http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/news.html News and announcements from EuroSoutheastAsia-ICT News English The SEACOOP Project Orionis 2010-03-13 09:44:26 2010-03-13 09:44:26 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_010110.html A new phase of the “SEACOOP initiative”, in the framework of which the activities introduced on this web site have been developing, has started today. This new phase, covering the period 2010-2011, is supported by the European Commission (through the funding of the FP7 SEALING project selected at ICT Calll 4) and of the ASEAN Secretariat. It is still coordinated by Sigma Orionis and will involve national agencies or institutions in charge of ICT research in each of the 10 ASEAN countries. Activities will mainly aim at supporting the development of policy dialogues and the strengthening of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia. For further details, please download the SEACOOP flyer or contact us. 2010-01-01 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_050909.html The SEACOOP initiative, in the framework of which the activities introduced on this web site have developed, will have its next phase launched soon (on January 1, 2010 at the latest). In fact, this new phase has been submitted for funding (under the name “the SEALING project”) at the FP7 ICT Call 4 of the European Commission and positively evaluated. SEACOOP Phase II, involving Sigma Orionis (project coordinator) and national agencies or institutions in charge of ICT research in each of the 10 ASEAN countries, will support the development of policy dialogues and the strengthening of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia, over the period 2010-2011. For further information, please contact us. 2009-09-05 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_290809.html The SEACOOP initiative is fully committed to develop close synergies with other national or international initiatives aiming at supporting the development of S&T cooperation on ICT between Europe and Southeast Asia. Synergies with the EU-SEA-NET FP7 project supported by European Commission’s DG Research are logically among the most important ones. This is why the SEACOOP project will be happy to contribute, through presentations made by Camille Torrenti, SEACOOP Project Manager, to two cooperation events that EU-SEA-NET will organise in the next weeks: on September 21 in Amsterdam and on September 28 in Brussels (in cooperation with the ACCESS project supported by European Commission’s DG Education and Culture). For further information, please visit the EU-SEA-NET web site or contact us. 2009-08-29 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_300509.html In the framework of the 57th ASEAN COST meeting, the 2nd “ASEAN COST - EC Consultation meeting on Science and Technology” was held in Bali today. Officials from both sides confirmed in their final “Statement of the co-Chairs”, their “common interest in continuing to develop further the cooperation in the field of ICT”. The meeting was co-Chaired by Dr Graciano P. Yumul, Chairperson of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology cum Undersecretary for R&D, DOST, the Philippines, and Ms Mary Minch, Director International Cooperation at European Commission’s DG Research. Mr Roger Torrenti, coordinator of the SEACOOP project was given the opportunity during the meeting to introduce SEACOOP achievements and perspectives (access this presentation here) while a SEACOOP brochure was handed to the participants (around 100 officials from the 10 ASEAN countries). The next ASEAN COST - EC Consultation meeting on Science and Technology will take place on the occasion of the 58th ASEAN COST meeting in early 2010. 2009-05-30 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_280509.html The 17th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) was successfully held on May 27 and 28, 2009 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and provided the occasion to agree on next steps to further enhance the already fruitful partnership between the two regions (see Joint Co-Chairmen’s Statement here). In particular, the « Phnom Penh Agenda for the Implementation of the ASEAN-EU Plan of Action (2009-2010) » was adopted (access this document here), based on the assessment that immediate overall priorities in ASEAN-EU Cooperation in the period 2009-2010 lie in supporting the implementation of the ASEAN Charter. 2009-05-28 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_050409.html The achievements and perspectives of the SEACOOP initiative will be presented at a EU-ASEAN policy dialogue meeting to take place in Bali, Indonesia, on May 30, 2009, at the end of a week devoted to meetings of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST). Close liaison is being ensured with the SEA-EU-NET project funded by European Commission’s DG Research so that a complete and coherent overview of EU-funded activities to support the strengthening of S&T cooperation between the two regions can be given during the meeting. For further information, please contact us. 2009-04-05 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_310309.html The SEACOOP FP7 project, in the framework of which the present web site has been developed and maintained these last 18 months, formally closes today. However, the SEACOOP partners (see the About us section of this web site) are determined to continue developing their “SEACOOP initiative” for the benefit of the European and Southeast Asian ICT communities, through a set of activities that have already been discussed during the partnership meeting of Feb. 4, 2009 and will be fine tuned in the next weeks and months. These activities include in particular the maintenance and further update of the present web site. For further information, please contact us. 2009-03-31 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_270309.html The objectives and achievements of the SEACOOP project have been presented today by Mohd Nadzir Paiman from Mimos Berhad, a partner of the SEACOOP project, on the occasion of a workshop organized by the CATER EU-funded project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CATER is an ambitious initiative launched in September 2006 by European and Southeast Asian key players in the automotive field and aims at reaching an integrated system for mass customisation of vehicles through the use of dedicated and innovative ICT tools in the whole automotive industry process. Detailed information can be found on the CATER web site. 2009-03-27 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_040209.html The partners of the SEACOOP FP7 project (see the About us section of this web site) have decided today to create the “EU-SEA ICT Cooperation Network” a creation to become effective as of March 1, 2009. This network will include the present SEACOOP partners. National agencies from Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar will be invited to join the group so that all Southeast Asian countries are represented. The European Commission and ASEAN will be invited to attend the meetings of the network. In the short term, the activities of this constituency will consist in the continuation of basic SEACOOP activities (web site, exchange of information, help desk, etc.), in line with the overall objective of supporting the development of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia. Formal meetings will be organized alternatively in Europe and in Southeast Asia, possibly co-located with other meetings addressing ICT research or policy, international cooperation, etc. The next meeting will take place in Singapore in November 2009, co-located with the ASEAN SCMIT meeting. For further information, please contact us. 2009-02-04 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_030209.html The SEACOOP partnership (see the About us section of this web site) is holding its 6th consortium meeting today and tomorrow in Bangkok. The meeting, hosted by NECTEC, the SEACOOP Thai partner, aims at discussing in detail the last tasks to be performed until the formal completion of the project and some identified potential ways to build on the achievements reached to date. The meeting is attended by one or several representatives of each project partner and has the privilege to benefit from the participation of Dr Donald Tambunan, Head of S&T of the ASEAN Secretariat. For further information, please contact us. 2009-02-03 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_060109.html The Singaporean-French IPAL Symposium (SinFra'09) aims to strengthen existing research collaborations between French and Singapore scientists, and to explore and develop new collaborations in IPAL. SinFra’09 welcomes researchers and collaborators under IPAL organizations and those who wish to collaborate with IPAL. The symposium proposes Tutorials and Scientific Sessions in relevant Singaporean – French common interest fields (namely in the ICT area), related to the present and possible future activities in IPAL. SinFra’09 will be held in Fusionopolis in Singapore, where IPAL is hosted. IPAL (Image Processing and Application Laboratory) was formed in 1998 as a special overseas CNRS (French National Research Center) laboratory to manage research collaboration projects among CNRS, School of Computing of NUS (National University of Singapore), and I²R (Institute for Infocomm Research) of A*STAR (then Kent Ridge Digital Labs and National Science and Technology Board respectively). In January 2007, it became the International Mixed Research Unit (UMI 2955) IPAL (Image Perception, Access and Language), to bring sustainable benefits to both French and Singapore Infocomm and Media research communities. Full details on the event are provided on the event web site. 2009-01-06 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_081208.html Organised on January 22, 2009 by the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate-General in cooperation with the Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology, ICT Proposers' Day 2009 is a one day event aiming at providing already existing and future project participants with a unique opportunity to familiarise themselves with the research challenges and objectives of ICT Work Programme 2009-2010, and to form project consortia for participating in calls for proposals. The event, in which over 2000 delegates are expected to participate, will take place at Hungexpo, in Budapest, Hungary, and should be the occasion to strengthen or identify proposals with Southeast-Asian participation to be submitted at ICT Call 4. For further information, please visit the event web site. 2008-12-8 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_271108.html Opportunities of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia have been highlighted at ICT 2008, the 2008 edition of the major conference and exhibition organised every two years by the European Commission’s DG Information Society and Media, held this year from Nov. 25 to 27 in Lyon. At the initiative of the SEACOOP project, an exhibition booth and a networking session were devoted to these opportunities, a flyer being distributed on these occasions underlining that the project could provide free of charge support and guidance services to organisations from both regions planning to develop cooperation projects under FP7. The exhibition booth attracted many of the 4000 visitors, among them European organisations preparing proposals to be submitted in response to FP7 Calls and looking for partners in Southeast Asia. The networking session started with formal presentations by SEACOOP stakeholders: Camille Torrenti, SEACOOP project manager, gave an Overview of SEACOOP objectives and activities, followed by presentations from SEACOOP Southeast Asian partners: Mohd Nadzir Paiman, Manager, MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia, Gavin Ang, Deputy Director, Industry development, I2R/A*STAR, Singapore, and Pensri Guntasopatr, Assistant Director of NECTEC (NSTDA), Thailand. Then came time for an open and lively discussion with ICT 2008 delegates, many of them expressing their determination to develop cooperation projects on ICT between Europe and Southeast Asia. 2008-11-27 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_201108.html The outcomes of the Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation forum on ICT research, held on October 6-7, 2008 in Brussels under the aegis of the European Commission and ASEAN have been presented today by Roger Torrenti, coordinator of the SEACOOP project, at an event organised in Paris, entitled “The 1st bi-regional S&T policy dialogue EU-ASEAN”. This conference, that attracted around 100 European and Southeast Asian delegates, was organised by the EU-SEA-NET project supported by European Commission’s DG Research. To access full details on the event, please visit the EU-SEA-NET web site. To download the presentation made by Roger Torrenti, please click here 2008-11-20 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_081008bis.html The SEACOOP partnership has to, and will effectively devote important efforts in the next weeks and months to provide, in close liaison with the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat, free support and guidance to organisations from Europe and Southeast Asia intending to submit proposals in response to FP7 Calls. It is with this statement from Roger Torrenti, SEACOOP project coordinator (on behalf of the whole Consortium) that the 2nd SEACOOP Seminar, held today at the European Commission in Brussels, ended. This Seminar, attended by the participants in the 5th SEACOOP Consortium meeting and by Thierry Devars, European Commission, SEACOOP Project coordinator, was organised in continuity with its 1st edition, held in Brussels on April 1, 2008 in Brussels. In concluding addresses of the today’s Seminar, Mr Devars and Dr Tambunan reassessed that SEACOOP expected outputs could significantly contribute strengthening cooperation links between the EU and ASEAN and that, in this context, they could only encourage the Consortium to maintain and further develop their efforts. 2008-10-08 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_081008.html The 5th meeting of the SEACOOP Consortium has taken place today, in the premises of the European Commission’s DG Information Society and Media, in Brussels. All partners were represented by at least one delegate: Dr Tambunan, head of S&T at the ASEAN Secretariat, Dr Nilar from the University of Yangon, Myanmar and Dr Dalaloy from the Lao NAST also participated in the meeting as observers. Participants first expressed their satisfaction concerning the well attended and fruitful cooperation Forum held the two previous days in Brussels and devoted most of the time to precisely specify the tasks the partnership had to develop until their next meeting (on February 3-4, 2009 in Bangkok). A concluding tour de table confirmed that all partners unanimously shared the feeling that the project was in right tracks and that what was still required to drive it to its full success was under control. 2008-10-08 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_071008.html The 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research was successfully held yesterday and today in Brussels, under the aegis of the European Commission and of ASEAN. It was the first event of its kind ever organised in Europe and attracted around 250 delegates, including over 100 representatives from leading Southeast Asian organisations in the ICT area. The event started with a video message from Ms Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media (click on the reader to start the video), while delegates were provided with written messages from Ms Reding and Dr Surin, Secretary General of ASEAN. The event structure (please click here to get a view of it “at a glance”) included an opening session with the participation of several European Commission’s DGs and of the ASEAN Secretariat, 15 parallel thematic sessions, a “5’ to convince” session, a training session on “How to be involved in and prepare a FP7 proposal”, and various networking moments. During the closing plenary session, reports presented by the rapporteurs of each session indicated that a total of 30-35 well-advanced potential cooperation projects had been identified, which should lead to a great number of proposals, with the participation of Southeast Asian organisations, to be presented at future FP7 Calls. The final attendee list can be downloaded soon. The event programme, and presentations made in each session, can be accessed here and a photo album is provided here. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-10-07 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_011008.html The perspectives of strengthening cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia on ICT research, particularly in the field of networked electronic media, will be introduced by Roger Torrenti, SEACOOP project coordinator, during the session of the NEM Summit devoted to international cooperation. The NEM Summit is organised by the NEM European Technology Platform under the aegis of the European Commission and will be held from next October 13 to 15 in Saint-Malo, France. Around 400 delegates from all regions of the world are expected to attend. For further information on the NEM initiative, please visit the NEM web site. To download the SEACOOP presentation, please click here. 2008-10-01 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_300908.html The objectives and activities of the SEACOOP project, and particularly the Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research to take place next week in Brussels, have been presented today to a group of Southeast Asian journalists visiting Brussels at the invitation of European Commission’s DG External relations, with the support of the European Journalism Centre. The formal presentation, made by Camille Torrenti, SEACOOP project deputy manager, was followed by a lively interaction with the journalists who have shown a clear interest in the promising perspectives foreseen by the project, and will follow the developments of this cooperation, when back home, through the SEACOOP Southeast Asian partners. To access the press release issued today, please click here. For any further information you might need, please contact us. 2008-09-30 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_290908.html An ASEM Workshop on ICT for Development, co-organised by the European Commission and the Lao PDR government, will be held on December 8-9, 2008 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. ASEM is an interregional forum which consists of the European Commission, the twenty-seven members of the European Union (EU), the ten countries of ASEAN, P.R. China, Japan, South Korea and, as of 2008, the ASEAN secretariat, India, Mongolia, and Pakistan. The considerable contribution of ICTs to socio-economic development and poverty reduction has been widely recognised by the international community, including the ASEM ICT Ministerial Meeting in Hanoi in November 2006. International development cooperation will be among the topics on the agenda of the 7th ASEM Summit which will be held in Beijing on October 24-25, 2008. The ASEM workshop on ICT for Development will aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices and lessons learned at national and international level involving key players in the ICT4D area which should lead to the identification of concrete cooperation projects. This is why a mix of government, NGOs and private sector representatives is expected for this seminar. It will also have as one of its objectives to reach an agreement on an ASEM roadmap that would give recommendations on ICT for development priorities for the coming years that could lead to concrete development initiatives. As part of the ASEM workshop we will also celebrate the launch of the TransEurasia Information Network 3 (TEIN 3), an ASEM initiative that provides high speed data interconnections for all research and education communities in Asia, to Europe and beyond. The draft programme of the seminar can be downloaded here. Should you be interested to participate to the event and for further information on this event please contact Mr. Jean-Yves Roger of the European Commission’s DG Information Society and Media. 2008-09-29 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_260908bis.html 800 delegates are expected to participate in the eAsia 2008 conference and exhibition to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on next November 11-13. eAsia 2008 is an open ICT for development cooperation platform for Asian countries to discuss opportunities and challenges for promoting growth of ICT4D, through consultative dialoguing, strategic planning, knowledge networking and business partnering. It is organised by the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Water, Energy, and Communications (KTAK), Malaysia. eAsia 2008, through its thematic conferences, will focus on five emerging application domains of ICT for Development: e-Government, ICT in Education, Asian Telecentre Forum, ICT enabled Health services and Mobile application and services for development. For further information, please visit the eAsia web site. 2008-09-26 13:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_260908.html The EU-SEA-NET project will organise an open conference in Paris on Nov. 19-20, 2008, on the theme “Efficiency of tools to foster a bi-regional cooperation”. EU-SEA-NET (alternatively SEA-EU-NET) is a project funded by the European Commission’s DG Research and aiming at increasing the quality, quantity, profile and impact of bi-regional Science and Technology cooperation between the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Member and Associated States of the European Union (EU). Another objective of the project is to promote collaboration in areas of common interest to Southeast Asia and Europe such as climate change and environment, energy and emerging diseases. The conference will include a thematic session on S&T cooperation on ICT on Nov. 20. The draft agenda can be downloaded here while further information can be found on the EU-SEA-NET web site. 2008-09-26 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_240908bis.html Today, the European Commission called on governments to jointly develop a strategy for international cooperation in science and technology. It proposed a strategic framework for jointly strengthening science and technology cooperation with non-EU countries, notably in the field of Information and Communication Technologies where Europe is a strong exporter. The Commission's objective is to contribute to sustainable development worldwide while at the same time improving Europe’s competitiveness in science and technology. The Commission invites Member States to define together, rather than in isolation, priority research and technology areas where a coherent EU effort would have more impact. The full text of the Communication of the European Commission can be downloaded here as a pdf file. 2008-09-24 13:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_240908.html Cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia on ICT research will be promoted at the ICT 2008 event to take place in Lyon from Nov. 25 to 27, 2008 under the aegis of the European Commission (DG Information Society and Media). This major conference and exhibition, entitled “I’s to the future - Invention, Innovation, Impact”, is expected to attract over 4000 delegates from all over the world (researchers, innovators, engineers, policy and business decision-makers, etc.). An exhibition booth and an open networking session will be devoted to Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation. To access detailed information and register, please visit the event web site. 2008-09-24 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_150908.html Even if three weeks are still left until “The 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation Forum on ICT research” of October 6-7, the various event aspects already get green lights, which makes the planned event very promising: over 240 delegates have registered, representing the leading organisations from Europe and Southeast Asia involved in ICT research; all keynote speakers have confirmed their participation, which will allow to precisely set the scene for the thematic sessions in the framework of which many joint projects are expected to be identified or strengthened; European Commission’s DG Information Society and Media will be represented by many officers from different Directorates, which will allow to usefully tune discussions in reference to the FP7 framework; etc. Last, but not least, all practical aspects of the organisation are under control, despite an attendance level higher than expected, and all delegates should thus share fruitful and comfortable moments together. For any further information you may need, please contact us. 2008-09-15 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_240808.html Registration for the 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research, to be held at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Brussels, on October 6-7, 2008, should be closed prior to the event, due to the high number of European and Southeast Asian delegates having already registered (over 210 to date) and to room capacity constraints. We can only recommend those having not yet registered to do so as soon as possible (see the Events section of this web site for full details), and thus take advantage of an event set to be a key milestone in the development of EU-Southeast Asia cooperation on ICT research. Held only some weeks before the launch of an important FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme (Call 4), this Forum will particularly aim at thoroughly discussing the opportunities of strategic cooperation presented in the Strategic Projects section of this web site. 2008-08-23 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_050808.html On the occasion of the 55th meeting of its Committee on Science and Technology (COST), held in Manila, the Philippines, from July 3 to 5, 2008, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has officially endorsed the SEACOOP project launched with the support of the European Commission (DG Information Society and Media) and introduced in the About us section of this web site. The opportunity to strengthen EU-ASEAN cooperation on ICT research that will be offered by the Forum to be organised in Brussels on October 6-7, 2008 (see the Events section of this web site for full details), and in which around 70 ICT researchers from ASEAN Member States will participate, has also been underlined during the meeting. 2008-08-04 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_270708.html Over 170 delegates, including 70 representatives of leading Southeast Asian organisations, have already registered for the 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research, to be held on October 6-7, 2008 in Brussels, under the aegis of the European Commission and of ASEAN. This open event is the first of its kind ever organised in Europe and will be a key milestone in the development of EU-Southeast Asia cooperation on ICT research. Held only some weeks before the launch of a FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme (Call 4), this Forum aims at providing important networking opportunities and at thoroughly discussing concrete cooperation projects. Registration for the event is free of charge. However, due to the quickly growing number of registered delegates and to room capacity constraints, the registration process will probably have to be closed before the event. Interested organisations are therefore invited to register as soon as possible.To access details on event objectives and programme. 2008-07-27 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_200608b.html The SEACOOP consortium had the honour and the pleasure to welcome today Ms Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, who had kindly accepted the invitation of the SEACOOP partners to join them on the occasion of their 4th consortium meeting in Singapore. She was accompanied by H.E. Holger Standertskjöld, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Singapore, Ms Cristina Lozano, S&T Officer, Delegation of the European Commission to Singapore, and Mr Jean-Yves Roger, Head of Sector, International Relations Unit, DG Information Society and Media. After that the present and expected project achievements were presented by Roger Torrenti, SEACOOP project coordinator, Ms Reding lively interacted with SEACOOP delegates and expressed her wishes that the project can be the most successful and thus truly serve the development of strategic cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia. 2008-06-20 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_200608.html Hosted by I2R and Sigma Orionis, the 4th SEACOOP consortium meeting was successfully held yesterday and today at Biopolis in Singapore. The meeting was attended by one or several representatives of each project partner, by delegates from ASEAN, and by representatives from Lao and Burmese institutions associated to project activities. After fruitful and friendly discussions addressing all project activities and issues, the feeling was unanimously shared by participants that the project was in right tracks and that what was still required to drive it to its full success was under control. In the next months, the efforts of the partnership will mainly aim at efficiently organising The 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research (Brussels, Oct. 6-7, 2008). Held only some weeks before the launch of an important FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme (Call 4), this Forum will be a key opportunity to thoroughly discussing opportunities of strategic cooperation, including the ones that the Consortium has endeavoured to identify these last months. For further information, please contact us. 2008-06-20 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_170608.html Research of the European Commission has published a brochure introducing the past achievements and future prospects of Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union. This brochure, to be disseminated in the weeks to come on the occasion of different events organised in Southeast Asia, is also available for download, here, as a pdf file. 2008-06-17 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_150608.html During the last 6 months, the SEACOOP partnership has endeavoured to identify 10-15 potential ICT research projects that could support the strengthening of strategic cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia. To reach this objective, a comprehensive and fruitful top-down and bottom-up combined approach has been developed: mapping of FP7 and Southeast Asian (national and regional) policies and priorities, identification of Southeast Asian excellence research centers on ICT, direct contacts with European and Southeast Asian organisations, liaison with ASEAN and the European Commission, open consultation to collect project proposals from organisations from both regions, launch of an online community of interest, etc. Some outputs of this work are already available through the different sections of this web site. They will be summarised in the next weeks in a document that will be posted on this web site and widely disseminated in Europe and Southeast Asia. One of the main conclusions of this document is that, not only 10-15, but over 50 potential projects of mutual and strategic interest have been identified to date, addressing all FP7 challenges. Most of these projects will be presented at The 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research (Brussels, Oct. 6-7, 2008), a timely event when considering that FP7 Call 4 will be launched some weeks later, thus providing an ideal opportunity to transform these potential projects into strong FP7 proposals. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-06-15 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_010608.html It is now possible to submit a paper and to register for the 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research, organised on October 6-7, 2008 in Brussels (Belgium). Held only some weeks before the launch of an important FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme (Call 4), this open event will be the first of its kind ever organised in Europe and is planned to be a key milestone in the development of EU-Southeast Asia cooperation projects on ICT research. Around 200 delegates, including 70 to 100 representatives from leading Southeast Asian organisations in the ICT area, are expected to participate. For any further information, please visit the Events section of this web site or contact us. 2008-06-01 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_230508.html Representatives of Orionis and of NAST have visited today laboratories of the Faculty of engineering of the National University of Laos (NUOL) in Vientiane, founded in 1995 and graduating every year 250 engineering students and 700 higher diploma students. The SEACOOP delegation has been given the opportunity to visit the NUOL laboratories specialising in information and communication technologies. After the visit, a fruitful discussion allowed to thoroughly address the possibility for NUOL to be involved in cooperation projects on ICT research between Europe and Southeast Asia, and more particularly on collaborative projects funded under the FP7 research funding programme. The meeting concluded with an assessment from both sides to do their best efforts in the months to come to succeed involving NUOL in such projects. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-05-23 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_220508.html The third awareness workshop organised in the framework of the SEACOOP project has taken place today in Vientiane, Lao PDR. It gathered around 100 delegates from the Lao ICT community and from Lao TV channels, newspapers and magazines. In the opening session H.E. Prof. Dr. Bountiem Phissamay, Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, President of National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST) delivered a welcome address followed by an opening address by Mr. Henri Prankerd, Chargé d'Affaires, Delegation of the European Commission to Lao PDR. The other sessions, moderated by Mr. Phonpasit Phissamay, Director of the Information Technology and Research Institute, NAST, and Roger Torrenti, CEO of Orionis and SEACOOP project coordinator, were devoted to the presentation of the objectives and activities of the SEACOOP project and to active interaction with Lao organisations in order to precisely address the whys and hows concerning the potential involvement of Lao organisations in FP7 ICT research projects. Three Lao organisations have been invited to present formal presentations: Cyberia, the National University of Laos (NUOL) and Milicom Lao (TIGO) The proceedings of the workshop, the attendee list and a picture gallery will be made available in the coming days in the Event section of this website. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-05-22 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_150508.html In a video statement released today Dr. Marzan A. Iskandar, Deputy Chairman for Information, Energy and Material Technologies at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia, expresses his support to the SEACOOP project. On behalf of the government of Indonesia, he states his confidence that the project, usefully developing at a regional level in Southeast Asia, will efficiently contribute to strengthening cooperation links between Indonesia and Europe in the area of Information and Communication Technologies, namely though collaborative projects supported by the FP7 research funding programme for the mutual benefit of both sides. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-05-15 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_070508.html Dr. Suchinda Chotipanich, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand, expresses his support to the SEACOOP project in a video statement made available today. She states the importance given to Information and Communication Technologies, Science and Technology and International cooperation in Thailand, reminds the longstanding relationship between Europe and Thailand and welcomes the efforts of the SEACOOP project to strengthen strategic cooperation between the Southeast Asian and European ICT communities. She concludes wishing the SEACOOP project the best success “enforcing the partnerships that are so vital to enhancing the EU and Southeast Asia relationship”. For any further information, please contact us. 2008-05-07 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_050508.html A database of over 50 Southeast Asian excellence centers in ICT research has been prepared by the partners of the SEACOOP project and made available through the Strategic projects section of this web site. This database is expected to be of particular interest to European organisations willing to develop cooperation projects and looking for potential partners in Southeast Asia. Specific skills of listed research centers are identified with the FP7 ICT challenges in reference. This database will be regularly updated, and should be ready in its final version before the Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research to be held in Brussels on October 6-7, 2008. In the meantime, please contact us for any questions you may have or further information you may need. 2008-05-05 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_200308.html Over 40 proposals of potential cooperation projects have already been received from European and Southeast Asian organisations following the announcement of an open consultation some weeks ago. This first set of proposals will be discussed in Brussels on April 1, 2008, in the framework of a Seminar organised under the aegis of the DG Information Society and Media of the European Commission and with the participation of ASEAN. This very positive response to the consultation makes the SEACOOP partnership (see the About us section) even more confident that a set of 10 to 15 key opportunities of strategic cooperation can be identified and thoroughly discussed on the occasion of the EU-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research organised in Brussels on October 6-7, 2008. 2008-03-20 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_130308.html The SEACOOP project (see the About us section) has promoted a strengthened cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia on ICT research on the occasion of the Internet Convergence Conference and Exhibition (ICCE 2008) organised from March 11 to 13, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Selangor, “the industrial hub of Malaysia”, near Kuala Lumpur. MIMOS, a partner of the SEACOOP project and a sponsor of the ICCE 2008 event, and Orionis, SEACOOP project coordinator, have jointly managed a booth during the 3 days. The booth has been quite well visited and fruitful contacts have been established with many organisations from Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries participating in the event. 2008-03-13 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_020308.html The draft agendas of the three awareness workshops organised in the framework of the SEACOOP project (see the About us section) respectively on next April 17 in Hanoi, on April 24 in Phnom Penh, and on May 22 in Vientiane, are now available. These workshops will mainly aim at introducing the European Union’s FP7 research funding programme and explaining how ICT organisations from Southeast Asia can be involved in joint EU-funded R&D projects with European organisations. An attendance of 70 to 100 delegates is expected at each workshop, mainly composed of representatives from companies, universities, research institutes, etc. specializing in ICT research in the country where the workshop takes place, and interested in the development of cooperation with European organisations. Registration for the events is free of charge. 2008-03-02 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_140208.html The final statistics of the two first FP7 Calls related to the ICT theme (Call 1 deadline: May 8, 2007 - Call 2 deadline: Oct. 9, 2007) are now available. A total of 40 participations of Southeast Asian organisations in proposals submitted in response to these Calls have been recorded (25 for Call 1, 15 for Call 2), which, after the proposal evaluation process, became 11 participations in retained proposals (all in Call 1). These results are quite encouraging though it is expected that the level of participation of Southeast Asian organisations in future submitted and retained proposals will significantly increase. It is at least an objective which the SEACOOP project (see the About us section) will do its best to fully contribute to reach. The 11 participations consist in fact in 5 projects: the SEACOOP project (7 participations), the GRIFS Support Action (Global Interoperability Forum for Standards), the FLOSSINCLUDE Support Action (International Collaboration and Development Roadmap focusing on Free/Libre/Open Source Software), the WOMBAT STREP (Worldwide Observatory of Malicious Behaviours and Attack Threats), and the EUWB Integrated Project (Coexisting short range radio by advanced ultra-wideband radio technology). Full details on these projects can be found on the Cordis web site. 2008-02-14 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_130208.html The ICT event 2008 will take place in Lyon, France from Nov. 25 to 27. This conference-exhibition, organised by the European Commission's DG Information Society and Media, is the Europe's biggest research event devoted to Information and Communication Technologies. The previous one was held in November 2006 in Helsinki. The 2008 edition, entitled “I’s to the future - Invention, Innovation, Impact”, will provide delegates from all over the world (researchers, innovators, engineers, policy and business decision-makers, etc.) with a key opportunity to access and exchange information, and network. Over 4000 participants are expected. Full details can be found on the event web site. 2008-02-13 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_170108.html The 2nd SEACOOP consortium meeting was held yesterday and today at the Don Chan Palace hotel, by the Mekong River, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. All partners (and the Lao NAST with an observer status) attended this important meeting, planned to pave the way for a successful development of core project activities in the next months (identification of strategic cooperation projects of mutual interest, organisation of awareness workshops in Southeast Asia, launch of the final version of the SEACOOP online communication platform, etc.). An efficient and friendly collaborative work allowed reaching all foreseen objectives. The next SEACOOP consortium meeting will be organised in early April in Brussels. 2008-01-17 10:00:00 http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/popup_news/popup_news_150108.html The SEACOOP project has been officially introduced today to Lao authorities, in a meeting held in NAST premises in Vientiane. NAST is the National Authority for Science and Technology of the Prime Minister's Office, formerly known as the Science, Technology and Environment Agency (STEA). The meeting was opened by Dr Maydom Chanthanasinh, NAST Vice-President, who presented the Lao ICT development plans. Mr Roger Torrenti, coordinator of the SEACOOP project, presented the project activities, underlining they were fully open to Lao participation. This perspective has been welcomed by the Lao side. The possibility to organise a SEACOOP awareness workshop in Lao PDR in the short term will be considered. The involvement of NAST and of Lao ICT organisations in the identification and development of SEACOOP cooperation projects between Europe and Southeast Asia will also be further considered. After the meeting, the visit of the well-equipped National Data Center hosted by NAST (an output of an ongoing Indian-Lao cooperation program on ICT) has been kindly arranged for the SEACOOP delegates. 2008-01-15 10:00:00