Belarus - EU: cooperation

In order for this interaction to be really productive and meet all these criteria, each of its three levels should receive appropriate scientific and methodological support.

Developers of the information analysis system pursued a number of goals achievment of wich will allow effecive forwarding of the S&T cooperation of the EU states and Republic of Belrus organisations.

– Increasing and improving participation of the Republic of Belarus in the global and regional programs and platforms of cooperation;

– Fostering organizational and methodological conditions for the development of contacts between institutions and organizations in Belarus and the EU, negotiation of the communicative and ideological barriers, boosting productive "horizontal" cross-border linkages;

– Promotion and growth of a network of cross-border communities (scientific-and-expert, professional, artistic, etc.) creating a "human geography" of cooperation between EU Member States and the Republic of Belarus.

Functioning of information analysis system is an extensive process, which success is guaranteed by a quick reaction and high-level analysis of a geopolitical and social dynamics. That is why information analysis system will be persistently supplemented.

At the web-site it is possible to become acquainted with a considerable amount of classified data concerning intellectual and spiritual history of Belarus as an important civilized center on the European continent; history, current state and prospects of humanitarian, scientific and technical cooperation of Republic of Belarus with other countries.

The structure of the information analytical system consists of the raw of subject blocks:

1. Creation of information environment in order to provide Belarus with a possibility to participate freely in the implementation of global and regional programmes in sociocultural, scientific and technical spheres, including:

– information about sociocultural, scientific and technical potential of Republic of Belarus needed to get prospective partners from European Union involved in cooperation;

- monitoring of structure and contacts of representatives of Belarusian science and culture with European counterparts;

2. Analysis of the process of development of a state image of Belarus as a significant intellectual and cultural European center; detection and elimination of informational and axiological lacunas and stereotypes, concerning the image of Belarus and Belarusian people in informational, educational and cultural environment of EU, including:

- knowledge and symbolic components (key textual, graphic and multimedia images) of a positive concept of Belarus based on its historico-cultural heritage and intellectual potential.

– presentation of analytical information which reflects value and world-view bases for expansion of interrelations between Belarus and EU;

- presentation of the civilizational contribution of the Republic of Belarus to the formation of the all-European cultural space;

- demonstration of the tendencies and reserves for further scientific and sociocultural development of the Republic of Belarus.

3. Informational and methodological support for the cooperation of Belarus and the EU in the scientific and technical sphere for scientists and cultural figures, professionals of the public administration of science, innovative enterprises, representatives of the diplomatic body, including:

- analysis of the special programs and projects made by the European Union’s specialized commissions; proposals of ways of involvement to participate Belarusian scientific organizations and scientists in such programs;

- presentation of synthetic information on the scientific and technical policy of the EU states, as well as innovative activity of the European industrial and scientific structures.

4. Development and presentation of value and ideological grounds of the integration processes in the European region with the participation of the Republic of Belarus, including:

- journalistic approbation of methods of comparative analysis of the value and ideological systems of Western, Central and Eastern European cultures;

- materials on the universalization of humanitarian and cultural components of the social structure of European type and European values.

The developers would like to mention that if you want your activity to gain the expected effect while using the information analysis system, it is not enough to acquaint yourself with it briefly. As the substantial development of informational data array will occur on a permanent basis, it’s necessary to follow updating and changing of data. Also, the developers of IAS “Partnership Strategy” hope that its own expert community of scientists of Belarus and other states will establish “around” this system, which will contribute to the development of the system.