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INCITE (Indian Networks Co-operation in Information Society Technology
with Europe) wants to facilitate R&D cooperation between India
and Europe in the IT sector. Its mission is to spread awareness
on the access to the IST funding programme of the European Commission
to the Indian IT community and to support the creation of a National
Contact Point (NCP) as a permanent body linking the IT community
of India to the activities of the IST programme.
The INCITE project started in June 2005 and will run until May
2007, with three ambitious objectives:
- Helping Indian organisations access and benefit from the EU
funding to research in the ICT sector
- Promoting IT co-operation at research level between India
and the European Union
- Setting up a permanent platform for co-operation between India
and the European Union
INCITE is brought together by a consortium of highly reputed
organisations. The lead European partner is TESEO (Technical Support
for European Organisations) and the lead Indian partner is ITSMA
(Interactive Technology, Software and Media Association). The
other participants are INNOST (Italy), GAIA (Spain), MHEST (Ministry
of Higher Education, Science and Technology) - Slovenia, IIT-b
(Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore), IISc (Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore) and C-DAC(Center for Development of Advanced
Computer).
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help
European organisations find a complementing Indian partner for
research projects in the ICT sector. In turn INCITE provides assistance
on issues related to calls, submitting proposals, project management,
financial reporting, and practical tips for Indian organisations
that wish to access European funding on research.
