Project Introduction

Andrea GuariseINNOVA S.p.A.

SOLAR-ICT Workshop – Montevideo, Uruguay9-10 June 2008

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AFRICA BALKAN COUNTRIES CHINA LATIN AMERICA MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES RUSSIA

What do this countries/regions have in common?

FP6 – 2005 – IST – 6: Coordination Actions or Specific Support Actions focused on identifying constituencies and potentialities for deeper strategic cooperation.

SOLAR-ICT Workshop – 9-10 June 2008

What should SOLAR-ICT do?FP6 – 2005 – IST – 6:

“Proposals are invited that will identify common needs and opportunities for cooperative R&D between entities in the EU and selected regions.”

[…]

“It is expected that in their totality the proposals will be able to offer the basis for the formulation of a global strategy for future initiatives.”

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YES, WE CAN…!

Proposal Contract Number: 045160Program: FP6Call: FP6 – 2005 – IST – 6 Type: SSA – Specific Support Action Activity: IST – 2005 – 2.6.5.2 – INCOStart Date: 1st January 2007 Project Duration: 24 MonthsTotal Funded Budget: 518.022 EuroTotal Effort: 100,8 PMWebsite: www.solar-ict.eu

CONSORTIUM

2 European Partners INNOVA – Project Coordinator

6 Latin American Partners

Project Data Sheet

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Latin American participation in FP6-IST

Country Participations Projects Funding €

Argentina 5 4 223.142

Brazil 32 13 4.502.477

Chile 4 4 135.988

Colombia 1 1 22.073

Costa Rica 1 1 26.952

Ecuador 1 1 26.442

Guatemala 1 1 24.912

Mexico 4 4 653.979

Paraguay 1 1 26.952

Peru 2 2 44.912

Uruguay 1 1 74.902

Venezuela 2 1 60.543

Total 55 34 5.823.274

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Focus on 6 LAC countries: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and

Uruguay

Activity 1: Study/Country Survey and Mapping in each country.

Activity 2: Six Workshops - in each country

Activity 3: Electronic Platform

Activity 4: Dissemination & Communication of SOLAR-ICT results

SOLAR-ICT Project Activities

“…identify common needs and opportunities…”

“…the formulation of a global strategy…”

SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND TOOLS

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Costa Rica Capability in ICT Challenges

17.4%22.2%

24.2%16.7%

44.1%29.2%

14.9%

68.1%

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% of Orgs with Medium to High Capacity

Business Area

8.7%

37.0%

17.4%0.0%

30.4%

13.0%8.7% ICT Enabled Services

Direct ICT Services

Applied Research

Components

Software Development

Education

Other

Activity 1: Country survey and mapping

6 country reports and 491 questionnaires Questionnaires by Country

Costa Rica: 199 Questionnaires Ecuador: 68 Questionnaires Paraguay: 63 Questionnaires Peru: 69 Questionnaires Uruguay: 62 Questionnaires Guatemala: 30 Questionnaires

1 Regional Benchmarking report

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

Total % of Orgs with Medium to

Excellent Capability

Regional Comparison of ICT Challenge 2 Capabilities

Country 14.9% 14.3% 22.7% 12.8% 33.3% 20.5%

Costa Rica Guatemala Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay

Level of Interest in Cooperation in R&D

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DONE

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Activity 2: Workshops

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

TOSOLAR-ICT!

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Activity 3: Electronic Platform

www.solar-ict.eu

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Activity 4: Communication and Dissemination

www.eulac-ict.euwww.ciu.com.uy

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Activity 4: Communication and Dissemination

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/exhibition/index_en.htm

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GRACIAS!

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