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Decision to set-up GMES and Africa secretariat in the AUC operative as from July 2012, tosupport space programmes.Priorities for 2012 and way aheadConduct three Thematic Workshops aimed at facilitating the finalisation and adoption in 2013of the overall GMES and Africa Action PlanPreparatory work for the remaining thematic areas.Concrete initiatives and contributing projects (building blocks)EDF: AMESD/MESA (multiple thematic areas, regional scope)ESA: Tiger (water management)FP7: BRAGMA (JAES-PS8-GMES&Africa macro coordination), EAM-Net (marine/coastalareas) ; GARNET-E (Natural Hazards), SAGA-EO, WATPLAN (water management),MALAREO (Health-Malaria vector), REDDiness (Congo, natural resources) and other suchas REDDAF (Forest monitoring), SIRIUS (efficient use of water), ISAC (Info on agriculturechanges), MyWATER (water management), GLOWASIS (water management), ReCover(forest management), REDD-Flame (deforestation alert)1.3 ICT- Two new FP7 ICT support action projects (IST Africa 2012-13, EuroAfricaP8) launchedend 2011, ensuring continuity of IST Africa and Euro-Africa activities.- 4 th Euro-Africa Cooperation Event on ICT Research, Capetown/South Africa, 14-15November 2011, including i.a. workshops on IPv6, Future Internet, Security, Privacy andTrust in Global Networks and Services, with a view to deepening cooperation in these fields.- AUC and EC established Living Labs Task Force (May 2011). Public consultation launchedon preliminary study “Supporting the Evolution of Sustainable Living Labs and Living LabsNetworks in Africa” (coordinated by FP7 IST Africa project and Living Labs Network ofSouthern Africa/LLiSA), followed by drafting of "Scoping Paper on the Creation ofSustainable Living Labs in Africa", including proposals for action. Validation and trainingworkshops held in Burundi, Tanzania Uganda, Ethiopia, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland andSouth Africa (July-December 2011) under IST Africa projects.- AfricaConnect (supporting the deployment of regional research and education networks inAfrica and their interconnection with the European GEANT network) was launched in May2011. The first phase (expected to last for 12 month) is seeking offers for connectivity,equipment and other services. The results of this first phase and the public announcement ofthe launch of the second phase (implementation and operational service) are expected to takeplace at the next Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT research in Lisbon from 5-7November 2012.24
- Work continued also on the other initiatives launched under first Action Plan (2008-10):HIPSSA (project implemented by ITU to support regional harmonisation of regulatory ICTframeworks in Sub-Saharan Africa), African Virtual Campus (UNESCO initiative on pan-African e-learning network), ALICT (pan-African ICT training programme to beimplemented by Global e-Schools Initiative/GeSCI, initiated at end of Action Plan 1 and nowbeing implemented; 3M€ funding from Finland), AYIN (African Youth ICT4D Network;funding from Egypt), AXIS (support to deployment of local IXPs in all Sub-Saharan countriesplus Internet-hubs per sub-region; supported by Luxembourg). INFSO attended SteeringCommittees of HIPSSA and AfricaConnect, H. de Backer/DEL Addis Steering Committeesof other projects.Priorities for 2012 and way ahead:- High-level IST Africa 2012 conference, Tanzania, 9-11 May 2012, including a full-daythematic working group on Living Labs on 8 May 2012 (further discussion and possibleendorsement of paper on LL). Next AXIS Steering Committee planned for 7-8 May 2012before the IST Africa 2012 conference.- For Living Labs, a two-step approach (establishment of additional regional African LLorganisations before possible establishment of Pan-African LL organisation) may be adequate(to be decided by African partners).- FP7 ICT Work Programme 2013 and ICT parts of Horizon 2020 may include newopportunities for African organisations.- Research connectivity: Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT research in Lisbon from 5-7November 2012 foreseen to include strong focus on AfricaConnect (launch of second phase).- Ensuring continued financial support for main ICT initiatives (e-Infrastructures connectivity,ICT regulatory harmonization, capacity building projects) should be treated with priority.NB: the AUC Information Society Division was not represented at this meeting so thereporting came solely from the EC side on this occasion.2. Other Conclusions:2.1 JEG 8The meeting agreed that the JEG meeting will be held back to back with the IST Conferencein Dar el Salam: 9-10 th May 2012.The JTF appreciate and welcomed the offer by South Africa to host the second JEG8 7 - 8November 2012 in Cape Town, back to back with the EDCTP and with the EU-SA JSTCC.2.2 The Radio Astronomy proposal25
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