Objective An analysis of the results of the INCO-Med Programmes shows that a number of participants from Mediterranean Partner Countries enjoyed moderate success from their involvement in these Programmes. Early surveys show that Mediterranean countries would benefit from an improved understanding of the significance, the content and the participation procedures of the EU RTD programmes. The opening up of FP6 and beyond to participants from this region and the willingness of the European Commission to open the European Research Area to the rest of the word makes this lack of understanding a serious obstacle to achieving the desired integration. One reason for the lack of understanding is the absence of a support infrastructure in most of the Mediterranean countries to aid participation in the FP.In fact only Israel, Turkey, Malta and Cyprus (associated or candidate countries) have such a structure of National Contact Points (NCPs), a structure otherwise lacking among other Mediterranean countries. The proposed project aims specifically to fill this gap by designing and implementing a set of measures for the creation of a fully operational network of Information Points (InPs) in three Mediterranean countries (Morocco, Jordan, and Tunisia) and the further development of an already existing NCP in Turkey. It is envisaged that the results of this project will constitute a valuable benchmarking exercise in the EU's future outreach R&D activities in the Mediterranean region'. Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-B - Mediterranean Partner Countries INCO-E - Strengthening of co-operation with other foreign policy instruments and definition of research priorities Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-COMULTILATRTD/SSA-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE/NHRF EU contribution No data Address Vas. Constantinou, 48 ATHENS Greece See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Serrano 117 MADRID See on map Total cost No data THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY Türkiye EU contribution No data Address Ataturk Bulvari 221, kavaklidere ANKARA See on map Total cost No data THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Jordan EU contribution No data Address Jubiaha AMMAN / AL-JUBAIHA See on map Total cost No data MINISTERE DE L'EDUCATION NATIONALE, DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR, DE LA FORMATION DES CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE Morocco EU contribution No data Address Avenue d'Alger-Hassan 29 BP 4500 HASSAN RABAT See on map Total cost No data MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT Tunisia EU contribution No data Address Lotissement Ennassim HBC 13 Montplaisr TUNIS See on map Total cost No data