1. 1 info@EuroAfrica-ICT.org An initiative developed in the framework of the START project supported by the European Commission (DG InfSo) START IST-6-45377-SSA www.EuroAfrica-ICT.org EuroAfrica-ICT Awareness Workshop Supporting FP7 Call 1 Proposals (ICT Theme) Involving Southern African Organisations March 28 & 29, 2007 CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, South Africa Proposal Idea

2. 2 info@EuroAfrica-ICT.org An initiative developed in the framework of the START project supported by the European Commission (DG InfSo) START IST-6-45377-SSA www.EuroAfrica-ICT.org Proposer organisation type (please select one & remove the other ones) Higher Education Research Institutes Industry (SMEs, multinational, etc.) NGOs Other (please specify) Proposer organisation profile (please limit your text to this slide & to a few bullet points) Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text

3. 3 info@EuroAfrica-ICT.org An initiative developed in the framework of the START project supported by the European Commission (DG InfSo) START IST-6-45377-SSA www.EuroAfrica-ICT.org Proposer expertise (please limit your text to this slide & to a few bullet points) Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text Proposal idea - Addressed ICT priority (rank the selected challenges and sub-challenges by priority and remove the other ones) Challenge 1 - Pervasive & trusted network & service infrastructures (sub-challenges: network of the future / service & software architectures, infrastructures & engineering / ICT in support of the networked enterprise / secure, dependable & trusted Infrastructures / networked media / new paradigms & experimental facilities / critical infrastructure protection) Challenge 2 - Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics (sub-challenge: cognitive systems, interaction, robotics) Challenge 3 - Components, systems, engineering (sub-challenges: next generation nanoelectronics components & electronics integration / organic & large-area electronics, visualisation & display systems / Embedded systems design / computing systems / photonic components & subsystems / micro-nanosystems / networked embedded & control systems) Challenge 4 - Digital libraries & content (Sub-challenges: Digital libraries & technology-enhanced learning / Intelligent content & semantics) Challenge 5 - Towards sustainable & personalised healthcare (sub-challenges: personal health systems for monitoring & point-of-care diagnostics / advanced ICT for risk assessment & patient safety / virtual physiological human) Challenge 6 - ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability & energy efficiency (sub-challenges: ICT for intelligent vehicles & mobility services / ICT for cooperative systems / ICT for environmental management & energy efficiency) Challenge 7 - ICT for Independent living & inclusion (sub-challenges: ICT & ageing / accessible & inclusive ICT)

4. 4 info@EuroAfrica-ICT.org An initiative developed in the framework of the START project supported by the European Commission (DG InfSo) START IST-6-45377-SSA www.EuroAfrica-ICT.org Proposal Idea - Scope, objectives, & expected results (short abstract) (please limit your text to this slide) Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text

5. 5 info@EuroAfrica-ICT.org An initiative developed in the framework of the START project supported by the European Commission (DG InfSo) START IST-6-45377-SSA www.EuroAfrica-ICT.org Need assistance? How can the EuroAfrica-ICT team help you? (please limit your text to this slide) Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text - Text