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10.5. FP6 collaborations
In 1995, Malta was given the possibility of participating in all the specific programmes of
the EU 4th Framework for Research and Technological Development with the
exception of the part of the Training and Mobility Programme related to "Training
through Research". Then, Malta was associated to the 5 th Framework Programme
and is also currently participating in FP6.
But, there are no research projects dealing with nanotechnologies, neither for the
previous FPs nor for FP6 (EoI and partners).
Nevertheless, we can mention the project "eFORESEE" (Exchange of Foresight
Relevant Experiences for Small European and Enlargement Countries (start date
January 2002) :
eFORESEE is a two-year EU funded project aimed at anticipating and responding to the
needs of policy makers, involved in the formulation and implementation of
foresight activities in EU15+ smaller economies and regions. It will define and
highlight the strategic role of foresight in the accession process, and in the integration of
accession states into a European Research Area. eFORESEE will address
decision-making processes involved in setting up foresight activities, as well as the
challenge of managing and implementing specific foresight actions. It will look at the
Knowledge Management needs of foresight and explore the possibility of applying
benchmarking techniques to improve the efficiency of foresight over time. The project
will carry out six pilot foresight actions in three countries: Malta, Cyprus and Estonia.
It will focus its effort on the following domains : Nanotechnology and material
sciences, environmental sciences, biotechnologies in agriculture, aquaculture and
medicine, as well as tourism and cultural heritage.
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