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Information Society Newsroom Update Weekly - 12/10/2010

Weekly Issue - 12 October 2010

Latest News

PRESS RELEASE
The "Innovation Union" - turning ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress

(6 October 2010)The European Commission's "Innovation Union", tabled today, sets out a strategic approach to innovation, driven by the highest political level. The Innovation Union will focus Europe's efforts - and co-operation with third countries - on challenges like climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. It will use public sector intervention to stimulate the private sector and to remove bottlenecks which stop ideas reaching the market. These include lack of finance, fragmented research systems and markets, under-use of public procurement for innovation and slow standard setting. The Innovation Union is a "flagship" in the Europe 2020 Strategy.

See also: Turning Europe into a true Innovation Union

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
eSafety Awards 2010

13 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium

The eSafety Awards are rewarding excellence in the deployment of eSafety systems, i.e. modern road safety systems based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). A textbook example of such a system would be Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which by using radar technology avoids accidents by keeping a safe distance from the car ahead.

Contact: info@icarsupport.eu

NEWS ARTICLE
Digital Agenda to unlock the full value of scientific data: High-Level Group presents report

(6 October 2010)The High-Level Group on Scientific Data presented today their final report to Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda. The report "Riding the Wave: How Europe can gain from the rising tide of scientific data" is the result of six months of intense brainstorming and consultations with experts around the world to prepare a "vision 2030" for Scientific Data e-Infrastructures.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Euro Asia-Pacific Cooperation Forum on ICT research

26 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium

This event is organised by the EURASIAPAC project, aiming to facilitate ICT related research cooperation between Europe and countries of the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea). It is being held just after the launch of an important call for proposals for ICT research proposals under the EU's research framework programme. The workshop will be a key occasion to discuss opportunities for cooperation. The event outputs will also contribute to the development of a European-Asian-Pacific roadmap with concrete recommendations to the European Commission for actions on ICT research cooperation. This event is free of charge but prior registration is compulsory.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
ICT Call 7

(Deadline: 18/01/2011) This is one of the biggest calls ever launched for information and communications technology (ICT) research proposals under the EU's research framework programmes. It will result in project funding of EUR 780 million in 2011. This funding will advance research on the future internet, robotics, smart and embedded systems, photonics, ICT for energy efficiency, health and well-being in an ageing society, and more.

See also: European Commission announces EUR 780 million boost for strategic ICT research

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ICT Proposers Day 2011 - Networking for European ICT Research and Development

19 May 2011 - 20 May 2011 Budapest, Hungary

The event will offer a networking platform to build partnerships in order to participate in the new ICT calls 8 and 9 of the 7th Framework Programme for R&D. Thematic sessions with presentations of proposal ideas, information stands and meeting points will be proposed. Registration is free of charge and will be open from January 2011.

Contact: infso-desk@ec.europa.eu

Reminders

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
MedTech Forum 2010

12 October 2010 - 14 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium

This event will bring together over 400 leaders from various organisations active in the EU healthcare scene. These include policy-makers, scientific communities, patients' representatives, healthcare professionals, academics and the medical technology industry. This year's conference is themed "Healthcare 2020" and will explore over the course of 3 days in 15 interactive sessions how the medical technology industry contributes and can better contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
eChallenges e-2010 Conference and Exhibition

27 October 2010 - 29 October 2010 Warsaw, Poland

This is the twentieth in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 650 delegates from commercial, government and research organisations around the world to share knowledge, experience and good practice. eChallenges e-2010 will focus on applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges.

New in the Library

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
Broadband investment in a difficult economic climate

Telecoms and Internet Federation Annual Conference, Dublin, 12 October 2010

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
Unlocking the full value of scientific data

Formal presentation of the report "Riding the Wave: How Europe can gain from the raising tide of scientific data", Brussels, 6th October 2010

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