Find your ICT Research Partners in the Face2Face meetings at ICT 2013, 6 -8 November, Vilnius

The ICT 2013 event “Create, Connect, Grow” that will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania the 6-8 November 2013, will focus on Horizon 2020 (H2020) - the EU's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for 2014-2020. In this context, Ideal-ist - the network of National Contact Points for ICT research, in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network invites you to participate in a brokerage event with pre-arranged face2face meetings within the ICT 2013 event.

This brokerage event is a unique networking opportunity for actors in the ICT field to:

• build quality partnerships for participating in the new ICT Programme for 2014-2020
• facilitate the setup of project consortia for the first upcoming H2020 calls
• discuss and develop new project ideas on ICT at international level
• acquire new cross-border contacts  and initiate collaborations
• promote your research results, technologies and know-how

Registration for the brokerage event is now open until 14 October 2013:

• Until 14 October 2013: Registration and submission of your project idea
• 14 October - 28 October 2013: Online selection of face to face meetings
• 7 November 2013: Face2Face meetings (09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 - 18:00)
• 8 November 2013: Face2Face meetings (09:30 - 13:00)

 To register for the event click here, for more information click here.

ICT 2013: Create, Connect Grow

The ICT conference will take place at the beginning of November 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania. It will be the first opportunity to learn the details of research funding for ICT-related projects under Horizon 2020, the new framework programme. 

Horizon 2020 will support the development of ICT in Science (in future and emerging technologies or e-Infrastructures); in industrial leadership (such as smart systems, robotics, photonics, etc.) and in societal challenges (such as eHealth, eGovernment and eSkills.), and with a special instrument for SMEs. 

The Call for Networking Sessions for the ICT conference is open now, with the deadline 26 April 2013. 

More information about ICT 2013: Create, Connect Grow

Virtual Info Days for LA presentations on-line

On 16/17 July, Virtual InfoDays for Latin America to share first-hand information about collaborative opportunities with Latin America and the Caribbean in the 2013 work programmes of FP7 were held. These are the last and biggest work programmes in FP7 and are already designed to facilitate the transition towards Horizon 2020. 

All presentations can be found here. Of special interest is the overview of all opportunities by Cornelia Nauen and Paul Vossen and the ICT presentation by our new PO, Vlassios Venner.

Horizon 2020, the new EU programme for research and innovation

The European Commission published yesterday its Communication on Horizon 2020, the new R&I Framework Programme. It is fully in line with the EU's policy strategies like the Innovation Union or the Digital Agenda. A SME focus is one of the most important new elements. With regard to International Cooperation, the Communication emphasises the promotion of internationall mobility of researchers and innovation staff. The focus of international cooperation in Horizon 2020 will be on cooperation with three major country groupings:

(1) industrialised and emerging economies;
(2) enlargement and neighbourhood countries; and
(3) developing countries.

Horizon 2020 will continue with the principle of general openness, while encouraging reciprocal access to third country programmes.

For more information:
Read the Communication
Visit the website