EMF issued a Position Paper on the Future of the EU-Latin American ICT dialogue

En previsión de la Cumbre CELAC-UE en Santiago de Chile en enero 2013, EMF publicó un Position Paper con el tema: El Futuro del Diálogo TIC UE-CELAC: Desafíos sociales, PyMEs e Innovación. Recomendaciones claves para ambas regiones incluyen: Crear un marco para el desarrollo de agendas colaborativas en sectores estratégicos para beneficios mutuales; Fomentar la colaboración S&T entre todas partes interesadas e involucradas en el proceso de innovación; apoyar a las PyMEs dentro de la cadena de valor de la innovación motores principales y factores importantes del crecimiento económico y del empleo; promover la utilización de las TICs como acceso a conocimiento e información para todos; y finalmente, continuar la colaboración fructífera bajo el lema "unidos en la diversidad". 

Position Paper.

EMF issued a Position Paper on the Future of the EU-Latin American ICT dialogue, in view of the EU-LAC Summit to be held in Santiago de Chile in January 2013. Key recommendations for both sides of the Atlantic include: Creating a framework to develop collaborative agendas in areas of mutual interest to create win-win scenarios; Fostering the ICT dialogue at all levels, including grass root level; supporting SMEs as important actors in the innovation value chain and as drivers of the economy and employment; foster cross-stakeholder collaboration; promote the use of ICT at all levels for an ubiquitous access to knowledge and information; and finally continue the fruitful collaboration under the motto "united in diversity". 

Position Paper (in Spanish only).

ICT, SMEs and Innovation - the winning formula for EU-LA collaboration

AquiEuropa, the on-line journal of EU News in the Spanish speaking world, published an interview with Margaretha Mazura, Secretary General of EMF about future EU-LAC (Latin American and Caribbean)  relations. With a GDP growth rate 3 to 6 times higher than Europe in 2011, Latin America becomes a powerful player in the global economy. Common challenges such as climate change, the environment as well as societal challenges are important on both sides of the Atlantic. To overcome these, EU and LA should join forces, also in view of the up-coming Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. New technologies, the facilitator for all, paired with the innovative force of SMEs may be the winning formula. The  EU-LAC Summit in Santiago in January 2013 will discuss these issues. 

Entrevista en español

EMF, the Forum of e-Excellence will participate to ICT Proposers' Day

The ICT Proposers' Day will be organised on next Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 September 2012 in Warsaw, Poland.  This Event is for everyone who is interested in responding to calls for proposals for R&D projects in the field of Information and Communication Technologies:
- Networking sessions organised according to the Challenges and Objectives of the ICT Work Programme 2013 where potential proposers present their project ideas
- Stands/villages, organized per Challenge and Objective, which serve as meeting points for people interested in the same research topics
- Ample space for informal networking and bilateral pre-arranged meetings between participants
- Information sessions on how to prepare and submit a proposal
- Objective stands where European Commission officials provide up-to-date information on the research Challenges and Objectives of the ICT Work Programme 2013 and the content of the calls for proposals
- An EC ICT information desk and a document library to supply information on relevant topics
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More information are available on the website.

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