The Final Conference of the EECA CLuster was successfully organised on 13-14 June 2016 in Chisinau, Moldova. More than 100 participants representating leading commercial, government and research organisations from the EU and the entire Eastern Europe and Central Asia region had the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences, lessons learnt and good practices EU-funded research projects. The main objective was to:
- Present Collaboration Opportunities among ICT research and industrial organisations under R&I teams and New Support Opportunities for the EECA in H2020
- Discuss /Present Recommendations for the future cooperation between the European Technology Platforms (ETPs) and the EECA region (common R&I priorities, factors hindering this collaboration and actions to overcome them)
- Facilitate networking among EU and EECA organisations
ICT areas of focus
The conference focused on 2 key ICT sub-fields which demonstrate a high potential for EU-EECA collaboration, namely:
- Big Data, Software and Services; and
- Interactive Content, Media and Creative industries
For more information on the event, pease contact:
- rkoum [at] planet.gr , lpsalti [at] planet.gr (PLANET SA, EAST-HORIZON project coordinator)
- bougiouklis [at] qplan.gr, delioglanis [at] qplan.gr (Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS LTD, EECA-2-HORIZON project coordinators)
- elena.zamsa [at] h2020.md, svetlana.mihalachi [at] h2020.md (Center of International Projects, local organiser)
Agenda of the event
Presentations day 1
Presentations day 2
Presentations pitches - Day2, session 1
Presentations pitches - Day2, session 2
Agenda and presentations - Day 1
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration |
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09:30 – 10:00
(Central room)
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Welcome Speech
- Academician Ion Tighineanu, prime-vice president of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (Moldova)
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10:00 - 10:15
(Central room) |
Scope of the event – structure of the day
- Mr Kostas Bougiouklis, EECA-2-HORIZON Coordinator, Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL (Greece)
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10:15 - 11:00
(Central room) |
Cluster Achievements
- Mr Raphael Koumeri, EAST-HORIZON Coordinator, PLANET (Greece)
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break
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11:30 - 13:30
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Collaboration with relevant European Technology Platforms
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General Approach of the Cluster
- Mr Kostas Bougiouklis, EECA-2-HORIZON Coordinator, Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL (Greece)
Overview of the Networked European Software and Services Initiative (NESSI)
- Mr Yannis Kliafas, Athens Technology Centre SA (Greece)
Overview of New European Media initiative (NEM)
- Ms Silvia Boi, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica (Italy)
Overview of ICT priorities in the EECA region
- Ms Elena Zamsa, Center of International Projects (Moldova)
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13:30 - 14:30
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Lunch break |
| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Parallel sessions - Open discussion on:
- Validating the common research areas among the ETPs and the EECA region
- Factors hindering active involvement of EECA ICT teams in the ETPs' activities
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Room A - Collaboration with the "Networked European Software and Services Initiative" - NESSI ETP
Moderator: Mr Yannis Kliafas, Athens Technology Centre SA (Greece)
Secretariat: Ms Leta Psalti, PLANET SA (Greece)
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Room B - Collaboration with the New European Media initiative - NEM ETP
Moderator: Mrs Silvia Boi, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica (Italy)
Secretariat: Ms Mihalachi Svetlana, Centre of International Projects (Moldova)
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| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Coffee break |
| 17:00 - 17:30 |
Conclusions by the moderators
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| 17:30 |
End of Day 1
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Agenda and presentations - Day 2
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration |
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09:30 – 09:45
(Central room)
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Welcome Speech
- Dr. Lidia Romanciuc, Director of Center for International Projects (Moldova)
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09:45 - 10:00
(Central room) |
Scope of the event – structure of the day
- Mr Kostas Bougiouklis, EECA-2-HORIZON Coordinator, Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL (Greece)
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Workshop" "ICT in Societal Challenges"
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10:00 - 11:15
(Central room) |
- Examples and experiences from EU-funded RTDI projects addressing major Societal Challenges through ICT research
Dr Dimitrios Tzovaras, Director of the Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece)
- eHealth in a cross border setting - Standards and Interoperability
Mr Fredrik Lindén, Hamling IT AB (Sweden)
- Challenges in digitisation of society
Mr Anders Lundqvist, CEO, Centre for Distance-spanning Technology, Luleå University of Technology (Sweden)
- ICT instruments to understand e-society: the case of the Research community
Dr Philip Kazin, Dean of Department of Technological Management and Innovations, ITMO University, (Russia)
- How EECA organisations could be integrated in European research consortia that focus on addressing major Societal Challenges through ICT research
Ms Svetlana Klessova, INNO TSD (France)
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| 11:15 - 11:45 |
Coffee break
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11:45 - 13:00
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Presentation pitches of EU/EECA ICT R&I teamns and ideas on Societal Challenges
Moderator: Mr Ivan Kulchytskyy, Agency of European Innovations (Ukraine)
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch break
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Networking session |
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14:00 - 15:30
(Central room)
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Pesentation pitches of EU/EECA ICT R&I teamns and ICT research ideas
Moderator: Ms Elena Zamsa, Center of International Projects (Moldova)
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Conclutions
- Mr Raphael Koumeri, EAST-HORIZON Coordinator, PLANET (Greece)
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Networking cocktail
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| 17:30 |
End of Day 2
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Photos - Day1
Photos - Day2
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