Partner:	BELISA
Organisation's Full Name:	Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support for Scientific and Technical Sphere (BELISA)
Location:	Pobediteley Prospect 7, 220004, Minsk, BELARUS
Website:	www.belisa.org.by
Main responsibilities:	Overall responsible for Belarus. Opportunities report, awareness raising, training events
Type of Organisation:	Research Institute
Contact Person:	Dr.Tatyana Lyadnova
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BELISA is working under the State Committee for Science &Technologies of the Republic of Belarus (SCS&T) (ranked as a Ministry for S&T). The mission of BELISA is the support of System Analysis and S & T Sphere and the provision with S & T information, which are necessary to the SCS&T for formulating and carrying out the national R&D policy and for the scientific community of the country - for its implementation and the development of Belarusian scientists’ activities.

In order to achieve the goal of its mission, BELISA creates data bases on scientific potential (organisations and experts), S&T developments and new technologies resulting from all types of R&D projects (state, regional, international) both finished (for the period from 1996) and those being in progress including the projects funded by the EC FPs, in particular the projects of ICT sphere which is one of the national S&T priorities.

BELISA is one of the main organizers of international S&T cooperation in the country: it organizes around 20 international events (seminars, conferences, national exhibitions, Days of S&T) both in Belarus and abroad annually.

Moreover from the end of 2003 BELISA hosts Belarus National Information Point on FP6/7 and INTAS, carrying out NCP’s functions more than 4 years. It became a member of five FP6 projects, and there were already submitted some proposals with BELISA involvement within the FP7 Calls. So it got quite good experience in EC projects participation. NIP Belarus has close cooperation with most of research and educational organizations in Belarus, in almost all existing research areas.

From the start of FP7 there were nominated 10 FP7 NCPs in Belarus, 4 of them are located in BELISA, including the National NCPs coordinator, as well as ICT NCP, INCO, Mobility.

During the latest years BELISA (NIP-NCPs) has implemented the following main functions and activities:
- Dissemination of information through web-site, electronic newsletters and news alerts
- Organisation and conduct of information seminars and conferences on FP6/FP7 and INTAS
- Consultations to Belarusian organisations and scientists on FP6/7 and INTAS
- Assistance in partner search for Belarusian and European R&D organisations covering all scientific fields & FP6/7 priorities, but especially – ICT, through Idealist partner search system!
- Maintenance of database of Belarusian organisations and scientists interested in cooperation with European partners
- Networking with FP6/7 NIPs in NIS=EECA and with NCPs in EU member states.

The ICT NCP is one of the most experienced NCP in Belarus. It was a member of the IDEALIST-EAST and IDEALIST34 projects, getting necessary experience of working with the EU ICT NCPs and good knowledge and clear understanding of the project tasks. It was a partner of the TRISTAN-EAST project, which aim was to identify and mentor the ICT multipliers in the NIS and to build up awareness nurturing on ICT there. It participated in the "IT-RTD Focal Point in Belarus" project. The project aimed to create an exchange of information between research organizations of Europe and Belarus. It is a partner of the currently running Idealist7fp and NIS-NEST projects.

BELISA (including its NCPs) has good contact’s network both in EU and in the NIS. Informational resources available at the Institute and experience in organisation of S&T events together with the assistance on the state level (via SCS&T) make BELISA a suitable partner well positioned organisationally and equipped with relevant resources to reach the project goals.

During the USSR, BELISA was a part of the pan-Union system of the S&T information. After the USSR collapse the Executive Committee of the CIS has created International Coordination Board on S&T Information which unites organizations which formerly belonged to it. Thus, BELISA has got close cooperation with similar institutions in Russia (Moscow), Ukraine (Kiev and Lvov), Moldova, Kazakhstan and some other NIS. This network along with FP7 NIP network created by INTAS can be used by BELISA/NIP for the project purposes, in particular for sharing experience.