Conference: "ASIAN RISE IN ICT R&D – Looking for evidence:

Debating collaboration strategies, threats and opportunities"

16 - 17 February 2011

Brussels, Belgium

The Conference

The Information Society Unit of the Institute for Prospective Technological studies (JRC-IPTS, European Commission) organised a 2 days Conference in Brussels, about: "ASIAN RISE IN ICT R&D – Looking for evidence: Debating collaboration strategies, threats and opportunities". The Conference gathered some 60 selected international experts and Commission's staff.

The following questions, supported by experts' presentations, were presented and discussed:

• How is the ICT industry, and its R&D activities developing in selected Asian countries?
• What are prospects for the future?
• Regional ICT production and trade: what are the main ICT-related relationships between the countries? Is there a regional dynamic?
• What are the existing or potential ICT R&D strategies for EU and US ICT companies?  What are the strategies of Asian companies?
• What are the existing or potential policies at national or European level that might offer support to ICT companies?

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Conference presentations and speakers / chairs CVs:

Session 1: Asian ICT developments: Where are the challenges?   

Chair: Mr. Marc Bogdanowicz, Principal Scientific Officer, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]

• Welcome Speech      
  Mr. David Broster, Head of Information Society Unit, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Key Note Speech - International Cooperation in ICT RTD –  A luxury or a necessity?
  Dr. Stephan Pascall, Adviser International Cooperation, Information Society and Media Directorate General (INFSO), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Key Note Speech – Globalization of science and technology: The Asian Drama
  Prof. Aqueil Ahmad, Walden University School of Management (USA) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Globalization of R&D: Opportunities and Challenges from Asia
  Mr. Vincenzo Spiezia, Head, ICT Indicators Unit, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD (France) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Recent observations on Asian ICT R&D
  Mr. Paul Desruelle, Senior Scientific Officer, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]

Session 2: ICT industry and its R&D in India   

Chair: Mr. Vincenzo Spiezia, Head, ICT Indicators Unit, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD (France) - [Curriculum Vitae]

• Setting the scene
  Mr. Jean-Paul Simon, Senior Researcher, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Trends in the ICT industry and ICT R&D in India
  Prof. Payal Malik, Professor, Delhi University (Delhi, India) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• India - A Future ICT Powerhouse?
  Mr. Christer Hammarlund, International Relations Officer - Relations with China and India, Information Society and Media Directorate General (INFSO), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• ICT Innovations in South Asia: An assessment
  Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair and CEO, LirneAsia (Sri Lanka) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]

Session 3: The view from the industry I   

Chair: Mr. Jean-Paul Simon, Senior Researcher, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]

• Infosys Research & Innovation
  Dr. Jai Ganesh, Principal Research Scientist, Future Web Research Lab, SETLabs, Infosys Technologies Ltd. (India) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Asia – epicentre of the ICT revolution
  Mr. Rajiv Bawa, Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Uninor/ Telenor (India) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Telefonica strategic alliance in China
  Mr. Pablo Pfost Minguez, Director Regulatory Strategy, Telefónica Group (Spain) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
  

Session 4: ICT industry and its R&D in China   

Chair: Prof Dr. Reinhilde Veugelers, Professor, K.U.Leuven - [Curriculum Vitae]   

• Setting the scene   
  Mr. Jean-Paul Simon, Senior Researcher, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Trends in the ICT industry and ICT R&D in China
  Prof. Shiguo Liu, Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), (China) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Managing foreign R&D in China. Some lessons.
  Prof. Dr. Max von Zedtwitz, Director, GLORAD Center for Global R&D Management, Tongi University (China) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• The dynamics of ICT R&D
  Dr. Stéphane Grumbach, Senior Researcher, INRIA (China) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• EU-China Cooperation in ICT R&D
  Mr. Frank Greco, First Counselor, Information Society and Media, Delegation of the European Union to China, Information Society and Media Directorate-General (INFSO), European Commission - [Conference photo]
• Assessing China’s ICT policies
  Dr. Marc Laperrouza, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL-CDM-MIR) (Switzerland) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Challenges in R&D transformation to China
  Dr. Jörg Siewerth, Network Systems, Head of Productivity Management, Nokia Siemens Network (Germany) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
  

Session 5: ICT Industry and its R&D in South East Asian countries   

Chair: Mr. Paul Desruelle, Senior Scientific Officer, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]

• Trends in the ICT industry and ICT R&D in Korea
  Dr. Sangwon Ko, Research Fellow/ Executive Director, Korea Information Society Development Institute, Kyunggi-Do (South Korea) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Trends in the ICT industry and ICT R&D in Taiwan
  Dr. Shin-Horng Chen, International Division, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (Taiwan) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
  

Session 6: The view from the industry II   

Chair: Mr. Jean-Paul Simon, Senior Researcher, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]

• EU/Asia collaboration along the semiconductor equipment and materials supply chain
  Mr. Carlos Lee, Director General, SEMI Europe (Belgium) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]
• Microsoft Research in Asia: Tapping into great potential
  Dr. Fabrizio Gagliardi, EMEA Director, External research, Microsoft (Switzerland) - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]

Concluding Session: Questions and challenges for European policy   

Chair: Mr. Jean-Paul Simon, JRC-IPTS, European Commission

• Mr. Eddy Hartog, Head of the International  Relations Unit, INFSO, European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae] & [Conference photo]

Conference material

• FINAL AGENDA
• 'The Asian Rise in ICT R&D - Looking for Evidence’ - International Conference: 16 – 17 February, 2011, Brussels. Final Report
  
  

Related Links:

• European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate General: International Relations
• European Commission's International Cooperation in FP7:
  • World map
  • Collaboration with China
  • Collaboration with India
  • Cooperation with South East Asia

Would you wish to locate additional related public material on the same topic (ICT industry and ICT R&D in Asian countries) in your possession, please feel free in communicating us those documents.

Related Publications:

IPTS has commissioned several studies on R&D in China, India, Taiwan and some other Asian countries. We are now drafting synthesis of these working papers. These documents will provide the background for the conference and will be made public on our dedicated website.

Asian ICT developments:

• The 2011 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union. Geomina Turlea, Daniel Nepelski, Giuditta de Prato, Jean Paul Simon, Anna Sabadash, Juraj Stancik, Wojciech Szewczyk, Paul Desruelle, Marc Bogdanowicz.
• The 2010 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union. Predict provides an analysis of EU R&D investments in the ICT industry sector. Internationalisation of ICT R&D is one major topic of our cross-comparison between regions. See also the related leaflet with the main highlights from the Report.
• The Evolving ICT Industry in Asia and the Implications for Europe. M. Fransman; Editor: M. Bogdanowicz JRC Technical Note (2011)
• East Asian Growth. Broadband: Lessons from Asia. M. Fransman; Editors: M. Bogdanowicz, A. Bianchi. JRC Technical Note (2011)
• TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETIES. ICT for Growth and Cohesion in a Global Knowledge-based Economy: Lessons from East Asian Growth Areas (DRAFT: Work in progress), (January 2011). Author: Frans A. van der Zee.
• The ICT Landscape in BRICS Countries: Brazil, India, China. Jean Paul Simon (2011)

ICT industry and its R&D in India:

• Trends in Public and Private Investments in ICT R&D in India. P. Malik, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan. JRC Technical Note (2011)
• East Asian Growth: Policy Lessons from Bangalore, India. J. Vang, C. Chaminade; Editors: M. Bogdanowicz, A. Bianchi JRC Technical Note (2011)
• The ICT sector in India: performance, growth and key challenges. Mita Bhattacharya, Graham Vickery. OECD, June 2010.

• Leveraging the budget telecom network business model to bring broadband to the people. Samarajiva, R.. Information Technology and International Development, 6, special issue: 93-97, (2010). 
• How the developing world may participate in the global Internet economy:  Innovation driven by competition, in ICTs for development:  Improving policy coherence, Samarajiva, R., pp. 75-118.  Paris:  OECD (2009).
• PCs are not the best vehicles for providing IT-delivered services to rural areas, Samarajiva, R.. Telecentre Magazine (April-June): 30, 32, (2009). 

ICT industry and its R&D in China:

• From 3G to 4G: Standards and the development of mobile broadband in China. James Stewart, Xiaobai Shen, Chengwei Wang & Ian Graham. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Special Issue: CHINA AND GLOBAL ICT STANDARDISATION AND INNOVATION, Volume 23, Issue 7, 2011.
• East Asian Growth: Chinese R&D Sourcing and Patenting Behaviour in ICT. V. Long, S. Laestadius; Editors: M. Bogdanowicz, A. Bianchi. JRC Technical Note (2011)
• The ICTs landscape in Asia: I. China. (DRAFT – Work in Progress), (February 2011).  Jean-Paul Simon, JRC IPTS.
• EU-China Cooperation on Information and Communication Technologies in - Status and the way ahead. Dr. Stephan Pascall, European Commission – Information Society and Media Directorate General, February 2010.
• ARCEP’s Mission in China. November 2009
• Technological capability development in China’s mobile phone industry. Jun Jina, Maximilian von Zedtwitz. Technovation, Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 327-334, June 2008.
• Managing foreign R&D in China. Maximilian von Zedtwitz; Tadashi Ikeda; Li Gong; Richard Carpenter; Seppo Hämäläinen. Research Technology Management; May/Jun 2007; 50, 3; ABI/INFORM Global. pg. 19
• Is China the New Centre for Offshoring of IT and ICTEnabled Services? OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 128, OECD Publishing, 2007.
• Internationalization of R&D – Perspectives from Outside and Inside of China. Prof. Dr. Max von Zedtwitz. Presentation at OECD, October 2006.

ICT industry and its R&D in South East Asian countries:

• Trends in Public and Private Investments in ICT R&D in Taiwan. Dr. Shin-Horng Chen, Dr. Pei-Chang Wen, Dr. Meng-chun Liu. JRC Technical Note (2011)

Other related publications:

• Does Computer Use Increase Educational Achievements? Student-level Evidence from PISA, Vincenzo Spiezia, OECD Journal: Economic Studies, No.: 7, Volume: 2010, Issue: 1 (January 2011).
• Yearbook on Productivity 2010: Papers presented at the Saltsjöbaden Conference October 2010. Statistics Sweden 2010
• The Future of the Internet Economy. OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy – Seoul, Korea, 17-18 June 2008.
• Towards a Multipolar Science World: Trends and Impact. (May 2008 - Revised December 2008. Accepted for publication in Scientometrics (available on line since June 2009). Prof. Dr. Reinhilde Veugelers, University of Leuven (MSI & SOOS), Senior Fellow at Bruegel, and Research Fellow at CEPR.

Contact:

Content: Marc.Bogdanowicz(at)ec.europa.eu and/or Jean-Paul.Simon(at)ec.europa.eu