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Exploitable results
According to the objectives of the project focus on determining where the European public authorities and private investors should invest on research in the software and IT services in the coming years analysing among other factors the enormous activity of software development taking place in China and India, the main outcomes of the project are:
- Awareness creation and consensus of software and services needs and structure among stakeholders from industry and the key decision-makers by means of the three Fassbinder International Workshops.
- The development of a common approach and strategic alliances between European industry and third countries software associations in the software and services space by means of the Fassbinder Strategy Agreement.
- The publication of the Fassbinder White Book with a set of recommendations for investment reviewed and validated by the members of the Fassbinder advisory group.
The White Book presented at Brussels workshop includes interesting findings, analysis and projections. The conclusions derived by the work done, are focused on the relationships, implications, consequences, opportunities and threats for the European S&S industry. These conclusions set up the basis of the Fassbinder proposal for an international strategy reflected in the Fassbinder Strategy Agreement, a confidential report which establish the principles for cooperation between Europe and India and China.
All the work performed and Fassbinder White Book has been successfully disseminated in the three international workshops held in Bangalore, Beijing and Brussels. These events constituted key opportunities to an interactive and useful exchange of views among involved experts in the software and IT services field and to consolidate the findings and conclusions of the project and promote the cohesion between EU and China and India institutions.
Fassbinder (Beijing) workshop was a one-day event in parallel with the International Cooperation Symposium on China software and IT industry, which is the most important component of Zhongguancun IT Festival (ZITF), the largest IT event in Beijing, China. The main goal of the Beijing workshop was disseminate the research result of the project and to validate the assumptions of the research activities. In addition, industry experts from the three regions had a chance to learn more about each other and had laid solid foundation for cooperation in the future having the opportunity to make contacts and meet potential partners.
Fassbinder has been a very satisfactory experience for all people involved in the project. From the differences of culture and language to the development of the work and organisation of the different events have been stimulating challenges for all partners. Beijing and Bangalore workshop were a success with a number of participants that exceeded the expectations. The quality of the events was extremely high with high-level presentations and discussions during the workshops.
The three events, especially the two that took place in China and India were an excellent opportunity to meet industry experts and stakeholders of the software and IT services area from the three regions to learn more about each other and establish solid foundation for cooperation in the future.
The Fassbinder International Workshops have been the scenario to develop the guidelines for a common strategy between Europe and third countries for software and services future actions. During the Brussels workshop the strategy was defined in the 'Strategy towards India and China' round table session. This common strategy has been reflected in the Fassbinder Strategy Agreement.
The Fassbinder White Book has compiled all the work performed during the project and has been a great effort from all partners. It will be presented during the Brussels workshop. This project is one more step in the building of an enhanced relationship between Europe and China and India underpinning the EU presence in both countries.
The project has provided potential benefits for all parts involved: on the one hand European research community can benefit even more from the scientific and knowledge potential on software and services of India and China on the other hand China and India can take advantage of the knowledge about the European market provided by the project.
Fassbinder has developed beneficial strategies taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of Europe, India and China in the software industry establishing guidelines for the European commission to enable the politicians to make the right decisions to strengthen the European software industry.
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