Research project presented to the Announcement of the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad of the Republic of Slovenia 2012
Project promoter: SLORI-Slovenski raziskovalni inštitut
Project performer: dr Maja Mezgec
Collaboration: Mateja Crismancich
Project implementation period: 2012-2013
The objective of the Knowledge Bank project is to contribute to the realization and strengthening of a common Slovenian cultural space in the scientific sector. In the first project phase, we proceeded to the inventory of the scientific potential (academics, researchers, PhD-s and PhD students) of the Slovenian national community in Italy, without differentiating by scientific field or current working place. Each researcher was administered two online questionnaires: one for gathering their personal data (including the permit for their publication) in order to create an online directory, and a web questionnaire for obtaining additional information regarding the composition of the intellectual potential of Slovenians in Italy, the level of interpersonal and inter-institutional communication and collaboration, considerations about the relations with the scientific and research environment in Slovenia, as well as about proposals on the most suitable ways for implementing a common Slovenian scientific space.
In the final phase, we prepared a research report. The online directory of researchers belonging to the Slovenian national community in Italy will be published shortly in a specific section of Slori’s web page.