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Bringing Europe's eLectronic Infrastructures to Expanding Frontiers II

Project Full Name	Bringing Europe's eLectronic Infrastructures to Expanding Frontiers II
Acronym	BELIEF-II
Website	www.beliefproject.org
Geographical area of application	Italy , United Kingdom, Greece

Contact Persons: Stephen Benians
Main/Partner organisations: Metaware spa, Italy

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR-ISTI, Italy

Brunel University, United Kingdom

ERNET, India

Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Contact Details: Stephen Benians

s.benians@zephyrcom.eu

Phone: +39 050 3871400
Objectives and short summary of activities: BELIEF-II, building on achievements and momentum created by BELIEF [2005-2007], aims to coordinate effective communication, results, networking and knowledge flow between EU eInfrastructure projects and their users, promoting their development and exploitation globally.
Target/Beneficiary community: e-Infrastructures and Virtual Research Communities
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Funding source: Public Co-funding
Project start date: Apr 01, 2008 10:40 AM
Funding duration: 24 months
Status: finished
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