Information Day “ICT in Horizon 2020” in Kiyv

Information Day “ICT in Horizon 2020” is taking place in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 23. The event is taking place in Kyiv, Ukraine and it is supported by the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Platform IV, and the Multilateral Part of the European Neigborhood Policy Instrument (ENPI).

The info-day is aimed at helping participants:
• to better understand the role of ICT in Horizon 2020;
• to exchange experience of participation of EaP countries in FP7.
• to present ICT research priorities in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries based on the findings of the project PICTURE (“Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation ») and the pilot actions of the project planned for 2013-2014.

The event is attended by 15 people from the Republic of Moldova in role of experts and/or PICTURE partners. Mr. Igor Cojocaru, the director of the Information Society Development Institute is participating both at the Info Day on 23 May and at the PICTURE meetings on 24 May.

This event is addressed to EaP researchers and ICT-stakeholders interested in research and innovation cooperation with EU partners in Information and communication Technologies (ICT) under Horizon 2020.

The conference is convening about 200 representatives of higher education institutions, research institutes, business community, national and local authorities, from Ukraine and EECA countries, and the representatives of the European Commission.