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• Sep

  2010

  20

  14th Regional EuroAfrica-ICT FP7 Awareness Workshop (Nov. 3-4, 2010 – Mauritius) – Event date set! (0)

  

  [ November 3, 2010 to November 4, 2010] EuroAfrica-ICT Awareness Workshops to be held on November 3-4, 2010 in Mauritius.

   
• Jun

  2010

  9

  The TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists (0)

  

  TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is currently seeking nominations of young scientists in Africa whose research in computer science promises to have a positive impact in the developing world.
  Each year, three winners are selected from different countries on the continent. Each recipient receives a Euro 7,000 cash award generously contributed by [...]

   
• May

  2010

  18

  European Foundation Week – Presenting opportunities for S&T partnerships with Africa (0)

  

  [ May 31, 2010 to June 4, 2010] A special seminar presenting science and technology cooperation opportunities with Africa, will be organised as part of the European Foundation Week’s “Open Days”.

  The European Foundation Week, to be held in Brussels from May 31 to June 4, 2010, is a week-long event with debates and exhibitions about foundations and how they work for Europe.

   
• May

  2010

  4

  AICT 2010 (EuroAfrica-ICT participation) (0)

  

  [ May 9, 2010 to May 15, 2010] The 6th Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications (AICT 2010) will be held on May 9-15, 2010 in Barcelona (Spain), co-located with other events part of Webtel 2010. The Conference, open to both researchers and industry contributors, will be organised in several sessions focusing on the following topics:

   
• Apr

  2010

  28

  8th EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meeting (June 23, 2010 – Brussels) – New date! (0)

  

  [ June 23, 2010 ] To coincide with the next meeting (June 24, 2010) of the European members of the Joint Expert Group for the “8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership for Science, Information Society and Space” (the so called JEG8), a new date has been set for the upcoming EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meeting (the 8th of its series).

   
• Apr

  2010

  27

  Makerere University winner of the ICTP-SDU openEyA Grant (0)

  

  After a competition involving more than 100 applicants, the E-Learning Unit, Institute of Adult and Continuing Education of the Makerere University (a partner of the EuroAfrica-ICT.org consortium) has been selected as one of the four winners of the first grant programme “International Academic Webcasting Grant for Developing Countries using openEyA”.

   
• Apr

  2010

  27

  Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010 (0)

  

  Under the general theme of ICT for sustainability, the Report explores the central role of ICT in fostering economic, environmental and social sustainability. Covering 133 economies from the developing and developed world, the Report presents a number of essays and best practices, together with a comprehensive data section including detailed profiles for each economy covered.

   
• Apr

  2010

  26

  3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research – Venue confirmed (0)

  

  [ December 7, 2010 to December 8, 2010] The EuroAfrica-ICT Partnership is very pleased to announce that the ‘3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research’ (an event organised by the EuroAfrica-ICT EU project under the aegis of the European Commission DG INFSO with the support of the Finnish Government and of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) will be held at the Scandic Marina Congress Center, in Helsinki, Finland.

   
• Apr

  2010

  26

  3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research – Now designated as an official side-event to the 3rd Africa-EU Summit (0)

  

  The EuroAfrica-ICT Partnership is very pleased to announce that the ‘3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research’ (an event organised by the EuroAfrica-ICT EU project under the aegis of the European Commission DG INFSO with the support of the Finnish Government and of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) will be officially announced as a side-event to the “3rd Africa-EU Summit” to be held in Tripoli, Libya, on November 29-30, 2010.

   
• Apr

  2010

  24

  Hi-tech imagery helps rural African farmers (0)

  

  The Seeing is Believing – West Africa (SIBWA) project is helping farmers in 10 smallholder communities across Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Niger with accurate satellite information and imagery of their farm fields, helping them to plan their agricultural practices better.