1. CONNECTING ICT IN EUROPE AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
CONNECT2SEA Project
CONNECTING ICT IN EUROPE AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
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2. CONNECT2SEA Project: Reinforcing EU-SEA ICT R&D collaboration
International coordination and support action, funded by the EC/DG CONNECT (FP7)
Start: December 1, Duration: 30 months (until May 31, 2016)
Target groups: ICT stakeholders, ICT R&D organisations, policy makers, clusters and networks
Target countries: European Union and South East Asia
Endorsed by ASEAN COST
In Collaboration with Ideal-isttt
The CONNECT2SEA Project:
helps to enhance EU-SEA ICT research, development and innovation collaboration
supports ICT policy dialogue between the EU and SEA
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3. Objectives and activities (1)
Funding of bottom up initiatives to enhance ICT collaboration
Call opened from March to May 2014
55 applications received from 130 organisations
21 SEA-EU initiatives selected for funding
“EU-SEA Workshop and cooperation on Internet of Things and Open Platforms” (January 2015, Vietnam)
EU-SEA Workshop “Advanced Computing for Control and Performance Optimization: Algorithms and Applications” (March 2015, Thailand)
Event “EU-SEA Wearable take-off”, 3-day workshop dealing with wearable devices and its market, best practice exchange (April 2015, Indonesia)
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4. Objectives and activities (2)
Create connections between EU and SEA networks and organisations
Support collaboration
Inform about ICT research trends and priorities
Point out funding opportunities
Reinforcing ICT R&D and innovation cooperation
“Information and Communication Technologies in EU and ASEAN: priorities and collaboration opportunities” – Workshop at ASEAN-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Days (Thailand, January 2014)
“Workshop on Real-Time Interactive Web-Based Distance Learning Environment for Europe” – SEA – Japan (Philippines, November 2014)
Panel session on ICT research collaboration and academia-industry collaboration in SEA and between SEA and Europe (Thailand, March 2015)
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5. Objectives and activities (3)
Contribution to ICT policy dialogue
Targeted actions – focus on cyber security
Organise policy round tables
Prepare recommendations for policy makers
POLICY ROUND TABLES, as a strategic forum for EU and SEA stakeholders in ICT RDI and policy, with the goal to discuss
synergies between the RDI collaborative programmes
relevant ICT projects/activities that would have high impacts for both regions
problems and obstacles of the EU-SEA RDI ICT collaboration
directions for enhancing the EU-SEA ICT collaboration
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6. Outcomes and performance indicators
Enhancement of ICT research and innovation collaboration between EU and SEA countries
Contribution to EU-SEA ICT policy dialogue
Performance indicators
Increase in level of visibility of EU ICT R&D activities and research excellence in SEA, and vise versa
Number and magnitude of initiatives aiming at increasing EU-SEA  ICT R&D and policy collaboration
Level of involvement of ICT policy makers in the round tables and other project activities
Recommendations for policy makers integrating feedback from the EU and SEA organisations, and their follow up
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7. Consortium
Coordinator
inno TSD, France
National Electronics and
Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand
TU Dortmund, Germany
National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Advanced Science and
Technology Institute (ASTI), Philippines
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, Greece
Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia
Athens Technology Center (ATC), Greece
Information Technology
Institute, Vietnam National
University(ITI-VNU), Vietnam
University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
The CONNECT2SEA Project targets the all European Union and all SEA Countries
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8. Contact CONTACT IN EUROPE CONTACT IN SEA
Main contact (Project Coordinator) Svetlana Klessova
Press contact Dorota Pawłucka
CONTACT IN SEA
Main contact
Dr. Pensri Guntasopatr
Press contact Maria Irene S. Amatorio
Via website:
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