ICT Forum 2011, 6 October, Buenos Aires

ABEST will coordinate through the PRO-IDEAL project, the ICT Forum 2011 on October 6 at Fundación Cassará (Av. de Mayo 1194, Ciudad de Buenos Aires) to analyse the cooperation of ICT research and development between Argentina and Europe, as well as to offer guidelines on the ICT policies and priorities status in Argentina. The event will be divided into two phases: 1) a general conference of half day to introduce the Argentina- EU ICT cooperation perspectives; the PRO-IDEAL PLUS project outcomes and objectives so far, and the Argentina?s R&D&i capacities: presentation of Argentinean ICT R&D&i projects; 2) at the end of the afternoon, the FP7-ICT project FIRST will be presented followed by the PLATA (Argentinean I+D+i Platform) general assembly.

ABEST was created in October 2005. It operates at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of the Nation (MINCyT), in the National Directorate of International Relations with co-funding of the European Union and the MINCyT.

PRO-IDEAL PLUS Project (its acronym stands for -Promotion of an ICT Dialogue between Europe and Latin America-) with the aim of promoting the ICT programme of FP7 in the region.

It is a completely free event targeted to professors, researchers, developers and users of ICT applications and services. Due to space restrictions, please confirm your participation to madavidziuk@mincyt.gov.ar

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31 participants from 11 Latin America and Caribbean countries selected for the last edition of the Project Angels coaching course

31 participants from Cuba, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Peru, Nicaragua and Bolivia have been selected to follow the on-line coaching course on the FP7 ICT Work Programme and become Project Angels in their countries.

The Project Angels are specifically trained in the understanding of the ICT Programme and EU funding mechanisms. Once they are trained, they will act locally to help potential project participants with advice on how to participate in EU R&D programmes. They are supported by a team of expert Project Managers in Europe.

The free of charge on line course is one of the activities supported by the Pro-Ideal and Pro ideal Plus projects, funded by the European Commission to reinforce the ICT collaboration between Europe and Latin America.

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UNESCO Science Report

UNESCO published its Science Report 2010. Here are some key findings:

• Research and development: USA, Europe and Japan increasingly challenged by emerging countries 
• The USA and Europe still lead the global science research effort, but their future is uncertain
• Asia leaping forward in science and technology, but Japan feels the global recession
• Science and technology could be the way to greater equality in Latin America
• Even oil-rich Arab states need innovation
• Research and development: Africa is making progress despite major challenges

Download the full report in EN - the executive summary (32 pages) in EN or ES

Innovation, R&D and Productivity in the Costa Rican ICT Sector: A Case Study

Innovation, R&D and Productivity in the Costa Rican ICT Sector: A Case Study

Ricardo Monge-González
John Hewitt
June 2010

Prepared for Inter-American Development Bank
Department of Research and Chief Economist

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