...It gave the opportunity to over 460 delegates from all regions of the world to attend a 2-day conference, to discover leading-edge technologies presented by over 50 exhibitors, and to actively network. The event, in the organisation of which Sigma Orionis (a member of the NEM Steering Board and of the NEM Executive Group) has taken a substantial role, included a session devoted to international cooperation. In this session, Roger Torrenti, CEO of Sigma Orionis, presented an overview of the EU-funded activities of his organisation aiming at strengthening cooperation on ICT research, under FP7, between Europe and Asia and between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. To access this presentation, and full details on the event, please visit the event web site.

...Coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute, the EURASIAPAC project will build on the achievements of the COJAK project, coordinated by Sigma Orionis (who is also a partner of the EURASIAPAC consortium) and in the framework of which the activities introduced on this web site have developed. EURASIAPAC will in fact, over the period 2010-2011, support the development of policy dialogues and the strengthening of cooperation on ICT research between Europe and industrialised countries of the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand). For further information, please contact us.

...and Communications (MIC), Japan. Organised with the support of the COJAK FP7 project (see the About us section), the event was the last one of a series of EU-Japan cooperation events, a series including the 1st EU-Japan Cooperation Forum on ICT research held in Tokyo on March 4-5, 2008, the EU-Japan Seminar held in Tokyo on May 20, 2008 and the EU-Japan ICT Cooperation Event held in Tokyo on June 18, 2009. Over 100 representatives from government bodies, academia, and companies based in Europe and in Japan and active in the ICT area have participated in today’s event and have been provided with an opportunity to network, and identify or strengthen potential cooperation projects in the ICT area, particularly those to be presented at coming FP7 calls. A detailed event report will be available in the next days in the Events section of this web site.

... the event is part a series of COJAK-supported cooperation events that includes in particular the 2nd “EU-Japan Cooperation Forum on ICT research” to take place in Brussels on July 2, 2009. Around 60 representatives from academia, research institutes and companies based in Japan and active in the ICT area have participated in today’s event, which reached its two main objectives: to introduce in detail the opportunities offered by FP7 to strengthen EU-Japan cooperation on ICT research and to develop an open discussion on how to enable to a more substantial development of such cooperation projects. A detailed event report will be available in the next days in the Events section of this web site.

...Japan, will be held on July 2, 2009at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Brussels. The first edition of this Forum had taken place in Tokyo on March 4-5, 2008. This second edition will provide European and Japanese organisations interested in the development of joint R&D projects in the ICT area (particularly projects to be presented at FP7 Calls for proposals) with another opportunity to get together, network, and envision such projects. Please visit the Events section of this website or contact us.

...on FP7 and a seminar to discuss the way to improve the cooperation framework between the EU and Japan. This event will build on the outputs of the 1st 'EU-Japan Cooperation Forum on ICT research' held in Tokyo on March 4-5, 2008 and on the 1st 'EU-Japan Seminar' held on May 20, 2008, also in Tokyo. Details will be provided in the coming weeks. Please visit the Events section of this website or contact us.

...It is however already timely to work on potential EU-Japan cooperation projects to be presented at this coming Call. Interested organisations have to note that not all ICT research areas are concerned by this Call and that EU-Japan cooperation is specifically mentioned for some of them: Network of the future, Internet of things and enterprise environments, Nanoelectronics technology. For further information on ICT Call 5 and on the ICT Work Programme for 2009, please visit the European Commission's web site.

... develop the next generation of manufacturing and processing technologies. IMS activities include providing a framework for global cooperative research, assisting project consortium formation, networking people on a global basis, conducting forums to understand current and future manufacturing requirements, and disseminating information resulting from these activities. In so doing, it enhances the quality of life of the world community. IMS grew out of an initiative from Japan proposed in 1989 by Professor Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, then President of the University of Tokyo. The vision was for a global system of industrial cooperation and technology sharing in cooperative projects for the benefit of mankind and in particular the benefit of partners involved. The formal IMS program began in 1995 following a three-year feasibility study (1992-94). IMS provides a framework for large and small companies and research organisations to work together to mutual advantage. A key aspect is the protection and use of intellectual property. This framework provides a congenial space for cooperation across disciplines, company size, and national borders. For any further information on this topic, please visit the IMS website or contact the Japanese IMS Region Office.