Building International Cooperation for Trustworthy ICT

India – EU Workshop on RandI for ICT and Electronics (ICTE) held in New Delhi, 29th April, 2014

On April 29th 2014, The Indian Government: Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and the Delegation of the European Union to India hosted an event entitled India-EU Workshop on Research & Innovation on Information and Communication Technology and Electronics (ICTE). The full day workshop was held at the offices of DeitY in New Delhi, India.

Representing the Trustworthy ICT area, Mr. James Clarke presented the topics identified for international cooperation (INCO) between the EU and India specifically in the areas of ICT Trust and Security, including Research in Cyber Security, improved CERT cooperation, Mobile and Cloud Computing Trust and Security, amongst others. These topics are detailed in the final recommendations report of the BIC project, which can be found clicking here –> D32-Final-Recommendations_report_V2.0

Mr. Clarke and BIC International Advisory Group (IAG) member, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, also presented the plans for the continuation of the Extended Working Groups (EWG) and IAG for the future.  The event was primarily dedicated to India and EU cooperation areas in the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, focussing on mutually beneficial INCO areas related to Information and Communication Technology and Electronics (ICTE).

The presentation given by Mr. Clarke and Mr. Sharma on the mutual areas of INCO for Trustworthy ICT can be found clicking here –> DeitY-India-EU-RandI-ICTE-WS.

The full agenda can be found clicking here –> DeitY-EU-Final-Agenda-RandI-Workshop.

L-R: Abhishek Sharma, Beyond Evolution Technologies and BIC IAG, James Clarke, Waterford IT, BIC Coordinator, and Mr. Pavel Svitil, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to India.

L-R: Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Beyond Evolution Tech Solutions and BIC IAG member, Mr. James Clarke, Waterford IT, BIC Coordinator, and Mr. Pavel Svitil, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to India.

L-R: Mr. James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, BIC coordinator; Mr. Klaus Pendl, ICT Counsellor, EU Delegation to India; Mr. Pavel Svitil, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to India.

L-R: Mr. James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, BIC coordinator;
Mr. Klaus Pendl, ICT Counsellor, EU Delegation to India;
Mr. Pavel Svitil, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to India.

ORF-FICCI CyFy 2013 event report now available

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is a multi-disciplinary public policy think tank based in India, engaged in developing and discussing policy alternatives on a wide-range of issues of national and international significance. Some of ORF’s key areas of research include international relations, security affairs, politics and governance, resources management and economy and development.

The fundamental objective of ORF is to influence formulation of policies for building a strong and prosperous India in a globalized world. ORF, in conjunction with the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organise the annual CYFY: The India Conference on Cyber Security and Cyber Governance, whose 2013 event was held on 14-15th October, 2013 in New Delhi.

BIC has fostered a strong relationship with ORF in the last six months of the project and they have become members in the BIC India EWG and core working group no. 3 on programme management and funding focus.

The BIC coordinator, Mr. James Clarke from Waterford Institute of Technology, was invited to take part in a panel session at CyFy 2013 entitled “Multi-stakeholderism: Avoiding the PRISM Paradigm”, and was also a rapporteur of the overall event.

The report of the event is now available by clicking here –> CYFY 2013 Report – WEB version 15Apr14.

In photo: L-R: Virat Bhatia (FICCI Chair, Communications & Digital Economy Committee), FICCI, INDIA), Martin Fleischer (International Cyber Policy Coordinator at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany), Barkha Dutt (Group Editor, NDTV, INDIA, Session Moderator), James Clarke (Waterford Institute of Technology, TSSG, IRELAND), missing from photo: Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project, INDIA). Panel session on Multi-stakeholderism: Avoiding the PRISM Paradigm.

In photo: L-R: Virat Bhatia (FICCI Chair, Communications & Digital Economy Committee), FICCI, INDIA), Martin Fleischer (International Cyber Policy Coordinator at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany), Barkha Dutt (Group Editor, NDTV, INDIA, Session Moderator), James Clarke (Waterford Institute of Technology, TSSG, IRELAND), missing from photo: Anja Kovacs (Internet Democracy Project, INDIA). Panel session on Multi-stakeholderism: Avoiding the PRISM Paradigm.

 

Group photo of CyFy 2014 speakers, panelists and organisers

Group photo of CyFy 2014 speakers, panelists and organisers

Successful BIC annual review held in Feb. 2014

The final annual review of the BIC project was held on 10 February, 2014, in Brussels. The review was a successful one, and the fact that the BIC project will ‘live on’ after the contractual end date of December 2013, through its International Advisory Group (IAG) and Working Group structures, contributed to its success.

During the second and third year of the project, BIC brainstormed, developed and implemented in-country EWGs (= “Extended Working Groups”) based on a model proposed by the India delegation of the IAG, within each of the target countries of India, Brazil and South Africa.

These EWGs will continue to sustain and contribute to the planning of international cooperation for trustworthy ICT, and possibly expand to other relevant topics covered in Horizon 2020, and hopefully to other countries, gaining support from their local governments and looking at a number of future opportunities in H2020.

To capture the main points of BIC in one place, the project has put together an outcome brief document, which can be found here –> BIC outcome brief March 2014.

The final publishable report is available here –> D1.10 Final report V2.0 Publishable.

If interested in participating to the Extended Working Groups, please contact jclarke[at]tssg[dot]org.

High level conference on the EU Cybersecurity Strategy – 28 February 2014, Brussels

A high-level conference in Brussels to present the progress achieved in the year after the publication of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy, is being held on 28th February, 2014.

This one-day Conference is organised by the European Commission, in cooperation with the European External Action Service.

Ms Neelie Kroes, Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda and Mr Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service, will introduce the Conference.

In the EU Cybersecurity Strategy (JOIN(2013) 1 final), the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy announced they will gather all relevant parties in a High-level Conference and assess progress in 12 months from the adoption of the Strategy. The Conference will provide information on the state of play of the implementation of the five main priorities of the Strategy and showcase highlights of the main actions in the Strategy.

The Conference will also represent an opportunity to explore the way forward regarding the Commission proposal for a Directive laying down measures to ensure a high level of network and information security across the Union and the next steps to foster trust in the public and private sector for the benefit of citizens and the Digital Single Market.

The Conference is open to all interested parties who wish to join. Please note that the Commission will not reimburse travel and accommodations expenses.

To register, please follow the link to the registration website: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/events/cf/cybersecurity-strategy/register.cfm

In addition, the organisers are giving an opportunity to display relevant EU project results via stands and posters in the foyer to present to all participants. Should you be interested to present your project’s progress at a stand in the foyer of the conference venue, please contact Martin Mühleck (martin.muehleck[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu), who will support you in finding your place at the event.

More information about the event is available here:
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/eu-cybersecurity-strategy-high-level-conference

Horizon 2020 Information Day on Digital Security Calls held 15th Jan. 2014

An Information Day on H2020 Digital Security Calls took place in Brussels on 15 January.

The event’s focus was on clarifying the priorities of the calls as well as the new rules under Horizon 2020, and provided for discussions and networking opportunities for project proposals.

The EC presentations are now available at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/events/cf/h2020-digital-security/stream-items.cfm?id=249

as well as the Proposers presentations at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/events/cf/h2020-digital-security/stream-items.cfm?id=240

If you have any questions, please send a mail to

CNECT-TRUST-SECURITY [at] ec [dot] europa [dot] eu

 

BIC IAG Annual Forum 2013 report available

The BIC project’s International Advisory Group (IAG) Annual Forum for 2013 was co-located with the prestigious ICT 2013 event held in Vilnius, Lithuania during 6-8th November, 2013.

The purpose of the BIC IAG Annual Forum focused on opportunities for International cooperation (INCO) in relation to ICT & trust and security in Horizon 2020, the accomplishments of the BIC project during the previous year, gathering feedback for the key findings on priority research areas, act as a gathering point for other projects/initiatives to establish synergies with the BIC community, and making key recommendations for the upcoming period.

As the BIC project is concluding in December, 2013, this final annual forum took on an added significance towards making recommendations for the medium to long term strategy.

A full report of the BIC IAG Annual forum and slides presented can now be found at the web site of the event at http://www.bic-trust.eu/events/bic-iag-annual-forum-2013-at-ict-2013/

Wishing the BIC Community a Very Happy Christmas and New Year for 2014!!!

 

Horizon 2020 Information Day on Digital Security Calls (15 January 2014, Brussels)

On 15th January, 2014 in Brussels, the DG-CONNECT Unit CNECT H.4 (Trust and Security) is organizing an Information Day on its first Horizon 2020 Calls on Digital Security in 2014, both in ICT LEIT and Societal Challenge 7.

It will provide a detailed account on the calls for the following topics:
• Cryptography,
• Security-by-design
• Privacy,
• Access Control, and
• Risk Management and Assurance Models.

To register and obtain more information, please visit the event web site at https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/h2020-information-day-digital-security-cybersecurity-privacy-and-trustworthy-ict

 

Annual Privacy Forum being held on 20-21st May, 2014 in Athens, Greece

The European Commission Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and, as local host, the Systems Security Laboratory (SSL) of the University of Piraeus organizes are co-organising the Annual Privacy Forum 2014 to be held on 20-21st May, 2014, in Athens, Greece.

As in 2012, the community is being encouraged to participate and to contribute with papers for this event. The call for papers is now published at the Call for papers site.

The deadline for papers submission is 16th December, 2014.

You can submit them either as a project or via individual participation.

 

BIC South Africa EWG expansion drive at EUAfrica-ICT/P8 Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As agreed at the BIC IAG Annual Forum, the membership of the Extended Working Group (EWG) of South Africa would be expanded to include cyber security and trustworthy ICT researchers and government members from across all Africa.

The BIC project is taking full advantage in order to recruit new members for the BIC Africa EWG at the EUAfrica-ICT P8 Forum being held on 2-3rd December, 2013. In order to maximise impact and participation, the Forum is co-located with African ICT Week 2013, being held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia during 2-6th December, 2013.

The BIC coordinator, James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, along with BIC International Advisory Group member Barend Taute, Manager of Contract R&D at CSIR Meraka Institute & EuroAfrica‐ICT/P8 Technical Coordinator for Africa ‐ South Africa, and Dirk Elias, Executive Director, Fraunhofer Research, Portugal are involved in co-organising session no. 2D entitled Cyber Security & Trustworthy ICT on 3rd December 2013.

The presentation made during the session can be found here –> EU-AU ICT P8 Forum Clarke

The theme of the African ICT Week for 2013 is “Promoting Pan-Africanism, African Renaissance through ICT towards AU 2063 Vision”.

For more information on trustworthy ICT research priorities between Africa and the EU, please see the following report–> D24- RankedPriority-Final-signed.

EUAfrica ICT P8 Forum 2013

EUAfrica ICT P8 Forum 2013

African ICT Week 2013

African ICT Week 2013

BIC Brazil Extended Working Group launch workshop report now available

As part of it’s long term strategy for building international cooperation, the BIC project has set up an Extended Working Group (EWG) in Brazil comprised of key members of the Brazilian research community engaged in research in all areas related to Trustworthy ICT and international cooperation.

The launch workshop of the Brazil EWG was held on 22nd October, 2013, at the Instituto de Tecnologia de Software (ITS) in São Paulo, Brazil.

The report of this workshop is now available clicking here –> BIC Brazil EWG launch WS report

The summary and presentation slides for the event can be found here.

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