Africa-EU Cooperation on ICT: from Research to Deployment - Status & Perspectives
Implementation of the EU-AU Partnership on Science, ICT and Space (the 8th Partnership)
Introduction to EC (European Commission), AUC (African Union Commission) and ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States) Programmes
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) - Experiences and lessons learned
How to enhance African organisations participation in FP7/ICT? - Presentation, guidance and support
Thematic sessions (R&D ICT)
INTERACTIVE WORKING SESSIONS
The Forum was not a scientific conference per se, but an interactive event aiming at providing ideal conditions to learn and reflect on achievements in ICT R&D and to stimulate debate and thinking about future research through developing further concrete Euro-African cooperation projects on ICT research.
The Forum featured interactive and participative working sessions focused on various ICT thematic areas to address key successes, challenges and lessons learnt, identify future research topics, partners and practical strategies, and provide guidance to increase African participation in the next FP7 calls in each ICT thematic area.
High-level scientific papers provided inputs into various working sessions which formed the basis for strategic debates on key issues.
These working sessions were designed to take delegates beyond discussions to explore and highlight potential research topics for future research.
THEMATIC ICT PRIORITIES
e-Health - Health Information Systems & Sustainable and Personalised Healthcare
e-Infrastructure
Technology Enhanced Learning
Digital Libraries and Intelligent Content
Open Source Software
ICT for Independent Living, e-inclusion and e-Accessibility
ICT for Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
