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Terms of Reference
During 21 – 22nd June 2012, in order to capitalise on a number of events being held during the same week[1], the BIC project is organising two workshops over two full days, covering their working groups (WGs) topics. Depending on your particular interests in the following terms of references for each day, you are hereby invited to attend one or both days events.
Day 1. 21st June 2012
Workshop title: Coordination of the cross domain activities in International Cooperation
Background: The European Commission is advocating and supporting strong cooperation internationally, with the following objectives:
To jointly develop ICT solutions to international societal and economic challenges relating to the security and trustworthiness of the global ICT systems, services and infrastructures;
To jointly respond to major global technological and operational challenges by developing interoperable solutions and standards;
To improve scientific and technological cooperation for mutual benefit.
At the 1st BIC Annual Forum[2] in November 2011, a key recommendation was made for enhanced coordination and information-sharing across the variety of bi-lateral International Cooperation (INCO) activities sponsored by the European Commission. As BIC spans multiple countries with a unique multi-lateral profile, BIC aims to further this recommendation by hosting a workshop that brings together the multiple projects and stakeholders that are already engaged in International cooperation with the intent to:
Explore the insights and common experiences across projects;
Identifying, discussing and assessing (a) key challenges, issues and priorities; and (b) mechanisms for international cooperation that are already available;
Explore possible synergistic approaches for mutual collaboration, cooperation and organising future joint INCO research activities and its supporting programmes.
Objectives: The Workshop on Day 1 aims to achieve the following concrete outcomes:
From the experiences and insights of the participants, determine the ways to move forward on international cooperation, and future calls for collaborative research;
Forming the current bi-lateral (and potentially overlapping) country to country cooperation into a comprehensive and coordinated global cooperation;
Compiling a who’s who directory of agency and research contacts across the countries;
Identification of “success metrics” for international cooperation and collaboration:
rationale – motives and goals – engagement in international cooperation;
success criteria with regard to results;
analysis and assessment of INCO impact.
[1] 20 June 2012 Socio-Economic Certainties and Change for the Future Internet http://www.seserv.org and
21 – 22nd June Digital Agenda Assembly http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/daa/
[2] http://www.bic-trust.eu/events/1st-bic-annual-forum/
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