(07/02/2012) Launch of eSafety label project on Safer Internet Day, 7 February, Brussels, Belgium

(06/02/2012) On Safer Internet Day tomorrow, 7th February, more than 100 events in 30 European countries will encourage children, their families and teachers, to discover the digital world together. This is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day, celebrated in more than 70 countries worldwide as part of a global drive to promote safer Internet for children and young people.

(31/01/2012) Security and Defence Agenda dinner, Brussels, 30 January 2012

(30/01/2012) “Fuelling the European Economy” event, Microsoft Executive Briefing Centre, Brussels, 30 January 2012

(27/01/2012) The 5th Call for proposals of the AAL Joint Programme will aim at the development of ICT-based solutions which enable and sustain older adults to continue managing their daily activities in their home. This call aims also at ICT-based solutions which support informal carers in their assistance. It is anticipated that the call will be launched at the end of February 2012, with a proposal submission deadline at the end of May 2012. The information event will take place on 13 March 2012 in Brussels. All potential proposers are strongly advised to come to the information event, and those wishing to attend should register their interest by sending an e-mail to Jacqueline Teller before 24 February 2012.

Contact: Jacqueline Teller

Deadline: 25/04/2012

The FP7 project FI-WARE, part of the Future Internet Public Private Partnership, announces its first Open Call for new project partners. FI-WARE will deliver a new service infrastructure, building upon generic and reusable building blocks called “Generic Enablers”. FI-WARE develops open specifications and reference implementations of Generic Enablers. This open call asks for organizations that can contribute or develop the Generic Enablers related to middleware and business models. Total funding available for new partners is up to 2 Million Euro, and the call closes on 25 April 2012 at 17h00. For further information, please refer to http://www.fi-ware.eu/open-call/ or email fiware-opencall-help@lists.fi-ware.eu.

Deadline: To be announced

The European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media, intends to launch a negotiated procedure for low value contracts (maximum value 60000 EUR) for the provision of a study on European e-signature market (Supply side description). The study will support the Commission in the elaboration of the impact assessment required to evaluate the revision of the e-Signature Directive 1999/93/ EC by proceeding an overview of the esignature supply side market.

Deadline: To be announced

The European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media, acting on behalf of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office), intends to launch a negotiated procedure for low value contracts (maximum value 60000 EUR) for the provision of security services at BEREC Office premises in Riga, Latvia.

Connect Arab Summit 2012

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