SSC First Think Tank Meeting @ Brussels – 30th Sept 2010
Synchroniser successfully organized “First Think Tank Meeting” at Brussels on 30th Sept 2010 wherein Indian experts and EU experts were brought together to analyze all the preceding EU-India joint research priorities and Minutes of JWG Meetings and propose recommendations for “precise research paths”. The main outcome of the meeting was to develop a “Position Paper” in order to give JWG members in the view of adopting recommendations for including as joint EU-India ICT priority areas.
Morning Session: Began with the general introduction of the day and participants and experts. Draft version of what should go into "Position Paper" was discussed with the experts. Experts gave their views and opinion.
Afternoon Session: Focused on analyzing Minutes of 6th JWG Meetings and propose recommendations for joint EU-India priority areas. Both EU and Indian experts identified some priority areas addressing two major levels namely technological and social areas for joint research and innovation programmes and projects between EU and India ICT players.
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Preliminary introductory meetings of Indian SSC experts were held on August 31st 2010 at New Delhi. Some major points that were discussed in the meeting include EU-India joint research priorities identified during 6th EU-India Joint Working Group meeting, research priorities for joint-funding programmes for ICT thematic area in FP7, preparing a draft proposal on joint Indo-EU dedicated Fund to support R&D and Innovation in ICT to be submitted to JWG meeting, etc.
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Visionary Inputs
Visionary Group constitutes of 30 pioneer Indian researchers, stakeholders and academicians being interviewed using the Delphi Technique in order to identify long-term ICT research priorities in India.
Some of the visionaries interviewed till October 2010:
- Mr. Bob Hoekstra
- Mr. Mukul Saxena
- Mr. Veni Madhavan, IISC
- Mr. Vinay Deshpande, Encore Technologies
- Mr. H S Jamadagni, IISC
- Mr. Anil Kumar, SLN Technologies
Indian Visionaries interviewed till October 2010 have expressed their view and opinion. The areas for long term perspective research in India could be the following. These are based on ICT work Programme 2011-12.
- LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G applications, Indian standards
- Better spectrum utilization, interaction between power and communication networks
- PDA/mobile /TV convergence, also ICT for smart grids and governance
- Security technologies: Combine video, audio to track and monitor
- Indo-EU investments in manufacturing fabrication
- Organic electronics and printed circuits
- Display technologies
- Computing systems
- Artificial intelligence
- Ultra low cost processors, solar usage
- Sensor technology for, entertainment & energy saving
- Cooperative models for health care accessibility using ICT
- ICT for health care delivery across market strata
- ICT for health care using open platform and open source approaches
