Eastern Europe Partnership Event (Bucharest, Romania, November 7-8, 2011)

On 7-8 November 2011 the Policy-Makers and National Representatives from 22 countries have gathered at the Eastern Europe Partnership Event to deliberate on the enhancement and sustainability of E-Infrastructures in Eastern Europe. The event was hosted by National Authority for Scientific Research of Romania in collaboration with RoEduNet and the EC funded projects SEERA-EI, GÉANT, HP-SEE and CEENGINE.

The Eastern Europe Partnership event builds on the significant impact of past and current well-coordinated EC co-funded projects in the field of e-Infrastructures and services. “The decade-long collaboration of the countries in the region regarding e-Infrastructure issues has greatly helped the local scientists and technology/infrastructure providers, as well as the European Commission’s vision of bridging the digital divide and supporting wider pan-European integrations of the region and beyond. I am confident that this collaboration will continue with full support of the beneficiary communities, the national governments, and the EC.”, says Dr. Ognjen Prnjat, coordinator of SEERA-EI and HP-SEE projects.

The Eastern Europe Partnership Event provided an opportunity for all stakeholders of E-Infrastructures in the region to meet and obtain better international visibility. The goal of the event was to increase awareness, in order countries in the region to obtain tighter European inclusion and ways of securing better national support in the development of E-Infrastructure and services.

The event was attended by politicians, civil servants, managers of National Research & Education Networks, R&D advisors, e-Infrastructure experts, heads of universities and research institutions by countries from southern eastern European border.

Republic of Moldova at the event was represented by Ion Tighineanu, vice president Academy of Scienes of Moldova, by the academician Andrei Andries, RENAM President, by Igor Cojocaru, director of Information Society Development Institute, by Dr. Peter Bogatencov, RENAM deputy director and Angela Dastic, the Minister advisor of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communication.

To view the agenda of the Eastern Europe Partnership Event, click here:
http://www.terena.org/activities/development-support/epe/agenda.html

To download the presentations form the event, please visit the EPE home page.
http://www.terena.org/activities/development-support/epe/index.php