The 8th EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meeting successfully took place on June 23, 2010, at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.

EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meetings – Short reminder…
An increasing number of regional, national and international initiatives addressing Euro-Africa S&T cooperation in ICT have been developed in the last few years. At least 3 new EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meetings will be organised over the period 2010-2011 in Europe and in Africa in order to facilitate closer interaction and the development of synergies between the EuroAfrica-ICT initiative and these other related initiatives.

Presentations

Welcome address & Introduction of participants

Karine Valin
Managing Director, Sigma Orionis & Coordinator, EuroAfrica-ICT EU/FP7 Project
EuroAfrica-ICT Trailer

Cooperation perspectives on ICT with sub-Saharan Africa

Roland Zinzius (speech only – no presentation available)
Deputy Head of Unit ‘Pan African Issues’ Sector
Directorate General Development (DG DEV) and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States, European Commission

Fadila Boughanemi
Policy Officer in charde of S&T Cooperation with ACP Countries, Unit D1 (International Dimension of the Framework Programme)
Directorate General RESEARCH (DG RTD), European Commission
Strengthening African-European Cooperation in S&T

Thierry Devars
Scientific Officer, International Relations Unit (A4)
Directorate General Information Society & Media (DG INFSO), European Commission
Strengthening African-European cooperation in ICT
The FP7/ICT Programme

Leonardo Flores
Scientific Officer, International Cooperation Unit (F3) ‘GEANT &e-Infrastructures’
Directorate General Information Society & Media (DG INFSO), European Commission
Update on AfricaConnect and FEAST & Introduction to Call 9 (FP7- Infrastructures-2011-2)

Sharing Visions and Experiences

Nicolas Chevrollier
ICT4D Team Leader, TNO Information and Communication Technology (Netherlands)
Inclusive Innovation

Christian Merz
Senior Researcher, SAP Research (Germany)
Living Labs – Collaboration platforms for open innovation

Daan du Toit
Minister Counsellor (S&T): South African Mission to the EU
Senior S&T Representative to the EU: South African Department of S&T
Perspectives on South Africa’s participation in FP7 ICT

James Waterworth
Director, EU Representatives Office, Nokia (Belgium)
Nokia, Finnish Government & infoDev Partnership “Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy”

Mohamadou Arabani Saibou
Director, ESMT – Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications (Senegal)
Cooperation with Europe – Sharing experience

Bernard Yvetot
Vice President, Strategy International Business, France Telecom/Orange (France)
France Telecom / Orange – Development strategy in Africa

David Cromar
Director, Solvebrand Ltd (United Kingdom)
The African Incubator Network

Identifying ICT Policy and Research Priorities – Specific Workshop

Daan du Toit (facilitator)
Minister Counsellor (S&T): South African Mission to the EU
Senior S&T Representative to the EU: South African Department of S&T

Andrew J. Cherry
The Africa Unit, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), United Kingdom
EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner (in charge of producing recommendations to the EC)
CAAST-Net Coordinator
The EuroAfrica-ICT initiative – ICT Policy and Research Priorities