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 - February 2012

  EGI-InSPIRE - EGI-Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Research in Europe

  EGI-InSPIRE  is a four-year project helping to establish the European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) as an e-infrastructure to support research and innovation in Europe. EGI-InSPIRE is a collaborative effort involving dozens of partners in Europe and beyond. The project is co-funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme (contract number: RI-261323) to help lay down the EGI operational and support processes, as well as to build a sustainable e-infrastructure, independent from project cycles.
  [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/1329.php)
   
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  topic  | Database of the Month – February 2012

  NanoArchive

  The Nano Archive is part of the ICPC NanoNet project, funded by the EU under FP7. It brings together partners from the EU, China, India and Russia and aims to provide wider access to published nanoscience research and opportunities for collaboration between scientists in the EU and International Cooperation Partner Countries.
  
  [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/1335.php)