1. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
“International cooperation in IST is a means towards the global competitiveness of the European IST industry”
IST Specific Program Decision

2. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Objectives
Strengthening business cooperation
Accelerating NAS integration
Achieving global consensus
Accessing best technological know-how
Coping with the IT-skill shortage
Closing the Digital Divide

3. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Activities
Accompanying measures for - Matchmaking - Training-related activities
Global interconnection of networks
Funding arrangements
Promotion of programs with industrial or social impact

4. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Accompanying measures /1
NAS - Action Line (8.1.6)
50 proposals requesting M€ 12 proposals retained, recommending for M€
+20 requests for extension of ongoing IST projects
Knowledge transfer about IST mechanisms
Knowledge transfer about processes and business models
Awareness-raising
Training activities related to the IT-skill shortage issue
“Sub-regional” coverage
IT skills: the focus is on tools towards integration of NAS teams:
- most projects have a knowledge tranfer dimension (west-to-east) particularly BALPORTS-IT, ROBEAST, EASIST, EMERGE, EVIKINGS, NASTEC, TRAINIT
- EVIKINGS, NASTEC, TRAINIT have a specific "IT Training" dimension
-Most projects have an awareness raising dimension either through help/advice , training or the delivery of news particularly
E-MUNIS, IDEALIST, EMI
Geographical focus: Balkan and Baltic

5. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
NAS success rate in IST after 5 calls
NAS participation in IST after 5 calls

6. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Accompanying measures /2
ROW - Action Line (8.1.7)
43 proposals requesting M€ 14 proposals retained, recommending for M€
Training activities related to the IT-skill shortage issue
Networking of the “excellence” in the US, Canada, etc.
Market-development networks with emerging economies
“Regional” coverage (emphasis on China and Latin America)
IT skills
One project is testing an internet based solution to IT skills (programming) shortage ADONIS (geographical focus: NIS)
One project deals with training and knowledge transfer (geographical focus: central asia)
Market development Tools
(networking with developed countries and general business developement)
ISTEC(Canada), ECCITE (china) , EMMI (US), HERMES, IST CHINA (china),
Geographical focus:
China: 6 projects: IST CHINA , ECCITE, PEACE, CENNET, CHEERIO, E-EUCHINA
Central asia: 2 projects, HERITAGENET, EUCAIS

7. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Support to Global Connectivity
10 M€ M€
10 M€

8. International Cooperation in the IST Programme 10 M€ so far
Funding arrangements
Getting funding organizations in third-countries to fund their local participants with no additional evaluation
Brazil: 3 M€
Quebec: 2 M€
IDB, Argentina, Mexico: 4.5 M€ but pre-check
Singapore and Taiwan in FP6
Turkey: M€ Tübitak funds for industry and academia
10 M€ so far

9. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Promotion of programs with industrial or social impact (Asia IT&C, ...)
To accompany RTD with:
Pilot projects of industrial value downstream
Exploitation and take-up in emerging economies
Technology transfer
Access to IT-skilled human resources
Provide a better regulatory framework
75 M€ - over 100 M€ more to come!

10. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Programs with industrial or social impact
TACIS Russia 20 M€?
CARDS Balkans ?
ASIA IT&C +5 M€
EUMEDIS 45 M€ M€?
@LIS M€
ASIA IT&C 25 M€

11. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
SOCIO - ECONOMIC IMPACT
SEEISM ?
The SEEISM Strategy
(South Eastern Europe IS Measure) : ?
RESEARCH FUNDS
Turkish Tübitak Other agencies?
RTD Projects
Accompanying Measures
e.g. TRAIN-IT, InterBIT, SEEISSM
Thematic Networks
e.g. SEED
IST-INCO
Action Line & 7
(Co-operation with NAS & with 3rd Countries)

12. International Cooperation in the IST Programme
Future priorities in the Balkan region:
Integrating the candidate countries & improving IT skills e.g. reinforced action plan for capacity building,
project extensions, training measures,
and linking in with eEurope+
Creation of an international cooperation environment:
e.g. connection of GEANT, funding arrangements
Work towards ... SEEISM