Kick of meeting EAST HORIZON and EECA-2-HORIZON projects Greece, on 20-21 February 2014
Kick of meeting EAST HORIZON and EECA-2-HORIZON projects Greece, on 20-21 February 2014Dr. Tofig Babayev, Director of R.I.T.A. ICT NCP Azerbaijan and representatives of R.I.T.A. Khalida Melikova and Sevinj Babayeva took part in the joint Kick-off Meeting of the two EU funded ICT projects took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 20-21 February 2014.
The two projects are: "Fostering Dialogue and Cooperation between the EU and EECA in the HORIZON 2020 perspective - EAST-HORIZON”, bringing together 14 countries, including 3 EU (Greece-2?? and Italy) and 11 EECA countries (Azerbaijan represented by R.I.T.A.); and "Bringing the EU-EECA cooperation and policy dialogue in ICT in the HORIZON 2020 era – EECA-2-HORIZON", bringing together 10 countries, including 2 EU (France and Germany) and 8 EECA countries (Azerbaijan represented by R.I.T.A.).
These projects make a logical follow-up of the previous FP7 ICT projects, which have been implemented since 2009 (currently one project is at the final phase), namely: EXTEND, SCUBE-ICT, ISTOK-SOYUZ and PICTURE.
The projects are support actions in international cooperation targeting EECA countries. They will inspire ideas and influence policies to help so the dialogue between the EU and the EECA leading to the best possible benefits for both sides and in parallel will support the organisations from the two sides to prepare successful proposals for joint projects, the tangible result of a successful cooperation.