Connecting the EU and sub-Saharan Africa for ICT partnerships

DUFOUR, JULIE
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SIGMA CONSULTANTS, France
THE CARIBBEAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Jamaica    
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, Uganda    
AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE,DELEGATION CHARGEE DES RELATIONS AVEC L'UNION EUROPEENNE ASBL, Belgium    
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD, Italy
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES, United Kingdom    
INSTITUT PANOS AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST, Senegal    
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, South Africa    
KIGALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Rwanda

The EuroAfriCa-ICT partnership has identified the following project objectives to efficiently support the development of a strategic cooperation between the EU and Africa on ICT: support to the dialogue between DG INFSO and African authorities; identification, support and promotion of strategic cooperation opportunities; implementation of awareness activities in Africa (and the ACP region) and in Europe; promotion in the considered regions; development of synergies with national and international programmes and initiatives.   

 

Between the START and the EuroAfriCa-ICT activities, a suited complementarity and a seamless continuity will be ensured. The START consortium has been extended on the European and African sides so that the EuroAfriCa-ICT activities can have the widest impact on the European and African ICT communities. The project is formally supported by the NEPAD and by leading European companies and research organisations in the ICT field.