strategy
Fostering collaboration among professional organizations
Synonyms:
Encouraging collaboration among research institutionsStrengthening networks of scientific institutions
Implementation:
In the case of UNESCO existing research networks, especially in the social sciences, are strengthened and restructured in order to make them more representative geographically and scientifically and to develop working relations between them. New networks are also created in regions where they are not plentiful.The 11 countries in line to join the European Union (EU) early in the next millennium have signed "association" agreements giving them full access to the Fifth (1999-2002) Framework Programme of European Community (EC) research activities before accession. This new stage will allow research institutes, universities and businesses from these countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia) to participate in the programme under exactly the same conditions as entities from the Member States. For researchers and engineers from these countries, these agreements open up access to research programmes with a budget of almost euro 15 billion between 1999 and 2002.
Broader:
Strengthening researchPromoting collaborationStrengthening institutionsPromoting research cooperationPromoting professional interestsExpanding scientific information networks Facilitates:
Supporting professional associations Organizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Programme for the Development of Communication United Nations Development Programme United Nations Office at Vienna Centre for Social Science Research and Documentation for the Arab Region, Cairo Asia-Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences Research Libraries Group United Nations Population Fund Subjects:
Social Activity → Professions→ Networks
Research, Standards → Research
Science → Science
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
