The European Commission has launched eight contractual Public Private Partnerships (cPPPs) of strategic importance for European industry. The partnerships will leverage more than €6 billion of investments to be allocated through calls for proposals under Horizon 2020, the new EU programme for research and innovation.
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The <em>Southern Mediterranean dialogue on Electronic Communications & the Information Society</em> was held on November 18/19 in Athens, Greece.</p>
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<font face="T1" size="3"><font face="T1" size="3">This event was a first of its kind and aimed at bringing together the various stakeholders involved in </font></font><font face="T1" size="3"><font face="T1" size="3">ensuring the right regulatory environment to facilitate the creation of a harmonized and investment </font></font><font face="T1" size="3"><font face="T1" size="3">friendly environment in the electronic communications sector, and accelerate the development of </font></font><font face="T1" size="3"><font face="T1" size="3">the Euro-Mediterranean Information Society. It therefore supports and further improves Information </font></font><font face="T1" size="3"><font face="T1" size="3">Society cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean</font></font></p>
A new initiative 'Northern eDimension' was launched by the Council of the Baltic sea and the European Commission at a meeting of the European Union foreign ministers and high level representatives from seven partner countries on 9 April, with the aim to exploit the IT potential of the region.
The promotion of Greek innovation and research will be supported by 12 more Community Support Framework (CSF) agreements signed by Regional Development Commissioner, Michel Barnier, on 10 April.
