RTD cooperation with future EU Member States
Entitled "Cooperation in research and technology with the new Member States of the European Union", the workshop will refer in particular to the Fourth Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration and the possibilities it offers for cooperation with the new members and, to a lesser extent, with Switzerland.
A Commission representative will present the Community framework for the participation of third countries and international organizations. Representatives from the Swedish R&D Council, the Research Council of Norway, the Technology Development Centre in Finland, the Bureau for International Research and Technological Cooperation in Austria, and the Swiss Association of Machinery Manufacturers will present their specific national research and technology structures.
The following topics will be discussed:
- National experience in specific technological fields;
- National administrative structures;
- National promotional measures in R&D, with particular relevance to participation in EU programmes;
- Contacts for partnership.
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