NAIADES set for implementation phase: via donau enters negotiations with the European Commission for PLATINA

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PLATINA or Platform for the implementation of NAIADES, is a coordination and support action aimed at the promotion of inland waterway transport created within the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technology Developments (FP7).
The main objective of PLATINA is to support the Commission, Member States and third countries in the implementation of the NAIADES action programme. This will be achieved by providing technical, organisational and financial support for targeted policy actions and by building on strong interrelations with existing expert groups, projects and initiatives.

The proposal for PLATINA which had been submitted by via donau in June 2007 in the framework of the FP7 (7th Framework Programme for Research and Technology Developments) was evaluated by an independent expert committee according to 3 criteria: Quality of the project concept, efficiency of the project management, efficacy of the project results; In view of this outstanding performance, the via donau team was invited by the European Commission to convene for contract negotiations.
The PLATINA Project was developed in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) and will be supported by 11 European Ministries of Transport as well as by the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine.

The platform is due to be launched in the first months of 2008 and will last for four years (2008-2011).  Altogether 23 institutions from 10 European countries are involved in the project.

Source: via donau