The Fifth RTD Framework Programme and Swiss participation
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