About
EuroAfrica-ICT.org is a EU/FP7 project spanning over 24 months (2010-2011) with the aim of supporting policy dialogues and strengthening cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Africa.
The project is defined in full continuity with and builds upon the substantial results obtained and the significant momentum created by two previous initiatives: the FP6/IST START (2006-2008) and the FP7/ICT EuroAfriCa-ICT (2008-2009) projects – both coordinated by Sigma Orionis.
The EuroAfrica-ICT initiative – which has been developing since 2006 through these two projects and which is supported by a high number of key stakeholders in Europe and in Africa – has established close synergies with most national and international programmes and initiatives; has already started to identify policy and research priorities to support the development of policy dialogues and has provided the European and African research communities with continuous and reliable support and guidance.
| Project acronym | EuroAfrica-ICT.org |
| Project baseline | Policy Dialogues and Strengthened Cooperation with sub-Saharan Africa |
| Project number | 248376 |
| Funding Scheme | Coordination & Support Action / CAS-SA |
| Programme | FP7 |
| Specific Programme | Cooperation |
| Thematic area | Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) |
| Call identifier | FP7-ICT-2009-4 |
| Duration | 24 months (2010-2011) |
| EC Project Officer | Thierry Devars, International Relations Unit (DG INFSO), European Commission |
| Project Coordinator | Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis |
| Project Partners (7) | ACU (UK) / AUF (Belgium) / CSIR (South Africa) / KIST (Rwanda) / Makerere (Uganda) / Sigma Orionis (France) / TWAS (Italy) |
| Project Website | www.euroafrica-ict.org |
Main objectives
- Establish close links and implement synergies with most national and international programmes and initiatives
- Identify ICT policy and research priorities to support the development of policy dialogues
- Provide the European and African research communities with continuous and reliable support and guidance
Main activities & expected outputs
- Identification of Euro-African ICT research priorities (once identified and analysed in detail, these priorities will lead to recommendations which may be taken into consideration in facilitating the rapid emergence of Euro-African collaborative projects addressing identified ICT research areas)
- Organisation of Cooperation Events both in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa
- Provide support and guidance to European and African organisations in their efforts to connect and develop joint research projects in the ICT field (virtual community of researchers, database of African research centers addressing ICT, proactive helpdesk services, etc.)
Partnership
The project consists of a consortium of seven partners located both in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa:
- Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) – UK
- Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) – Belgium
- Meraka Institute of CSIR (CSIR) – South Africa
- Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) – Rwanda
- Makerere University (Makerere) – Uganda
- Sigma Orionis (SIGMA, Coordinator) – France
- The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) – Italy
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