Diploma for 18 Project Angels

18 participants of the Project Angels coaching course from Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil and Guatemala obtained the Project Angel Diploma after 7 months of study.

The Project Angels are specifically trained in the understanding of the EU's ICT Programme and EU funding mechanisms. Now that they are trained, they will act locally to help potential project participants with advice on how to participate in EU R&D programmes.

The Project Angels 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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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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Applications for the Project Angels coaching course open

Pro-Ideal and Pro-Ideal Plus projects open the applications to participate in the 3^rdedition of the Project Angels coaching course. The new on-line coaching course focused on understanding of the ICT Programme and EU funding mechanisms will start the 1rst April 2011.

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If you want to participate please contact us

ICT day and interactive workshop in Pachuca (Mexico) 09/10November 2010

The complete presentation material of the ICT Forum in Pachuca (Mexico) which took place on 09/10 November 2010 is now available on the Pro-Ideal website.

For all the information, presentations and pictures please click here.

ICT day and interactive workshop in Medellín -11/12November 2010

The complete presentation material of the ICT Forum in Medellín (Colombia) which took place on 11/12  November 2010 is now available on the Pro-Ideal website.
For all the information, presentations and pictures please click here.

PRO-IDEAL project

PRO-IDEAL stands for "Promotion of an ICT dialogue between Europe and America Latina". It is a project that promotes the ICT programme of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission.
What does it mean?
The ICT programme funds innovative research project in a broad range of research involving new technologies, e.g. semantic web, RFID, e-health, e0inclusion etc. This programme is open to partners from third countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, the target countries of PRO-IDEAL. Partners from these countries enjoy the same treatment as European partners, i.e. they receive funding for their activity in the project. Upon specific calls, consortia can submit project proposals.
How can one submit a project proposal?
PRO-IDEAL will familiarise research institutes, companies, public institutions as well as decision makers in the ICT sector with the ICT programme, to enhance participation from the target countries, for the mutual benefit of Europe and the countries of the Cono Sur.

PRO-IDEAL will start on 1 November 2008, and will have its own website at: www.pro-ideal.eu
towards the end of 2008. Until then, news will be published here.