About
EuroAfrica-P8 is a FP7 project funded by the European Commission and spanning over 24 months (2012-2013) with the aim of supporting Africa-EU policy dialogues and ICT cooperation within the “8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership”.
The project is defined in full continuity with and builds upon the substantial results obtained and the significant momentum created by several previous projects (2006+), also designated – over the years – as “the EuroAfrica-ICT Initiative”.
| Acronym | EuroAfrica-P8 |
| Baseline | Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the “8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership” |
| Grant Agreement | 288309 |
| Funding Scheme | Support Action (SA) |
| Programme | FP7 / Cooperation |
| Thematic area | International Cooperation |
| Call identifier | FP7-ICT-2011-7 |
| Duration | 24 months (2012-2013) |
| EC Project Officer | Mr Klaus Pendl |
| Coordinator | Ms Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis |
| Partnership (11 partners) | CERT (Tunisia) / CSIR (South Africa) / ESMT (Senegal) / Fraunhofer (Germany) / IICD (The Netherlands) / KICTB (Kenya) / KTH (Sweden) / MCIT (Egypt) / Sigma Orionis (France) / UMIC (Portugal) / VTT (Finland) |
Main objectives
- Strengthen EU-African policy and ICT research links with the aim of reinforcing the “8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership” (P8);
- Identify, analyse and map EU-African joint ICT research priorities;
- Provide evidence-based recommendations to the European and African Union Commissions for future cooperation initiatives;
- Provide support and guidance to European and African organisations in their efforts to connect and develop joint research projects in the ICT field;
- Support and sustain the activities of the P8 Africa-EU Implementation Group and the Joint Expert Group (JEG8);
- Enhance the participation of African organisations in FP+ ICT collaborative projects; and
- Achieve strategic coordination with other initiatives/projects/programmes sharing similar or related objectives.
Main activities over 2012-2013
- Provide support and guidance to European and African organisations in their efforts to connect and develop joint research projects in the ICT field through:
- An interactive, consistent, and dynamic portal website
- A repository of key information related to EU-African cooperation on ICT research
- A virtual community of researchers
- An online database of African research institutes addressing ICT
- An e-Booklet entitled “Spotlight on African ICT research institutes”
- Helpdesk services
- Communication material (quarterly e-N’letters, video trailer, brochures and posters, etc.)
- Etc.
- Organise cooperation/thematic events synchronised, when possible, with policy dialogue meetings:
- 4 “Euro-African FP7/ICT awareness/training workshops” aiming at raising awareness on FP7+/ICT cooperation opportunities and at training on best practices: #1 (2012) Southern Africa / #2 (2012) Northern Africa / #3 (2013) West Africa (in French)/ #4 (2013) East & Central Africa
- 2 new editions of the “Euro-African cooperation forums on ICT research” aiming at providing forums for discussions and debates on recent developments & perspectives: #1 (2012) Portugal, Europe / #2 (2013) Africa
- 2 “Euro-African FP7/ICT thematic working group meetings” to be hosted in Europe in 2012 and 2013;
- Identify, analyse and map joint ICT research priorities between the two regions;
- Produce recommendations for future cooperation initiatives;
- Form 5 consortia working on joint EU-Africa EU/FP+ proposals demonstrating the return on investments in e-infrastructures and their supply chains;
- Produce 4 to 6 zoom/case studies (success stories, innovating ICT research/technological developments or results in specific African countries or regions, etc.);
- Publish 2 iterations of an e-Consultation aiming at achieving strategic coordination with other initiatives or programmes sharing similar or related objectives;
- Assist the day-to-day operation of the “Africa-EU Strategic Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space” (P8) multi-stakeholder implementation group and the JEG8 – Improving as much as possible the operation of Partnership 8;
- Ensure the participation in the P8 group meetings of key stakeholders in the ICT field.
Project partners
- Sigma Orionis (SIGMA) – France (Coordinator)
- Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches de Telecommunications (CERT) – Tunisia
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – South Africa
- Ecole Superieure Multinationale des Telecommunications (ESMT) – Senegal
- Stichting International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) – The Netherlands
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer) – Germany
- The Kenya Information and Communication Technology Board (KICTB) – Kenya
- Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan (KTH) – Sweden
- Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) – Egypt
- UMIC Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) – Portugal
- Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT (VTT) – Finland
