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International Research Collaboration
Participation in the European Research Framework Programmes
29 November 2010, 14:oo- 16:3o, Tokyo, Royal Park Hotel - as part of the Internet of Things 2010 Conference
Workshop Abbreviation: INCO-FP7
Actual workshop venue: IBM building 7th floor (250 m around the corner of the Royal Park Hotel) - Please first check-in at the conference registration in the Royal Park Hotel
The workshop aims at raising the interest of international
collaboration with Japan under the European framework programme for research and
technological development (FP7).
Japan as an industrialised economy shares many of the technological challenges
and issues with the European economy and society face. Japanese companies
traditional participate through their long-established European subsidiaries and
laboratories, a process which is well established and respected at both sides.
Japanese academic organisation participate directly in consortia and project,
however this is less developed and used.
The workshop will present and explain opportunities for ICT collaboration EU-Japan
in the context of the work programme 2011-12 and raise the interest in
international research collaboration.
Agenda (overall planned length: 2 1/2 hours)
Chair: Peter Fatelnig, European Commission
Workshop Panel:
– Ms Barbara Rhode, Head of the Science & Technology Section,
Minister-Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan - "EU-Japan
Science and Technology Agreement" 20'
– Mr Lorenz Granrath, Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan - "EURASIAPAC
- Strengthening cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Asia-Pacific -
activities and perspectives from a global research and innovation institution" 20'
– Mr Chihiro Sawada, Vice President of NEC Central Research Labs
"International Research Collaboration at NEC"
20'
– Mr Nozomu Nishinaga, NICT - "Examples of EU-Japan academic orient research
collaboration" 20 '
– Mr Peter Fatelnig, European Commission - "Introduction to the EU RTD Framework
Programme" - 20'
– Panel discussion and Q/A - 30'
Organised by
Peter Fatelnig, European Commission, DG Information Society
BU25.3.175, B-1049 Brussels (E: peter.fatelnig @ ec.europa.eu)
Peter Fatelnig is Deputy Head
of Unit at the European Commission in the area of
Information Society and Media policies and technologies. He is currently
responsible for the implementation of the recently launched Euro 300 million
public-private partnership on the Future Internet.
