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Project Number: 248676

Project Acronym: FORESTA Project Title: Fostering the Research Dimension of

Science

and Technology Agreements

Instrument: CSA - Support Action

Thematic Priority: FP7-ICT-2009-4-9.1 International cooperation

D2.8 Report on Follow-Up Activities

Due Date: 31/12/2011

Submission Date: 31/12/2011

Start Date of Project: 01/01/2010

Duration of Project: 24 months

Partner in Charge of Deliverable EFB

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Dissemination Level PU

File Name: D 2.8_Report on Follow-Up ActivitiesFINAL

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Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................4

2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................5

3. METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................................7

3.1. Harmonisation of approaches for the individuation of Priority Topics per Country

and elaboration of a Joint Matrix ................................................................................................. 7

3.1.1. Description of the identified Topics ............................................................................... 8

3.1.2. SWOT Analysis of the Priority Topics and Elaboration of a Joint Matrix ................... 11

3.2. Mapping of Priorities and Themes of Interest and National Funding Instruments ....... 12

4. FORESTA POLICY WORKSHOPS FOLLOW UP ..................................................13

4.1. Policy Conference in Colombia ..................................................................................... 13

4.1.1. SWOT Analysis of Priority Topics .............................................................................. 13

4.2. Policy Conference in Chile ............................................................................................ 15


4.3. Policy Conference in Argentina .................................................................................... 22


4.4. Policy Conference in Mexico ........................................................................................ 24


4.5. Policy Conference in Brazil ........................................................................................... 26


4.6. Priority Topics Joint Matrix .......................................................................................... 29

4.7. LA Regional Integration ................................................................................................ 32

4.7.1. Synergies with other cooperating LAC: Regional Cooperation with Uruguay ............ 33

4.8. Policy Dialogue Council ................................................................................................ 36

5. FORESTA CONCERTATION WORKSHOP FOLLOW-UP ...................................38

5.1. Mapping of LAC National Funding Instruments for Mutual Priority Topics .................... 38

5.1.1. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority Themes - Colombia ..................... 40

5.1.2. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority Themes - Chile ............................ 42

5.1.3. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority Themes – Argentina .................... 52

5.1.4. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority Themes - Mexico ........................ 54

5.1.5. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority Themes – Brazil .......................... 57

6. CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS FOLLOW-UP ..........................................................63

6.1. Follow Up actions within the FORESTA Closing Event in Brussels ................................ 63

6.1.1. Joint Declaration: Continuity of Policy Dialogue ................................................................ 64

7. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................66

7.1. Future Cooperation Scenarios ............................................................................................ 66

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Follow-Up activities have the objective of making policy dialogue sustainable and continue

after the conferences and beyond the life of the FORESTA project. Actions have been carried

out in order to identify and analyse common Priority Topics among the target LAC involved

and in a wider Regional LA dimension. Such analysis has lead to the identification of

common obstacles, challenges, synergies and future opportunities in EU-LAC Cooperation in

the field of ICT, with reference to the three major topics which have been considered of

highes priority according to the survey which has been performed: Future Internet, E-

Inclusion and E-Health. In such grouping, themes such as E-Government and E-

Infrastructures has been considered as a crosscutting priority theme, whereas Future Internet

comprises a wide range of priority topics such as ITS, Living Labs, Smart Cities, etc. The

results of the SWOT analysis performed for each country have been matched and

communalities have been identified for each theme, thus leading to a Joint Priority Matrix,

where all the elements have been integrated and harmonised. Such analysis has also taken into

consideration the results, conclusions and recommendations produced within the FORESTA

Policy Council.

On the basis of such analysis, the second block of Follow Up activities has been focussed on a

mapping of funding mechanisms at National/Regional level, within the target LAC, related to

the thematic cooperation areas of mutual interest, with the final objective of individuating

elements of continuity between funding schemes at LAC and EU level and identifying

possible ways for future cooperation scenarios where funding instruments can be majorly

integrated and complementary.

The following Tables match the results of the two surveys carried out following the Policy

Conferences and the Concertation Workshop, identifying, within the Mutual Priority Themes,

the Technologies and Applications that have received high priority score, on an average basis

among LAC. Within each box, the common high priority topics are analyzed, in the following

sections, by highlighting, for each Target LAC, which National Funding instruments are

available, including links or references to such funding schemes, if available:

Such mapping has been extended to the survey carried out following the Concertation

Workshop, with the scope of individuating, within the Mutual Priority Themes, the

Technologies, Applications and market segments that have received high priority score, on an

average basis among LAC. Among those themes which have received a high priority score,

the Follow Up Mapping has lead to the identification of communalities, and the Funding

Instruments at National level that can support such schemes, according to national policies,

strategies and funding, implemented at Institutional level and through Funding Agencies.

The Follow-Up actions related to the final stage of policy dialogue, in the occasion of the

Conference in Brussels “Fostering EU-Latin America ICT Policy Dialogue”, have been

focused in the identification of future cooperation scenarios, ongoing project ideas and

technological capacities, future trends and continuity of policy dialogue envisaged via the

Joint Declaration presented during the Conference and whose debate and elaboration is in

progress, acting as a bridge to future initiatives in the target field of ICT research.

The ultimate scope of Follow Up actions is evidencing common paths in European and Latin

American cooperation in the field of ICT, combining Mutual Priorities, with Policy issues and

funding schemes, thus leading to an analysis of future trends and actively promoting the

continuity of cooperation for the future.

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2. INTRODUCTION

Given that the primary focus and objective of the FORESTA project is to foster the

cooperation between the five target LA countries and the EU, follow-up activities are aimed

at supporting the policy dialogue among the key involved stakeholders.

Actions have been carried out in order to receive policy recommendations, the

implementation of which can lead to improved cooperation on S&T research between the five

countries covered directly by the project and the EU.

Those recommendations are aimed primarily at government (EU and LA national) and

secondarily at other stakeholders such as universities, other research institutions and industry.

In such perspective, Follow-Up activities have the objectives of making policy dialogue

sustainable and continue after the conferences and beyond the life of the project. The actions

are aimed at making sure that the people involved will continue to feed their governments and

the other stakeholders with ideas, laying the basis for future cooperation in the identified

cooperation areas, thus giving continuity to the purposes which have been stated during the

Policy events and within the dialogue forums fostered by FORESTA.

The present deliverable has the target of illustrating an integrated vision and analysis of the

future cooperation areas within the cooperating countries.

This will be done by analysing the outcomes of consultations which occurred during the

Conferences and after. Consultations have led to the identification of Priority themes, which

have been debated during each Conference, and within the Policy Council. Such Priority

themes have been analysed by highlighting the respective Strengths, Weaknesses,

Opportunities and Threats, and results have been matched by searching communalities in

terms of opportunities and future cooperation scenarios. As a following step, such integrated

priorities have been furthermore analysed by matching the outcomes of the Concertation

Workshop which took place in Brasilia on the 23rd

of September 20111 and its follow up

activities. Stakeholders and involved actors have been consulted in order to analyse national

funding mechanisms and instruments aimed at financing such priorities.

The ultimate scope is evidencing common paths in European and National LA funding

schemes, thus leading to an analysis of future trends. The existence of such common priorities

in policies and financing instruments proves that the Principle of Reciprocity between EU and

LA is more and more a fact.

Moreover, objectives of the follow-up activities are to ensure the creation of a sustainable

brokerage to provide a forum for stakeholders who are interested in S&T cooperation. In this

context, the scope is also to find prospective partners and discuss potential projects before

putting together a consortium to submit a proposal for funding under a national programme or

under the EU’s FP7 or other international programme. Such brokerage and networking

actions have been carried out during and after the five Policy Conferences and reinforced in

the final Conference in Brussels.

Following the methodology adopted, described at point 3, the deliverable is structured in three

main blocks, which are interrelated one to the other. The analysis of issues within each block

are all in terms of Follow-Up perspectives and activities.

The first block is focussed on an analysis of the five Policy Conferences that have taken place

in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil, and provides also the identification of

synergies at LA Regional level. Moreover, the analysis also embraces follow-up activities

1 For more information - see FORESTA D4.3 Concertation Workshop with on-going projects and

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related to the Policy Council’s activity and recommendations.

The follow-up activities, some of which based on the outcomes of the mapping/matching of

Priority Cooperation Topics among the target LA countries, lead to the identification of:

- Future areas for cooperation on a bilateral and multilateral level, through the

identification of Mutual challenges, communalities and funding opportunities to

support such schemes.

- Definition of possible topics for future SICAs and other calls;

- Creation of policy documents outlining and recommending actions to be taken to

assist S&T research nationally and internationally via cooperation and otherwise,

suggesting new areas for cooperation and funding, etc.;

- Bringing together scientists from the EU and LA to enhance their scientific networks

and create partnering brokerage opportunities;

- Informing stakeholders about on funding possibilities within the EU’s FP7 (including

specific information on upcoming calls) and other international funding programmes

in S&T which could involve Latin American countries.

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3. METHODOLOGY In the follow-up activities to Policy Conferences, the primary effort was to identify in a

harmonized perspective the Priority Topics per Country, with the aim of identifying for each

topic the SWOT elements. Given that the methodology used to identify and debate such

topics has been different in the five Policy Conferences, the present analysis aims at

harmonizing approaches with the final objective of elaborating a Joint Matrix of common

challenges/obstacles, future opportunities, synergies and complementarities. Before

performing such analysis per each Country, the present section will give a brief description of

all the Priority Topics, also providing links and references for deepening studies on each

Topic. The identification and analysis of the Joint Priority topics has been performed also by

keeping in mind the outputs of the “Strategic recommendations on key research priority

issues, opportunities and challenges to be jointly addressed by EU and Latin American

countries2” elaborated within the works of the Policy Dialogue Council, ensuring an overall

continuity in the individuated priority areas debated and analysed.

3.1. Harmonisation of approaches for the individuation of Priority

Topics per Country and elaboration of a Joint Matrix

In order to discuss Priority Themes per each Country, during Policy Conferences dedicated

Working Groups have been set up. The Working Groups have brought together key players

from national ICT companies, industry, ICT associations, universities and government

agencies with an interest in enhancing cooperation with Europe.

In the case of Colombia, a differentiated approach has been followed: although the Priority

Topics have been identified during the Conference, there has not been dedicated debates on

these themes, due to the fact that the conference in Colombia has been the first of the five

Policy Conference organised by the FORESTA Project. This has requested targeted Follow-

up actions aimed at performing, in a second step, the same type of SWOT analysis which has

been carried out during the latest Policy Conferences. Also for the Conference in Argentina, a

different methodology has been followed: the themes of interest have been debated jointly,

without the thematic division by WG. For such reason, it has been necessary to set up targeted

Follow-up activities after the Conference, in order to identify priority themes in a harmonized

perspective with the other Policy Conferences and perform for each of them, an analysis

individuating the respective SWOT elements.

The methodology adopted has allowed to obtain harmonized inputs for all Conferences,

leading to the individuation of further focussed actions which can be carried out in such

domains.

The objective has been to carry out Follow Up activities aimed at giving continuity and

sustainability to the Policy Dialogue, and widening the debate to all those actors who were not

present at the conferences but are involved and have interest to participate in the definition of

common Priority Topics and deepen the cooperation within such contexts. Such actions have

been carried out after the conclusion of the Conferences, by involving additional actors and

stakeholders in consultations, for the identification and debate on the target issues.

Regarding the methodology concerning the Working Groups, the approach has been inspired

to the Priority Setting and individuation of priority thematic areas in EU-LAC cooperation

which has emerged from the EU-LAC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3).

2 For more info, see FORESTA D3.3

3 For more info, see “Methodology for EULARINET SOM Pilot Initiatives Workshops “

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The adopted methodology follows the EURALINET initiative4, which supports the creation

of a thematic dialogue both at a technical and a political level5 in order to: identify possible

cooperation activities or pilot projects to be developed in certain predefined subareas among

EU and Latin American partners; identify possible funding schemes for these new activities;

present and discuss European and Latin American public policies concerning the thematic

field of the event; provide inputs for the SOM working groups. The priorities emerged from

the S&T SOM, which took place in Brussels on March 28th and 29th 2011 and produced the

Roadmap document for the implementation of the JIRI6 as well as the Guidelines for the

functioning of the EU-LAC SOM to develop and sustain R&I dialogue. This Roadmap

includes as one activity to establish a regular bi-regional dialogue on science, research,

technology and innovation: Establish working groups between meetings to develop and

enhance cooperation in the following priority areas: bioeconomy, including food security;

biodiversity and climate change; ICT for meeting societal challenges; energy.

The recommendations following the work of all the Thematic Working Groups, within which

debates and analysis of priority themes have taken place, has been identifying:

- What the purpose of the group is, discussion of issues, problems and opportunities

concerning national policy in S&T research, expected output in terms of

recommendations, study papers, common obstacles and future challenges and

synergies, etc.

- Whether this will be a new group, an existing group or a sub-group of an existing

body;

- Who will and should be represented in the group (i.e. ministries for science &

technology / industry, research associations, SMEs, etc.)

- To seek some ideas about how a national brokerage could be established to facilitate

contacts among persons and entities wishing to engage in research and seeking

partners to cooperate with nationally and internationally;

- Individuation of future cooperation scenarios, considering the Priority Setting and the

mapping of national initiatives which can be a complementary source of financing.

Another aspect which needs to be considered in the Methodology concerns the participation

to the conference, with reference both to speakers and to participants, analysing such

participation from a qualitative and quantitative basis. In such perspective, follow up also

consists of reaching all those additional target stakeholders who were not present at the

Events but which are actively involved in the debated themes, with the objective of validating

conclusions which emerged from each Conference.

In the definition of the Joint Priority Themes, the analysis which has been performed also

took in due consideration the identification of Technology Research Trends and of Societal

Challenges, carried out within the works of the Policy Dialogue Council.

3.1.1. Description of the identified Topics

Within each Conference, different Priority Topics have been identified and debated, as

described in detail in Chapter 4.

Here below is a brief description of the overall Topics identified, most of which are

4 http://www.eularinet.eu/ 5 EULARINET: European Union ‐ Latin American Research and Innovation NETworks - Methodology

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complementary one to another:

E-inclusion:

E-Inclusion policies aim at reducing gaps in ICT usage and promoting the use of ICT to

overcome exclusion, and improve economic performance, employment opportunities, quality

of life, social participation and cohesion. E-Inclusion is intended in terms of inclusive ICT

and the use of ICT to achieve wider inclusion objectives. It focuses on participation of all

individuals and communities in all aspects of the information society.

E-Inclusion aims at extending digital technologies to potentially disadvantaged groups, such

as elderly, less-literate, low-income persons, people with a disability.

More information:

• http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/199&format=H

TML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/policy_link/brochures/documents/in

clusion.pdf

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/einclusion/index_en.htm

Smart City:

“Smart City” is a concept which more and more coexists with hard urban infrastructure and

indicates digital or intelligent cities, where infrastructures are also those linked to the

existence of Information and Communication Technologies for innovative ways of: increasing

energy efficiency, across sectors, including urban planning, buildings, transport, education,

waste management, water, etc. “Smart Cities” is a complex concept, including a broad range

of issues, but having the citizen at the centre Among other features. Among others, such

issues are: use green technologies to create sustainability, use of renewable resources,

innovative solutions to increase social inclusion, to combat poverty and deprivation,

improvement of quality of life.

More information:

• http://setis.ec.europa.eu/about-setis/technology-roadmap/european-initiative-on-

smart-cities

• http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/smart_cities_en.htm

• http://europa.eu/press_room/pdf/complet_en_barroso___007_-_europe_2020_-

_en_version.pdf

• http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/doc/20110621/03_colette_maloney.

pdf

• http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/uploads/docs/2009_comm_investing_develop

ment_low_carbon_technologies_en.pdf

Future Internet:

Research activities on new architectures for the Internet, which comprise a wide range of

opportunities and challenges facing the Internet of tomorrow. Challenges in terms of

technology, business, society and governance, capable of sustaining the evolution of the

future networked society.

More information:

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/foi/index_en.htm

• http://www.future-internet.eu/

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/199&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/199&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/policy_link/brochures/documents/inclusion.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/policy_link/brochures/documents/inclusion.pdf

http://setis.ec.europa.eu/about-setis/technology-roadmap/european-initiative-on-smart-cities

http://setis.ec.europa.eu/about-setis/technology-roadmap/european-initiative-on-smart-cities

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/smart_cities_en.htm

http://europa.eu/press_room/pdf/complet_en_barroso___007_-_europe_2020_-_en_version.pdf

http://europa.eu/press_room/pdf/complet_en_barroso___007_-_europe_2020_-_en_version.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/doc/20110621/03_colette_maloney.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/doc/20110621/03_colette_maloney.pdf

http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/uploads/docs/2009_comm_investing_development_low_carbon_technologies_en.pdf

http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/uploads/docs/2009_comm_investing_development_low_carbon_technologies_en.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/foi/index_en.htm

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E-Government:

E-Government implies using systems and tools made possible by Information and

Communication Technologies to provide better public services to citizens and businesses.

ICTs, already widely used by government bodies and enterprises, are also processes which

growingly involve citizens, through public services and business schemes which offer cost

efficient approaches and great networking potentialities, as well as participatory approaches to

governance and democratic issues.

More information:

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/egovernment/index_en.htm

E-Health:

ICT plays an essential role in supporting better and more efficient healthcare services.

Telemedicine and personal health systems allows direct relations with patients and

illnesses, with cost effective solutions, thus facilitating innovative approaches in the access

to healthcare, regardless of geographical locations.

More information:

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/index_en.htm

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/pillar.cfm?pillar_id=49&pillar=

ICT%20for%20Social%20Challenges

ICT for Education:

ICT applied to the development of innovative education and training practices, improves

access to all levels of education and training, and helps the development of advanced

management systems. According to the Europe 2020 agenda, ICT for Education matches the

overarching priorities of “Smart growth”: developing an economy based on knowledge and

innovation and “Inclusive growth”: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social

and territorial cohesion. Digital access is a dominant priority theme for both EU and LAC,

being an integrated denominator of development.

More information:

• http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc96_en.htm

Internet of Things:

Internet of Things (IoT) is an integrated part of Future Internet including existing and

evolving Internet and network developments and could be conceptually defined as a dynamic

global network infrastructure with self configuring capabilities based on standard and

interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual “things” have identities,

physical attributes, and virtual personalities, use intelligent interfaces, and are seamlessly

integrated into the information network.

More information:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/rfid/index_en.htm

http://www.internet-of-things.eu/

http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/about_iot.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/egovernment/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/health/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/pillar.cfm?pillar_id=49&pillar=ICT%20for%20Social%20Challenges

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/pillar.cfm?pillar_id=49&pillar=ICT%20for%20Social%20Challenges

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc96_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/rfid/index_en.htm

http://www.internet-of-things.eu/

http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/about_iot.htm

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Living Labs:

Through partnerships between citizens, businesses and public authorities, the Living Labs

model allows people and industries to test tomorrow's best innovations in Information and

Communications Technologies (ICT).

Living Labs are user-driven open innovation methodologies in its research, development and

innovation programmes along three dimensions.

By placing the user at the centre of the innovation lifecycle, and this in real life settings, the

Living Lab concept is tightly linked to the first EUROPE 2020 priority, and to the ensuing

Digital Agenda for Europe aiming "to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a

Digital Single Market based on fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable applications".

More information:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/livinglabs/index_en.htm

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS):

Intelligent Transport Systems apply information and communication technologies to

transport, using innovation by integrating the existing technologies in order to create new

services, with transport sustainability scopes. Computers, electronics, satellites and sensors

are playing an increasingly important role in our transport systems. ITS instruments that can

be used for different purposes under different conditions and can be applied in every transport

mode (road, rail, air, water), whereas services can be used by both passenger and freight

transport.

More information:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/road/action_plan/action_plan_en.htm

E-Infrastructures:

E-Infrastructures are ICT-based infrastructures and services which imply new working

methods based on the shared use of ICT tools and resources across different disciplines and

technology domains, also enabling the circulation of knowledge online.

More information:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/e-infrastructure/

3.1.2. SWOT Analysis of the Priority Topics and Elaboration of a Joint

Matrix

After having adopted a harmonised methodology for the individuation of Priority Topics,

Follow-up actions have lead to the elaboration, for each target Country, of a SWOT analysis

for each specific Topic, therefore highlighting per each Country which are the Strengths,

Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. The overall scope of this exercise is to construct a

Joint Matrix aimed at identifying communalities and possible future scenarios of joint

cooperation, within each cooperating theme, on a bilateral basis and in a wider LA

cooperation context.

At point 4.6 Priority Topics Joint Matrix, the following elements will be matched for those

Topics where communalities between the different target Countries have been identified:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/livinglabs/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/road/action_plan/action_plan_en.htm

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3.2. Mapping of Priorities and Themes of Interest and National

Funding Instruments

On the basis of the outputs of the Policy Conferences and Concertation Workshop Follow-Up

activities, the second block of Follow Up activities has been focussed on a mapping of

funding mechanisms at National/Regional level, within the target LAC, related to the thematic

cooperation areas of mutual interest, with the final objective of individuating elements of

continuity between funding schemes at LAC and EU level and identifying possible ways for

future cooperation scenarios where funding instruments can be majorly integrated and

complementary.

Such mapping has been moreover extended to the survey carried out within the Concertation

Workshop, with the scope of individuating, within the Mutual Priority Themes, the

Technologies, Applications and market segments which have received high priority score, on

an average basis among LAC. Among those themes that have received a high priority score,

the Follow Up Mapping has lead to the identification of communalities, and which are the

Funding Instruments at National level which can support such schemes, according to national

policies, strategies and funding, implemented at Institutional level and through Funding

Agencies. Such analysis will be developed in the second block of the deliverable dedicated to

Concertation Workshop Follow Up (Chapter 5).

The Follow-Up actions related to the final stage of policy dialogue promoted by the project,

within the Conference in Brussels “Fostering EU-Latin America ICT Policy Dialogue”, have

been focused in the identification of future cooperation scenarios, ongoing project ideas and

technological capacities, future trends and continuity of policy dialogue based on the Joint

Declaration presented during the Conference and whose debate and elaboration is in progress,

acting as a bridge to future initiatives in the target field of ICT research.

Finally, on the basis of the performed surveys and mappings, future cooperation scenarios

have been envisaged, trying to integrate priorities and funding schemes, and addressing future

challenges for a more integrated and synergic approach to cooperation in the field of ICT.

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4. FORESTA POLICY WORKSHOPS FOLLOW UP The objective of seeking immediate opportunities for cooperation between researchers of the

two communities (Europe and Latin America) has been met by the circumstance that the

different Policy conferences has put together participants of high Institutional Level, together

with all the target stakeholders of the FORESTA Project. These forums have led to new

interactions between the parties, within the Conferences organised in the target LAC and

within the FORESTA final Conference in Brussels. High level representatives have met and

debated, laying the grounds for future cooperation schemes.

4.1. Policy Conference in Colombia

The Conference in Colombia7 has been the first of the Policy Conference and has taken place

at an early stage of the FORESTA activities, in order to take the advantage of the momentum

generated by the ANDICOM 2010 event, which has been held in contemporary, on the 27th

and 28th of October 2010, organised by CINTEL. Such choice has been successful in terms of

level of participation and quality of representation of stakeholders.

The Conference successfully managed to involve Colombia’s research community around

ICT research topics prioritized by Colombian Information Society and served to integrate

research communities from academic circles, research centers, the National Government,

represented by COLCIENCIAS, together with industry and other stakeholders involved in the

design and implementation of ICT policies.

The early timing of the Conference has requested follow up activities in order to harmonise

the methodology for individuating target areas of interest, accordingly with the other

FORESTA Policy Conferences which followed. In particular, the survey for individuating the

SWOT elements of the Priority Topics addressed during the Conference has involved the

following stakeholders: GEL - e-Government Strategy of ICT Ministry, Academia (UNAD)

and the Colombian Technology Platform in Future Internet (RECIIF), gathering

representatives from the industry.

4.1.1. SWOT Analysis of Priority Topics

Topic: Future Internet

Strengths:

- There is a Colombian Technology

Platform, the collaborative network for

R&D&I in Future Internet in Colombia,

RECIIF (Red de Colaboración para la

I+D+i en Internet del Futuro en

Colombia), created in the framework of

the FIRST project, a support action

funding by FP7

- The penetration of PCs and Internet is

relatively high in small, medium and

large enterprises

- The creativity of the human resource

Weaknesses:

- The penetration of PCs and Internet is

extremely low in the microenterprises

(96% of the 1.6 million existing

businesses in Colombia are micro

enterprises, of which only 7% have

Internet service)

- Some citizens and micro enterprises do

not see the usefulness of the Internet

- Low purchasing power of citizens

- High costs of infrastructure deployment

- Limited Government resources

available for investing in Research

infrastructure

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Opportunities:

- The Strategic Research Agenda in

Future Internet able to identify punctual

priorities into Future Internet in

Colombia, prepared by RECIIF

- The National ICT policy, the VIVE

DIGITAL Plan is focusing in the

generation of applications and digital

content (Policy of promoting the digital

content industry, Apps.co initiative)

- Colombia has a comparative advantage

in costs, infrastructure and business

environment in the region

- Colombian Government is planning to

improve the human resource

capabilities in topics related with Future

Internet, together with the Ministry of

Education and SENA

Threats:

- Globalization

- Security problems

- Lack of continuity in National policies

- Policies do not respond with the same

speed to changes in innovation,

infrastructure development and

technology transfer

Topic: E-Government

Strengths:

- There is a National E-Government clear

and coherent strategy based on a clear

method by which is possible to

articulate efforts with public entities

- The strategy has a consolidated process

of support, appropriation and

socialization in cities and regions for

civil servants and businessmen

- There is a whole system of R & I

monitoring strategy that can progress

according to the needs of citizens and

international trends

Weaknesses:

- Resistance to change of some civil

servants

Opportunities:

- Emerging global trends tailored to the

needs of the country

- There is a “Gobierno en Línea 3.0”

strategy based on open data and public

innovation

Threats:

- Weak national government's ability to

adapt to rapid technological changes in

normative terms, procedures and

change management

- Possibility of losing its way and the

north is defined strategic, "GEL is not

the government's software factory, it is

a public policy"

Topic: Internet of Things

Strengths:

- There are research groups whose areas

of interests include networks, which

Weaknesses:

- Poor Institutional Budget

- Incipient cover of Broadband

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contributes to the Internet of Things - Although there is research groups in

topics related to Internet of things, these

are very few

Opportunities:

- Strengthening of E-Learning

- Existence of local centers

- The National ICT policy, the VIVE

DIGITAL Plan is boosting

infrastructure, digital content

development and ownership of the

Internet in the daily lives of the general

population

- The high mobile telephony penetration

Threats:

- Strong International competition since

in other countries Internet of Things is a

very important topic

4.2. Policy Conference in Chile

The Policy Conference "Challenges for ICT Innovation"8 was held in Santiago de Chile on

7th and 8th June and was the outcome of a collaborative work among three projects financed

by FP7: FORESTA, CHIEP II, and EULARINET, thus achieving a vast and high quality

involvement of stakeholders and audience at national and international level, among industry,

government and research institutions.

Within the Conference, the choice of the four thematic working groups have been determined

by the Senior Officials ICT working group (SOM) set up in March, 2011, corresponding to

four areas of mutual interest in cooperation between EU-LAC: ICT for health, ICT for social

inclusion, Living Labs and Intelligent Transportation Systems.

In addition to such thematic WGs, another WG has been focussed on the MACHI Future

Internet Technology Platform of Chile, which brought together key stakeholders from

national ICT companies, ICT industry associations, universities and Research and Innovation

government agencies interested in enhancing cooperation with Europe.

As for other Conferences, Follow-Up activities have been carried out in order to deepen the

outputs of the WGs, thus leading to the individuation of SWOT elements for each Theme

addressed. The themes chosen for debate within the Conference were: ITS, Living Labs, E-

health, E-Inclusion, which reflect the four areas determined by the Senior Officials ICT

working group (SOM) set up in March, 2011 and which are common to other target LAC,

plus another WG which debated an aspect of Future Internet, within the WG called MACHI –

the Chilean Technology Platform9.

Stakeholders involved for individuating the SWOT elements: Governmental, involved in ICT

research policy, Governmental, Academic/Higher education research organization,

Business/Industry.


Topic: ITS

Strengths: Weaknesses:

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- During the Senior Officials Meeting

(SOM) in March 2011 in Brussels,

SOM working groups were established

in 4 different areas, one of them was

ITS.

- ITS was one of working groups created

in the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)

to develop pilot projects between EU-

LAC.

- In Latin America, ITS entities have

been created as not-for-profit

organizations in Argentina, Brazil,

Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Peru.

- In Chile, the Ministry of Transportation

has created a new ITS area a few

months ago which demonstrates their

interest in the development of this area.

- The government authorities are not

fully aware about this topic.

- There is a low development of ITS

National Platforms.

- There is an insufficient promotion of

ICT as a whole.

- There is a lack of coordination between

Academia-Industry.

- There is a lack of coordination in LAC

on this topic

- There is a lack of knowledge on tools

and mechanisms (including FP7).

- There is a lack of collaboration among

European and LAC companies.

- Lack of research mobility

Opportunities:

- Development of projects in the

following topics:

Traffic Control Centers,

Free-Flow Tolling in urban

highways,

Automatic Detection of Incidents in

highways and tunnels,

Fleet management systems applied to

freight and public transportation,

Fare collection systems in public

transportation,

GPS based navigation systems for

private vehicles.

- Many ITS applications used in the EU

have not been deployed in Latin

America yet.

- It is possible to establish a meeting

point for all stakeholders in ITS

(government authorities, universities,

academics and students, user and

consumer associations and industry

companies) in order to share

experiences, know-how and good

practices.

- The public private partnership e-safety

Forum (to be called i-Mobility Forum

shortly) has a working group on

international cooperation, and is open

for participation.

Threats:

- The reduction in the investment of

R&D in Europe due to the economic

crisis.

- Projects do not work in coordination

between them causing a negative

impact on communities;

- Initiatives do not involve all key

stakeholders (Industry, Government and

Universities);

- Lack of sustainability of initiatives

originated through EU-LAC

cooperation projects.

Topic: Living Labs

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in 4 different areas, one of which was

Living Labs

- During the SOM – ICT group meeting

that took place last June 9th, 2011 in

Santiago Chile, it was agreed that the

Living Labs approach should be

considered as a support to the issues in

ICT for Social Inclusion and ICT for

Health.

- The methodology used in Living Labs

includes the end users in the design,

development and testing of new

products, applications and services,

allowing them to verify the results of

development projects directly.

Weaknesses:

- The stakeholders in Chile do not know

Living Labs is about.


ICT as a whole.


Academia-Industry.


on this topic





Opportunities:

- The implementation of Living Labs in

Latin America in the areas of ICT for

Social Inclusion and ICT for Health

will allow the development of projects

in a collaborative environment that

fosters innovation among actors in the

field of research, industries and

government and it will also allow the

immediate testing of different project

results in real applications.

- Marie Curie Actions could be an

International Research Staff Exchange

Scheme (IRSES) in order to link Latin

American and European universities.

- The European Network of Living Labs

(ENoLL) is open to international

cooperation. Following a recent wave

of invitations for new members, there

are now 10 Living Labs in Brazil and 7

in Colombia participating in ENoLL. It

was discussed that perhaps a Latin

American group on Living Labs might

be created.

Threats:



crisis.






Universities);




Topic: E-Health

Strengths:




Weaknesses:

- There are many public and private ICT

initiatives, the vast majority of which

have limited scope and are not

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E-health.

- E-health is one of working group

created in the Senior Officials Meeting

(SOM) to develop pilot projects

between EU-LAC.

- There is a project called "Regional

Protocols to Public Policy on Tele-

health" which is coordinated by Brazil

and financed by the Inter-American

Development Bank (IADB). The

partners are Mexico, Ecuador,

Colombia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay,

Argentina (Mendoza) and El Salvador.

The purpose of the program is to create

a set of regional protocols for public

policies regarding e-health services (as

public goods) and to define standards.

The main objective is to increase

efficiency, to reduce transaction costs

and to increase the quality of health

services in the region for populations

with poor access to health services,

including indigenous communities.

integrated into national strategies, both

in health and in ICT.


ICT as a whole.


Academia-Industry.


on this topic





Opportunities:

- LAC and EU populations share some

similar health problems: chronic

diseases related to new lifestyles such

as obesity, smoking, etc.

- There is a significant difference

between the access to health services in

rural areas and urban areas due to the

concentration of medical specialists in a

few large cities. Therefore,

Telemedicine can be an important area

of cooperation between EU and LAC.

- It is possible to have an ICT platform as

a strategic support for the development

of health services, in particular to

support clinical research and

management strategies for Latin

American and European health services

cooperation. This could be a major

source of data for the implementation of

clinical, operational and analytical

databases (Datamarts, Datawarehouse,

etc.), which will facilitate the study and

research support to the real issues and

trends in global health.

- The EU is interested in continuing the

Threats:



crisis.






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cooperation with Latin America and the

Caribbean on ICT for Health, for

example in the interoperability of

solutions (e.g. on personal health

records). They have recently completed

two projects (COMOESTAS,

MEDNET) that were focused on Latin

America.

- ECLAC would be interested in

supporting projects on policies and

protocols related to ICT for health.

They are discussing the topic of

appropriability of health records with

the United States and could broaden the

collaboration to Latin America.

Topic: E-Inclusion

Strengths:





E-Inclusion.

- E-inclusion is one of working group

created in the Senior Officials Meeting

(SOM) to develop pilot projects

between EU-LAC.

- Project m-inclusion (presented to FP7).

The ongoing project leading by

Telefonica, is a support action aimed at

creating a cooperation framework

between Europe and Latin America to

promote the growth of new affordable

mobile solutions helping to improve

personal autonomy and societal

integration of persons at risk of social

exclusion.

Weaknesses:

- There is not a database about all project

initiatives in this area.

- There is not a database of e-inclusion

projects in LAC


ICT as a whole.


Academia-Industry and NGO in e-

inclusion topic.

- There is a lack of coordination LAC on

this topic





Opportunities:

- There are a set of projects in e-inclusion

developing in LAC

- In Brazil and Colombia are developing

diverse Living Labs in the field of e-

inclusion.

- There are opportunities to develop

project in the follows topics:

Cultural identity

Healthcare

Education

Infrastructure

Threats:



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Software and applications

Involvement of SMEs

E-Inclusion

M-Inclusion

Access to government

Law & regulation

Country experiences

Public services in support to social

inclusion

Empowerment of population

Access to Equipments

User skills


Topic: MACHI

Strengths:

- It is well organized

- The participants are willing and

enthusiastic to do projects

- The participants have the social

commitment to the national

technological development

- It integrates industry, academic and

government actors

- It provides knowledge concerning

industry and its needs.

- National corporations (ACTI, ITS

Chile, AIE, GESCH) and international

institutions (ALETI) are Interested in

supporting and strengthening of

MACHI.

- MACHI was created in the context of a

group of projects funded by the FP7 of

the EU, which provides recognition and

value.

- It incorporated the three most important

ICT associations in Chile: AIE, ACTI

and GESCH.

- Some participants are already active in

multilateral political dialogue EU-LAC

and can offer good networks to the

platform.

- Chile is an attractive market to test new

products and services that can be

exported to other countries in the

region.

Weaknesses:

- The processes to apply to the different

funding instruments in Europe are

complex and take long time. This tends

to discourages potential partners.

Besides some technological projects

need a quicker development process to

take advantage of market opportunities.

- It is necessary to broaden the

participation of other government and

industry actors (more diversity)

- Low dissemination of activities and

prospects towards the different ICT

stakeholders in the industry.

- MACHI hasn’t organized enough

activities during the last year.

- Insufficient promotion of ICT as a

whole.

- Lack of coordination between

Academia-Industry.

- Chilean companies do not invest in R &

D.

- Lack of knowledge on tools and

mechanisms (including FP7).

- Lack of collaboration among European

and Chilean companies.

- Lack of structured local capabilities and

resources (academia and industry) to

work with the EU.

- The members don’t have a lot of time to

invest in MACHI, which implies

difficulties in achieving a sustained

response due its many particular

commitments.

- MACHI don’t count with own budget at

this moment, which implies a big effort

of the participants and coordinators,

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- The incentive of national model for

R+D+i for Chilean universities favors

the basic research or scientific trend

well above applied research where ICTs

have great potential.

Opportunities:

- It involves many entrepreneurs with

good ideas

- The methodology to apply to projects is

useful to structure the work.

- It offers the possibility of consolidate

technology projects and high-impact

studies from the real needs of people.

- It is an opportunity to align the

requirements of industry, academia and

government on issues of technological

innovation

- It s an opportunity to disseminate the

initiatives launched at national level

- It is an opportunity to promote

innovation based on needs of people

- It is an opportunity to promote

innovation from an open and

participatory way (social networks)

- It offers a similar structure to the ETP

and allows operate with a common

language that facilitates cooperation

and project generation between Chile

and UE.

- It allows identify and promote the

capabilities of Chile and LatAm to the

European platforms.

- It allows detect and integrate into

projects European companies which

already have a seed of R+D+i installed

in LatAm.

- Structure the external demand for R&D

industry through technology platforms.

- It allow spread the mutual knowledge

on financial mechanism for innovation

and explore opportunities to act

complementary.

- Excellent state of cooperative relations

between Chile and the EU.

- Good stability of the Chilean economy

despite the crisis in other parts of the

world.

- Emergence from public agencies in

Chile of new instruments and incentives

for R&D and technology transfer.

- Today the development of ICT, for a

wide range of public interest, is being

Threats:

- Market times are not consistent with the

times of the different calls: what can be

a good idea today, in 6 months maybe

someone else could have it done.

- This platform could be competing with

other technological development

corporations instead of being an

inclusive platform.

- Changes in the political strategy

concerning ICT development.

- Structural differences between LA and

EU (system of government, institutions,

instruments, priority lines of

development, national system of

innovation).

- Objectives of current EU international

cooperation on R &D+i are Eurocentric.

- The major development rhythm and

volume of neighboring countries (Brazil

and Argentina) and the economic

dominance of Non-European

technology (China and U.S.).

- The effect of the economic crisis of

Europe.

- The crisis in the field of higher

education which currently affects Chile

that is pointing to other different

priorities to the research and

development or involvement with the

environment.

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included in all government programs

and agendas.

- Chile has numerous cooperation

agreements and free trade agreements

offering a market for ICT developments

beyond the borders.

- Changes in Chilean higher education

system should strengthen the role of

industry as a guide for the new

education models and universities.

- In Chile there is a growing penetration

of goods and technology-based services

from the level of personal, domestic and

even the organizational context,

business, public services and

government, etc. This scenario presents

a national context of high willingness to

purchase ICT goods and services.

- There is a huge opportunity to develop

services and ICT applications in the

Chilean context being a country with

geographic challenges of connectivity

and access to technologies in zones of

high insulation. This scenario requires

an urgent need to develop platforms and

ICT-based services to address natural

disasters and / or context of high

demand for emergency services that

could respond to specific contingencies

such as mass events, accidents, etc.

4.3. Policy Conference in Argentina

The Policy Dialogue Conference of Argentina10

was held on June 9th 2011 at the Universidad

de Palermo, involving 90 stakeholders from academia, industry and governmental sectors,

including the panellists and key note speakers.

The conference has led to debates based on the Scientific and Technological Cooperation

between EC and Argentina Road Map 2010/2011, also enriched from the fundamental

contribution of the MINCYT in the activities of the ABEST II Project, by the identification of

new funding tools for joint financing and the support to enterprises and Scientifics in the

international field.

The Conference has lead to the identification of the following priorities in national

development and international cooperation:

• Components, systems, engineering: micro- y nano-electronic, Radio frequency

identification RFID, Systems on-chip, Embedded systems: low cost sensors

• ICT for independent living and inclusion

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• Applications of ICT for improving the logistics of agricultural bulk export.

Applications of ICT for greater social inclusion (including applications to education).

For what concerns the identification of the Priority Topics for Argentina, the Conference has

followed a different methodology, if compared to the other Policy Conference. In fact, the

themes of interest have been debated jointly, without the thematic division by WG. For such

reason, Follow-Up activities have been focused on identifying, in a harmonized perspective

with the other Policy Conferences, the SWOT elements of the Priority Topics which emerged

from the Conference in Argentina.


Topic: E-Government

Strengths:

- Existence of a National E-Government

Plan

- Existence of partial experiences related

to E-vote

Weaknesses:

- The lack of enough economical and

organizational resources

- The lack of commitment to the National

Plan at the intermediate decision levels

- Lack of communication infrastructure

in wide areas of the country

Opportunities:

- Consolidation of the democratic

institutionalization of the country

- Citizens with an acceptable education

level

Threats:

- Resistance to the transparency actions

- Difficulties to achieve agreements

between central administration and

provinces due to the country’s federal

political organization

Topic: E-Health

Strengths:

- The Argentinean health system is fairly

good

- Good professional level of the MD

Weaknesses:



- Lack of standardization of clinical

histories

Opportunities:

- Better state expenses supervision

- Better control over drugs

commercialization

- Participation of Argentinean research

community in COST programme

Threats:

- Industry and union’s hospitals interests

Topic: ICT for Education

Strengths:

- The “Conectar Igualdad” Program

- The National Educational Portal

(Educ.ar)

Weaknesses:

- The inadequate teachers preparation

- Lack of adaptation of the education

curricula

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Opportunities:

- The ability of young students to use ICT

resources in their daily life

- The widely use of mobile devices with

Internet access

Threats:

- The opposition of teachers’ unions to

changes in labor conditions not properly

rewarded

Topic: E-Inclusion

Strengths:

- The “Argentina Conectada” Program

- The “Televisión Digital Abierta”

Program

Weaknesses:



Opportunities:

- Unsatisfied access demand

Threats:

- Availability of enough economical

support for these programs in the long

term

4.4. Policy Conference in Mexico

The Mexican Policy Conference “Mexico ICT Policy Dialogue Innovation and Knowledge

Society in Latin America”11

has been organized and hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey

(ITESM), on the 5th of July 5, 2011, in Mexico City.

The conference brought together main national ICT stakeholders: on behalf of the

government, institutions such as SCT, Ministry of Communications and Transports

(Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes); SE, Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de

Economía); a representative of the Federal Government, CONACYT, National Council of

Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología); and UEMEXCYT, a

representative of the Cooperation office between Mexico and the European Union on Science

and Technology (Oficina de cooperación Mexico-Union Europea en Ciencia y Tecnología).

On behalf of academia, Tecnológico de Monterrey and UNAM (Universidad Autónoma de

México) , and as representatives from the ICT industry, Hewllet Packard, and the president of

the AMITI Mexican Association of the ICT industry (Asociación Mexicana de la Industria de

Tecnologías de Información).

The conference has structured the debate within previously identified Priority Topics, which

have been deepened in a second phase, though Follow-Up activities, thus leading to the

identification of the following SWOT elements.



Strengths:

- Acceptance of the technology. Mexican

society is more open to accept the

technology changes and more prepared.

Weaknesses:

- Security: lack of regulations on the use

of the Internet.

- Researchers in Mexico are not

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- Growth of Internet users. From 2005 to

2007, 5 million growth in 2007, with

22.7 million Internet users.

- Age of Internet users. 83% of current

Internet users are under the age of 35;

within the population that commonly

uses internet, around 46% are students

and 32% are employees.

coordinated one another and their

research individualized.

- Cultural differences between countries

create a barrier in reaching common

goals.

Opportunities:

- Technology represents a useful tool for

the daily activities, and it’s becoming

indispensable.

- Electronic bond has created confidence

in some organizations.

- Taking advantage of FP7 initiatives for

Mobility of researchers in this field,

within the PEOPLE Programme (IRSES,

ITN, IOF)

Threats:

- Technology and legislation: security

issues related to information

management.

- Scarce capability in identifying the

specific problems of the ICT sector.

- Lack of specific research spaces to share

solutions.

- Taxonomy is not common to all

countries and in all disciplines.

Topic: e-Health and e-Inclusion

Strengths:

- Acceptance of the technology. Mexican

society is more open to accept the

technology changes and more prepared.

- Growth of Internet users. From 2005 to

2007, 5 million 2007 growth, with 22.7

million Internet users.

- Age of Internet users: 83% of current

Internet users are under the age of 35;

within the population that commonly

uses internet, around 46% are students

and 32% are employees.

- Continuity of ICT programs of high

relevance in society

Weaknesses:

- Great risk of investments in innovation

because it entails vulnerability of

innovating enterprises

Opportunities:

- Companies are interested in investments

in R&D

- Combination of Mexican and European

Priorities for the development of Health

projects

Threats:

- Insufficient synergies between

researchers and companies to develop

common projects

Topic: E-Infrastructures

Strengths:

- The existence of successful projects

such as GISELA, GRAMA and EELA2

which can be considered as success

cases which could continue.

Weaknesses:

- Lack of E-Infrastructures Research and

Policies at National and Regional level

- A National Policy Agenda, Policy

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- The private sector is interested in

improving the national infrastructure:

several companies interested in making

great investments in infrastructures.

all the needs of the country.

- Weak coordination among national

funding agencies.

- Unclear regulation for communication

companies in Mexico, which causes a

monopoly in certain sectors

(telecommunications).

- Insufficient infrastructure needed to

improve in communications.

- Areas which need to be improved,

related to infrastructure: sustainability,

knowledge, partnerships, infrastructure

sharing.

- In Mexico, a Policy for ICT has not been

created although several initiatives exist

(leadership by CONACYT).

- Researchers in Mexico are spread

throughout the country, and there are no

official data bases with up-to-date

information.

Opportunities:

- Ongoing initiatives and projects aimed

at strengthening the E-Infrastructures

sector can be furthermore extended and

developed.

- Making profit of the private sector’s

investment perspectives in

Infrastructures.

Threats:

- Less available funding for E-

Infrastructures

4.5. Policy Conference in Brazil

The Policy Conference “Fostering ICT Policy Dialogue between EU and Brazil”12

was held in

Brasilia the 21st of September 2011 and brought together key players from Government,

Academia, national and international ICT industries and associations, representatives from

projects funded by the European Commission, such as: FIRST, PRO-IDEAL and from

Brazilian funding agencies FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos) and CNPq (Conselho

Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico). Priority research topics were

debated during dedicated WGs, which lead to the individuation of respective SWOT

elements, which have been moreover debated though Follow-Up activities with a wider

number of actors, within the same categories of stakeholders which were involved in the

initial consultations. The Topics which have been debated reflect national priority themes

such as Future Internet and E-Inclusion, as well as Smart City, which is crucial for Brazil due

to the actual lack of infrastructures in the perspective of upcoming large events such as the

World Cup and the Olympic games in 2014 and 2016.

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Strengths:

- Strong impact on Brazilian Society due

to the fact that, in LA, Brazil is the most

wired country in social networks

- Low entry barriers

- Standardization IPv4, IPv6

Weaknesses:

- Lack of Research groups capable of

developing new products and services

- Difficulties to get investments

- Inadequate data roaming Agreements

- Fragmentation of Initiatives

- Difficulties to get investments

- Inadequate Incentives and funding

opportunities

- Professional capacitation on ICT below

standard

- High Costs (mainly taxes)

- Lack of adequate E-Government

Services

- Lack of adequate broadband access

- Lack of adequate quality of services

- Lack of investment, particularly with

long term perspectives

Opportunities:

- Great potentialities for improving the

current poor infrastructure which is not

capable of responding to the high

demand, being Brazil the most wired

country in LA

- Faster adoption of technologies

- New niches for innovative services

- Flexible / adaptable implementation

- Applicability for many environment and

scenarios: health, transportation, energy,

tourism, others leading to SMART

CITIES

- Improving cooperation between

academia and industry

- Solutions for e-government

- Integration of government services

- Improvement of Quality of Services

Threats:

- Large Competition

- Fast technologies Evolution

- A sector crowded of large industries

- Several Technologies

- Lack of long term governmental plans

Topic: E-Inclusion

Strengths:

- Natural Resources;

- Big population;

- Big target groups;

- Strong cultural heritage;

Weaknesses:

- Weak educational skills

- Weak involvement of local communities

and governance aspects

- Regulatory aspects related to cultural

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- Improved educational skills

- Standardization of the country of

educational issues

- New incentives for professionalization

in ICT

- All mobile phones have access to

internet, which is positive in terms of

digital inclusion

diversity

- Lack of Expertise – Training programs

are not sustainable

- Fragmentation of programs – Low

educational impact

- Lack of coordination of funding

instruments / overlapping at state/federal

level

- Low density population in large parts of

the territory

- Accessibility

- Lack of entrepreneurship at University

level

- Elderly people are not a target priority

group

- Costs of technology facilities

- Political barriers

- Lack of incentives in all country

- Weak professionalization in the ICT

sector

- Cultural diversity requests personalized

approaches for different territories and

communities

Opportunities:

- New educational technologies

- Reinforce PHDs, Mobility and

Networking schemes and

- Social Media and Mobile Technologies

used as learning tool

- New access to broadband infrastructures

- ICT as international vehicle –

improvement of language skills

- Approximation of

government/research/social level

- Environmental Aspects

- Innovation Aspects

- Population is keen to approximate to

technologies

- Mobile technologies are a useful vehicle

to reach vulnerable groups

- Open source can be a challenge for

software

- E-learning tools development

- Capacitation of ICT Professionals

- Empowerment of ICT industry

Threats:

- Social media is also a threat if not used

in a focused to education manner

- Transparency/Lack of Trust/Corruption

- Social risks

- Environmental impacts

- Lack of investment on inclusion

- Lack of actions with focus on inclusion

Topic: Smart City

Strengths:

- Large events (Olympic Games – 2016

and World Cup – 2014);

- Enhancement of Infrastructure;

Weaknesses:

- Lack of research group in order to

develop new services for Large Events

Difficulties to get investments

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- Electronic Government;

- Security issues (Physical, Safety,

Information, etc.);

- Services to tourist and local

communities affected by large events.

- Inadequate data roaming Agreements

- Fragmentations of Initiatives

- Lack of incentives and funding

- Lack of long-term Governmental

planning

- Lack of clarity in government actions

Opportunities:

- Services to citizens and society;

- Services to enterprises (Eg.: Logistics,

Health, etc.)

- Energy and Environment;

- Ubiquitous communications;

- Solutions for physical security and

safety;

- Intelligent services (automatization).

Threats:

- Large Competition

- Fast Evolution

- A sector crowded of large industries

- Political matters

- Slow decision making processes

- Implementation time

In the E-Inclusion WG, participants from Uruguay highlighted a best practice which could be

imitated by other LAC: Internet as public good, one lap top per child and Broadband for all,

which can be considered as a replicable Strength/Opportunity for LA.

4.6. Priority Topics Joint Matrix

AR BR CL CO MX

E-inclusion x x x x

Smart City x

Future Internet x x x

E-Government x x

E-Health x x x

ICT for Education x

Internet of Things x

Living Labs x

ITS x

E-Infrastructures x

Given that some of the Priority Topics identified in the five Policy Conferences are

complementary one to another, the Topics have been grouped as follows:

Future Internet: including Smart Cities, IoT, Living Labs, ITS; E-Inclusion: including ICT for

Education, whereas E-Infrastructures and E-Government can be considered as cross-sectoral

to all.

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Following such methodology, the survey has led to the identification of three major Joint

Priority Themes for the target LAC: Future Internet, E-Inclusion, and E-Health, with the

following degreee of intensity:

By matching the single SWOT analysis performed for each Country, the following Joint

Matrix identifies the communalities with reference to common challenges/obstacles, future

opportunities and synergies/complementarities, within the three major Priority Themes:

Future Internet Joint Matrix

Common Challenges Synergies & Complementarities

• Growing penetration of the Internet

• Improvement of infrastrucutres

• Applicability to many scenarios and

sectors in an integrated LAC

perspective

• Greater sharing of experiences,

know how and best practices among

LAC and with the EU

• Increase networking for multilateral

political dialouge among LAC-EU

• Existence of technology platforms

and collaborative networks for

R&D&I

• Governmental initiatives for

capacity building of human

resources in ICT related matters

• Integrated solutions for

improvement of

infrastructures/services

• Enhanced cooperation among

LAC/EU through new initiatives

and/

• Continuity of existing cooperation

schemes

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Common Obstacles Future Opportunites

• High costs of technology/services

• Unadequate infrastructures

• Unadequate investments in the sector

• Weak coordination among

researchers/industry/government

• Policy keeping the pace with the fast

evolution of innovation

• Governmental initiatives for

capacity building in ICT related

matters

• Improvement of

infrastructures/services

• Enhanced cooperation among

LAC/EU through new initiatives

and/or

• Continuity of existing funded

cooperation schemes

• Greater focus on innovation

E-Inclusion Joint Matrix


• Improvement of educational skills

• Incentives for professionalisation

• Mobile solutions for digital inclusion

• Policies oriented on the reduction of

digital divide

• Multisectoral dimension of E-

Inclusion can generate a wide range

of projects and benefit of different

types of funding schemes

• Growth of Internet users

• Existence of E-Government

strategies and plans

• Existence of Living Labs in the

field of E-Inclusion

• Common Cultural Heritage


• Weak educational skills and

expertise related to ICT

• Accessibility

• Costs of technology

• Social inequality


• Weak integration of

Research/Government/Industry

among LAC and with EU

• Weak involvement of local

communities

• Further development of existing

projects and initiatives on E-

Inclusion

• More affordable mobile solutions

• Integrated Living Labs in the field

of E-Inclusion among LAC and

with the EU

• Strengthening E-learning actions

• More integrated coordination of

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E-Health Joint Matrix


• Increase quality of health services

• Improve access to health services

• Reach vulnerable groups

• Overcome peripherality of rural

zones

• Existence of funded initiatives at

Regional level and within

cooperation projects with the EU in

the telemedicine sector and on

public policies for E-Health

services

• Similiarities among LAC and with

the EU in many typical problems

related to health


• Access to health services in rural

areas

• Lack of coordination among

Academia/Government/Industry

• Accessibility

• Costs of technology

• Social inequality


• Improve access to health services

though telemedicine

• Further development of existing

projects and initiatives on E-Health

at LAC and EU level

• Search for a better integration of

Academia/Government/Industry

4.7. LA Regional Integration

In the effort of fostering synergies with other cooperating LA Countries, the FORESTA

Project has supported policy dialogue and networking schemes in particular with other LAC

countries, Costa Rica and Uruguay in particular. Costa Rica has been represented during the

Conference in Chile13

, and has participated in the debates on policy dialogue between EU and

LAC, thus developing synergies with actions carried out at Regional level though the

EULARINET project, whose goal is to strengthen bi-regional dialogue on S&T between EU

Member States and Latin American Partner Countries at policy, programme and institutional

(research entities) level. In such context, the Policy Dialogue forums fostered by FORESTA

have given continuity to such initiative where Costa Rica develops cooperation actions with

all of the target LAC of FORESTA, plus Uruguay.

Within FORESTA activities, Uruguay has given an additional important contribution to the

13 Through the representation of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research, Costa

Rica

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the Regional Dialogue, notably through the participation Policy Conference in Brasilia and

the Concertation Workshop14

, including Follow-Up activities to the Conferences, as reported

here below.

4.7.1. Synergies with other cooperating LAC: Regional Cooperation with

Uruguay

Among other Cooperating LAC, Uruguay is the Country which has been mostly involved in

policy dialogue processes and Follow-Up activities.

Regional Cooperation with Uruguay, already strengthened through cooperation frameworks

such as PRO-IDEAL PLUS15

has revealed, within the dialogue fostered by FORESTA,

common paths of development such as shared priority issues among which: E-Inclusion, E-

Government, E-Health, as reported in the Uruguay Digital Agenda16

.

Uruguay is also a reference for best practices, such as the Uruguay Innova Programme17

,

which has lead to the implementation of schemes of joint cooperation with research centres,

thus representing an element of trustability for enterprises; and the One Laptop per Child –

Ceibal Plan18

which can be considered a best practice in terms of innovation, implementing

the “1 to 1” model by introducing ICT in primary public education and is beginning with the

expansion into secondary schools.

Although not directly involved in FORESTA project activities and Conferences, Uruguay has

given precious contributions during the Conferences and also during the Follow Up activities,

by performing a survey aimed at identifying priority R&D&I issues, following the same

methodology as the other LA project partners. As a result, the following SWOT analysis

identifies the primary topics of interest, and the respective SWOT elements, thus indicating

which future opportunities are envisaged for an integrated LA-EU cooperation strategy.

Topic: E-Health

The connectivity of the hospitals and the computerization of medical records, reduce costs

and improve quality of care received by users.

In addition, telemedicine and regional network integration are key to medical progress in this

field

Strengths:

- Small country with low population - High level of connectivity in the country

- High level of ICT access and education

- Economic and social stability

- Very good research base in the academic

field

- For its dimensions and specific

characteristics, the country is a good

Weaknesses:

- Limited availability of experts in

specific technologies

- Small domestic market with ICT

companies with small or medium-low

availability

- Low experience in the topic

- Digital gap in ICT and medicine

between the interior and the capital

14 Through the representation of AGESIC is the , the Uruguayan Agency for the Development of E-

Government and Information and Knowledge Society - http://www.agesic.gub.uy/ 15

http://www.pro-ideal.eu/uruguay 16

http://www.agesic.gub.uy/innovaportal/file/1443/1/agesic_agendadigital_2011_2015_ff.pdf 17

http://www.uruguayinnova.org.uy/ 18

http://www.ceibal.edu.uy

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scenario to implement pilot projects

- Limited budget

Opportunities:

- Regional economic growth

- Accessible technology costs and time

- Technological advances

- Possibility of research agreements with

countries in the region with experience

in the field

- Country recognized worldwide for

quality in ICT and education

Threats:

- Possible impact of global crisis in the

country and the region

- Limited technical and financial support

from countries with experience due to

the crisis

Topic: E --Government - Quality of Life Citizen

In regard to ICT this theme consists of the following:

Procedures and Services Online: Interoperability, Electronic Signature, PKI, etc.

Unique Point of Contact: Citizens see the state as a unit through focused single points

(citizens, foreign trade, security and housing)

Electronic Dossier System across the central administration with routing and tracking

Strengths:

- Small country with low population

- High level of connectivity in the country



-Technological base implemented in

production

(e-government platform, high-speed network,

PKI, legal framework)

- Successful experiences in implementing

electronic dossier systems and e-government

projects with organizations

Weaknesses:



availability

- Asymmetries in the public

administration

- Digital gap between different organism

- Difficult to quantify and analyze the

process in the state

- Limited budget

- Common limitations of a small country

Opportunities:




- Support of international organisms


quality in ICT and education

Threats:





the crisis

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Topic: Education- E-Inclusion - ICT for Social Inclusion

In regard to ICT this theme consists of the following:

ICT for Education: CEIBAL extension at all levels of education

ICT Education: Promote ICT education at all levels and specialties (education, research and

extension)

Digital Mercosur: Uruguay's participation in the project mainly in e-commerce and education

Strengths:

- Small country with low population

- High level of connectivity in the

country



- CEIBAL as a successful project,

recognized and working

- Synergy of organizations formed by

academia, government, citizenship and

industry working in research,

development and innovation

- For the dimensions and characteristics of

the country is a good scenario to

implement pilot projects

- Country as a great tradition in access to

education with a strong public education

Weaknesses:



availability

- Limited budget

Opportunities:



- Support of international organism and

other countries that want to implement

similar experiences (olpc)

- CEIBAL as a successful project

recognized globally


quality in ICT and education and

especially in Mercosur

Threats:





the crisis

Topic: Internet for Everyone (universal households) (E Inclusion – Infrastructures)

“Universal access to broadband in the XXI century has the same importance to growth and

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Strengths:

- Small country with low population and

geographically accessible

- High level of connectivity in the country



- Universal service recently launched as a

policy for broadband access in mass

oriented to the lower socio-economic

sectors

Weaknesses:



availability

- The cost of broadband connection is still

high

Opportunities:




- Support of international organisms

Threats:



By matching such analysis with the Joint Matrix performed, strong communalities and future

joint opportunities can be identified, as for instance in the field of E-Health and E-Inclusion.

A common factor is the Regional economic growth and the pervasive advancement of ICT

applied to such target fields, combined to greater accessibility in terms of costs, the growing

professionalization in this field, the common need of more investments and the general threat

of the global crisis. A best practice can be seen in the existing synergy among academia,

government, citizenship and industry in the field of research, development and innovation,

thus potentially enriching Regional cooperation perspectives in the joint development of such

synergies, as well as deepening the common direction on Innovation perspectives in the

prioritised aspects of cooperation.

4.8. Policy Dialogue Council

The Policy Dialogue Council is an independent Latin America Council of experts, with the

objective of harmonizing Latin American ICT research policies and instruments with special

attention to the EU-LatAm cooperation practices.

The existence of the Council is in itself an element of continuity which can potentially

produce its effects after the life of the project. Being an innovative dialogue forum among

independent experts in the target cooperation sectors, its networking actions can be synergic

to the new cooperation schemes fostered by FORESTA Follow Up actions.

Following the Policy Conferences, the Council has elaborated a set of key recommendations

identifying common R&D priorities, opportunities and challenges, with the overall scope of

strengthening and supporting the ICT policy dialogue between Europe and Latin America in

the ICT domain.

The technology research trends which have received a high relevance ranking are consistent

with the analysis performed within Priority Topics during and after the Policy conferences. In

fact, such trends cover the following themes: software engineering, cloud computing, mobile

and ubiquitous computing, grid computing, ITS, gaming, Hybrid broadband broadcast, ETPs.

Among the Societal Challenges which have been identified, the same consistency can be

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observed, thus covering the following themes: e-Inclusion, wellbeing, enhanced learning, e-

Health, e-Government, Environmental protection, energy efficiency, Green ICT, Security and

prevention systems.

In the effort of summarising the topics in three major blocks, as for the previous common

Priorities identified and analysed, within follow up activities, the relevant strategic

recommendations of the Policy Dialogue Council, among others, can be synthesised as

follows:

Future Internet:

software engineering is one of the fields where Latin America competences can play a

significant role in the global scene, at the same level of India and China, with the

priorities:

o new services and applications based on cloud computing are of highest

priority

o web services infrastructures, particularly on on-demand software;

o open source applications;

o software for transport and automotive industry;

Latin America may act as an important European partner in Grid Computing, massive

data processing and e-science, playing also a role as a market provider; mobile and

ubiquitous computing fields are considered common ICT research priorities by all

Latin America countries.

the concept of the national or multinational technology platforms is one of the most

valid mechanism to set and develop strategic research agendas, as it groups all

stakeholders in the research domain and is the easiest mechanism to ensure permanent

update o the research trends.

recommends that the research topics associated to Intelligent Transportation Systems

(ITS) be considered as priorities for further cooperation between Europe and Latin

America

E-Inclusion:

ICT for enhanced learning keeps on being one of the most relevant priorities for the

development of Latin America countries.

E-inclusion and wellbeing is one of the main domains where Latin America

contribution may be more relevant, defining a set of efficient solutions of global

impact.

E-Health:

The Policy Dialogue Council considers that ICT research for Health priority is still

relevant but would refocus it on Research for the immersive use of ICT in the Health

sector.

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5. FORESTA CONCERTATION WORKSHOP

FOLLOW-UP

5.1. Mapping of LAC National Funding Instruments for Mutual

Priority Topics

On the basis of the outputs of the Concertation workshop, for each target Country, a survey

has been carried out in order to identify which are the Themes of Interest and Priorities,

identifying for each of them, several technologies priorities and market segments.

Among those themes which have received a high priority score, the following Mapping shall

identify which are the communalities, and which are the Funding Instruments at National

level which can support such schemes, according to national policies, strategies and funding,

implemented at Institutional level and though Funding Agencies.

Mutual Priority Themes have been identified by matching the Priorities highlighted within the

Policy Conferences and the survey on Interest Themes carried out during the Concertation

Workshop.

Communalities which have emerged from the five Policy Conferences have lead to the

identification of three Joint Priority Themes which are: Future Internet, E-Inclusion and

E-Health, for such topics, mapping of National funds have been performed for each country,

in the effort of increasing the visibility and possible synergies of funding instruments at all

leves: National, Regional, International.

The survey conducted within the Concertation Workshop, has covered the following Interest

Themes:

APPLICATIONS

TECHNOLOGIES

A) FUTURE INTERNET

A.1 Internet of Things (IoT)

A.2 Internet of Services(IoS)

A.3 Living Labs

B) CLOUD COMPUTING

B.1 Infrastructure as a Service

B.2 Software as a Service

C) TRUSTED NETWORK

c.1 Privacy

C.2 Security

D) E-INFRASTRUCTURE

D.1 Optical Fibber

D.2 Mobile Broadband Access

D.3 Broadband Access

D.4 Satellite Communications

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E) NETWORKED CONTROL

E.1 Embedded Systems

E.2 Air Traffic Control

F) SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY

F.1 Open Software

F.2 Interoperability

G) DIGITAL CONTENT AND VIEDOGAMES

F.1 Video games

F.2 Applications

F.3 Virtual reality

Within these Themes, target LAC have indicated the level of priority: + low priority, ++

medium priority, +++ high priority or NA (Not Applicable), for the following Cooperation

Areas: Energy, Health, Environment, Smart Cities and Equality.

The following Tables match the results of the two surveys carried out within Policy

Conferences and the Concertation Workshop, identifying within the Mutual Priority Themes,

the Technologies and Applications which have received high priority score, on an average

basis among LAC, evidenced in the following blue-filled boxes. Within each box, the

common high priority topics are analyzed, in the following sections, by highlighting, for each

Target LAC, which National Funding instruments are available, including links or references

to such funding schemes, if available:

JOINT PRIORITY THEMES:

FUTURE INTERNET E-INCLUSION E-HEALTH

NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE TARGET LAC

FUTURE INTERNET NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

E-Health Equality Smart Cities

Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Services (IoS)

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband Access

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Broadband Access

Satellite Communications

E-HEALTH NATIONAL FUNDING

INSTRUMENTS IN THE TARGET

LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy

E-Infrastructure


EQUALITY/

SOCIAL INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING


LAC

E-Infrastructure


ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL FUNDING


LAC

E-Infrastructure


5.1.1. Matrix: National Funding Instruments for Joint Priority

Themes - Colombia

The following support instruments, respectively marked as a), b), c), d), in the tables here

below, stand for:

a) FONTIC (ICT Fund) is a Special Administrative Unit attached to the ICT Ministry,

which funds plans, programs and projects in order to facilitate the universal access

and services. According with the Law 1341, 2009, “the ICT Law”, the ICT Ministry

has to support the development of the E-health in the country with FONTIC

resources.

http://www.crcom.gov.co/?idcategoria=41717

b) Francisco Jose de Caldas Fund, is a tool from COLCIENCIAS (Administrative

Department of Science, Technology and Innovation), for creating more transparency

and efficiency in the use of resources for S&T&I, in order to attract investment of

governmental organizations at national or territorial level, the business sector or the

international community.

http://www.colciencias.gov.co/sites/default/files/upload/documents/ley1286-

http://www.crcom.gov.co/?idcategoria=41717

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2009.pdf

c) Law 1369 2009, “the Postal Law” in its Article 49 allocates resources for R&D&I

(at least 1% per year) from the FONTIC to funding activities, programs and projects

of the ICT sector.

http://www.crcom.gov.co/?idcategoria=41718#

d) The General System of Royalties comprises the resources that represent a significant

percentage of the national government transfers made to municipalities to finance

investment programs. In June 2011, the Colombian National Government approved

the new project of royalties, whereby it was possible to modify the previous royalty

scheme with the aim to strengthen the technical capacity to provide comprehensive

and effective support to local authorities in the preparation of investment projects and

the use and proper management of these valuable resources. The new proposal is to

create in Colombia a productive model based on knowledge and research. According

to the new framework, 10% of the resources from royalties will be allocate in science

and technology (around of 544 million of dollars per year).

http://www.colciencias.gov.co/noticias/regal-para-la-ciencia-tecnolog-e-

innovaci-n-camino-la-prosperidad-regional


TARGET LAC


Internet of Things (IoT) a), b), c), d).

Internet of Services (IoS) a), b), c), d)

a), b), c), d).

E-INFRASTRUCTURE


a), b), c), d)

Broadband Access a), b), c), d).

Satellite Communications

a), b), c) , d)

http://www.colciencias.gov.co/noticias/regal-para-la-ciencia-tecnolog-e-innovaci-n-

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INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy a), b), c), d).

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband Access a), b), c), d).

EQUALITY/

SOCIAL INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS

IN THE TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure


ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS

IN THE TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure



Themes - Chile




CONICYT (National

Commission of Scientific

and Technological

Research):

CONICYT (National

Commission of Scientific and

Technological Research):

(http://www.conicyt.cl/573/pro

CONICYT (National

Commission of Scientific

and Technological

Research):

http://www.conicyt.cl/573/propertyname-530.html

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(http://www.conicyt.cl/573/p

ropertyname-530.html)

Fondo Nacional de

Desarrollo Científico y

Tecnológico (Fondecyt)

http://www.conicyt.cl/573/pr

opertyvalue-1750.html

http://www.fondecyt.cl

Programa Regional de


Tecnológico (FIC R)



Fondo de Fomento al


Tecnológico (Fondef)



http://www.fondef.cl

Programa de Investigación

Asociativa (PIA)



http://pia.conicyt.cl

Fondo de Centros de

Excelencia en Investigación

(Fondap)



CORFO (Chilean Economic

Development Agency):

(http://www.corfo.cl)

Programa de I+D Aplicada

http://www.corfo.cl/opensite

_det_20110516171926.aspx

pertyname-530.html)




http://www.conicyt.cl/573/pro

pertyvalue-1763.html

Fondo de Fomento al






Programa de Investigación

Asociativa (PIA)



http://pia.conicyt.cl

Fondo de Centros de


(Fondap)



CORFO (Chilean Economic

Development Agency):



http://www.corfo.cl/opensite_d

et_20110516171926.aspx

http://www.corfo.cl/opensite_d

et_20110516174638.aspx

Incentivo Tributario a la

Inversión en Investigación y

Desarrollo

http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_

apoyo/programas/incentivo_tri

butario_a_la_inversion_privad

a_en_investigacion_y_desarrol

(http://www.conicyt.cl/573/

propertyname-530.html)

Fondo Nacional de


Tecnológico (Fondecyt)

http://www.conicyt.cl/573/

propertyvalue-1750.html







Fondo de Fomento al






Fondo de Centros de


(Fondap)



El Fondo Nacional de

Investigación y Desarrollo

en Salud, (FONIS)



CORFO (Chilean

Economic Development

Agency):



http://www.corfo.cl/opensit

e_det_20110516171926.asp

x



http://www.conicyt.cl/573/propertyvalue-1750.html


http://www.fondecyt.cl/





http://www.fondef.cl/



http://pia.conicyt.cl/



http://www.corfo.cl/

http://www.corfo.cl/opensite_det_20110516171926.aspx









http://pia.conicyt.cl/








http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_apoyo/programas/incentivo_tributario_a_la_inversion_privada_en_investigacion_y_desarrollo






















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http://www.corfo.cl/opensite

_det_20110516174638.aspx


Inversión en Investigación y

Desarrollo

http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_d

e_apoyo/programas/incentiv

o_tributario_a_la_inversion_

privada_en_investigacion_y

_desarrollo

Financiamiento basal

transitorio para Consorcios

Tecnológicos

http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_d

e_apoyo/programas/financia

miento_basal_transitorio_par

a_consorcios_tecnologicos

FIA (Fundación para la

Innovación Agraria):

http://www.fia.cl/

Cofinanciación de Proyectos

de Innovación Agraria

http://www.fia.cl/Liacutenea

sdeTrabajo/tabid/58/Default.

aspx

lo

FIA (Fundación para la

Innovación Agraria):

http://www.fia.cl/

Cofinanciación de Proyectos

de Innovación Agraria

http://www.fia.cl/Liacuteneasd

eTrabajo/tabid/58/Default.aspx

SUBTEL (Subsecretaría de

Telecomunicaciones):

http://www.subtel.gob.cl

Fondo de Desarrollo de las

Telecomunicaciones

http://www.subtel.gob.cl/pront

us_subtel/site/artic/20090806/

pags/20090806105001.html

http://www.corfo.cl/opensit

e_det_20110516174638.asp

x


Inversión en Investigación

y Desarrollo

http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_

de_apoyo/programas/incent

ivo_tributario_a_la_inversi

on_privada_en_investigaci

on_y_desarrollo

FUTURE

INTERNET


E-Health

Internet of

Things (IoT)

CONICYT:

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (Fondecyt)



Programa Regional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FIC R)


Fondo de Fomento al Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (Fondef)










http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_apoyo/programas/financiamiento_basal_transitorio_para_consorcios_tecnologicos







http://www.fia.cl/

http://www.fia.cl/LiacuteneasdeTrabajo/tabid/58/Default.aspx



http://www.fia.cl/



http://www.subtel.gob.cl/

http://www.subtel.gob.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20090806/pags/20090806105001.html
















FORESTA


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Fondo de Centros de Excelencia en Investigación (Fondap)


El Fondo Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, (FONIS)


CORFO




Incentivo Tributario a la Inversión en Investigación y Desarrollo

http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_apoyo/programas/incentivo_tributario_a_la

_inversion_privada_en_investigacion_y_desarrollo

E-Health

Internet of

Services (IoS)

CONICYT:













CORFO



















FORESTA


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Equality

CONICYT:













CORFO







FIA

Cofinanciación de Proyectos de Innovación Agraria


E-Infrastructure Smart Cities

Mobile

Broadband

Access

SUBTEL

Fondo de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones















FORESTA


Project n° 248676


http://www.subtel.gob.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20090806/pags/200908

06105001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO







FIA



Broadband

Access

SUBTEL



06105001.html

CONICYT:























FORESTA


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CORFO







FIA



Satellite

Communication

s

SUBTEL



06105001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO







FIA

















FORESTA


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E-HEALTH NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE TARGET

LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy SUBTEL



90806105001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO





http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_apoyo/programas/incentivo_tributario

_a_la_inversion_privada_en_investigacion_y_desarrollo

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband

Access

SUBTEL



90806105001.html














FORESTA


Project n° 248676


CONICYT:








CORFO







EQUALITY/

SOCIAL

INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE TARGET

LAC

E-Infrastructure SUBTEL



90806105001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO















FORESTA


Project n° 248676








FIA


http://www.fia.cl/LiacuteneasdeTrabajo/tabid/58/Default.asp

x

Mobile Broadband

Access

SUBTEL



90806105001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO







FIA




















FORESTA


Project n° 248676


ENVIRON

MENT


E-

Infrastructu

re

Mobile

Broadband

Access

SUBTEL



5001.html

CONICYT:








CORFO





http://www.corfo.cl/lineas_de_apoyo/programas/incentivo_tributario_a_la_inv

ersion_privada_en_investigacion_y_desarrollo


Themes – Argentina

Argentina has no specific funding instruments for the topics identified. Nevertheless, in terms

of general funding schemes which support the identified mutual priority topics and themes of

interest, several relevant initiatives can be highlighted:



a) TIC Scholarships -











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http://www.mincyt.gov.ar/financiamiento/financiamiento_detalle.php?id=62

b) Exporta Credits (FONSOFT) -


c) Entrepreneurs FONSOFT -


d) ANR FONSOFT Training -


e) Scientific and Technologic Research Projects (PICT) -


f) Oriented Scientific and Technologic Research Projects (PICT-O) -


g) Sectorial Funds -


h) Joint International Research Projects -


i) Infrastructure Federal Plan for Science and Technology -


j) Research & Development Projects (PID) -


k) Technologic Platforms Projects -



TARGET LAC


Internet of Things (IoT) a) through k)

Internet of Services (IoS) a) through k) a) through k)

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband Access a) through k)

Broadband Access a) through k)

Satellite Communications a) through k)



LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy a) through k)

E-Infrastructure

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EQUALITY/

SOCIAL INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING


LAC

E-INFRASTRUCTURE




LAC

E-INFRASTRUCTURE


Furthermore, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (MINCYT) has

identified several strategic/priority areas that match with priority topics identified, topics, as,

among others, E-Government, E-Education, E-Infrastructures, and carries out support actions

in such fields.

For more details:

• http://www.agencia.gov.ar/spip.php?id_article=484&page=boucle_articulo

And specially the Strategic Areas Program (PAE)

• http://www.agencia.gov.ar/spip.php?article27

• http://www.agencia.gov.ar/spip.php?article28

FONCyT - http://www.agencia.gov.ar/spip.php?article28


Themes - Mexico


FUTURE

INTERNET

E-INCLUSION E-HEALTH


a) Sectoral Fund for Research in Health and

Social Security SSA/IMSS/ISSSTE-

CONACYT

More Information:

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSect

oriales/SSA/Paginas/SSA_ConvocatoriaAbierta.

aspx

b) Prosoft. Is a program from Economy

Ministry

http://www.agencia.gov.ar/spip.php?article28

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/SSA/Paginas/SSA_ConvocatoriaAbierta.aspx



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More Information:

http://www.prosoft.economia.gob.mx/ace

rcade.htm

c) Research Call for Basic Science SEP-

CONACYT

More Information:

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/Fond

osSectoriales/SEP/Paginas/Index_SEP-

CONACYT.aspx

d) Sectorial Funds for Research for

education SEP/SEMS-UPEPE-

INEE/CONACYT

More Information:

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/Fond

osSectoriales/SEP/SEP-SEMS-UPEPE-

INEE-CONACYT/Paginas/default.aspx

FUTURE INTERNET

NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC


Internet of Things (IoT) a)

Internet of Services (IoS) a) b), c), d)

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband Access b), c), d)

Broadband Access b), c), d)

Satellite Communications b), c), d)


INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy a)

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E-Infrastructure


EQUALITY/

SOCIAL INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING

INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure



INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure


The following Instruments support Research, Technology Development and Innovation

(regularly with a bottom-up approach) with Mexican entities of the National R&I system:

FONDO SECTORIAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN PARA LA EDUCACIÓN SEP –

CONACYT

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/SEP/Paginas/default.a

spx

FONDOS MIXTOS

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosMixtos/Paginas/default.aspx

FONDO NUEVO PARA CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/institucionales/Tecnologia/FONCYT/Pag

inas/default.aspx

PROGRAMAS DE ESTÍMULO PARA LA INNOVACIÓN

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/tecnologica/estimulo/Paginas/default.aspx

SUBPROGRAMA DE COOPERACIÓN EN INVESTIGACIÓN, DESARROLLO E

INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA INTERNACIONAL

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/CooperacionTecnologicaBilateral/Paginas/defaul

t.aspx

FONDO DE INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA SECRETARÍA DE ECONOMÍA –

CONACYT

o http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/ECONOMIA/Paginas/

default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/SEP/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/SEP/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosMixtos/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/institucionales/Tecnologia/FONCYT/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/institucionales/Tecnologia/FONCYT/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/tecnologica/estimulo/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/CooperacionTecnologicaBilateral/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/CooperacionTecnologicaBilateral/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/ECONOMIA/Paginas/default.aspx

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/fondos/FondosSectoriales/ECONOMIA/Paginas/default.aspx

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Themes – Brazil



EU-BRAZIL 2nd

Joint

Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly for

scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding Agencies

EU-BRAZIL 2nd

Joint

Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly for

scholarship);

BNDES;


FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly for

scholarship);

BNDES;


FUTURE INTERNET NATIONAL FUNDING INSTRUMENTS IN THE TARGET

LAC


Internet of Things (IoT) FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

EU-BRAZIL 2nd

Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

EU-BRAZIL

2nd

Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for

scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

Internet of Services (IoS) FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

EU-BRAZIL 2nd

Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

EU-BRAZIL

2nd

Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly

for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly

for

scholarship);

BNDES;

State Funding

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Agencies

E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband

Access

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

Broadband Access FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

Satellite Communications FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies

FINEP;

BNDES;

State Funding

Agencies


INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

Trusted Services

Privacy EU-BRAZIL 2

nd Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);

CNPq (mainly for scholarship);

BNDES;


E-Infrastructure

Mobile Broadband Access EU-BRAZIL 2

nd Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);


BNDES;


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EQUALITY/

SOCIAL INCLUSION

NATIONAL FUNDING

INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure


nd Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);


BNDES;


At Mercosur Regional Level:

FOCEM Fund


INSTRUMENTS IN THE

TARGET LAC

E-Infrastructure


nd Joint Call

FINEP;

CAPES (mainly for

scholarship);


BNDES;


Related links:

FOCEM Fondo de Convergencia Estructural del MERCOSUR –

http://www.mercosur.int/t_generic.jsp?contentid=385&site=1&channel

Federal and State Government Funding Instruments in ICT:

CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico:

o http://www.cnpq.br/

FINEP – Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos:

o http://www.finep.gov.br/

CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

o http://www.capes.gov.br/

BNDES – Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento

o http://www.bndes.gov.br/

http://www.cnpq.br/

http://www.finep.gov.br/

http://www.bndes.gov.br/

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o Programa Ciencias sem Fronteiras : http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.cnpq.br:

The Federal Government in Brazil, through CNpq and CAPES, started the

mobility program, called CSF: Ciências Sem Fronteiras, whose aim is

overcoming boundaries in scientific research and internationalising Brazilian

researchers’ skills. The fields which apply are: Engineering and other

technological areas; Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry); Health and Biomedical Sciences; Information and

Communication Technologies (ICTs); Aerospace; Pharmaceuticals;

Sustainable Agricultural Production; Oil, Gas and Coal; Renewable Energy;

Minerals; Biotechnology; Nanotechnology and New Materials; Technology

of prevent ion and remediation of natural disasters; Biodiversity and

Bioprospection; Marine Sciences; Creative industry; New technologies in

constructive engineering; Capacity building for technological personnel.

Starting from November 2011, to 2014, 100.000 overseas scholarships will

be awarded to Brazilian students by the Brazilian Government and

cooperating countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany, in 2012,

and also the United States, France, Italy and Canada.

Additional Funding Schemes and References:

Many programmes and financing schemes are also implemented within broader ministerial

policies, within each of the relevant Ministries, including:

Government Programs for Supporting IT R&D: hardware, software and semiconductors

1) Federal incentives for R&D

Lei de Informática (IT Law) - Reduction on IPI (tax over industrialized products) for

IT products

Lei de Inovação (Innovation Law): provides incentives for scientific and

technological research. Main incentives are referred to: Cooperation involving

enterprises and R&D institutions; Regulation of public ICT participation in

cooperation projects with definition of intellectual property and technology transfer;

Stimulation of innovation in enterprises.

Lei do Bem (Good Law): Tax incentives for enterprises which invest in R&D

projects.

Lei Rouanet de Pesquisa (Rouanet Law): Tax reduction for Research.

Subvenção Econômica (Economic Subvention): Governmental funding for private

enterprises :

PADIS (Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Tecnológico da Indústria de

Semicondutores): Reduction of taxes for enterprises that make investments on R&D

for electronics semiconductors and displays;

PATVD: (Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Tecnológico da Indústria de

Equipamentos para TV Digital): Reduction of taxes for enterprises that make

investments on R&D for digital TV equipment.

Plano Brasil Maior (Greater Brazil Plan): This program launched in August, 2011 to

increase the competitiveness of Brazilian industries under the motto through

Innovation2)

Moreover, Funding for R&D&I is supported by:

BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank)

FINEP

o Inova Brasil Program

http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.cnpq.br/

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o Subvenção Econômica Program

o FUNTTEL

Private funds (Venture Capital)

3) Fellowships for R&D&I

CNPq and Capes

Within CNPq: Programa Ciencias sem Fronteiras

State Funding Agencies:

A wide range of programmes and financing schemes are also implemented though numerous

State Funding Agencies which implement programmes and issue periodic calls on themes

related to R&D&I. These Agencies, are, among others:

- FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

- FAEPRJ - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro

- FACEPE - Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco

- PAPESB - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia

- FAPES – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado Espírito Santo

- FAPITEC - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e a Innovação Tecnológica do Estado

de Sergipe

- FAPEG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás

- FAPEAL - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas

- FAPEAM - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas

- FAPESC - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Santa Catarina

- FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

- FUNCAP/CE - Fundação Cearense de Amparo à Pesquisa

- FAPDF - Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal

- FAPESPA: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Pará

- FAPERGS - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

- FAPESQ - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Paraíba

- FUNDECT – Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e

Tecnologia do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul

- FAPEMAT – Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Mato Grosso

- FUNAPE - Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa

Related links:

o FAPESP: http://www.fapesp.br

o FAEPRJ: http://www.faperj.br

o FACEPE: http://www.facepe.br

o FAPES: http://www.fapes.es.gov.br

o FAPESB: http://www.fapesb.ba.gov.br

http://www.fapesp.br/

http://www.faperj.br/

http://www.facepe.br/

http://www.fapes.es.gov.br/

http://www.fapesb.ba.gov.br/

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o FAPITEC: http://www.fapitec.se.gov.br

o FAPEG: http://www.fapeg.go.gov.br

o FAPEAL: http://www.fapeal.br

o FAPEMIG: http://www.fapemig.br

o FUNCAP/CE: http://www.funcap.ce.gov.br/

o FAPDF: http://www.fap.df.gov.br

o FAPESPA: http://www.fapespa.pa.gov.br/

o FAPERGS: http://www.fapergs.rs.gov.br/

o FAPESQ - http://fapesq.rpp.br/web/

o FUNDECT - http://fundect.ledes.net/

o FAPEMAT : http://www.fapemat.mt.gov.br/

http://www.fapeg.go.gov.br/

http://www.fapeal.br/

http://www.funcap.ce.gov.br/

http://www.fapespa.pa.gov.br/

http://www.fapergs.rs.gov.br/

http://fapesq.rpp.br/web/

http://fundect.ledes.net/

http://fundect.ledes.net/

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6. CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS FOLLOW-UP The Brussels Conference ‘Fostering EU-Latin America ICT Policy Dialogue

19’ has taken

place on the 28th and 29

th of November 2001, and successfully concluded the cycle of Policy

Dialogue forums organised within the FORESTA Project. The conference gathered about 150

participants of high profile, including key decision-makers at EU and LA level, academia,

industry. The conference was able to bring to the attention of European ICT stakeholders

strong messages for cooperation and technological maturity expressed by the LA delegations,

as well as the results of the different policy structures, mechanisms and initiatives enhancing

EU-LA cooperation that are enacted through FP7. The intensive works and debates of the two

days events concluded in the prestigious framework of the European Parliament, thus sealing

the strong policy messages on S&T EU-LA cooperation.

6.1. Follow Up actions within the FORESTA Closing Event in

Brussels

The direction of the policy dialogue and networking actions which have been carried out

during the Conference has lead to the common will of developing jointly innovation projects

and deepening the mutual technological benefits of EU-LA cooperation in the field of ICT.

The impact of the Brussels Conference was maximized by the presence of a vast and notable

level of participants and also by the synergies with other FP7 projects which have cooperated

and supported FORESTA, either in past or possibly future initiatives: EULARINET, PRO-

IDEAL PLUS, FIRST, AMERICAS, ENLACE. In this sense, FORESTA has acted as a

catalyzer of the respective inputs of such projects, with consequent impact which has

concerned a wide range of stakeholders. Such critical mass has allowed to sum the achieved

targets of the respective projects that are ending, and also to give continuity to policy dialogue

within projects that are beginning, such as AMERICAS. The common aspects related to

policy dialogue have been assessed and synergies have been found, thus widening the impact

of the conference thanks to the vast range of stakeholders that have been embraced. This

pioneering vision intended to integrate complementary projects, including initiatives

promoted both by DG Information Society and Media and DG Research and Innovation,

having the shared aim of strengthening EU-LA cooperation in the field of ICT Research. The

final output of the Conference, synthesized in the “Joint Declaration”, is the meeting point of

this convergence effort. One important message is the positive momentum that EU-LA

cooperation is now facing: the existence of many cooperation actions within ERANETS,

BILATS, INCONETS, ACCESS4EU, etc, prove that networking is now happening and such

critical mass lays a fertile ground for new and complementary new activities. In such context,

Follow Up actions are aimed at strengthening such momentum by supporting these

networking schemes with the objective of generating new initiatives in the scope of continuity

of policy dialogue.

In terms of lessons learned which should guide Follow Up actions and future cooperation

scenarios and in the scope of individuating the next steps for innovation actions, some crucial

elements have emerged from the rich debates developed during the intensive works of the two

days. An interesting view which could guide future cooperation is the bottom-up vision

followed, for instance, by the Iberoeka programme, where proposals and actions follow a

market oriented approach and lead to technology transfer from academia to the market. More

in general, a decentralization process seems to be a suitable way to deepen cooperation, thus

remaining close to local demands, given the vastness, diversity and complexity of the

cooperation area. Another element which deserves greater attention is the common need of

major trust, transparency, empowerment and reciprocity, as opposed to the current status of

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high bureaucracy, low visibility and transparency that most often characterizes the

management and implementation of cooperation programmes at all levels. Another common

need that is highly felt is a greater networking and training action in a multilevel perspective,

thus embracing research, enterprises and governance environments.

Moreover, with reference to enterprises, SMEs, in particular, there is a shared vision of

enhancing their involvement in such cooperation and dialogue processes, in the scope of

increasing the impact of the existing Programmes and financing tools, thanks to the multiplier

effect of that SMEs are capable of producing on the market, thus widening the impact of the

actions carried out, especially in large countries such as Brazil. Other major issues to be

deepened are the need to increase investments in innovation, infrastructures and support valid

cooperation tools such as the technology platforms. Interesting synergies could be created

also though a major integration with schemes such as EEN – European Enterprise Network20

,

or with other FP7 initiatives in support of SMEs, as for the ABEST Project, the Argentine

Bureau for Enhancing Cooperation with the European Community in Science, Technology

and Innovation, whose actions are aimed at supporting Researchers, Research Institutions and

SMEs to make a better use of present and future programmes and tools, coordinating this

participation with other Latin American countries that have cooperation agreements with the

European Union in science and technology (Brazil, Mexico and Chile).

In such framework, key elements for future funding schemes have been identified and

deepened and lead to the need of increasing the issue of coordinated calls, or joint calls on

bilateral level, in the spirit of reciprocity as for joint twinnings and should seek for other ways

for funding innovative joint initiatives. Another important message that has been delivered in

such dialogue scenario is the great potential that EU-LA cooperation is proving to have, and

the challenge of being creative in fostering new and innovative solutions.

Within the wide range of cooperation schemes presented throughout the conference, most of

them prove to be focused on capacity building and enabling, and not enough on cooperative

research, for such reason this appears to be a crucial element to be enhanced, together with the

effort of making better use of national funding, which most often is not sufficiently exploited

and is still scarcely integrated with international cooperation programmes and funding

schemes. A more synergic approach could also lead to a major optimization of results

achieved within FP7 funded initiatives.

Within Conference activities, Latin-American delegations throughout the region presented a

brilliant and dynamic showcase of ideas, project presentations, and success stories of ICT and

research in front of European research and industry stakeholders, European Commission

officers and Members of the European Parliament. Such presentations have generated within

the numerous involved stakeholders, future visions of enhanced cooperation in the various

sectoral fields covered by the showcases.

In terms of innovative ideas for future cooperation scenarios, three showcases of innovative

project ideas have been presented, demonstrating the commitment of LA researches to find

partners and develop cooperation actions with the EU. Such proposals, to be presented within

ongoing open FP7 calls and originated by the LA scientific community21

:

6.1.1. Joint Declaration: Continuity of Policy Dialogue

20

http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm 21

For more info, see D2.7.

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The “Joint Declaration to Strengthen the EU-LAC Cooperation in ICT, Research,

Development and Innovation”22

, has been presented for the first time during the Conference

in Brussels and summarises the policy dialogue efforts carried out within the past few years

for reinforcing, though a large number of relevant initiatives, the EU-LAC cooperation in

science and technology, with a particular focus on ICT. The Declaration lays its basis on the

results of studies, activities, meetings and discussion brought forward by stakeholders

partnered in a number of project initiatives. This process has lead to the identification of

common obstacles, challenges, synergies and future opportunities for an enhanced and more

integrated cooperation, and represents a starting point for continuity and sustainability of

future cooperation schemes. In such context, the Follow Up actions carried out are perfectly

integrated in the perspective adopted in the Joint Declaration, in terms of priorities identified

and possible pathways for future cooperation scenarios.

In order to give continuity and consistency to the Policy Dialogue process, the Declaration

recommends the creation of a Strategic EU-LA Body, responsible of dealing issues related to

innovation agendas and roadmaps on the basis of which ICT R+D+I cooperation is

implemented between the two regions. Moreover, the Declaration indicates Innovation Areas

and Tools for their implementation, thus designing a picture of continuity in existing

cooperation schemes.

In Brussels, the Joint Declaration has been launched, and all stakeholders active in ICT

international cooperation for R&D+i between Europe and Latin America have been

subsequently invited to support and/or give their contributions based on their specific

experience and interest, thus transforming this document in an ongoing basis for continuing

the policy dialogue fostered by FORESTA.

The Joint Declaration, in its contents, matches the ideas that are developed within policy

directives, and tuned with the orientations of Horizon 2020, and indicates possible ways on

how to continue the dialogue.

The Joint Declaration does not lie within the timeframe of the FORESTA Project, for this

reason it can be considered itself as a summary of Follow Up actions, because it becomes the

“forum” for continuing the dialogue. Being the Joint Declaration is an evolving document, it

can allow the involved stakeholders to keep the momentum, thus seeking at the same time for

new ways for implementing the common priorities through new financing schemes, within the

convergent issues and interests individuated during the policy dialogue initiatives and stated

in the Declaration.

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7. CONCLUSIONS

In the scope of evidencing common paths in European and National LA funding schemes,

Follow Up activities have lead to an analysis of future trends.

The existence of common priorities in policies and financing instruments proves that the

Principle of Reciprocity between EU and LA is more and more a fact, leading to initiatives

characterised by a partnership of equals. Such Reciprocity is increasing, also due to the crisis

of the European market, and the growing role of Latin America as a leading engine of global

economy. Such development and economic growth of the LA Region, and of Brazil in

particular, represents an opportunity for overcoming the crisis in Europe, and leads to greater

Reciprocity and to the intensification of cooperation schemes with the MERCOSUR area. The

result of such trend is moving from collaborative research to collaborative research and

funding.

Fragmentation among Funding Schemes appears to be a common element among the

cooperation LAC. Such scenario could be overtaken though more initiatives based on the

Governance principle, as for the ERANETs.

The study has evidenced that Reciprocity is first of all convergent in terms of Priority

Themes, thus leading to a growing Continuity between LAC and EU policy trends and

consequent funding schemes. Secondly, such reciprocity is proving to be increasing in its

variety and volumes of financing. Best practices in such directions can be individuated

particularly in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

Another element which emerged from such comparative analysis is that the focus on

technology transfer and Innovation, in all its applications, is equally perceived as a growing

necessity, and that LA National Policies and Funding Instruments are starting to pave such

direction, although intensity in such perspective should increase, in order to face the common

global challenges in terms of R&D&I. Also in terms of Innovation, at LAC Regional level,

countries which are majorly responding to the existing demands are Brazil and Uruguay,

although such trend is visible also in the other target LAC. In such context, an important

factor for Brazil, and also for the other LAC, with less intensity, is the inversion in the trend

of the Diaspora of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, which are returning to their

homeland, thus impacting its innovation system. Another factor is the considerable

governmental investments made for Innovation, thus combining Policy objectives with

operational tools for their implementation. Moreover, a relevant factor that has appeared to be

crucial in future cooperation scenarios is the necessity of increasing the role and participation

of SMEs in policy dialogue and within the cooperating networks that are being created, as for

the Argentinean case. In fact, Public support for R&D+i should also be also intended as a

mechanism aimed at stimulating employment, and should therefore be more focussed on the

true creators of employment, particularly SMEs.

7.1. Future Cooperation Scenarios

The analysis of Joint Research Topics supports the definition of priorities and the definition of

possible topics for future SICAs and other calls.

In this perspective, the elaborated recommendations take into consideration the conclusions of

such research in order to support S&T research nationally and internationally, also suggesting

new areas for cooperation and funding, with the involvement of National Funding Agencies.

In this sense, the communalites which have been individuated suggest that crucial macro

topics for future cooperation schemes among the target LAC can be resumed in tree major

themes which are Future Internet, E-Inclusion and E-Health.

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Within the broad Future Internet Topic, future cooperation opportunities are considered to be:

Governmental initiatives for capacity building in ICT related matters; improvement of

infrastructures/services; enhanced cooperation among LAC/EU through new initiatives and/or

continuity of existing funded cooperation schemes; greater focus on innovation.

Within the E-Inclusion theme, future opportunities are considered to be: further development

of existing projects and initiatives on E-Inclusion; more affordable mobile solutions;

integrated Living Labs in the field of E-Inclusion among LAC and with the EU; strengthening

E-learning actions; more integrated coordination of funding instruments.

Within the E-Health theme, future opportunities are considered to be: improve access to

health services though telemedicine; further development of existing projects and initiatives

on E-Health at LAC and EU level; search for a better integration of

academia/Government/Industry.

In a general perspective, one of the common aspects that has been highlighted within the

FORESTA Policy Dialogue forums and the subsequent Follow-Up activities is the need of

greater coordination, synergy and visibility among funding mechanisms. This relates to the

necessity of achieving a greater integration of funding instruments at EU level, at LA

Regional level, and within each single LAC. In fact, the Fragmentation of initiatives still

appears to be a constraint.

In most cases, the variety and number of national funding schemes leads to fragmented

initiatives, which should increase in visibility and become synergic with related initiatives at

other National levels, or at LAC Regional level and with EU initiatives. An example of such

variety can be individuated within Brazil, where the existence of many Regional Agencies23

could be better integrated with other levels of National and International funding schemes, as

for instance within ACCESS4EU, with a second phase of the APORTA Project24

, giving

continuity to the initiatives developed in such sense with Brazil.

In such perspective, a recommendation could be the setting up of projects or

bilateral/multilateral cooperation initiatives aimed at pursuing a greater integration of funds at

all levels, for the respective mutual Priority Themes. Such approach could generate greater

continuity and capitalisation of existing initiatives and a larger impact thanks to the

convergence of funding schemes on common priorities. In this trend, the launch of the Europe

2020 strategy and the Innovation Union Flagship is expected to increase the intensity of joint

opportunities. In order to maximise such objective, the first step could be seeking for a better

integration and visibility of funding schemes within the single LAC at National level,

secondly such effort should be done at Regional level, thus leading to a more systemic and

accessible architecture of existing opportunities. In such scenario, the financing programmes,

initiatives and instruments available at EU level, could more easily act as a multiplier for

dynamics and cooperation schemes.

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