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MAP-IT KNOWLEDGE MAPPING OF IT COMPETENCIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION AND DIALOGUE FOSTERING

MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 Ramallah, PA. MAP-IT!

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MAP-IT KNOWLEDGE MAPPING OF IT COMPETENCIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION AND DIALOGUE FOSTERING

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    1. MAP-IT! KNOWLEDGE MAPPING OF IT COMPETENCIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION AND DIALOGUE FOSTERING MAP-IT! Information Day 28th January 2008

    2. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! & EU MAP-IT! directly addresses the Information Society Technologies (IST) Strategic Objective 2.6.5/2 International Co-operation SSA

    3. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Why the MED region? MED countries in comparison with other worldwide regions lag behind in ICT adoption but offer great potential that needs to be uncovered and disseminated to promote research collaboration and co-operation A majority of MED countries are demonstrating a strong effort in defining their national ICT development policies following a period when most MED governments never had a focused policy frame With the EU-Mediterranean Partnership as the main EU initiative, EU has expressed deep interest and laid out significant funding in furthering research relations in the MED area

    4. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! objectives To map the competencies in the Mediterranean IST arena, as corresponding to the strategic objectives of the IST programme To raise awareness within the Mediterranean IT community about co-operation opportunities within the IST programme

    5. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! overall expected results The project will end up with three results: Reasoned and qualified mapping of industrial IST related innovation structure of the target countries, identifying players in the ICT industrial arena Selection of key target players towards which awareness activities in the area of opportunities offered by EC 7th Framework Programme will be launched, putting forth the ground for future joint co-operation activities Launch of a dialogue process with identified groups of players (companies, universities, districts, technology parks) that can represent promising partners for joint R&D initiatives with Europe, through workshops and training sessions

    6. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Target countries Algeria Egypt Jordan Lebanon Morocco Palestinian Authority Syria Tunisia

    7. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! Consortium Consortium composed of the following partners: European consuntancies Cybion – Project Coordinator (Italy and France) Innova (Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland) Euroquality (France) Institutional and scientific players from MED countries ITIDA (Egypt) Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology (Tunisia) L’Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah de Fčs (Morocco) International education, science, culture and communication promoter UNESCO

    8. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! workplan Project consists of 3 phases Data collection on MED target countries to gain current “macroeconomic” view (innovation policy, social, political, economic) of existing situation in MED targeted countries and to take a “snapshot” of the industrial and research environment of each MED country in specific IST areas Data analysis, results consolidation, knowledge map creation of MED stakeholders Dissemination, awareness and dialogue creation to foster future cooperation

    9. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Results per target country Mapping Mapping of competencies: identify key technology areas through knowledge mapping techniques questionnaires

    10. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Target players

    11. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA

    12. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Country needs and proposals for cooperation through: Mapping results analysis Working Groups Expert panels Results per target country Position papers

    13. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Press releases Promotion of the website Website content implementation Workshops and Events participation Blog creation Results per target country Awareness raising & dialogue launch

    14. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA More than 150 companies are operating in the ICT sector. The growth rate attempts 30%, the sector generates annually 80 M € and employs 5.000 high skilled persons. Major strategic ICT document: National strategy in Palestine, which fixes the objectives in 5 sub-sectors: Role of the government: liberalisation of the sector, encourage private sector’s participation, adoption of the PPP, e-government initiative,… The development of infrastructures: increase the widespread of telecommunication networks, connect the educational institutions, improve the free access to internet. Current results – PA Framework

    15. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA The development of human skills: reduce the gap between the market requirements and university contents in the field of ICT, introduce ICT contents at primary schools, widespread ICT among citizens, promote applied research and technology transfer. The amelioration and the governance of Palestinian contents: insure a strong Palestinian content in the global network. ICT as a way for economic and social development: encourage synergies between ICT companies, improve ICT incubators, innovation and e-business initiatives and strategies. Current results – PA Framework

    16. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Current results – PA Target players

    17. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Current results – PA ICT Capabilities

    18. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA MAP-IT! website WWW.MAP-IT-MED-EU

    19. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Clustering with IST project MED-IST

    20. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Workshop timetable

    21. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA Benefits for you Be highlighted and published as one of the 50 selected ICT stakeholders per research area Visibility of your company to EU and other MED stakeholders Participate in blog platform to create dialogue between researchers and IT experts Receive full information on the FP7 and ICT Work programme Learn how to participate to EU ICT funding calls for proposal

    22. MAP-IT! Information Day 28 January 2008 – Ramallah, PA THANK YOU!

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