http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/Latest newsen-gbInformation Society Newsroom22 Nov 2009 09:26:35 +0100Newsroom application v1.4infso-webdev@ec.europa.eu (Newsroom Editor)infso-webdev@ec.europa.eu (Newsroom Webmaster)30 A large delegation of researchers, key economic IT industrial representatives from Jalisco and Nuevo Leon regions, as well as official representatives from government, participated actively in the Mexican Delegation attending the ICT-2008, organized by the LAEMI initiative.27 Nov 2008 13:08:18 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4560&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4560&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 English version27 Nov 2008 12:03:18 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4557&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4557&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 English version27 Nov 2008 11:59:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4556&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4556&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 English version27 Nov 2008 11:55:11 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4555&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4555&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 Version in French27 Nov 2008 11:49:03 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4554&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4554&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 25 years ago high-tech scientists had ambitious dreams. They were trying to make computers talk to each other and connect them into networks. They wanted better quality digital images and sounds. They wanted to transfer data at high speed. They wanted computers which recognize human speech and handwriting. Today, we take these things for granted.26 Nov 2008 15:36:32 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4552&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4552&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 Today, at the ICT2008 event in Lyon, France, BEinGRID is presenting proven use cases for Grid in business.26 Nov 2008 15:31:41 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4551&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4551&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 ERTICO – ITS Europe is organising a breakfast media briefing followed by a live demonstration of Europe’s first universal platform for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication and services (CVIS)26 Nov 2008 15:09:31 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4550&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4550&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 The Centre of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC) was just approved by the French Ministry for Research as an organisation carrying out R&D activities for the account of private companies. CETIC is therefore recognised in France as an expert in driving R&D projects. French businesses working with CETIC can then benefit from research tax credits (50% of R&D expenses per year, up to €100M for the first year).26 Nov 2008 11:25:51 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4553&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4553&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 A Living Lab is a research and open innovation environment in real-life settings in which user-driven innovation is the cocreation process for new services, products and societal infrastructures. Living Labs encompass societal and technological dimensions simultaneously in a business-citizensgovernment- academia partnership.25 Nov 2008 21:00:10 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4537&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4537&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, is taking on a new dimension both in terms of scope and structure.25 Nov 2008 16:28:55 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4548&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4548&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 IST 2008 Event: 'i's to the future: invention – innovation - impact, Lyon, 25 November 200825 Nov 2008 11:53:24 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4547&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4547&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 Researchers into climate change will be able to access simulations spanning the last millennium and into the future through a major new Earth Modelling initiative. The Millennium Simulations, a project carried out by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, is using the high speed, pan-European GÉANT2 network to connect remote research sites to its central system and process and share results between project participants and the wider research community.25 Nov 2008 09:47:16 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4545&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4545&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 A large delegation of Latin American ICT private & public companies, research centres & universities and academia stakeholders that have expressed the interest in cooperating with EU counterparts in the ICT Programme will travel to Europe this November to take active part in key FP7 activities. The delegation will attend the ICT event in Lyon representing a concrete opportunity for Latin American FP7 newcomers to meet consolidated and experienced European participants of the ICT Programme of the European Commission.25 Nov 2008 09:22:35 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4544&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4544&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39 A large delegation of ICT private & public companies, research centres and Universities from nine Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) is taking part in the Conference “Building ICT Research Bridges on the Atlantic” organised at Residence Palace in Brussels on 2nd December.25 Nov 2008 09:09:06 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4543&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=4543&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=tpa-39