific field of interest, the type of organisation, the country as well as keywords. The search results include information about the profile of the organisations, their fields of action and their previous experience in European and international research programmes, as well as contact details.

Source: EKT