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IST 2006: building leadership in new technologies and innovation in Europe

IST 2006 looks at the future of Information and Communications Technologies and their contribution to innovation in Europe. The ICT priority of the EU's new Framework Programme 7 will be unveiled. IST 2006 also invites visitors to a major exhibition - Europe’s premier showcase of Information and Communication Technologies research.
IST 2006 takes place in Helsinki, Finland, 21-23 November 2006.

21 November 2006 - 23 November 2006
Finland
For European leadership in strategic ICT research, researchers, policy-makers and industrialists will meet at IST 2006 and discuss how best to drive ICT research and the take-up of research results throughout the European economy. The European Union's new funding plans for ICT research for 2007-2013 will be unveiled.

IST 2006 offers three strands:

-High-level conference on: the role of public policy in promoting ICT research and deployment - essential to boosting Europe's competitiveness. The EU's new Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development, will be presented. Learn about the EU's new research priorities in ICT and how to participate in EU-funded ICT research.

- showcase exhibition of the latest cutting-edge research results; viisitors can interact with the latest technological prototypes and learn more from the people behind the research. 150 exhibits from countries all over Europe and beyond will be on display;

- in-depth technical and scientific networking sessions and workshops.

IST 2006 IS FOR YOU!

ICTs affect all our lives. If you are interested in improved competitiveness, in better and more cost-effective public services, in what governments should be doing to promote innovation, or simply in seeing the latest extraordinary results of ICT research - then IST 2006 is for you.More information: http://ec.europa.eu/istevent(opens in new window)
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