Flyer - EuroAfrica-ICT

EuroAfrica-P8
Strengthening ICT Research
and Policy Links under the
‘8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership’
EuroAfrica-ICT FP7 Awareness & Training Workshop
October 9-10, 2012
Ramada Plaza Tunis Hotel - Tunis, Tunisia
A workshop organised by the EuroAfrica-P8 FP7 project (www.euroafrica-ict.org)
under the aegis of the European Commission (DG CONNECT, International Relations
Unit) and with the support of the Ministry of Information and Communication
Technologies (MINCOM) of Tunisia
Sigma Orionis, France (Coordinator)
CERT, Tunisia
CSIR, South Africa
ESMT, Senegal
FCT, Portugal
Fraunhofer, Germany
lICD, The Netherlands
KICTB, Kenya
KTH, Sweden
MCIT, Egypt
VTT, Finland
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EuroAfrica-P8
STRENGTHENING ICT RESEARCH & POLICY LINKS UNDER THE ‘8 TH AFRICA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP’
EuroAfrica-P8 is a FP7 project funded by the European Commission (DG CONNECT) under the ‘Cooperation Programme’ and spanning 24 months
(2012-2013) with the aim of strengthening ICT research and policy links between Africa and Europe under the ‘8 th Strategic Partnership on
Science, Information Society and Space’ (the so-called Partnership 8). The project builds upon the substantial results obtained and the significant
momentum created by several previous projects (2006+), designated - over the years - as ‘the EuroAfrica-ICT Initiative’.
Supporting the
implementation of the
‘8 th Strategic Partnership’
and the JEG8 activities
Encouraging African
participation in EUfunded
programmes
(ICT theme)
Connecting
researchers &
practitioners to strengthen
collaborative projects
Underpinning
Euro-African
joint ICT research
priorities
Assist the day-to-day operation
of the P8/ICT Implementation/Expert
Groups
Ensure a broader mobilisation of
EU-African stakeholder communities
in the P8/ICT related meetings
Raise awareness on P8/ICT
objectives, achievements & main
activities
Identify, analyse & map joint ICT
research priorities between the two
regions
Provide evidence-based
recommendations for future
cooperation initiatives
Contribute to the P8 related
meetings with presentations and
background papers (including
zoom or case studies, reports,
guides, white papers, manifests and
declarations)
Raise awareness on FP7-
Horizon 2020 opportunities and
facilitate networking through
events (Cooperation Forums /
Awareness Workshops / Thematic
Working Group Meetings) organised
both in Europe & Africa
Use the EuroAfrica-ICT database
of African ICT Research Institutes
to facilitate connections between
interested parties
Provide guidance to African &
European stakeholders willing
to engage in ICT collaborative
research and looking for advice on
FP best practices
Sharing knowledge, best
practices and useful background
information
Offer opportunities for dialogue
to all stakeholders in the field
(Cooperation Forums / Awareness
Workshops / Thematic Working
Group Meetings) both in Europe &
Africa
Maintain an online database of
African ICT Research Institutes
and appoint EuroAfrica-ICT contact
points in leading institutes
Produce two iterations of an
e-Consultation aimed at achieving
strategic coordination with other
initiatives or programmes sharing
similar or related objectives
Encourage stakeholders to join
the EuroAfrica-ICT community on
LinkedIn and follow the
EuroAfrica-ICT Initiative on Twitter
Build on the outcomes of the
EuroAfrica-ICT.org project as well as
new trends to analyse and identify
Euro-Africa joint ICT research
priorities
Provide recommendations for
future cooperation initiatives
Produce zoom/case studies
(success stories, innovative
ICT research/technological
developments or results in specific
African countries or regions)
Form 5 consortia working on
joint EU-Africa research proposals
demonstrating the return on
investments in e-Infrastructures
Enhance and regularly update
the EuroAfrica-ICT database of
African ICT Research Institutes with
information relevant to research
expertise and focus areas
Project Acronym EuroAfrica-P8
Full Official Name Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to
enhance ICT cooperative research links between Europe and
Africa in the framework of the ‘8 th Africa-EU Strategic
Partnership’
Grant Agreement 288309
Funding Scheme Support Action (SA)
Programme 7 th Framework Programme (FP7) / Cooperation Specific
Programme / ICT Theme
Thematic Area International Cooperation
Call Identifier FP7-ICT-2011-7
Duration 24 months (2012-2013)
EC Project Officer Mr Klaus Pendl, International Relations Unit, EC, DG CONNECT
Coordinator (CO) Ms Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis
Technical CO CSIR (South Africa) VTT (Finland)
Partnership (11) CERT (Tunisia) CSIR (South Africa) ESMT (Senegal) FCT (Portugal)
Fraunhofer (Germany) IICD (The Netherlands) KICTB (Kenya) KTH
(Sweden) MCIT (Egypt) Sigma Orionis (France) VTT (Finland)
Website
www.euroafrica-ict.org
E-mail
info@euroafrica-ict.org
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