The 1st EuroAfriCa-ICT Cooperation Summit will take place in early 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
For the first time, African, European and Caribbean scientists and policy-makers in the field of ICT are being brought together in Europe.
Brussels, 17 July 2008 - 1st EuroAfriCa-ICT Cooperation Summit postponed.
Event to be rescheduled from 27-28 November 2008 (Lyon, France) to early 2009 (Brussels, Belgium).
In light of the tremendous interest of the European, African and Caribbean ICT communities (5 months prior to the event, more than 160 pre-registrations had been received although only 200 seats were available) and the growing interest and likely strong involvement of European, African and Caribbean institutions, the Summit Organisation Committee and the European Commission have officially rescheduled the 1st EuroAfriCa-ICT Cooperation Summit “Supporting Cooperation on ICT Research between Africa/Caribbean & Europe”.
The new date and location will significantly increase the visibility and impact of the Summit as the event is likely to be held in EC premises that can accommodate more than 300 participants. The Summit organisers apologise for any inconvenience caused and will keep you closely informed about the outputs of the ongoing discussions with the European and the African Union Commissions.
1st EuroAfriCa-ICT Cooperation Summit
to be held in early 2009
Brussels, Belgium
For the first time, African, European and Caribbean scientists and policy-makers in the field of ICT are being brought together in Europe. Funded under the EU's 7th Framework Programme (FP7), the 1st EU-AfriCa-ICT Cooperation Summit aims to expand the dialogue between the European, African and Caribbean ICT research communities and the authorities of the concerned regions. Stay tuned, dates and venue to be announced soon!
An increasing number of regional, national and international initiatives addressing S&T cooperation in ICT between Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean have been developed. EuroAfriCa-ICT concertation meetings have therefore been launched at the European level in the framework of the START FP6 project and organised on a regular basis every three to four months.
EuroAfriCa-ICT awareness workshops are organised regularly in sub-Saharan Africa and one will also be organised in the Caribbean. These workshops aim at promoting cooperation opportunities with the EU (under FP7 or not) and at developing contacts with local ICT communities, etc.
