2010 Euro-Africa Cooperation forum on ICT Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This 1-day Forum is a practical, learning and interactive conference
organised as a follow-up event of the 1st edition held in Brussels,
Belgium in March 2009
02 December, 2009
CORDIS News - The 2010 Euro-Africa Cooperation forum on information and communication technology (ICT) research will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3 February 2010.
The event is being organised by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funded EUROAFRICA-ICT project and is supported by the African Union Commission Human Resources and Science and Technology (AUC-HRST) department and the European Commission. It will follow the African Union summit on 'ICT in Africa: challenges and prospects for development', taking place from 25 January to 2 February.
The forum will bring together sub-Saharan African and European organisations
for an interactive and a participative event whose objectives include:
- reflecting on progress made and lessons learnt on ICT research and development
in Africa and its contribution to economic growth, improved quality of life
and efficient service delivery;
- enhancing the development of Euro-Africa collaborative ICT research projects
and identifying potential partners;
- networking with key stakeholders in the field (private/public bodies);
- highlighting opportunities for African participation in FP7 projects and
results from successful EU-African FP7 cooperation projects and EU-African
public-private partnerships.
For further information, please visit: http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/forum2.php