Project description Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-Infrastructures Show the project objective Hide the project objective The South Caucasus countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are linked to the pan European research backbone GEANT with only limited capacities which constitutes a major blocking factor to consolidate the potential of the region and to establish stronger links with the scientific community of the EU. The establishment of high speed connections between the South Caucasus countries and to GEANT will both introduce new technologies and services to the Information Society in those countries and be an important step towards the integration of those countries' scientific potential to the European infrastructure. The Black Sea Interconnection (BSI) project with the participation of ULAKBIM, GRNET, CEENET,DANTE, GRENA, AZRENA and Academia of Science aims to setup and operate such a network among South Caucasus countries.A number of projects funded by EC and NATO have contributed to the development of e-Societies and the networking infrastructure in the region. These projects served the dissemination of research networking knowledge and constitution of regional Information Society by creating a human network in the region. Besides, the limited connection capacities among the NRENs and to GEANT harden the consolidation of regional scientific potential and they are inadequate for involving in scientific strategies and working groups of GEANT project.The BSI project intends bridging the digital divide that exists between the South Caucasus countries and Europe by establishing a regional research and education network in the region and connecting it to GEANT. Project involves development of strategies for interconnecting the existing infrastructures in the region, realization of the connections and supplying operational support for the established network. In addition, BSI will contribute to the integration of South Caucasus scientific potential to Europe by successfully disseminating the infrastructure and promoting the IST projects in South Caucasus countries Programme(s) FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures Topic(s) INFRA-2007-3.0-03 - Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-Infrastructures Call for proposal FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU EU contribution € 1 153 600,00 Address Ataturk Bulvari 221 06100 Ankara Türkiye See on map Region Batı Anadolu Ankara Ankara Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Murat Soysal (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Armenia EU contribution € 27 704,00 Address 24 MARSHAL BAGHRAMIAN AVENUE 375019 Yerevan See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vladimir Sahakyan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN NETWORKING ASSOCIATION Austria EU contribution € 39 149,00 Address Carol I 11 700506 Iasi See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Jacek Gajewski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data AZERBAIJAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS ASSOCIATION Azerbaijan EU contribution € 27 704,00 Address ISTIQLALIYAT STREET 6 1001 BAKU See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Elchin Aliyev (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION Georgia EU contribution € 37 251,00 Address 10 CHOVELIDZE STREET 0108 Tbilisi See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Ramaz Kvatadze (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Greece EU contribution € 92 006,00 Address LEOFOROS KIFISIAS 7 11523 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Yannis Mitsos (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEANT LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 22 586,00 Address 126-130 HILLS ROAD CITY HOUSE CB2 1PQ Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David West (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data