Main purposes of the conference:

•  Identify and debate trends in the changing global ICT and ICT R&D landscape
• Debate their impact on the EU ICT industry and consequences for research and innovation location and modes
• Discuss implications for ICT R&D and innovation policies in Europe

In particular, the conference will address the following topics:

• Characteristics and trends in global redistribution of the ICT industry:
  • The emergence of a radically new internet/media/telecom ecosystem
  • The increasing role and importance of e-services
  • The importance of ICT manufacturing for Europe's growth
• What are the drivers for these changes, trends and the possible future scenarios?
• How do the EU ICT sector and EU companies position themselves in this new landscape and prepare for the future?
• What challenges and opportunities these raise and offer for European ICT R&D and innovation, for the localisation of ICT R&D and for international ICT R&D and innovation collaboration?
• What are current and future policy options at European level to address those challenges and opportunities?

 Agenda:

The conference will start on 19 October afternoon and end on 20 October afternoon. A draft agenda is attached below. This agenda is regularly updated at the conference website.

 Registration:

Registration is compulsory; there is no registration fee. If you are interested in attending the conference, please register on the JRC events registration website.

 Background:

The Conference itself is part of a long-term project of the IPTS: PREDICT (Prospective Insights on R&D in ICT), which offers evidence-based policy support to the European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media in the definition, implementation and monitoring of its R&D and Innovation policy. In the context of this project, IPTS releases an annual report on "R&D in ICT in The European Union" that documents the private and public expenditures in ICT in Europe and worldwide, and provides additional information on aspects such as companies' R&D expenditures, internationalisation trends or patenting.

Source: JRC

Date:
From: 19 October 2011
To: 20 October 2011