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"Global ICT industry: changing landscape? - The future of European ICT R&D"
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19-20 October 2011
Brussels, Belgium
| Conference Synthesis Note now available online => Download document |
The conference synthesis note summarises briefly the main discussions of the conference, which focused on:
- The place of Europe in the global ICT ecosystem
- What is Europe's vision?
- The role of R&D and innovation
- An EU innovation and entrepreneurship gap – Enabling the growth of new firms
- Policies
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The Conference:
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS, Information Society Unit) organised an international conference on the changing global ICT industry landscape and future of ICT R&D in Europe. The conference brought together industry representatives, ICT R&D and innovation analysts, and policy makers, coming from Europe, the USA and Asia.
Main purposes of the conference:
- Identify and debate trends in the changing global ICT and ICT R&D landscape
- Debate their impact on the EU ICT industry and consequences for research and innovation location and modes
- Discuss implications for ICT R&D and innovation policies in Europe
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In particular, the conference addressed the following topics:
- Characteristics and trends in global redistribution of the ICT industry:
- The emergence of a radically new internet/media/telecom ecosystem
- The increasing role and importance of e-services
- The importance of ICT manufacturing for Europe's growth
- What are the drivers for these changes, trends and the possible future scenarios?
- How do the EU ICT sector and EU companies position themselves in this new landscape and prepare for the future?
- What challenges and opportunities these raise and offer for European ICT R&D and innovation, for the localisation of ICT R&D and for international ICT R&D and innovation collaboration?
- What are current and future policy options at European level to address those challenges and opportunities?
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Background:
The Conference itself was part of a long-term project of the IPTS: PREDICT (Prospective Insights on R&D in ICT), which offers evidence-based policy support to the European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media in the definition, implementation and monitoring of its R&D and Innovation policy. In the context of this project, IPTS releases an annual report on "R&D in ICT in The European Union" that documents the private and public expenditures in ICT in Europe and worldwide, and provides additional information on aspects such as companies' R&D expenditures, internationalisation trends or patenting.
Related Material and Publications:
Conference material:
PREDICT publications:
- PREDICT project webpage
- The 2011 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union (2011).
Geomina Turlea, Daniel Nepelski, Giuditta de Prato, Jean Paul Simon, Anna Sabadash, Juraj Stancik, Wojciech Szewczyk, Paul Desruelle, Marc Bogdanowicz. See also the related leaflet with the main highlights from the Report.
- The Top World R&D-investing Companies from the ICT Sector: A Company-level Analysis (2011).
Daniel Nepelski, Juraj Stancik
- Internationalisation of ICT R&D (2011).
Giuditta De Prato, Daniel Nepelski and Juraj Stancik
- Performance of ICT R&D (2011).
Giuditta de Prato, Daniel Nepelski, Wojciech Szewczyk, Geomina Turlea
- The 2010 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union (2010). Geomina Turlea, Daniel Nepelski, Giuditta de Prato, Sven Lindmark, Andrea de Panizza, Lucio Picci, Paul Desruelle, David Broster. See also the related leaflet with the main highlights from the Report.
- The 2009 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union (2009). Geomina Turlea, Sven Lindmark, Lucio Picci, Andrea De Panizza, Martin Ulbrich, Paul Desruelle, Marc Bogdanowicz and David Broster.
Other related publications:
Presentations:
Day 1 - Wednesday 19 October 2011 (afternoon only)
Conference Opening
Chair: Paul Desruelle, JRC-IPTS, European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]
Keynote speech:
Session 1: Changing global ICT & ICT R&D landscape
Chair: Paul Desruelle, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Speakers:
Setting the Scene: Marc Bogdanowicz, JRC-IPTS, European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]
Session 2: Changing telecom, media & internet R&D landscape
Chair: Marc Bogdanowicz, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Speakers:
Setting the Scene: Jean-Paul Simon, JRC-IPTS, European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]
Day 2 - Thursday 20 October 2011
Session 3: Changing ICT manufacturing R&D landscape
Chair: Juraj Stancik, JRC-IPTS, European Commission - [Curriculum Vitae]
Speakers:
Setting the Scene: Paul Desruelle, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Session 4: Changing computer services and software R&D landscape
Chair: Jean-Paul Simon, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Speakers:
Setting the Scene: Juraj Stancik, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Session 5: Changing policies?
Chair:
Herbert Ungerer, Policy Analyst
Speakers:
Conference closing
Chair: Marc Bogdanowicz, JRC-IPTS, European Commission
Concluding statements:
- Martin Fransman, University of Edinburgh
- Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director, eLab, INSEAD
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