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Welcome to CISTRANA,

the European initiative for the Coordination of IST Research and National Activities

The strategic aim of Cistrana is to achieve coordination of national ICT programmes with each other and with European RTD programmes in the ICT sector in order to improve the impact of all RTD efforts in Europe and to reinforce European ICT competitiveness.

Main objectives
Activities resulting from CISTRANA are focused on a number of interconnected objectives:

  • Develop a map of the national research landscape in the area of IST
  • Pinpoint research topics and strategic themes where cooperation is essential
  • Establish sustainable mechanisms including common methodologies and procedures to set up transnational coordination initiatives between several Member and Associated  States

The Core Outputs of the project will be:

  • a public IST Research Portal, which allows to access a wide range of information on research activities
  • structures essential to achieve a high degree of research integration
  • a common basis for policy making and structuring research activities in the ERA
  • sustainable forums for national programme managers to interact
  • promotion of trans-national coordination activities

The methodology follows a step-by-step approach:

  • Systematic data collection and exchange of information
  • Analysis of collected information and exchange of best practices
  • Concentration on strategic themes and development of joint procedures
  • Implementation of trans-national research activities

Cistrana is a project initiated by a European Research Area (ERA) working group of Member and Associated States.

The project CISTRANA ended officially on 31 July 2008!

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 News
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Presentations available !!! 
12.09.2008

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 Events
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9 April 2009

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 Publications
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New !!!
National ICT R&D Funding Programmes around the EU -

New !!!
Revised ICT ERA taxonomy 

Available now: 
EU ICT R&D Landscape  - Report on National Priorities and Programmes
Workshop material available
Consolidated Impact Assessment of IST ERA projects 
Cistrana Flyer