ICT-WEB-PROMS
The EU funded project ICT-WEB-PROMS, "Promoting ICT cooperation opportunities and policy dialogue with the Western Balkan Countries" took up its activities in January 2009. Partners from all countries of the Western Balkans are working together with EU partners from Italy, Greece and URSIT Ltd., Bulgaria; they will address all players in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) interested in using or developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to increase their capacity for participation in European ICT research and bringing innovation to the market.
In the project, URSIT has developed a training programme for participation in the ICT Programme of the European Commission's seventh Framework Programme that is used in workshops and road shows in the whole area of the Western Balkan countries, including small cities. More technically oriented regional workshops create understanding for the technology of the ICT FP7 Programme emphasising areas of interest to both the Western Balkans and the EU. The interactive web portal of the ICT-WEB-PROMS project allows publication of ideas, finding partners in the EU and is the place for direct communication. Increased participation of organizations from WBC in FP7 is expected, leading eventually to higher competitiveness in the region.
More information is available at http://www.ict-web-proms.eu/.