Co-operation

incrEAST provides information about the scope and objectives of international co-operation in research, science and technology between Uzbekistan and EECA countries, EU Member States and associated countries as well as about further opportunities for enhanced networking.

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Scope and objectives of the international cooperation of Uzbekistan

The legislative basis of International S&T cooperation of the Republic of Uzbekistan included more than 50 Interstate and Intergovernmental agreements. Establishment of international scientific links is stipulated by necessity of support of researches carried out in the country, creation of favorable conditions for bringing of Uzbekistan to the world scientific and technological community.

Co-operation with EECA-countries

Cooperation with EECA-countries is carried out within the framework of bilateral and multilateral S&T programs. For example, in 2007 two Collaborative Calls for joint fundamental research projects have been organized in the framework of programs “Uzbekistan-Russia’2008” and “Uzbekistan –Ukraine’2008”. Multilateral cooperation with EECA-countries is carried out within programs of INTAS, INCO FP6/FP7, STCU, CRDF, etc.

Co-operation with EU-member states and associated countries

Partnership links have been established with ministries & agencies of most of the EU counties and international S&T foundations. Uzbek scientists participate in collaborative programmes with EU and other countries, in the calls of INTAS, INCO (previously), Science Committee of NATO, Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU) and others. During 2007 Uzbek scientists have participated in following international projects: NATO – 20 projects with total funds of 1 mln. EURO, STCU – 36 projects (5, 7 mln. EURO), INTAS – 30 projects (0, 8 mln. EURO) and other 9 projects (1,4 mln. EURO).

EU –funded co-operation /projects

In 2008, Uzbek scientists participated in the following international projects:

NATO: 3 projects with total funds of 97600 US Dollars, CRDF : 4 projects with total funs of 1 072 847 US Dollars, STCU: 12 projects with total funds of 2 690 368 US Dollars, INTAS: 13 projects with total funds of 615 213 US Dollars, FP 7: 2 projects with total funds of 65 000 EURO.

Further co-operation

The basis of the country’s scientific and technical policy is the creation of maximum favourable economic and legal conditions for increasing the efficiency of fundamental and applied research, design work and innovative activities that promote the renewal of branches of the economy, increasing their efficiency to achieve a new level of energy and protection of the environment.

Source: IUCP-T
last update: 22.04.2009