Global Public Policy Summit 2011, 6-8 November, Guadalajara

The WITSA Global Public Policy Summit 2011 will be held from November 6th to 8th, 2011, in the of Guadalajara, Mexico. The theme for this year is "Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age: e-Inclusion in an i-Society".

The event will gather 500 ICT executives, government officials and policy makers from more than 40 countries to share and learn how to promote the use of ICTs in public policies to overcome social exclusion and improve economic performance, employment opportunities, quality of life, social participation and cohesion.

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ICT Forum held in Mexico

The ICT Forum: Mexico - EU Cooperation in ICT Research was held at the Santa Fe campus of the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City on 10 October 2011.
Representatives from Academia, the Public Sector and industry discussed how cooperation between these three stakeholders groups can be reinforced. An important part played the discussion on innovation and how Mexican partners can benefit from European projects in the future.

More information including the presentations of the ICT Forum will be
up-loaded soon at: http://www.pro-ideal.eu/ict_forum_mexico_2011

Mexican ICT Forum. October 10, 2011

The Mexican ICT Forum 2011 will be held in October 10 at ITESM facilities, Campus Santa Fe (Mexico City). The event, organised by ITESM and the PRO IDEAL PLUS consortium in collaboration with CONACYT, aims at reinforcing international cooperation between Mexico and the European Union in the ICT field.

The dialogue between national and international ICT leaders and decision makers will focus on the relevance of S&T cooperation in the ICT field between Latin America and Europe, the opportunities to enhance Latin America participation in FP7-ICT R&D cooperation projects, the role of ICT R&D as an enabler for growth, competitiveness and innovation, and the key ICT R&D priorities for international cooperation.
Please confirm your participation to mgonza@itesm.mx. For more information on the ICT Forum in Mexico, please refer to the ICT Forum 2011 programme.

Roundtable to Identify and discuss ICT priorities in Mexico

The Mexican Round-Table took place in the headquarters of the National Science and Research Council (CONACYT) the 24th of may 2011. The event was supported by the office for bilateral cooperation between Mexico and the European Commission (UEMEXCYT) and the National Contact Point for Information and Communication Technologies (NCP-ICT-Mexico).

It was the first of a set of two Round Tables, which Pro-Ideal-Plus is organizing also in the other partner-countries of the project. 15 ICT-key-stakeholders from the academia, the private and the governmental sector attended the event.

The most relevant results of the three main-topics were:

1. ICT-priorities for RTD

There is a need to determine the areas in which Mexico is ready to initiate actions and those areas in which medium term development is required.

2. Development of human resources

Mechanisms to provide incentives for people with academic or entrepreneurial talent to participate in ICT-RTD-programs like the FP7 were proposed.

3. ICT-infrastructure

There is a need to establish the position of Mexico in the ICT value chain (definition of the present and future position in concern) as well as to develop indicators and statistics on activities of the sector.

The event was led by PhD Miguel Gonzalez Mendoza, coordinator of Pro-Ideal-Plus Mexico, PhD Neil Hernández Gress, the NCP-ICT of Mexico and PhD Héctor Sámano Rocha, Director of UEMEXCYT.

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First Mexican ICT Dialogue Round Table, 24 May 2011, Mexico-City

Pro-Ideal-Plus is organizing the 24th of May 2011 the first Mexican Round-Table to promote the ICT-dialogue between Europe and the country.

The event aims to open the discussion about the Mexican ICT research priorities, their long-term perspective and their alignment with the EU research priorities. It is one of a series of round-tables that will be held in the different LA partner countries of the project (Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil).

The results from these Round Tables will be collected, synthesized and serve as basis for a roadmap on ICT research for the participating LA target countries. Through the joint effort of all relevant stakeholders it is expected to provide a shared insight and long-term vision for ICT cooperation. The roadmap will be a policy document for stakeholders and contribute to a future ICT Agenda in LA in view to strengthen international cooperation with the EU.

The event is targeted to key ICT-stakeholders from academy, government and the private sector.

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