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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI –sorry for duplicates</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width=788 style='width:591.0pt;background:white;border:solid #3B3B3B 4.5pt'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><img width=750 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/03/Banner_bordeaux.jpg" alt=Newsletter><strong>January - March 2012</strong></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p>Dear colleague,<o:p></o:p></p><p>In this new edition of the EuroAfrica-ICT quarterly e-Newsletter, we are very pleased to inform you that a new phase of the EuroAfrica-ICT Initiative started in January 2012, with the launch of the EuroAfrica-P8 project. Defined in full continuity with the previous projects, EuroAfrica-P8 will span over 24 months (2012-2013) with the aim of strengthening ICT research and policy links between Africa and Europe under the <a href="http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/science-information-society-and-space" target="_blank">8th Strategic Partnership</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p>If you wish to receive daily updates on the EuroAfrica-ICT initiative, follow us on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/EuroAfrica-Cooperation-on-ICT-Research-2892844?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/EuroAfrica_ICT" target="_blank">Twitter</a> until the next n'letter!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Should you have any thoughts or comments, please <a href="mailto:info@euroafrica-ict.org">click here</a> and share them with us!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p>The EuroAfrica-P8 Partnership<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid white 1.5pt;background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>Highlights</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=130 height=90 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/02/IMG_0366_r.jpg" alt=EA-P8><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>Official launch of the EuroAfrica-P8 project</strong><b><br></b>The kick-off meeting of the newly launched EuroAfrica-P8 FP7 project ('Supporting policy dialogues and cooperation with Africa to enhance ICT cooperative research links between Europe and Africa in the framework of the 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership’ – GA #288309) took place on January 25-26, 2012 in Nice, France. Part of the International Relations Unit’s portfolio of the European Commission’s DG INFSO (Call FP7-ICT-2011-7), the EuroAfrica-P8 Project is defined in full continuity with and builds upon the substantial results obtained and the significant momentum created by three previous projects: START (2006-2007), EuroAfriCa-ICT (2008-2009) and EuroAfrica-ICT.org (2010-2011).<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/about/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>Upcoming EuroAfrica-ICT events</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><img border=0 width=130 height=85 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/03/soto1.jpg" alt=AW><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>Next Euro-African FP7/ICT awareness workshop </strong><b><br></b>Date: June 13-14, 2012<br>Location: Maseru, Lesotho<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/events/" target="_blank">More</a><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><img border=0 width=130 height=85 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/03/lisbon.jpg" alt=forum><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>2012 Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research</strong><b><br></b>Date: November 6-7, 2012<br>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/events/" target="_blank">More</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>European Commission - FP7 ongoing Calls for Proposals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong><span style='font-weight:normal'>Below is a selection of open Calls for Proposals, related to the main areas of interest to the EuroAfrica-ICT community:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:black'>Information Communication Technologies (ICT)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=130 style='width:97.5pt;background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=130 height=80 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/06/Capture-d’écran-2011-06-01-à-16.24.40.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>FP7-ICT-2011-9 (ICT Call 9)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>FP7-ICT-2011-C (FET Open)<o:p></o:p></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Marie Curie Actions</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=130 style='width:97.5pt;background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=130 height=80 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/06/Capture-d’écran-2011-06-01-à-16.24.30.png" alt="Roger_Torrenti"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'>FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IAPP (Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'>FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG (Marie Curie Career Integration Grants)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'>FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF (Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for career development)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'>FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF (Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships)<o:p></o:p></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>The full text of the calls is available in the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_calls" target="_blank">Participant Porta</a><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_calls" target="_blank">l</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid white 1.5pt;background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>Upcoming Events</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=130 style='width:97.5pt;background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=110 height=45 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2010/03/CAAST-Net.png" alt=Caast><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>2nd CAAST-Net stakeholder Conference</strong><b><br></b>Date: April 24-25, 2012<br>Location: Dakar, Senegal<br>Organiser: Ministry of Higher Education and Regional Academic Centres and Scientific Research<br><a href="http://www.caast-net.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/CAAST%2DNet+Stakeholders%27+Conference+2012" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=78 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/05/Capture-d’écran-2011-05-31-à-14.42.16.png" alt=IST><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>IST-Africa 2012</strong><b><br></b>Date: May 9-11, 2012<br>Loca tion: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br>Organiser: IST-Africa initiative EU-funded project<br><a href="http://ist-africa.org/conference2012/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=78 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/02/TERENA.png" alt=Terena><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>TERENA Networking conference</strong><b><br></b>Date: May 21-24, 2012<br>Location: Reykjavik, Iceland<br>Organiser: Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA)<br><a href="https://tnc2012.terena.org/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=80 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/07/Capture-d’écran-2011-07-25-à-17.15.08.png" alt=el><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>e-Learning Africa 2012</strong><b><br></b>Date: May 23-25, 2012<br>Location: Cotonou, Benin<br>Organiser: ICWE GmbH<br><a href="http://www.elearning-africa.com/" target="_blank">More</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:solid white 1.5pt;background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>Newsroom</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=78 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/05/Capture-d’écran-2011-05-31-à-14.41.59.png" alt=AU><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>African Union Research grant: open call 2012</strong><br>The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its Lighthouse Projects: (a) Post-harvest and Agriculture, (b) Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and (c) Water and Sanitation in Africa. The programme is financed through the Financing Agreement between the European Commission and the ACP Group of States under the ACP Research for Sustainable Development Program of the 10th EDF Intra-ACP Envelop. Deadline: April 20, 2012.<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012/02/09/african-union-research-grant-open-call-2012/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2011/07/Capture-d’écran-2011-07-25-à-14.18.371.png" alt=AU-EU><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>14th Africa-EU Joint Task Force Meeting</strong><br>The fourteenth meeting of the Africa-EU Joint Task Force (JTF) was held on March 8-9, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The opening plenary session was co-chaired on the EU side, by Mr. Nicholas Westcott, Managing Director of the Africa Department of the European External Action Service (EEAS), and Mrs. Francesca Mosca, Director, DG Development and Cooperation in the European Commission. On the African side, the meeting was co-chaired by Ambassador John Kayode Shinkaiye, Chief of Staff in the Bureau of the Chairperson of the AU Commission. The meeting was also attended by the AU rotating Presidency represented by his Excellency the Ambassador of Benin, European and African co-chairs of the Joint Expert Groups (JEGs), the European and the Pan-African Parliaments, Civil Society from both continents, Senior Officials of the two Commissions and the EEAS, as well as representatives from the Member! States, the African Regional Economic Communities, the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank.<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012/03/29/14th-joint-africa-eu-joint-task-force-meeting-march-8-9-2012/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=78 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/03/Network_Lan.png" alt=Internet><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>Internet speed rank in Africa</strong><br>Ghana has been ranked number one in Africa as the country with the highest Internet speed, according to the latest global internet speed report released March 5, 2012 by US-based, Ookla. Ookla is the global leader in broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications, and its report was based on millions of recent test results from Speedtest.<br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012/03/20/internet-speed-rank-in-africa/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=65 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/02/Capture-d’écran-2012-02-15-à-10.56.56.png" alt=PIDA><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>The AU summit adopted the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)</strong><br>African Heads of State endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through 2040. In a statement at their 18th summit held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on January 30, 2012, the Heads of State approved the implementation of the recommendations in the study on PIDA presented to the summit. The study was a joint initiative of the African Union, the African Development Bank and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordination Agency. Endorsement by the AU summit will now be followed by more detailed planning on the actual implementation of PIDA. <br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012/02/15/the-au-summit-adopted-the-programme-for-infrastructure-development-in-africa-pida/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=130 height=80 id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2010/12/Capture-d’écran-2010-12-21-à-10.25.26.png" alt=PIDA><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p><strong>Call for proposals: INTRA-ACP academic mobility scheme</strong><br>The call for proposals for the “Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme” has been published by the European Commission on February 10, 2012. This call aims at aims to strengthen cooperation between higher education institutions (HEIs) in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific in view of increasing access to quality education that will encourage and enable students to undertake postgraduate studies, and to promote student retention in the region along with mobility of staff (academic and administrative) while increasing competitiveness and attractiveness of the institutions themselves. Deadline for submissions: May 10, 2012. <br><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012/02/23/call-for-proposals-intra-acp-academic-mobility-scheme/" target="_blank">More</a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=750 style='width:562.5pt'><tr><td style='border:solid white 1.5pt;background:darkred;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='color:white'>About the EuroAfrica-ICT initiative</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>The EuroAfrica-ICT initiative has been developing since 2006 with the aim of strengthening ICT research and policy links between Africa and Europe under the <a href="http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/science-information-society-and-space" target="_blank">8th Strategic Partnership</a> by:<o:p></o:p></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 45.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:firebrick'>Encouraging African participation in EU-funded programmes (ICT Theme)</span></strong><b><span style='color:firebrick'><br><strong>Supporting the implementation of the '8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership' and the JEG8 activities</strong><br><strong>Building a community to strengthen EU-African collaborative research</strong></span></b><span style='color:firebrick'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'>Partnership:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.cert.nat.tn/?lang=EN" target="_blank">CERT</a> (Tunisia) / <a href="http://www.csir.co.za/" target="_blank">CSIR</a> (South Africa) / <a href="http://www.esmt.sn/" target="_blank">ESMT</a> (Senegal) / <a href="http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/.html" target="_blank">Fraunhofer</a> (Germany) / <a href="http://www.iicd.org/" target="_blank">IICD</a> (The Netherlands) / <a href="http://www.ict.go.ke/" target="_blank">KICTB</a> (Kenya) / <a href="http://www.kth.se/en" target="_blank">KTH</a> (Sweden) / <a href="http://mcit.gov.eg/" target="_blank">MCIT</a> (Egypt) / <a href="http://www.sigma-orionis.com/about.php" target="_blank">Sigma Orionis</a> (France) / <a href="http://www.english.umic.pt/" target="_blank">UMIC</a> (Portugal) / <a href="http://www.vtt.fi/?lang=en" target="_blank">VTT</a> (Finland)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><img border=0 width=450 height=250 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2010/03/Map_Partners.png" hspace=60><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#DDDDDD;padding:4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt'><h5 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-weight:normal'>This quarterly e-Newsletter is published by the EuroAfrica-P8 EU funded project (GA #288309). The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the EuroAfrica-P8 project and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. <br><br>You are receiving this newsletter because you either subscribed through the EuroAfrica-ICT website or you have been previously involved in research collaboration activities between Europe and Africa (<a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/about/newsletter-subscription/?na=u&ne=anne-rachel.inne%40icann.org&nt=e75908dbd6eaef43dcced222c8aa12ca" target="_blank">unsubscribe</a>)<br><br>Copyright © 2012 Sigma Orionis - All rights reserved</span><o:p></o:p></h5></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>