Exploiting Research INfrastructures potentiAl for boosting Research and Innovation in Africa
www.erina4africa.eu

 ERINA4Africa Final Event

 9-10 December 2010, Scandic Marina Congress Centre – Helsinki, Finland REGISTER NOW!

The ERINA4Africa International Event  was held at the Scandic Marina Congress Centre in Helsinki, Finland, in the framework of the “2010 Euro-Africa e-Infrastructures Conference” organised by the eI-Africa EU-funded project (DG INFSO) on Dec. 9-10, 2010 under the auspices of the European Commission and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. ERINA4Africa hosted a cocktail for Conference participants on the evening of  9th December.

This event aimed at presenting and promoting the results of the project’s study and  revolved around the questions on how existing EU and Sub-Saharan Africa e- Infrastructure links should evolve in a way that brings benefits to African development and to the e-Infrastructure cooperation between both regions.

The event (agenda available at http://ei-africa.eu/files/2010/10/2010_EuroAfrica_eInfra_Conference_Tent...)  started on the 10th December 2010 at 8.30 with an opening plenary speech focusing on Linking Policies to Applications, followed by a session on Exploiting e-Infrastructures Potential for Boosting Research and Innovation in Africa and for Fostering Euro-Africa Cooperation presented by Dr. Simon J E Taylor, Erina4Africa coordinator.

During throughout the event, high profile speakers from Africa and EU will highlight the benefits of adopting e-Infrastructures with specific reference on e-Government, e-Security, e-Learning and e-Health.

The knowledge generated by the event is expected to raise greater awareness of the value of e-Infrastructures and pinpoint user priorities & drivers for adoption paving theground for future development to strengthen the global science community and increase the number of sub-Saharan organisations involved in EU/FP7 collaborative projects.

Participation at the event is free of charge but subject to online registration (http://store.sigma-orionis.com/login?conferenceid=8)

For further information on the event and on the ERINA4Africa project please visit www.erina4Africa.eu or contact the Erina4Africa Team at info@erina4africa.eu. For further details on the “2010 Euro-Africa Week on ICT Research & e-Infrastructures” organised by the FP7 EuroAfrica-ICT and the eI-Africa EU-funded projects with the support of the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland please download the Euro-Africa week brochure (http://eiafrica.eu/files/2010/09/plaquette_euroafricaweek_web.pdf). More information available at http://www.ei-africa.eu/at-a-glance/.