SYNCHRONISER is a Strategic Project with the core objective of enhancing the impact of the significantly progressing EU-India research policy dialogues in the Information Technology domain. This will be accomplished by convening a group of elite researchers and industry stakeholders from both regions in a common platform called the “Synchroniser Steering Committee” and through a comprehensive survey of identified “visionaries” in order to
- to identify precise research paths for the joint EU-India research priorities
- to identify matching counter funding opportunities between EU and India, and
- to identify long term research perspective in India aligned with the EU priorities.
Synchroniser Project is created to increase the quality, the magnitude, the profile and the impact of EU-India research and development Cooperation in ICT.
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SYNCHRONISER results dissemination at the ICT Thematic Workshop during The Indo-European Research and Innovation Partnership, 31 May-1 June in Brussels
Following the Joint Declaration signed at the last EU-India Summit in February 2012, the European Commission DG Research and Innovation, the EU Member States Strategic Forum for International S&T Cooperation (SFIC) and the Indian Department of Science & Technology are co-organizing the Indo-European Research and Innovation Partnership Conference on 31st May and 1st June 2012 in Brussels (Belgium).
SYNCHRONISER project is one of the co-organizers of the ICT Thematic Workshop that will take place on 31st May 2012 between 2.30 and 6.00 pm. SYNCHRONISER Steering Committee experts and project partners will actively participate in the workshop and disseminate the recommendations and action plans proposed by the project experts.
The thematic sessions will address:
- Challenges and priorities for cooperation
- Good Practices and cooperation opportunities
- Recommendations for a roadmap for action
Further information on the programme, registration or practical issues related to this event can be found on the conference website: http://www.europe-india-2012.eu
EU-India Policy Dialogue
EU-India relations and cooperation in research have substantially progressed in the last decade with the signing of the Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Agreement backed by regular revision & updating of Joint S&T priorities. India has become a valuable partner with the EU in major international projects Read More...
How will Synchroniser Activities Unfold?
SYNCHRONISER is organised into standalone and yet complementary activities, all of which address the unified goal of strengthening the international dimension of the EU-India ICT research programme. While the first set of activities aim at intensifying the dialogue between the decision-making bodies of EU and India by providing valuable input on the existing joint research initiatives by constituting a “Synchroniser Steering Committee” the second set provides input on the long term research perspective and trend in India by interviewing identified “Visionaries” using “Delphi Analysis”. Read More...
Share and debate with elite stakeholders
Participate in Synchroniser events, meet both the EU and Indian experts face-to-face,together identify joint priorities and explore joint research opportunities Read More...
Synchroniser steering committee members met again for the "Third Think Tank Meeting" held in conjunction with Co-creation conference 2011 at Copenhagen on 1st Sept 2011.
Co-creation conference:
SSC members got an opportunity to attend the Co-creation conference 2011, scheduled for two days, which brought together industry and academia to understand the potential of co-creation of Innovation. The first day was dedicated to research presentations and the second day focused on industry and research interaction.
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SYNCHRONISER Consensus Building events were successfully organized in the form of panel discussions. First consensus building session titled "SYNCHRONISER - Building Consensus on Future ICT priorities for India"
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Synchronsier foresight study aimed at identifying Indian future priority topics for ICT research to augment the EU-India political dialogue in the ICT domain, and most importantly, the mission of the EU-India ICT Joint Working Group. The study identified Indian focus areas in the next 2, 5 and 10 years with regard to technology priorities in ICT R&D. Thirty Indian ICT technology experts with an average experience of 20 years in the Indian ICT industry were interviewed using the Delphi method. The foresight study brought out some very interesting and important societal and economic trends that will govern technology priorities for India. These include, low value (low cost) high volume products and services, consciousness of green computing, green devices and low energy consuming, predominance of software over hardware solutions, more info
The European Commission presented a Green Paper which proposes major changes to EU research and innovation funding to make participation easier, increase scientific and economic impact and provide better value for money. Commission is seeking the views of all interested individuals and organizations on these proposed changes and on the specific questions set out in the Green Paper.
SYNCHRONISER project has provided its recommendations or views to the ‘Green Paper’.
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Position Paper provides the summary of the recommendations to the EU-India ICT Policy dialogue discussed and agreed by the SYNCHRONISER Steering Committee (SSC) during the first SSC Think Thank meeting. The main objective of the SYNCHRONISER Steering Committee experts is to feed the EU-India policy dialogue meetings held annually by the Joint Working Group on ICT established under an institutional agreement between the European Union and the Government of India’s Department of Information Technology (DIT).
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