The Fifth RTD Framework Programme and Swiss participation

A conference on the Fifth RTD Framework Programme will be held in Bern, Switzerland, on 4 December 1998. The conference is organised by the Swiss Federal Office for Education and Science with the aim of addressing all aspects of the Programme in the particular context of Switzerland and will be targeted at decision-makers in the political, scientific and economic domains.

Key features of the conference will include an address by the Director-General of the European Commission's DG XII for science, research and development, Jorma Routti, who will open the event with a presentation on the objectives and content of the Fifth RTD Framework Programme. Presentations will address questions such as the management and structure of the Programme, the particular impacts of the programme on Switzerland and the advantages of participation.

The following will be addressed in detail during the conference:

- Possibilities for Swiss participation in European research programmes;
- The EU Framework Programmes, strategic elements for strategy and practice of research in Swiss industry;
- Implementation and management of the Fifth RTD Framework Programme.
For further information, please contact:

Bundesamt für Bilding und Wissenschaft
Internationale Forschungsprogramme
Isabella Stadler
4 Hallwylstrasse
CH-3003 Bern
Tel. +41-31-3226497; Fax +41-31-3226492
E-mail: isabella.stadler@bbw.admin.ch