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Register for the Conference: "Global ICT industry: changing landscape? - The future of European ICT R&D" Brussels 19-20 October

01 Aug 2011.

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS, Information Society Unit) is organising an international conference on the changing global ICT industry landscape and future of ICT R&D in Europe on 19-20 October 2011 in Brussels.

You can register at: the conference webpage.

The main purposes of the conference are to identify and debate trends in the changing global ICT and ICT R&D landscape; debate their impact on the EU ICT industry and consequences for research and innovation location and modes; as well as discussing implications for ICT R&D and innovation policies in Europe.

The conference will bring together industry representatives, ICT R&D and innovation analysts, and policy makers, coming from Europe, the USA and Asia.

European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies.
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