Horizon 2020 Information Day

Horizon 2020 Information Day With support of the IncoNet EaP Project (‘STI International Cooperation Network for Eastern Partnership Countries’) two day event – Horizon 2020 Information Event: Climate Action, Energy, Health and Environment organized by the International Relations Office of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) and Regional İnnovative Technologies Academy (R.I.T.A.), took place in Baku on 1-2 July in Kempinski Badamdar hotel.
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First Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy

First Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy On 11 June 2015 the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in close cooperation with the Commission organized in Luxembourg the first Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy. The meeting was co-chaired by the Minister of Transport of Latvia Mr Anrijs Matīss, and Commission’s Vice President Andrus Ansip. 
EU Ministers responsible for the Digital Economy and their representatives met their Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarus, Georgian, Moldovan and Ukrainian counterparts in the afternoon of 11 June to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the digital economy of the Eastern Partnership. The meeting was organised by the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. Azerbaijan was represented by a delegation that included Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister of Communications and High Technologies, Isbendiyar Aliyev, Head of Information Society Development Department at the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies, Rasim Aliguliyev, Member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Information Technology, and Tofig Babayev, Director of R.I.T.A. Deputy Minister made a speech on the current state of the digital market in Azerbaijan.
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Harmonisation of Digital Markets in the EaP” and 1st EaP Senior Officials Meeting on Digital Economy held on 6-7 May 2015 in Brussels

Harmonisation of Digital Markets in the EaP” and 1st EaP Senior Officials Meeting on Digital Economy held on 6-7 May 2015 in Brussels The Azerbaijani delegation (Izbendiyar Aliyev, Head of Department at the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies, Vugar Safarov, representative of the Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs Confederation, Director of R.I.T.A. Dr. Tofig Babayev, Elkhan Sabziyev, IT expert, Kiber Ltd, Sakhavat Garayev, representative of the State Customs Committee) participated in 3rd Workshop "Towards Harmonisation of Digital Markets in the EaP” and 1st EaP Senior Officials Meeting on Digital Economy held on 6-7 May 2015 in Brussels. The events were organized by European Commission, ICT Association INFOPARK and the Latvian Presidency of the EU.
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Dr. Babayev also visited High Tech Park in Minsk

Dr. Babayev also visited High Tech Park in Minsk Dr. Babayev also visited High Tech Park in Minsk on 24 April 24, 2015. Dr. Babayev acquainted himself with the prototype robotic system developed by "Intelligent Processors» LLC (Minsk) group led by Professor M. Tatur. The mobile robot uses the concept of multi-level governance and the product is positioned as a multi-robotic system for use in environments that pose a risk to the health and life of the driver and staff, for example, in emergency situations - in the liquidation of the threat of explosion, poisoning, in fire-fighting; in agriculture - for spraying pesticides, etc.
Following the MOU on scientific and technical cooperation OOO "Intelligent Processors» LLC (Minsk) and R.I.T.A. signed in 2014, the preparation of an international project to create a prototype multi-robotic system with participation of Azerbaijani companies was discussed.
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International HDM (Harmonising Digital Markets) Workshop “Digital Services Infrastructure of the National Markets and Electronic/Paperless Trade Systemsin Minsk

International HDM (Harmonising Digital Markets) Workshop “Digital Services Infrastructure of the National Markets and Electronic/Paperless Trade Systemsin Minsk International HDM (Harmonising Digital Markets) Workshop "Digital Services Infrastructure of the National Markets and Electronic/Paperless Trade Systems” was held at TIBO Congress on 23 April 2015 in Minsk. The workshop was organized by Belarus Ministry of Communications and Informatization Association INFOPARK, EC EastHorizon. Key-note speakers were from EC DG Connect, EC EastHorizon Project, Korean Ministry of Trade & Industry, KTNET. Panellists and event participants were invited via HDM partner network.
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Training “Fundamentals of Technology Transfer” at the Azerbaijan Technical University

Training “Fundamentals of Technology Transfer” at the Azerbaijan Technical University Training "Fundamentals of Technology Transfer” was held at the Azerbaijan Technical University on 13 April 2015 for 20 participants from various regions of Azerbaijan.
Dr. T. Babayev, Director of R.I.T.A., ICT NCP Azerbaijan made a presentation on Horizon2020 at the training. In the first part of the presentation, information was given on the history and aims of EU framework programs from 1984 to the present. The second part of the presentation was devoted to detailed information on Horizon2020, its structure, main areas and topics. The third part dealt with the participation in the program: search and selection of subjects, preparation of project proposals, evaluation of submitted project proposals, etc. During the discussion that followed the presentation, Dr. Babayev answered the interested participants' numerous questions on the programme.
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