Information Day and Working Sessions

on

Information Society with EC and CEEC,Telematics Applications
and Pilot Projects

16-17 February, 1997
Budapest, Hungary

One of the open calls for proposals of the EU 4th RTD Framework Programme provides for the financial assistance of applications in telematics. The budget allocation to the areas of the present Call has been indicated in MECU as follows: public administration (15,5), transport (30), research (10), education and training (9), libraries (10), urban and rural development (2,2), healthcare (30,3), disabled and elderly people (13), environment (1,5), language engineering (21) information engineering (9), and in a separate call: digital services and kiosks (50). Hungarian participants are eligible for the financial assistance of the EU, too. The Information Package, the Workprogramme and other conditions of the participation are documented in detail on the Internet URL:

http://www2.echo.lu/telematics/

where they can be downloaded from, or can be obtained by mail from Brussels by use of the request form downloaded from the same URL.

With respect to the new conditions of participation, as well as to actual Hungarian interests, the National Committee for Technological Development (OMFB) in co-operation with Directorate General XII of the European Commission and with the contribution of the Hungarian ministries and institutions involved will deliver a Regional Information Day on February 17, 1997 with the participation of representatives of R&D groups active in the Southern part of Central and Eastern Europe. The first, plenary part of the programme serves for information. The programme in the afternoon will be kept on in sections under organisation, as follows: transport/environment, healthcare, education/training. Those interested in project formulation with partners from the EU or the region might obtain further information from:

Relating participation and registration

Mr. RICHTER Viktor
MTA SZTAKI
H-1111 Budapest, Kende u. 13-17, Hungary
phone: +36 1 181 0511, +36 1 161 3442
fax: +36 1 186 9378
e-mail: richter@sztaki.hu

Relating preparation of proposals, partner search, information service

Mr. NYERGES Gyula
OMIKK-FEMIRC
H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum u.17, Hungary
phone: + 36 1 138 43 03
fax: +36 1 138 22 32
e-mail: nyerges@omk.omikk.hu

Relating sectorial co-ordination, organisation of sections for the Regional Information Day

Mr. TÓTH Sándor Tibor
OMFB
H-1052 Budapest, Szervita tér 8, Hungary
phone: +36 1 117 5900/2348
fax: +36 1 266 2055
e-mail: sandor.toth@omfb.x400gw.itb.hu

Additional information: On its meeting of January 10, 1997, the Council of OMFB decided to make possible to provide an assistance of up to 10 M HUF for Hungarian applicants who had become partners in a short-listed project of Activity I of the 4th RTD Framework Programme. The Call for proposals and the Information Package have been available at Mr. TÓTH Sándor Tibor. The EU Call for proposals referred above was published in the Official Journal of the EU, on December 17, 1996 (with other programmes beside Telematics: Transport, Biotechnology, Materials Technology, etc.). Among others http://www.cordis.lu on Internet hosts the detailed information.