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20/04/2024
The EU-Armenia Partnership Council recognises the impact of the EU4Digital and EaPConnect Projects
At the EU-Armenia Partnership Council’s fifth meeting in Brussels in February 2024, participants reviewed the implementation of their partnership, recognising EU4Digital and EaPConnect, and launched a new EU-Armenia partnership agenda.
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03/04/2024
EU initiative mentoring Georgian women in technology follows EU4Digital guidance
The European Union launched a ‘Women Mentorship in Tech Programmes’ project in Georgia on 22 March 2024, to be implemented by the Business and Technology University (BTU), based in Tbilisi. This €2 million initiative builds on work and guidance from the EU-funded EU4Digital Facility and is an important step towards strengthening Georgia’s human resources and women's involvement in the digital field.
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28/02/2024
New memorandum heralds joint research activities in Azerbaijan
In January 2024, three Azerbaijani technological institutes signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of joint research activities after learning about AzScienceNet’s Data Centre and provision of digital services via the EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project.
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12/02/2024
Resilience and digital transformation: Ukrainian universities in times of war
The digital technologies that support research and education (R&E) have been facing wartime challenges in Ukraine. Here, URAN Association—an EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project partner—provides specialist services to the country’s R&E institutions, including Kherson Technical University (KNTU). The long collaboration between the two organisations has only grown stronger during the past two years, leading to new plans for growth.
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26/01/2024
EaPConnect partner ASNET-AM facilitates Armenia’s digitisation of cultural materials
In Armenia the digitisation of cultural materials such as books has been ongoing for around 20 years; now, thanks to collaboration within the EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project, the national research and education network (NREN) ASNET-AM has gained exclusive rights to operate ‘dLibra’ in the country—a system that opens up a range of user-friendly possibilities for the preservation of cultural heritage.
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08/01/2024
‘Journal as a Service’ supports academic publishing in Armenia
The Armenian national research and education network ASNET-AM has introduced a groundbreaking ‘Journal as a Service’ initiative for academic publishing, using cloud computing resources established through the EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project.
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02/12/2023
Azerbaijan research and education network AzScienceNet at RIPE87 world internet meeting
Internet service providers, telecommunication companies and network operators from around the world met at the RIPE87 meeting in Rome on 27 November–1 December 2023 – among them, AzScienceNet represented Azerbaijan’s research and education community.
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20/11/2023
Digital is now central: reflections from EU4Digital Steering Committee 2023
Digital has become central to everyday life in the Eastern Partnership (EaP), so a coordinated approach to strategic planning, policy and legislation alignment and investment are now crucial. This was the key message that emerged from the 5th annual meeting of the EU4Digital Steering Committee held online on 15 November 2023.
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20/11/2023
The human factor in digital transformation: Eastern Partnership Digital Conference 2023
Human-centred needs and benefits must be kept in mind as we aim for digital transformation, agreed participants in the EU4Digital Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) on 14 November 2023. The event theme, ‘Digital strategic autonomy: leveraging digital technologies to empower societies and economies’, provided scope to explore how digital connectivity and newer technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) can unlock innovation in working towards resilient government, economy and society.
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