ICT - Information and Communication Technology.
- Launch of the ENIAC and ARTEMIS Call 2008
We would like to inform you that the EC published the new calls 2008 concerning the JTIs ARTEMIS and ENIAC.
- ICT PSP Call for Proposals and Work Programme 2008
The second call for proposals of the ICT Policy Support Programme (or ICT PSP) will open on 29 April 2008 and close on 9 September 2008. The evaluation of the proposals, assisted by independent experts, will take place in early October. Communication of selection results to proposers and start of negotiations are foreseen for November 2008
- "Women wanted in Europe's ICT industry"!
Careers in information and communications technology (ICT) are often thought to be restricted to men. Such a common stereotype is far from the truth. Although the proportion of women graduating in engineering or computer science is still very low, young girls can expect a successful and rewarding career in the ICT sector. This topic is at the core of a conference organised today, ahead of International Women's day (8 March), in Brussels, where the European Commission will encourage young girls in Europe to "Move out of the shadow and seize the opportunITy".
- EP gives green light for European Institute of Innovation and Technology
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIIT) will be able to start operating this summer, after the Council's common position on its establishment was officially approved by the European Parliament. The common position was reached after negotiations with the Parliaments' rapporteur Reino Paasilinna (PES, FI), who was satisfied with the compromise, which took on board most of the points raised by Parliament in first reading.
- ICT 2008 website lunched
This website will provide more details on ICT 2008 as programmes evolve.
- ICT - Knowledge and Content technologies - Challenge 4 - Intelligent Content and Semantics
Public consultation - Future research
Unit E2 is launching a public consultation on future research directions and priorities beyond 2008. The submission will contribute to shaping the new Work programme which will drive ICT calls and operations in 2009-2010, with a total budget in excess of 2 billion euro.
The deadline is set to 28 February 2008.
- Next ‘Call for proposals’ foreseen for December 2007.
The next ‘Call for proposals’ should be published in December 2007, foreseen deadline: March 2008. Full details on the scope of each call, the funding strategy and on budget allocation are outlined in the ICT Work Programme 2007-2008.
- Commission launches consultation on European ICT competitiveness
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on ways to strengthen the global competitiveness of Europe's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industries.
The questionnaire is structured around three broad areas of the Commission activities, which are included in the 2007 Annual Report of the i2010 initiative.
The consultation will run until 17 September and is open to all stakeholders, including industries, research community and consumer organisations.
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