PICTURE validation and dissemination workshop in Moscow

PICTURE validation and dissemination workshop in MoscowOn 28-30 November, 2012, a conference on EC-financed PICTURE (Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation”), project was held in A.A. Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of RAS in Moscow. The conference was devoted to the reports on the work on the project throughout the year. Within the framework of the conference, a meeting of work groups that unite representatives of 12 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
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PICTURE validation and dissemination workshop

PICTURE validation and dissemination workshopPICTURE project will organize a validation and dissemination workshop on 29 November 2012 in Moscow, Russia. The purpose of the Workshop will be to discuss and validate the findings and achievements of project previous tasks, including a Roadmap for PICTURE support toICT policy dialogue and proposals for pilot projects that will be carried out during the next stages of the project. The Workshop will be attended by consortium partners, the EU and EECA ICT stakeholders, including policy makers, high-level specialists, and top researchers and leading industrial companies’ representatives. Additionally, the first meeting of PICTURE three working groups will be held during the Workshop. Dr.T. Babayev -director of R.I.T.A. and NCP ICT in Azerbaijan and experts- Prof. A. Bayramov (Institute of Phisics of ANAS) and Dr. E. Sabziyev (Cybernetics Institute of ANAS) will represent Azerbaijan in this event.

For more information about the Workshop, please download the agenda.
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Participation in the exhibition "ITU World Telecom 2012"

Participation in the exhibition "ITU World Telecom 2012" Director of R.I.T.A Dr. Babayev represented the Regional Innovative Technologies Academy (R.I.T.A.) at the international exhibition-conference "ITU World Telecom 2012” held in Dubai (UAE) on 14-18 October, 2012. At the exhibition, R.I.T.A. shared a booth with the Cybernetics Institute of ANAS in the national pavilion of the Azerbaijan Republic. Visitors of the conference were familiarized with the activities of R.I.T.A. and informed about PICTURE and IDEALIST2014 projects. Dr.Babayev met with official representatives of Nigeria – Lolla S. Emakpore, Director of Policy, Competition & International Affairs of Nigerian Communications Commission, Tanzania – Makange M. Mramba, Finance Manager of Tanzania Commission for Science & Technology, and Republic of Ghana – Issah Yahaya, Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation of Ministry of Communications. During the meeting, they were familiarized with ICP NETWORK and expressed interest in their countries becoming members of NCP ICT.
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ICT Proposers' Day 2012 (Warsaw, 26-27 Sept 2012)

ICT Proposers' Day 2012 (Warsaw, 26-27 Sept 2012) The ICT Proposers' Day is a unique networking opportunity to build quality partnerships for participating in the new Information and Communication Technologies Work Programme for 2013. Building on the success of the previous ICT Proposers' Days, the event will provide first-hand information from European Commission officials on the new ICT Work Programme 2013 and the upcoming calls for proposals. The ICT Proposers’ Day will provide an opportunity to present and discuss project ideas during networking sessions. It will represent an exceptional occasion to meet potential partners from academia, research institutes, business and industry, SMEs and government actors from all over Europe. More than 2000 participants are expected to attend!

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IDEALIST 2014 Project Twinning event, Tbilisi, Georgia, on 27-28 June, 2012

IDEALIST 2014 Project Twinning event, Tbilisi, Georgia, on 27-28 June, 2012 IDEALIST 2014 Project Twinning event was held for NCP of Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 27-28 June, 2012. Also, implementation process of INCO ERA WIDE GEO RECAP project was discussed. Dr. Babayev took part in the meeting on INCO ERA WIDE GEO RECAP project implementation, gave a presentation on NCP of Azerbaijan and participated in the round table meeting devoted to the problems of NCP activity in the participant countries. Recommendations for Project Coordinator of IDEALIST 2014 were worked out to raise efficiency of NCP activity in EECA countries.
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FP7-ICT NCP Briefing CALL 10, Brussels, Belgium, on 19-20 June, 2012

Dr. Babayev participated in FP7-ICT NCP Briefing devoted to FP 7 CALL 10 held in Brussels, Belgium, on 19-20 June, 2012. Presentations were given on all objectives of CALL 10 and main aims of each direction were explained in detail. Presentations were followed by discussions, in the course of which presenters answered the participants’ questions.
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International exhibition and scientific conference «Science, technique and innovation technologies in the Great Revival epoch», Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan on 12-14 June, 2012

International exhibition and scientific conference «Science, technique and innovation technologies in the Great Revival epoch», Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan on 12-14 June, 2012Director of the Cybernetics Institute of ANAS Prof. T.A. Aliev and Director of R.I.T.A. Dr. Tofig Babayev took part in the International exhibition and scientific conference «Science, technique and innovation technologies in the Great Revival epoch», held in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan on 12-14 June, 2012 and devoted to the Science Day celebrated in Turkmenistan annually on 12 June. 
Dr. Babayev also met with Prof. Charyyar Amansahedov, head of Turkmen Research Educational Network Association (TuRENA), member of PICTURE project consortium and discussed of further cooperation within the framework of PICTURE project and activity of NCP of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
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