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• Great-IST
• Aims at
• integration of Central and Eastern European
  countries
• convergence of their IST policies within EU
  activities

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• Great-IST goals
• Bring together the IST research stakeholders of
  target countries and of other European countries
  
• Share visions and experience in implementing the
  Information Society
• Contribute towards harmonisation of IST research
  priorities
• Enhancing co-operation in the broader area of the
  "Great European East" with a view to gradual
  integration at a pan-European level.

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Great-IST Target Countries

• Great-IST target countries are
• Western Balkans
• Newly Independent States
• Associated Candidate Countries.

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• The target countries are invited to
• Share their experience and visions on RTD in IST
  
• Facilitate enhanced cooperation for a gradual
  integration of RTD policies in IST in line with
  the Lisbon Agenda
• Contribute towards the development of RTD
  institutional and communication infrastructure
  promoting international cooperation in IST
• Intensify efforts, at a national level, in
  supporting the development of required research
  capabilities.

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Project activities 3 Working Groups, composed by
experts, each addressing a specific area of IST
research system in the target countries

• WG1 - Developing institutional infrastructure in
  support of IST research and establishing
  effective communication with IST stakeholders
• WG2 - Gradual harmonisation in RTD policies and
  convergence of priorities in IST
• WG3 - Linking research and business (particularly
  SMEs)

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• Involved stakeholders
• Science and research centres
• Universities
• Governments
• Institutional bodies
• Industrial associations
• Private companies
• Policy makers

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Project results
Great-IST Position Paper political document to
be widespread to governmental entities and
ministerial bodies paving the way to future
international cooperation in IST
Great-IST Final Report recommendations for a an
enlarged cooperation between the target countries
in the framework of EU programs in IST in the
future
Great-IST FINAL CONFERENCE
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How to contribute to this initiative?

• Support the Great-IST debate !
• Become involved in this high level trans-national
  platform
• Support the decision making process for IST RTD
  in your country
• Become an actor of this cooperation framework
• Take part in the project survey
• download the survey at www.great-ist.org!

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Great-IST partners role TESEO Sprl Project
coordinator (Belgium) Great-IST administrative
and financial coordinator CEI - Central European
Initiative (Italy) Intergovernmental framework
comprising Old Member states, New Member States,
Associated Candidate Countries, Western Balkans
and Newly Independent States SBRA - Slovenian
Business and Research Association (Belgium) Link
between the business and research communities
ECPD - European Centre for Peace and Development
(Serbia and Montenegro) International and
regional centre with extensive experience in RTD
policy formulation in the project target countries
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Contact and info

• Mauro Bianchi
• (Project coordinator)
• mbianchi_at_teseo.be
• Lara Tassan Zanin
• tassanzanin_at_cei-es.org

Please visit www.Great-IST.org
Thank you for your attention !
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