June 21-22, 2001, Chisinau, Moldova
Report
Contents
Introduction
WISTCIS project programme envisages a number of work meetings and
conferences devoted to various topics of telematics products and technology
development and utilization. In accordance with currently adopted WISTCIS
project workplan of thematic conferences and workshops organization, the
Workshop "Telematics and Networking support in Environmental and Natural Hazard
Research and Monitoring" was held in Chisinau, Moldova in June 21-22, 2001.
This event was funded by the Information Society Technologies
(IST) Programme of European Union (EU). The main organizers of Chisinau Workshop
were Earth Data Network for Education and Scientific Exchange (EDNES), the
Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM) and Research and Educational Networking
Association of Moldova (RENAM).
Many other organizations of Moldova were involved in the Workshop
organization and running support. The significant contribution in the meeting
organization of Alliance Francaise in Moldova, the Technical University of
Moldova, Ministry of Ecology, Constructions and Territorial Development of
Moldova, The Academy of Transport, Informatics and Communications and SNT Mold
Firm have to be specially mentioned.
Grounds for the Workshop organization and running
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova and RENAM Public Association
were selected as the place for the Workshop. The Center of Information
Technologies of ASM was active participant organization in STACCIS project, and
RENAM Association hosts now Moldavian WISTCIS Information Demonstration Center
(IDC). The Workshop preparation actions started after the contract concluded by
Earth Data Network for Education and Scientific Exchange (EDNES) with the RENAM
Public Association and The Center of Information Technologies of ASM was signed.
This contract became the grounds for activation of the preparatory stage of
organization of the Workshop in Moldova. The list of contracted tasks, as it
formulated in the Contract, comprises the following:
"Carry out the duties of subcontractor to EDNES as defined in the
project "New Methods of Working for Information Society Technologies Programme
Promotion to Commonwealth of Independent States (WISTCIS)", executed by EDNES on
behalf of the EC DG IST, including:
- further development of functions, structure and contents of Moldovan
WISTCIS Information Dissemination Centre (IDC) in RENAM Association / Center
of Information Technologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova;
- development of the national WISTCIS IDC Web-site;
- organisation and running of WISTCIS Workshop "Telematics and networking
support in environmental and natural hazard research and monitoring " on 21-22
June 2001;
- implementation of collaborative browsing toolkit CoBrow at the national
WISTCIS IDC for EU-CIS team work;
- implementation of the training courses on the EC, Fifth Framework and IST
Programmes at the national WISTCIS IDC Web-site.
Specifically, the positions of contract include the following
stages:
To perform the Workshop "Telematics and Networking support in
Environmental and Natural Hazard Research and Monitoring" in Chisinau on 21-22
June 2001. To organize and financially support the travel and subsistence of
national focal points and coordinators and invited EU lectors to the Workshop in
Chisinau.
To prepare illustration materials, PowerPoint presentation with
comments about the Workshop in Chisinau and submit it to EDNES (to be used in
annual project review) not later than 15 November 2001.
To submit to EDNES in the form acceptable for further submission
to EC the evaluation report in English on the Chisinau Workshop not later than
15 November 2001.
The call for application to the Workshop in Chisinau (Annex 1)
containing information about venue, Programme Committee, Organizing Committee,
themes of the meeting, EU and the CIS organizations and projects invited,
audience, general schedule of the Workshop, submission of abstracts,
registration procedure and registration form, deadlines, accommodations and the
Workshop registration fee, as well as all current information about the
Workshop, necessary addresses and references had been installed on the Moldavian WISTCIS IDC and WISTCIS major Web-sites,
RENAM Association Web-site WISTCIS reference page and were visible in the Internet (Annexes 2a,
2b, 2c).
Information provided by the Moldavian WISTCIS IDC
WISTCIS project work program in Moldova put special attention on
informational support of project development actions, which are planned to be
realized or are in progress in Moldova in accordance with the Contract
conditions signed between EDNES and WISTCIS project Moldavian focal point. So
the first stage of the project realization comprised regional WISTCIS IDC
web-site deployment. In April-May 2001 WISTCIS IDC development plan was
elaborated and began fulfilling in practice.
The IDC structure embraces databases previously designed and
accumulated during STACCIS project realization and the main direction of new
activity dealt with information support of forthcoming WISTCIS Workshop
organization in Chisinau.
Full information about the Workshop was allocated at the IDC
Web-site and its database contained constantly updated data on the Workshop
topics, schedule, venue, Programme and Organizing Committees, contact
information, preliminary and final program, registration procedure and form,
abstracts presentation, references to the interesting Internet resources about
Moldova, hotels in Chisinau, air flights timetable and some other useful
information. Special IDC feature allowed potential Workshop participants to
register on-line.
WISTCIS project workplan and signed contract forecast future
development of the Moldavian IDC structure and databases. The IDC current
implementation work program fixed that all IDC development works have to be
finished by the end of year 2002.
The Workshop in Chisinau was aimed to present the available
information on telematics applications and current tasks in the sphere of
support of environmental and natural hazard research and monitoring, one of the
principal directions of activity in the framework of WlSTCIS project funded by
IST Programme of the European Commission and coordinated by EDNES. The goal of
the Workshop was to spread information and knowledge about new telematics
products and technologies worked out in the EC and the CIS countries and
Information Society Technologies Programme potentialities. In more details, the
main objectives of the Workshop were:
- To promote IST Programme to wide circle of interested people in
participating European CIS countries, as outside of IST Programme audience;
- To provide in-depth demonstrations of relevant EU telematics products for
telematics users, developers, vendors and service providers in the European
CIS countries with participation of potential EU team work partners in order
to demonstrate potential capacity and the first results of IST Programme to
the CIS telematics community with the emphasis to the user-friendliness;
- To promote new methods of team work (teleworking, etc.) into the seven
participating CIS countries and to develop there focal points eligible to
operate in IST Programme at the level compatible with EU partners;
- To encourage submission of new project proposals to IST Programme with
participation of the CIS countries and to contribute in this way to
development of huge potential new market for EU supported Information Society
Technologies products;
- To provide an information on the present situation with Information
Society Technologies in the seven European CIS countries participating in the
project and formulate appropriate recommendations to EU research and marketing
telematics communities with a view to take into account in the EU research
activities social-economic and scientific/technological trends of the
potential European CIS market;
- To assess and evaluate the level of the Information Society development in
the seven participating CIS countries and specifically in Moldova, to
formulate a specific plan of basic actions that will make Moldavian WISTCIS
project focal point capable to operate efficiently using new methods of
working based on Information Society Technologies achievements;
- To demonstrate selected telematics tools to be incorporated into seven
WISTCIS IDCs that will clearly show IST Programme objectives and opportunities
to the CIS audience;
- To provide face-to-face training measures to promote dissemination of IST
Programme to the European CIS community. To increase knowledge in the CIS
community about the European Commission, Fifth Framework Programme, DGs,
former and present EC programmes, with special attention to IST Programme and
intellectual, technical and economical opportunities that IST opens for its
participants;
- To present the results of IST programme to the CIS telematics community in
sphere of support of environmental and natural hazard research and monitoring,
indicating the tendencies of the European telematics development in this
field.
The venue of WISTCIS Workshop "Telematics and Networking support
in Environmental and Natural Hazard Research and Monitoring" in Chisinau was the
Academy of Sciences of Moldova. The Workshop was opened in the Academy
Administrative Block, Large Conference Hall, on 22 of June 2001.
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Opening of WISTCIS Chisinau Workshop
at the
Academy Large Conference Hall |
All selected presentations were grouped in three thematic sections
and one training courses session. The topics of thematic sessions were:
- "Computer networking and telematic applications in the CIS countries";
- "IST environmental applications";
- "Telematic applications in natural hazard and geophysical studies".
Training session was entitled "Training courses on the EC Fifth
Framework and IST Programmes".
The opening session (9:30-10:00) started with the welcome speech
of Prof. Acad. Andrei Anriesh, the President of the Academy of Sciences of
Moldova, RENAM Association Co-president, the Workshop Chairman, and Mr. Jacques
Babot, WISTCIS project officer, EC IST Programme.
The speakers stressed the important role of WISTCIS Project and
the Workshop in Chisinau for promotion of Information Society Technologies
Programme to the CIS telematics community. The special attention was paid to the
fact that telematics products implementation and utilization, as well as
information and networking technologies were actively developed in Moldova. It
was mentioned in opening notes that ICT achievements in application for
environmental and natural hazard research and monitoring played an important
role for European Countries including seven CIS countries participating in
WISTCIS project. The speakers also pointed out the great role of IST - European
Commission support in dissemination of the newest achievements in the field of
telematics all over the world.
The first plenary session of the Chisinau Workshop (10:00-11:30)
was focused on the European Commission Information Society Technologies
Programme, its possibilities for the creation new EU-CIS projects for IST,
WISTCIS project, including background, state of the art and prospective,
telematics products and geoinformation technologies application in the system of
space and land emergency situations monitoring, in providing conditions and
perspectives of practical natural hazard data computerization.
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Opening session (left to right): Prof. Acad.
Andrei Andriesh,
the Workshop Chairman, Mr. Jacques Babot, WISTCIS
project officer,
Prof. Acad. Ion Bostan, Rector of the Technical
University of Moldova |
The first thematic session "Computer networking and telematics
application in Eastern European countries" (12:00-13:15 and 14:30-16:35) was
devoted to computer networking, informational infrastructure and teleworking
applications development in the CIS and Eastern European countries.
Then on the same day the second thematic session "IST
environmental applications" started (17:05-19:00). The session presentations
were devoted to the actual environmental problems, application telematics
technology to environment monitoring and protection.
Next day (June 22) the Workshop started with Special Session -
Invited Presentations. Two reports concerning topics essential for the project
participants were rendered to the audience. The first one by Dr. Erich Peplow
was devoted to prospective projects of information and networking infrastructure
support in the CIS countries from NATO Science Committee. The second dealt with
modern EU-CIS teleworking facilities and was presented by Dr. Alexander Beriozko
from EDNES Russian branch.
It was followed by WISTCIS training course "European Union and the
Opportunities for the CIS countries" (10:00-10:45) developed and presented by
Edwin de Vries (PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the Netherlands). Two lectures
were given.
The Workshop training course was followed by thematic session
"Telematics applications in natural hazard and geophysical studies"
(11:15-13:15). The third session was aimed at the discussion of results of
telematics applications in natural hazard research and monitoring. Eight reports
were presented at the session. After lunch break Edwin de Vries (Pricewaterhouse
Coopers, the Netherlands) delivered WISTCIS training course "EC Fifth Framework
Programme (FFP) Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme".
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Work meeting at the Department of Information
Technologies of Moldova.
General director of the Department Mr.
Vladimir Molojen (centre) |
In continuation (15:15-16:10) a discussion section "New project
opportunities for the CIS countries" took place, where participants expressed
their ideas about new project elaboration and exchanged plans of future work
within the project framework. After that the final plenary session with the
decision-making took place.
Two additional meetings outside the official Workshop programme
were organized on Thursday, June 21 and on Saturday, June 23, in which principal
members of Programme Committee and some invited participants were involved. At
the first work meeting at the Department of Information Technologies Development
of Moldova the problems of telematics applications development and utilization
prospects in Moldova were discussed.
The second meeting at the Workshop Chairman Prof. A. Andriesh
office was devoted to the prospects of new joint projects elaboration in Moldova
and neighboring South-Eastern European countries for submission to the EC IST.
And finally a special reception by Prime Minister of Moldova Mr. Vaslie Tarlev
took place at his office in the House of Government of Moldova.
At all the sessions and training courses the up-to-date
facilities, such as multimedia and overhead projectors, computers with good
Internet connection were at the disposal of lecturers and other participants of
the conference. The simultaneous translation from English to Russian and from
Russian to English also was provided.
The scientific programme of the Workshop was extremely intensive.
The additional programme included the excursion to Milesti Mici National vine
production enterprise (June 22), the welcome party (evening of June 20) and the
official dinner (June 21).
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During the meeting at the Department of
Information Technologies.
The Workshop organizers (left to right):
Prof. A. Gvishiani,
Mr. J. Babot, Dr. G.
Secrieru |
WISTCIS Workshop was oriented first of all on CIS countries
audience and therefor the organizations of all CIS countries, participating in
WISTCIS project, were advertised about the Workshop in Chisinau. As the result,
representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and the Ukraine
took part in the Workshop. In the Workshop were widely represented different
organizations of Moldova. The audience was formed as a combination of
representatives of Moldavian governmental bodies, research and educational
communities, including teachers, postgraduate, undergraduate and graduate
students of Moldavian universities, business enterprises. Many international
telematics projects that went on in collaboration of EU and CIS countries were
presented at the Workshop. Representatives of IST projects as well as of other
EU telematics initiatives were invited speakers at the Workshop. The list of
participants is given in Annex
3.
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In the Academy Large Conference Hall
during
the Workshop session |
The audience of the Workshop also included some people who
attended the plenary and thematic sessions of the Workshop but did not register
as participants. The total number of individuals who attended the Workshop
exceeded 100 persons. Professionally, the audience included:
- university professors and tutors, students and postgraduate students,
especially those who were involved in ICT technology development, distance
education and training;
- ecology specialists and environmental scientists, earth, seismic and geo
science specialists;
- specialists in municipal and other technogenious hazards investigation and
protection;
- scientists and engineers in applied mathematics, computer sciences,
electronics and telecommunications;
- telecommunication service providers and database holders;
- telematics users, developers, and vendors of computer hardware and
software.
| Programme Committee |
| Prof. Acad. Andrei Andriesh
(chairman) |
President of Academy Sciences of Moldova,
Co-president of RENAM Association, Moldova |
| Prof. Jean Bonnin (co-chairman) |
EDNES President, France |
| Jacques Babot |
WISTCIS project officer, EC IST |
| Acad. Vladimir Strakhov |
JIPE RAS, Russia |
| Prof. Alexei Gvishiani |
EDNES, Russia |
| Prof. Constantin Turta |
Academy of Sciences of Moldova |
| Dr. Konrad Froitzheim |
University of Ulm, Germany |
| Edwin de Vries |
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), The
Netherlands |
| Prof. Acad. Anatol Drumea |
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, ASM |
| Dr. Peter Bogatencov |
CIT ASM, Moldova |
| Dr. Mikhail Makhaniok |
ISTC BAS, Belarus |
| Alex Nersessian |
IPGP, France |
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| Organizing Committee |
| Dr. G. Secrieru |
Moldova |
| Dr. P. Bogatencov |
Moldova |
| T. Shualikovskaya |
EDNES, Russia |
| A. Goncearuc |
Moldova |
| L. Cozlenco |
Moldova |
| Dr. V. Ghinsari |
Moldova |
| M. Simon |
Moldova |
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Potential Chishinau Workshop participants submitted more than 70
applications and presentations abstracts. The Workshop programme was adjusted
after intensive discussions of the Programme Committee members and a special
discussion session of the Committee adopted and fixed the final variant of the
Workshop Programme.
The decision to form three sections - "Computer networking and
telematics application in Eastern European countries", "IST environmental
application" and "Telematics applications in natural hazard and geophysical
studies" was made by Programme Committee and all selected reports were
subdivided in accordance with the sections thematic. As a result the Workshop
general schedule and detailed programme were elaborated (Annex 4)
and became available for observation at the Moldavian IDC Web-sites
http://www.idc.asm.md/
http://www.renam.md/wistcis
and
WISTCIS major Web-site http://www.ednes.org/wistcis.
All abstracts of the selected presentations were published as a
brochure before opening of the Workshop (Annex
5).
Workshop was opened by Andrei Andriesh, the President of Academy
of Sciences of Moldova, and Jacques Babot, WISTCIS project officer, in the
Academic Conference Hall at 9:30.
The first plenary session of the Workshop began at 10:00. The
first plenary presentation "Information Society Technologies Programme of the
European Commission" was offered by Mr. J. Babot (EC IST). He introduced the
programme objectives, structure and prospects of actions within the EC IST
Programme to the workshop audience.
Then plenary presentations were given:
J. Bonnin (EDNES, France), A. Gvishiani (EDNES, Russia), T.
Shuliakovskaya (EDNES, Russia), A. Beriozko (EDNES, Russia): "WISTCIS project:
background, state of the art and prospective". This presentation was done by
Prof. Alexei Gvishiani and contained general description of the project and all
directions of activity planned in accordance with WISRCIS project working
schedule.
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Prof. A. Gvisiani, EDNES vice-president, presents
WISTCIS project |
S. Zolotoy, E. Novikov (Belarus): "Geoinformation Technologies in
the System of Space and Land Monitoring Emergency Situations in the Republic of
Belarus". In the report the very actual problems of emergency situations
operative detection, estimation of their possible consequences and provision
with informational support for the administrative decisions in Belarus were
outlined.
A. Drumea, V. Ginsari (Moldova): "The modern condition and
perspectives of natural hazard data computerization in republic of Moldova".
Prof. A. Drumea, Director of the Institute of Geophysics and Geology (IGG),
introduced for the workshop audience the problem of the natural hazards risk
evaluation and the possibility of its diminution that is vitally important for
Moldova and some other fields of scientific interest of his team. The activity
in the field of water resources quality and quantity evaluation (both surface
and underground) is very actual now too in south-east part of Europe. Three
scientific directions are presented in the IGG: seismology, geology and
hydrogeology. The investigation of the different kind of natural hazard in these
three fields is one of the main goals of institute specialists. The modern level
of computerization of scientific researches permits to use know-how, firstly,
GIS-technology. But using of GIS requires up-to-date computer hardware.
Unfortunately, its acquisition is practically impossible for state institutions
in Moldova, because the republic, as the other countries of the former SU, is
now in state of deep economical crisis that is typical for transition period on
the way to market type of economics. One of the ways for solving this problem is
international grants or search of sponsors.
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Director of the Institute of
Geophysics and Geology of ASM
Prof., Acad. A. Drumea during the plenary
session presentation |
The first thematic section of the Workshop took place at
12:00-16:30. The topic of the section was "Computer networking and telematics
application in Eastern European countries" (Session Chairmen - E. Peplow
(Germany), G. Secrieru (Moldova), E. Novikov (Belarus)).
The idea of this session presentations was to exhibit the basic
goals of DG Information Society European Commission, its main programs, to give
detailed information about WISTCIS project, and, on the other hand, to show the
current state of development of information technologies in Moldova. The section
proved the actuality of WISTCIS activities to Moldova - the country that faces
now a great requirement in application of telematics to various spheres of life,
especially, to environmental monitoring and protection, natural hazards
investigation and it consequences diminishing, scientific research and education
informational support. The section also outlined some topics of further
activities in the framework of the project and special emphasize was done on
international collaboration in the sphere of telematics applications, networking
infrastructure and communication services development. Twelve lectures were
selected for this section. The lectures given at this section were:
- A. Andries, I. Bostan, P. Bogatencov, G. Secrieru (Moldova) "The national
academic network - basic infrastructure for telematics applications
development in Moldova"
- E. Peplow, G. Secrieru, P. Bogatencov, V. Sidorenco, O. Rusu, V. Pascal
(Germany, Moldova, Romania) "Communication bridge project between academic
networks of Moldova and Romania"
- M. Zgurovsky, N. Graivoronsky, A. Novikov (NTUU "KPI", Ukraine)
"Development of the Ukrainian WISTCIS information dissemination centre in Kiev
"
- O. Rusu, F. Manolache, V. Vraciu (Romania) "Technical considerations about
building a metropolitan area network"
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| H. Christein (Germany) presents
report on virtual presence |
- Mudure Dinnija (Latvia) "European projects in Baltic States"
- G. Saghyan (Armenia) "South Caucasian initiatives in IT sector"
- Holger Christein (Germany) "Basics of virtual presence"
- I. Bostan, V. Sontea, I. Balmus, V. Sidorenco, B. Varzari (Moldova)
"Concept for the Moldovan youth's integration in the world market for
science-intensive technologies"
- M. Makhaniok (Belarus) "International connectivity and services to force
telematics product development".
- E. Chetraru (Moldova) "Advanced l2 packet switching technologies"
- V. Sibirsky, G. Secrieru, P. Bogatencov, L. Kozlenco, A. Altuhov, G. K.
Youngen (Moldova,USA) "Academic electronic publishing system implementation in
Moldova"
- D. Solomon (Moldova) "Computer support of courses on international
automobile traffic"
The second section of the Workshop took place at 17:00-19:00. The
topic of the section was "IST environmental application" (Session Chairmen - A.
Novikov (Ukraine), T. Babayev (Azerbaijan), V. Sidorenco (Moldova))
The reports of this section reflected necessity of use of the
Program IST and information technologies in the field of protection of an
environment. The lectures presented at this section were:
- M. Zgurovskii, A. Novikov (Ukraine) "Mathematical problems of the
ecological analysis of the atmosphere state for industrial regions"
- T. Babaev, I. Surovtsev, O.Babak, A. Gasanov (Azerbaijan) "Local
monitoring system of soiling of the industrial megapolis atmospheric air"
- T. Capatina (Moldova) "The fifteenth anniversary of Chernobyl catastrophe
and how the rights of moldova citizens, suffered from the catastrophe, are
protected"
- I. Dediu, V. Zagaevschi, (Moldova) "Prut river tributaries GIS"
- I. Artamonov, O. Rejep, V. Ciumash. (Moldova) "Authority of city
informatization in the monitoring of natural and technogen processes"
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| Dr. T. Babaev (Azerbaijan) makes
presentation at the Workshop session |
- A. Zaicenco, V. Osadci (Moldova) "Urban planning and GIS applications in
environmental visioning"
- V. Sidorenco (Moldova) "Internet resources for near-real-time environment
supervision"
- V. Frunza, R. Puya (Moldova) "Information system of analysis and
certification of medicaments"
The questions of environmental protection, ecological monitoring
are of great importance for Moldova as well as other CIS countries. The
situation is being redoubled by Chernobyl catastrophe, the consequences of which
continue making their harmful influence on the ecology of Ukraine, Belarus,
Moldova, Russia and some other countries. On the other hand, this situation
intensifies the development of telematics applications, GIS-technologies,
virtual reality simulation to overcome the inadequate state of ecology. The
session showed the development of results, obtained earlier in STACCIS
project.
Opening of the Workshop was attended by the representatives of the
Moldavian press and was highlighted in current television and radio news.
The second working day began from the Special Session - Invited
presentations (Session Chairmen - G. Saghyan (Armenia), P. Bogatencov
(Moldova)). The session comprised two essential reports of experts in
appropriate field, covering very important directions of the WISTCIS project
main directions of activity.
- E. Peplow (Germany) "The Networking Infrastructure Program of the NATO
Science Committee - Skills and Challenges". Dr. Peplow gave a detailed
description of new initiatives of NATO Science Programme Committee, which
dealt with improving networking infrastructure and networking support of
different telematics applications development in the CIS countries.
- J-C. Marot (France), A. Beriozko (EDNES, Russia) "WISTCIS manual "EU-CIS
Teleworking 2001". In his presentation Dr. Alexander Beriozko described
various kinds of teleworking, gave a number of examples, discussed advantages
and shortcomings of such kind of activity, and also pointed out some problems
in implementing teleworking technologies.
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Discussion during a session
break: Dr. F. Peplow (Germany),
NATO Science Programme consultant
(left), and Mr. V. Fotenco,
Department of Information Technologies
of Moldova (right) |
- Mr. Edwin de Vries (PwC, The Netherlands) presented training course
"European Union and the Opportunities for the CIS countries".
The third section "Telematics applications in natural hazard and
geophysical studies" (Session Chairmen - A. Drumea (Moldova), J. Zlotnici
(France), A. Beriozko (EDNES, Russia)) of the workshop was carried out after a
break at 11:15-13:15 on June 22, 2001. For this session the following lectures
were selected:
- J. Zlotnici (France) "On Volcanomagnetic and tectonomagnetic effects"
- F. Kloosterman (Germany), C. Moraru, E. Isicico (Moldova) "GIS-facilities
for geoecology and hydrogeology: case study in the republic of Moldova"
- A. Gvishiani, E. Kedrov, M. Kovalenko, S. Petrashin, T. Shulyakovskaya
(Russia), H. Kroehl (USA), Y. Murakami (Japan) "Virtual laboratory on
fundamental and applied problems of the elasticity theory"
- M. Pascaru (Moldova) "Principles of the organization of an informational
system for preventing the consequences of natural hazard"
- V. Alkaz, E. Isiciko, A. Zaicenco (Moldova) "Development of instrumental
and macroseismic database for seismic risk studies"
- V. Sidorenco, P. Bogatencov, G. Secrieru, V. Sibirsky (Moldova) "Bases of
safety of life: training course and information technologies".
- In the consequence the training course by Edwin de Vries (PwC, The
Netherlands) "EC 5th framework programe Information Socaity Technologies" took
place.
Then the final discussion entitled "New projects opportunities for
the CIS countries" followed (Chairman - A. Gvishiani (EDNES, Russia)), at which
the evaluation of the results of training courses was given and prospects of
practical application of obtained experience for new projects preparation were
discussed.
In the afternoon the final plenary session finished the Workshop
official programme (Chairmen - J. Bonnin (EDNES, France), A. Gvishiani (EDNES,
Russia)). In their speeches the key persons of the Workshop Programme Committee
emphasized that since the previous STACCIS Conferences and Workshops WISTCIS
project participants made a significant step ahead in development of telematics
products and telecommunication technology, in practical implementation of
information technologies into various fields of life. Chisinau Workshop has
provided an opportunity to outline the main problems, elaborate approaches and
formulate perspectives of applied telematics products and teleworking
technologies implementation in natural hazard research, monitoring and
environment protection in the European CIS countries.
The organization of the WISTCIS Workshop in Chisinau has shown
that the process of drastic development of information technologies, networking
infrastructure and telecommunications has started in Moldova. In comparison to
STACCIS project realization period, the situation with internal networking
infrastructure, Internet connectivity, development of digital telephony and
communication lines, telecommunications services provided has improved
significantly. Yet the level of ICT development in Moldova is less than average
European and therefore the country stays behind many other states in Europe on
the way to information society.
The Workshop programme and training courses promoted the formation
of professional communities of specialists in spheres of telematics products
development and application for environmental and natural hazard research and
monitoring, teleworking and distant education, attracted the interest of
representatives of the European CIS countries to the latest EU achievements,
showed European standards of implementation of information technologies. The
achieved results and available products are only the first step on the way to
formation of modern computerized media for support of real human necessities in
many CIS countries. The main activities for the future must include contiguous
development of this process, widening and deepening of collaboration within
European community, formulation, preparation and realization of new joint
projects. Systemized training curricula presented during the Workshop will
evidently sustain and perfect skills of the CIS countries participants in this
perspective field of activity. Importance of such a kind of meetings can be
approved by the fact that many participants noted that in general the contacts
between the CIS countries were insufficient and needed intensification.
The main objectives of training activities in the framework of
WISTCIS project included design, testing and dissemination of training courses
in English and Russian for the CIS audience on the history and existing
structure of the European Commission with the emphasis to Fifth Framework (FFP)
and Information Society Technologies (IST) Programmes. These courses were
developed and delivered by representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers, (PwC), The
Netherlands.
Evaluation of WISTCIS Training courses on the EC Fifth Framework and IST
Programmes by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (The Netherlands)
The deliverable D4 "Training courses on the EC Fifth Framework and
IST Programmes" was developed in the framework of WISTCIS project by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), The Netherlands. PwC is a world-known company,
which specializes in technology and management consulting in the field of
industrial innovation. The group has a thorough knowledge of innovative
industries and of research institutes and universities. It has been involved in
all stages of government policy-making and programmes in the fields of
technology and innovation. PwC works extensively with the European Commission
(DG I, DG III, DG XII, DG XIII and DG XVI). PwC Technology Consultants are
distinguished in this sector by the combination of know-how in the fields of
methodology and technology.
Each course contains 4 lectures. The training course "European
Union: background, objectives & opportunities" covers the basic items of the
European Union and includes the following lectures:
- "History of the European Union";
- "Introduction to the European Union";
- "Fifth Framework Programme (FFP)";
- "Opportunities for New Independent States (NIS) countries".
The training course "EC Fifth Framework and Information Society
Technologies Programmes (IST)" consists of the following lectures:
- "Introduction to Information Society and Technologies";
- "How to submit a FFP proposal";
- "Preparation of a grant application";
- "The grant award and project implementation".
Each lecture is comprehensive and contains sufficiently detailed
information on the topic. The lectures are very well illustrated and contain a
lot of useful Web-links. The courses have been translated from English into
Russian by Centre of Geophysical Data Studies and Telematics Applications
(CGDS), Moscow, Russia, and are now available in both languages for free
download on WISTCIS project main Web-site at http://www.ednes.org/wistcis.
The courses attracted great attention of the audience and caused
active discussion. The discussion resulted in positive evaluation of the
courses. The courses were highly recommended for wide dissemination among
educational, scientific and business communities and further development of
courses was considered of great importance to the CIS audience.
WISTCIS Workshop "Telematics and Networking support in
Environmental and Natural Hazard Research and Monitoring" was held on 21-22
June, 2001, in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. The Workshop was organized in
the framework of WlSTCIS project funded by DG IST European Commission and
coordinated by EDNES (France). The Workshop had shown for wide audience recent
results of telematics products application in the sphere of environmental
monitoring and protection against natural hazards, which is very important for
many CIS, Western and Eastern European countries, as well as spread information
and knowledge about new telematics products and technologies worked out in the
EC and the CIS countries and IST Programme possibilities.
As a whole, the results achieved by WISTCIS Workshop "Telematics
and Networking support in Environmental and Natural Hazard Research and
Monitoring" may be estimated as successful.
- Annex 1. Call for Applications (pdf, 87kB)
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- Annex 2. Screen-shots of Web-sites
- Annex 3. List of participants of the Workshop
- Annex 4. Programme of the Workshop (pdf, 121kB)
- Annex 5. Abstracts of the presentations of the Workshop
(pdf, 865kB)
- Annex 6. The Workshop video information
