Information Exchange in Science and Technology
between the European Research Area and Eastern Europe/Central Asia/South Caucasus

• 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.

incrEAST provides:

• detailed and up-to-date information about the political development of research and technology in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus,
• information about collaborative projects, programmes and partner organisations, as well as about potential Host Institutions in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus for EU researchers, and
• contact information for local experts.

The platform is geared towards researchers, developers and scientists who are interested in carrying out cross-border research projects, gaining experience in cooperating with the European Union, and conducting further research on the results of joint projects. incrEAST is also aimed at decision-makers in politics and in the private sector.

IncrEAST was initiated and is run by the EU FP7 funded projects IncoNet EECA (Eastern Europe/Central Asia) and IncoNet CA/SC (Central Asia/South Caucasus). Regional correpondents from these projects – experts for the science landscapes and research policies of their countries – regularly update the information provided here. In addition, the Central Information Office of both IncoNets has developed close links with other EU-EECA cooperation projects, which regularly contribute their expertise to this portal.

Featured projects and databases

Every month we feature an EU - Eastern Europe/Central Asia or South Caucasus S&T cooperation project in our category Project of the Month and a project developed database in the category Database of the Month.  Please get in touch with us, if you would like to see your project or database featured here.

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  topic  | Project of the Month - January 2012

  BILAT-UKR

  Ukraine as one of the closest and largest neighbours of the EU has a high potential for scientific and technological development. The BILAT-UKR project, which will end in February 2012, focused on further enhancing the bilateral partnership between Ukraine and the EU based on the agreement by means of concrete initiatives in order to prepare the ground for Ukraine’s association to the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). The project's final conference on 31 January - 1 February 2012 will highlight the accomplishments of the project and offer an outlook on the future cooperation.
  [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/1306.php)
   
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  topic  | Database of the Month - January 2012

  Ukrainian Science and Technology Landscape

  This online publication compiled by the JSO-ERA Project consists of an editorial part presenting Ukrainian RTD potential in 10 priority areas of FP7 and a comprehensive, searchable database with 275 profiles of Ukrainian research teams. The information comprises contact details, descriptions of the institutes, and research fields according to the Frascatti classification and FP7 priorities area. The database also provides predefined search and sort options as well as a full text search for selected fields.
  [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/1305.php)