Euro-India SPIRIT

The EU-IndiaGrid Project – The Proceedings of Science

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:44:00 GMT

In the article published in Proceedings of Science, Alberto Masoni, EU-IndiaGrid2 Project Coodinator gives an overview of the project developments and activity of both EU-IndiaGrid and EU-IndiaGrid 2 and of the eInfrastrcture landscape in India, highlighting the Garuda initiative, the NKN evolution and other major Indian advances in the field.

e-Infrastructures for e-Science A Global View - J Grid Computing, Springer Media, 2011

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:37:00 GMT

A jointly authored scientific paper published in March 2011, "e-Infrastructures for e-Science: A Global View" offers a detailed perspective of the eInfrastucture landscape worldwide covering its evolution from concept definiton to the latest developments in an elaborate geographical and thematic breakdown.

Euro-India SPIRIT Policy Position Paper @ 7th JWG Meeting

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:26:00 GMT

In view of the 7th JWG meeting (European Union and the Government of India’s Department of Information Technology (DIT) Joint Working Group on Information Society), Euro-India SPIRIT together with Synchronizer has developed a Policy Position Paper which encapsulates the recommendations to be submitted to the JWG highlighting technology trends, business imperatives and societal priorities in both regions with the objective of enhancing future EU-India ICT research collaboration. The position Paper provides a thorough examination of the problems in the current scenario, identifies the Joint priorities and offers short, medium and long- term recommendations for reaching the set objectives.

The June 2011 Issue of Euro-India SPIRIT Newsletter is now available

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:08:31 GMT

Follow this link to view the June 2011 issue of the Euro-India SPIRIT Newsletter, it highlights the launch of the eTraining section, the latest updates and most viewed content of the Euro-India SPIRIT channel.

SPIRIT - eNews - June 2011

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:15:00 GMT

The June2011 issue highlights the launch of the area dedicated to training packages on the Euro-India SPIRIT channel, briefings and presentaions put together in order to help cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between Europe and India following Euro-India SPIRIT’s commitment to provide cross-cultural grounding to stakeholders and participants and support interaction and effective collaboration.

Videos:

Interview with Mounib Mekhilef on EU-India collaboration - In a six part video interview Mounib Mekhilef, Ability Europe Ltd, member of the Euro-India Spirit ICT addressing societal challenges Working Group, discusses the experience and perpectives of the EU-India collaboration and projects as well as major issues such as eInclusion, eGovernance, Worker Mobility and the cross-cultural dialog.

Publications and Interviews:

Boosting EU-Indian ICT collaboration - An interview with Abhishek Sharma at the ICT Proposer’s DayFollwing his participation to the ICT Proposer's Day, Abhishek Sharma, Chairman & CEO of NetEdgeTele-Solutions (NTS) offers in an interview an detailed insight on Indian players keen to collaborate with European partners and join EC-funded research projects.

Events:

Euro-India SPIRIT Workshop @ eWorld 2011 - With a focus on eGovernance, eHealth, the developments and prospects of the EU-India collaboration in the fields of ICTs, Euro-India SPIRIT will hold a workshop at the eWorld Forum scheduled to take place from 1st -3rd August, New Delhi, India.

Copenhagen Co-Creation Conference, 1st – 2nd September 2011, Denmark - The Conference “Co-Creating Innovative Technologies for Future Markets”, will bring together both industry and academia over two days to understand the potential of co-creation of Innovation. Euro-India SPIRIT is actively participating to this event.

See the June Issue of the Euro-India SPIRIT Newsletter

Euro-India SPIRIT Workshop @ eWorld 2011

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:17:00 GMT

With a focus on eGovernance, eHealth, the developments and prospects of the EU-India collaboration in the fields of ICTs, Euro-India SPIRIT will hold a workshop at the eWorld Forum scheduled to be taking place from the 1st to the 3rd of August, in New Delhi, India.

With presentations from EU-India collaboration experts such as Mounib Mekhilef, Ability Europe; Jim Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology; Pierre-Yves Danet, France Telecom and from eWorld keynote speaker Sudhanshu Rai, Copenhagen Business School, the Workshop is key for broadening research horizons for those wishing to build international research networks.

The eWorld Forum 2011, launched by Shree Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development and Communications and IT, Government of India, is being organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia Private Limited in association with Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

On the benefits of EU-India research collaboration -Interview with Steven Bundell, CEA France

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:08:00 GMT

With an extensive experince in the EU-India research collaboration, Steven Bundell, CEA France, gives an insight into the benefits, particularities and outcomes of the ongoing cooperation with Indian organisations, researchers and students in the field of Material Science.

Boosting EU-Indian ICT collaboration - An interview with Abhishek Sharma at the ICT Proposer’s Day

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:36:34 GMT

Abhishek Sharma, Chairman & CEO of NetEdge Tele-Solutions (NTS) recently attended the ICT Proposer’s Day, 19-20 May, Budapest, Hungary. Abhishek is keen to collaborate with European partners and join EC-funded research projects which reflect his expertise in Telecommunications. As an Indian SME, Abhishek and NTS have the possibility of doing just this thanks to the EC Work Programme which encourages collaboration between Europe and India.
In order to support this Euro-India SPIRIT sponsored and supported Abhishek’s visit to the ICT Proposer’s Day in order to assist him in finding suitable research partners to join EC-funded projects.

Climate change research and the EU-India Collaboration - Interview with Dr Maria Russo, NCAS Climate, Cambridge University

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:50:00 GMT

In an interview at the Conference on the Role of eInfrastructures in Climate Change Research, held in Trieste, 16-20 May 2011, Dr Maria Russo, NCAS Climate, Cambridge University and member of the UKCA team, discusses the challeges related to the climate change research and the importance of the collaboration between scientists worldwide with a focus on the cooperation with India.

The experience and future of EU-India collaboration - Interview with Mounib Mekhilef – Part Six

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:46:00 GMT

European collaboration with India, the EU funded projects in India, the related efforts and the future of the relationship are the themes of the last of a six parts interview with Mounib Mekhilef, Ability Europe Ltd, member of the Euro-India SPIRIT ICT Addressing Societal Challenges Working Group.