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Forthcoming Events
12 October 2010: ePractice workshop: "eInclusion days - Digital Literacy" (Brussels)This workshop will aim to encourage the sharing of good practice in the area of digital competences of intermediaries and social actors working in the field of economic, social and/or digital inclusion of groups at risk of exclusion such as the elderly, disabled, migrants, youth, unemployed and low educated people. In addition, the workshop aims to identify and disseminate: ICT-enabled solutions (training, resources, tools, etc) for digital competences of social inclusion actors; good practices and current research carried out in this area; initiatives and funding programmes at local, national or European level. Therefore, the focus will be on the necessity to improve the accessibility of ICT products and services by intermediaries and social actors and its application to their jobs. For more information see the ePactice events section. Contact: Gabriel Rissola
Recent Events 201010 June 2010: Validation Workshop "BORN DIGITAL/ GROWN DIGITAL - Assessing the future competitiveness of the EU videogame software industry" (Brussels)The workshop presented for validation and discussion the results of a study on "the Competitiveness of the European Videogame Software Industry", that is part of a project developed by IPTS on behalf of DG Enterprise and that focuses on the position of the EU ICT industry with respect to a selection of potentially disruptive ICT technologies. The purpose of this workshop was to assess Europe’s future competitive position in the video game software industry, as well as to discuss how EU policy could support in strengthening that position. Particular attention was placed on Mobile and On-line Games developments. The workshop, designed for a group of 24 industrial experts and 6 Commission's representatives, was organised as to offer opportunities for brainstorming and open discussion, as to improve our mutual knowledge of the Competitiveness of the European Videogames Software industry and to provide policy conclusions. Contact: Giuditta De Prato
9 June 2010: Workshop on "Exploring the Future of Mobile Search" (at the 9th Conference of Telecommunication, Media and Internet Techno-Economics, Ghent, Belgium)The aim of this workshop was to gain insights of the techno-economic trends in mobile search and how it will impact the European Economy and Society. Market dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats as well as future prospects for the mobile search domain were the focus of the workshop discussion, structured around keynote speeches, by invited experts. Representatives from the Telco Industry as well as from the Search Engine segment participated to this event together with user experts, academics and market analysts. For more details and all the presentation see the Mobile Search Workshop webpage. Contact: Stavri Nikolov 1-2 June 2010: Validation workshop on Creative Learning & Innovative Teaching (IPTS, Seville)The aim of the workshop was to validate the different phases of the study on Creativity and Innovation in Education in EU Member States and to disseminate preliminary results. The workshop agenda as well as all presentations can be found on the ICEAC project page. Contact: Anusca Ferrari and Romina Cachia 27-28 May 2010: Workshop on "The Output of R&D Activities: Harnessing the Power of Patents Data - II" (IPTS, Seville)The workshop was attended by experts from public policy bodies such as EPO and OECD and from academia, both from inside and outside the EU, to discuss the production of patent data and its contribution to the analysis of the innovation and R&D activities in their international dimension. Contact: Giuditta De Prato
29-30 April 2010: State of Play & Visionary Scenario Design Validation Workshop (IPTS, Seville)In the context of the CROSSROAD project, a Support Action funded by the European Commission, aiming to deliver a Research Roadmap on ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling, which will be supported by the contribution of the results deriving from other FP7 projects in this domain and by the involvement of the research community, this workshop convened experts from several research areas, policy makers and practitioners in order to discuss and validate the results of the first phase of the project, namely the Analysis of the State of Play of Research in the domain of ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling and the Visionary Scenarios designed to explore how governance and policy modelling could develop at the horizon 2030. Contact: Gianluca Misuraca |
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The "Create. Innovate. Grow." conference served as a meeting place, in which policy-creation themes were discussed from a European perspective. The importance of creativity and innovation for the development of the individual and society was highlighted. During the conference a number of plenary seminars and workshops were held, which drew attention to creativity in different parts of the educational system, technological innovations and the importance of entrepreneurship. IPTS participated in "Workshop 2: Culture for a new creative generation" with a presentation on "Creativity in schools in Europe – A survey of teachers" presenting the preliminary results of a teachers survey on creativity in schools [Spanish Summary of the Survey published by the Spanish Ministry of Education] conducted in coordination with European Schoolnet.
For more information: Conference page. Contact: Anusca Ferrari.
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors, is the key annual networking event for the international e-learning and technology-supported learning and training industry, attracting and bringing together experts in the vanguard of technology-enhanced learning from around the world. Participants forge essential cross-industry contacts and partnerships, thereby enhancing their knowledge and expertise. 2078 delegates from 92 countries convened to discuss the latest developments and trends in the field of technology-supported learning and training. More than 400 speakers from 38 countries shared their knowledge and experiences in 85 parallel sessions, in which IPTS participated with two presentations on "New Ways of Learning with Social Computing" and "ICT for Learning, Innovation and Creativity: A research perspective". For more information: Conference page. Contact: Christine Redecker.
The Escuela Andaluza de Salud Publica de la Junta de Andalucía organised this event in the aftermath of the approval by the Andalucian Government of the Draft Law on Health of Andalusia Public Health seeking to lay the legal framework to carry out the reform of the Andalusia Public Health by defining a set of new rights of citizens in the field of public health. The event was attended by key experts and policy makers from Andalucía and Spain, as well as medical experts, health economists, and decision makers from healthcare institutions, from the administration of Andalucía and also from the Spanish Ministry of Health. IPTS participated to a roundtable discussion on the topic of economic and social sustainability of healthcare with a presentation on "the potential of eHealth". For more information: Conference page. Contact: Cristiano Codagnone.
At the Ministerial Conference, where the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission presented a Ministerial Declaration, which will set out the path for the field of eGovernment up until 2015, high-level speakers and 1 000 delegates met in more than 20 sessions to discuss topics of particular interest to actors in the field of eGovernment. In the session on "The power of Information" IPTS presented its views on "Harnessing the Dynamics of Social Computing". Since the momentum that has characterised the Social Computing phenomenon is expected to continue, further evolve and mature, while the current younger generation moves into employment and management roles, one can expect significant changes in the way civil society functions, everyday life is lived, businesses are run and public and social services are managed. It is expected that Social Computing will contribute positively to these changes, if they are properly stimulated and managed by supporting policies. Lightweight policy guidance will be needed to mitigate some of the potential risks of misuse.
For more information: Teaming up for the eUnion Conference page. David Broster's (IPTS) presentation starts at 29 minutes 40 seconds on the slider and the two JRC Scientific and Technical Reports presented at the conference are downloadable at: "The impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy" and "Public Services 2.0: The Impact of Social Computing on Public Services". Contact: David Broster.
The workshop's aim was to present and validate with experts the findings of the first ten months of SIMPHS research. In particular in order to understand the Remote Patient Monitoring and Treatment (RMT) segment of the PHS market, quantitative and qualitative data has been collected in the Strategic Intelligence Monitor and analysed by the team. Main findings were summarised in a Discussion Paper that was sent to participants before the workshop. Following the narrative of this paper, the 1.5 day workshop was dedicated to presenting and discussing with experts the main issues emerging from our analysis of the RMT market.
The Agenda and links to presentations are available here. Contact: Fabienne Abadie.
An important Information Society event on future European IT policy and an important step in creating a common platform for a European ICT policy agenda by 2015. More information is available here.
The objectives of the workshop were to bring together experts from different backgrounds (academics, practitioners working with young people at risk and policymakers involved with European youth policies) in order to exchange ideas, brainstorm and build consensus on the state of the art of the current knowledge, research and practices developed around young people at risk and ICT-driven initiatives targeting them. It also aimed to identify the main research, methodological and implementation challenges posed by the impact assessment of these ICT-driven initiatives.
Contact: Alexandra Haché.
The purpose of this workshop is to assess Europe’s future competitive position in the RFID industry, as well as to discuss how EU policy could support in strengthening that position. IPTS will invite participants from industry, European Commission, industry analysts and consultants, standard-setting organisations, academia, collaborative forums and the financing sector.
Contact: Sven Lindmark.
ICT companies seem to be increasingly internationalising their R&D activities. Internationalisation of R&D may have a negative impact on domestic R&D expenditures and on the domestic knowledge base. But by accessing a wider pool of knowledge, companies can improve their competitiveness with a potential for positive spill-over effects at home also. To address the complexity of the R&D internationalisation phenomenon, the aim of the workshop was to present and discuss currently available data and information, and to attempt to develop a prospective analysis of the issue. In order to take different perspectives into account, a number of representatives of international organisations, academic institutions and multinational companies participated in the event.
The Agenda and links to presentations are available here. Contact: Daniel Nepelski.
The workshop aims at discussing the potential of software games industry, in order to better identify those segments suitable to play a disruptive role in the short term future, both with regard to the market and to the technological impacts. It is also meant to assess strengths and weaknesses of EU firms in the industry, and to highlight drivers for a possible future EU leadership. Representatives of academia, research institutions and European companies will be involved.
Contact: Giuditta De Prato.
The International Conference Creative Learning Innovation Marketplace took place in the context of the European Year of Innovation and Creativity under the patronage of the Portuguese National Coordinator. The Conference is strongly supported at national level by a large variety of organisations as well as by several DGs of the European Commission. The event intends to offer opportunities to develop and discuss creative approaches for business innovation, creative learning and seizing the benefits of a changing society. IPTS participated with a presentation on "The (Untapped) Potential of Learning 2.0".
For more information: Conference page. Contact: Christine Redecker.
The workshop aims to identify the key challenges currently faced in second language (L2) education of adult migrants in EU countries; to present and discuss how such challenges are being addressed by using ICT in four specific initiatives within the EU Member States; to draw preliminary conclusions about the opportunities afforded by ICT to enhance L2 education of adult migrants (from the point of view of learners, teachers,
training agencies and other stakeholders) and to identify policy implications and further research needs.
The Agenda and links to presentations are available here. Contact: Stefano Kluzer.
The conference intends to open possibilities to discuss the issues, which are not only internal to the telecommunications sector, but also relate to the interaction between this sector and more general socio-economic environment (including general economic growth, international trade, addressing the needs of low income people or people with special needs, links with environmental issues etc.). The IS Unit will present their work on: Technology and the transformation of the European Economy. For more information:
Conference page. Contact: Daniel Nepelski.
The workshop, organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in collaboration with the IMISCOE Network of Excellence of research on international migration, integration and social cohesion, can be seen as a first outcome of the study promoted by IPTS on the "State of the art of the research on ICT and IEM in Europe” (SOAR study), which was carried out in 2008-2009 by FIERI in cooperation with IMISCOE and which mapped researchers, research organisations, research topics and recent publications in this field. IPTS participated with a presentation on "ICT in domiciliary care: a focus on migrants. State of the art in four European countries".
The Agenda of the workshop is available here. Contact: Stefano Kluzer.
EARIE provides a platform for members to present and discuss their latest research, as well as being a forum for the exchange of theories and research findings in the broad field of industrial economics. The IS Unit presented their work on: Value Chain Structure and Flexible Production Technologies. For more information: Earie2009 Conference page.
The conference which took place between the 3rd – 4th July 2009 was aimed to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of information and communication technologies and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy oriented contributions were presented. The IS Unit presented their work: Competition and Innovation: ICT- and non-ICT-enabled Product and Process Innovations.
For more information: ZEW Conference page.
Since the early 1990s, the global display industry has grown dramatically, to over €125 billion in global turnover, making it the second largest component industry in the ICT sector. Geo-politically, the industry has become dominated by Asian suppliers for TFT LCD. Now, two new technologies may be on the verge of breaking into the displays market – organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and electronic paper (e-paper). The purpose of this workshop was to assess Europe’s future competitive position in the display industry resulting from disruptive progress in these new technologies, as well as to discuss how EU policy could support in strengthening that position.
Contact: Sven Lindmark.
The Polytechnic University of Madrid organised, co-jointly with the Spanish Chapter of "Club de Roma", an international seminar on the 15th June 2009 where IPTS was invited to make a presentation titled "Active Ageing, Health and Web 2.0". The conclusions of the event will be discussed by the Club de Roma in the annual meeting to be held in October in Amsterdam. For further information : Telefonica I+D announcement, Programme (pdf) UPM announcement
IPTS was invited by the Basque Regional Government, Deusto Business School and Innobasque to present the studies carried out last year about the opportunities provided by Social Computing for biomedical research on rare diseases. The conference was held at the new Deusto University Library on the 11th June 2009 and was attended by 150 persons.
For further information:
pdf from Kroniker.
IPTS presented to the results of the studies on Social Computing applied to the health sector and the first results of the SIMPHS project to the Spanish industry (medical devices and IST for health), academia and key hospital managers.
For further information: Club Gertech.
IPTS organized a one-day workshop on the legal and regulatory aspects of electronic identity (eID) for the European economy and society. The objectives of the workshop were to get an overall view of the current legal issues, discuss the major challenges of the moment and the potential policy responses to them, as well as define for IPTS a suitable research framework and the most important areas for study.
For more information: Workshop Minutes. Contact: Anssi Hoikkanen.
The workshop was attended by experts from public policy bodies such as EPO and OECD and from academia, both from inside and outside the EU, to discuss the production of patent data and its contribution to the analysis of the innovation and R&D activities in their international dimension. Contact: Giuditta De Prato
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