Cooperation
in ICTs between Europe & India
EuroIndia 2004
“...Excellent event for bringing people together. Besides many
contacts from India with whom I am still in discussion it was useful to renew
European contacts as well.”
Stephen Hope, Orange SA, UK
“EuroIndia2004 helped in giving an overall exposure to the European market and
other opportunities available, waiting to be explored.”
Sid Dharth, Cyberica Net Technologies Pvt. Ltd, India
These two comments offer insight into the results achieved and the general level
of satisfaction of the majority of European and Indian ICT delegates at the
EuroIndia2004 Co-operation Forum which registered 1,250 delegates, 800 Indian
and 450 Europeans on the portal. Over 900 came together to exchange views,
project ideas, technologies during three days i.e. March 24-26 in Delhi.
Peter
Zangl, Joint Director General of the Information Society Directorate of the
European Commission and Kris Gopalakrishnan, Deputy Managing Director and COO
Infosys officially opened the EuroIndia2004 Forum whilst European Commissioner
for Enterprise and Information Society Erkki Liikanen presided over the closing
ceremony. The Forum provided a congenial setting for presentations and
discussions of innovative developments in eEnabling, Next Generation
Technologies, Communication Technologies and Security and Standardisation at
more than thirty thematic parallel Workshops which attracted a substantial
number of delegates and participants. EuroIndia2004 also provided an excellent
networking environment to discuss new ideas, share knowledge and obtain feedback
from potential partners and users.
The EuroIndia2004 Exhibition
was conceived as a European showcase for Research and Technology Development (RTD)
projects, for SMEs and research institutes to promote and disseminate their
IST activities and results. The exhibition covered a total area of 750m˛
(8000 sq. ft) and housed 76 booths. Over 50 European organisations as well as
the EuroIndia2004 sponsors and supporting organisations created a lively blend
of technologies, projects, achievements and information. at the Exhibition.
The novel Get-in-Touch
sessions, pre-programmed along thematic lines, provided their ‘five minutes
of fame’ to 85 delegates and
attracted delegates and visitors alike to the theatre style informal settings.
Networking Meetings facilities gave the opportunity to delegates to arrange
formal as well as informal meetings , which totalled over 450.
Alcatel and Infosys lent their
support and prestige as Platinum Sponsors of EuroIndia2004 and ST
Microelectronics and SAP came in as Bronze sponsors. EuroIndia2004 was funded
by the European Commission, supported by the Indian Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) with the participation of the Indian Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology, the Indian Department of Science and Technology,
the Indian National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
and the Indian Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology (MAIT)
The
content of the workshops and the complete showcase of all delegates and
exhibitors can be accessed on the portal www.euroindia2004.org
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