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International Cooperation in the IST Programme
International Cooperation in the IST Program
michel.bosco_at_cec.eu.int
International cooperation in IST is a means
towards the global competitiveness of the
European IST industry IST Specific Program
Decision
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Objectives
Strengthening business cooperation
Accelerating NAS integration
Achieving global consensus
Accessing best technological know-how
Coping with the IT-skill shortage
Closing the Digital Divide
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Activities
Accompanying measures for - Matchmaking -
Training-related activities
Global interconnection of networks
Funding arrangements
Promotion of programs with industrial or social
impact
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Accompanying measures /1 NAS - Action
Line 8.1.5 (8.1.6)
50 proposals requesting 47.0 M12 proposals
retained, recommending for 7.4 M 20
requests for extension of ongoing IST projects

• Knowledge transfer about IST mechanisms
• Knowledge transfer about processes and business
  models
• Awareness-raising
• Training activities related to the IT-skill
  shortage issue
• Sub-regional coverage

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International Cooperation in the IST Programme
NAS success rate in IST after 5 calls
NAS participation in IST after 5 calls
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Accompanying measures /2 ROW - Action
Line 8.1.6 (8.1.7)
43 proposals requesting 43.9 M14 proposals
retained, recommending for 9.3 M

• Training activities related to the IT-skill
  shortage issue
• Networking of the excellence in the US,
  Canada, etc.
• Market-development networks with emerging
  economies
• Regional coverage (emphasis on China and Latin
  America)

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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Support to Global Connectivity
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Funding arrangements

• Getting funding organizations in third-countries
  to fund their local participants with no
  additional evaluation
• Brazil 3 M
• Quebec 2 M
• IDB, Argentina, Mexico 4.5 M but pre-check
• Singapore and Taiwan in FP6

Turkey 0.5 - 1.5 M Tübitak funds for industry
and academia
10 M so far
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Promotion of programs with industrial
or social impact (Asia ITC, EUMEDIS, _at_LIS, ...)

• To accompany RTD with
• Pilot projects of industrial value downstream
• Exploitation and take-up in emerging economies
• Technology transfer
• Access to IT-skilled human resources
• Provide a better regulatory framework

75 M - over 100 M more to come!
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Programs with industrial or
social impact
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International Cooperation in the IST Programme
The SEEISM Strategy (South Eastern Europe IS
Measure)
RESEARCH FUNDS Turkish TübitakOther agencies?
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International Cooperation in the IST
Programme Future priorities in the Balkan region

• Integrating the candidate countries improving
  IT skills e.g. reinforced action plan for
  capacity building,
• project extensions, training measures,
• and linking in with eEurope

• Creation of an international cooperation
  environment
• e.g. connection of GEANT, funding arrangements

• Work towards ... SEEISM

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