VIRTUAL RESEARCH
May 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union has launched the first of a series of virtual research institutes, independent organisations that links their scientists and technicians by remote electronic communications, such as broadband Internet networks. The idea is to bring to life the European Commission plan to create a European Research Area, where think tanks and university departments in different Member States work together, regularly and effectively, maximising the EU's potential for innovation. The first virtual institute, the European Virtual Maritime Institute ...
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