ENAST

[[enast,l| The European Network of Applicable Science and Technology

Type
Independent/Non-governmental organization

ENAST Founded
2012

Founder(s)
Emir Crnkic

Location
Malmoe, Sweden

Area served
Europe

Company
wbw logic AB

Focus
Research and innovation

Method
IT Infrastructure

Industry
Telecommunication

Services
ENAST Catalogue
ENAST Forums
Public Library of Science
Open Library of Technology

Website
enast.eu

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The European Network of Science and Applicable Technology, usually called ENAST, is an independent, all-European, administrative organization, established in 2012 by the Swedish corporation wbw logic AB, “in order to contribute to the development of contacts and collaboration between the Academia and the Economic Life of Europe”, and to make the development of the European science easily accessible to the interested public.

ENAST supplies its five user groups – students, scientists, universities, private companies, and official organizations – with a wide range of services. ENAST Catalogue make it easier to find contacts within or between the user groups across Europe and to find or share information about scientific and technological projects, to invite other members to take part in a project, or express a wish to take part in a project. ENAST services are not limited to any specific areas of science or technology. ENAST’s discussion venue consists of a European forum, with communication in English, and 49 national forums, where the official national languages are used.

ENAST publishing service consists of two online libraries, the Public Library of Science (PLS), and the Open Library of Technology, (OLT). The PLS publishes peer-reviewed original scientific reports, but also newsletters, press releases, and telegrams. The OLT publishes news about technological products or applications in the form of news articles, press releases, or telegrams. The standard language of publishing is English. When publishing articles – Newsletters, News Articles, Press Releases, or Telegrams – in the PLS or OLT, original texts submitted in English as well as the official, national language of the author(s) are published i both languages. This special service helps to bridge the language gap between the diverse European peoples, and to make it possible to reach, at the same time, both an international and a national audience.

The membership and all services of ENAST are free of charge to its members and open access to its users.
ENAST’s operations are financed by donations, sponsorships, advertising, and volunteer work.

Aims

ENAST’s principal aims are:

  • facilitate the flow of information and communication between the participants in European research and innovation (students, scientists, universities, private companies, and public organizations);
  • promote the spreading of knowledge in order to strengthen the innovation capacity of European enterprises;
  • promote initiatives and team buildings to start research projects in Europe;
  • publish the findings of European research projects;
  • publish information about the latest developments within European technology and applied science;
  • make the development of science and innovation accessible to the citizens of Europe;
  • facilitate participation in the European research activities.

Services

ENAST provides its members and visitors with access to information and services relating to European science and enterprise:

  • ENAST Catalogue provides information about ENAST’s members, planned or ongoing research projects, invitations or applications to participate in research;
  • ENAST Forums provide meeting places (European or national) where the members can discuss ideas, projects and co-operation;
  • The Public Library of Science publishes science reports and articles that show the results of the scientists’ research projects;
  • The Open Library of Technology publishes informative articles about the new developments within technology and applied science

ENAST is supported and administrated by wbw logic AB

Head office: SE 21761 Malmoe, Sweden

Financing

The use of ENAST’s services is free of charge to its members. The membership of ENAST is free of charge.

ENAST is financed by donations, sponsorships, advertisements, and volunteer work.

Further development

ENAST has started developing an independent sister organization, the Network of Applicable Science and Technology Africa.
More information about NAST Africa (PDF) can be downloaded from ENAST websites.