A Workshop on European-African R&D projects for bridging the digital divide
eLearning Africa 2006
May 24, 2006, 10:00h - 18:00h
UNCC - United Nations Conference Centre
Menelik II Ave. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://www.eLearning-Africa.com
The workshop will address the following topics
Focus of the morning session
- Relevant aspects of the 6th and 7th EU R&D Framework Programmes
- how to manage the consortium building process and submit successfully a proposal to the European Commission
- how to forge consortia on two or three continents;
- how to manage a European Commission funded R&D project from an African point of view;
- what have been the challenges, solutions, achievements and lessons learnt so far
Focus of the afternoon session:
- Two more project presentations
- Panel and Plenary discussion
- EU-African R&D programme: project proposal evaluation criteria
- Presentation and discussion of project ideas from the participants
At the end of this workshop participants will:
- have gained insights into the European Commission „Information Society Technologies“ and R&D programmes;
- be aware about the funding opportunities for African institutions and corporations offered under the new Euro-African partnership strategy framework;
- have gained authentic information from existing European-African R&D projects;
- have discussed their own possible contributions for future European-African R&D projects with European R&D stakeholders.
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