CEPIS Execom Elections
–
Nominations Now Open!
 The
official invitation to
Members to nominate candidates for the
Executive Committee has been announced
on behalf of Honorary Secretary, Bryon
Nicolaides. The term of five CEPIS
officers expires in November 2012. In
accordance with the CEPIS
Constitution, Members are invited to
nominate candidates for election to
the positions listed below at the
forthcoming Council meeting in
Brussels on 22 November: President
Elect, Honorary Secretary, Honorary
Treasurer, Vice President (2
positions). For further information
please see the Member’s Area of the
CEPIS website.
CEPIS
Meeting on Education: Computing in Schools
 During
the 48(12) CEPIS Council Meeting in
Milan many Members expre ssed
an
interest in the topic
presented by Bob McLaughlin on IT in
Education. Thanks to all those who have
indicated th eir
availability for thi s
meeting which will take place on 10
October in Brussels. If you would like
to attend, but have not already
indicated your availability, please
contact Michel
Krmek.
Central
European Olympiad in Informatics Hosted by
NJSzT
 The CEPIS
Member in Hungary, the John von Neumann
Computer Society (NJSzT)
recently
hosted the 2012 Central European
Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI 2012).
This
event attracted 52 promising computer
scientists aged between 15 and 17 from
12 countries. Competitors were
challenged to develop the best
algorithms to solve practical problems
of everyday life. The Central-European
Olympiad in Informatics was launched in
1994 and is held each year in a
different country. Read More about CEIO
2012
EC
Invests €8.1 Billion in Research and
Innovation to Boost Europe’s Growth
 The
European Commission announced the
final and biggest ever set of calls
for proposals for research under its
Seventh Framework
Programme. In total,
€8.1
billion will support projects and
ideas to increase Europe’s
competitiveness. The funding, which
is open to organisations and
businesses in all EU Member States
and partner countries, makes up the
lion’s share of the EU’s proposed
€10.8 billion research budget for
2013. The calls support the Digital
Agenda’s ICT research funding
targets, with almost €1.5 billion
dedicated to the area of information and
communication technologies. Learn More about
the 2013 Work Programme
Call for
Proposals – ICT Cooperation Programme
 The
European Commission published the
10th Call for Proposals under the
Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) theme of the
EU’s Seventh Framework Programme.
The objective of this Call is to
improve the competitiveness of
European industry and enable
Europe to shape future
developments in ICT in order to
meet the demands of its society
and economy. This call addresses 8
challenges ranging from ‘Pervasive
and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures’ to ‘ICT for
Learning and Access to Cultural
Resources’, and covers additional
themes such as International
Cooperation and Future and
Emerging Technologies. This Work Programme
defines the priorities and the
criteria that will be used for
evaluating proposals. The deadline
to submit proposals is 15 January
2013. Learn More about
this Call for Proposals
Register
to the ICT Proposers’ Day 2012
 The ICT Proposers’ Day
is a two-day event organised by the
European Commission’s DG for
Communications Networks Content and
Technology (DG CONNECT, formerly DG
INFSO). It will take place in Warsaw,
Poland, on 26-27 September. This event
offers a networking platform to build
quality partnerships for participating
in the new ICT Work Programme for
2013. The event will include
presentations of project ideas,
first-hand information from European
Commission officials, as well as
guidance on how to submit a successful
proposal. An online platform
was recently launched that allows
participants to submit their
presentations and start networking with
other proposers. Click Here to Register
Call for
Tender - Digital Agenda Policy Engagement
Research
 The European
Commission recently published a call for
tender regarding policy engagement for
growth and jobs as part of the Digital
Agenda for Europe (DAE).
The goal of
this service contract is to stimulate
commitment around the use of ICT to
deliver growth and jobs by supporting
the up-scaling of ongoing efforts in
meeting DAE targets. This service
contract is divided in five separate
lots, one of which focuses on the
potential of ICT to generate employment.
Particular attention during the research
will be paid to aspects relating to
mapping skills needs, matching supply
and demand of required job profiles, and
certification of competences.This call
for tender is open only until 19 August.
More about this Call
for Tender
Calls for
Tender - e-Skills
 The
European Commission’s DG for
Enterprise and Industry published
three calls for tender on e-skills.
The first call
focuses on monitoring key indicators
and scenarios on the supply and the
demand of e-skills, and on
benchmarking national policy
initiatives and multi-stakeholder
partnerships in the European Union.
The second call
is
for a study on the international
dimension of e-skills and
professionalism and the impact of
globalization on high-level e-skills
requirements. The third call
aims to develop European guidelines
and quality labels for new curricula
fostering e-leadership skills based
on market needs and best practices.
The three calls for tender are open
until 28 September.
Call for Tender
– Study on Social Innovation in the
Digital Agenda
 The European Commission’s
Community Research and Development
Information Service (CORDIS)
published
a call for tender for a large study on
social innovation in the Digital Agenda
for Europe (DAE).
The study
focuses on the social innovation enabled
by the network effect of the Internet
and by new models for co-production and
sharing of content. The objective is to
identify the actors involved in social
innovation and to analyse their
approaches in relation to the DAE, as
well as to mobilise new actors and the
general public in view of future
research actions and social innovation
activities. Proposals can be submitted
until 10 August. More about this Call
for Tender
Call
for Proposals – Study on Women Active in the
ICT Sector
 The
European Commission launched a call
for proposals to identify and
analyse the most effective practices
in structural and cultural change
and the ’economic case’ for
fostering higher participation of
girls and women in ICT studies,
careers, digital world. The
envisaged study will also cover
ICT-related career image changes and
explore what is means to have ICT
skills as well as how and where
those ICT skills can be employed.
This Call for Proposals is open
until 29 October 2012. Learn More about
this Call for Proposals
CEPIS
at WCC2012
 The World
Computer Congress 2012 will take
place in Amsterdam from September
24-26. The theme of the WCC2012
Conference is ‘Towards an
Innovative, Secure and Sustainable
Information Society’. To achieve
this objective education and IT
professionalism are key so on the
third day of the program there is a
focus on e-skills
and professionalism, where the
CEPIS work on e-competence and the
development of pan-European
framework will be presented in
additional to the work of the CEN
Workshop on ICT Skills. During the
first two days topics such as how
can IT help in improving health
care, food and water supply, address
climate issue and security will be
addressed. Registration is still
open. More
on WCC2012
EU
Citizens Feel Threatened by Cyber Crime
 A new survey on cyber
security reveals that 89% of
European Internet users avoid disclosing
personal information online because of
concerns about cyber crime. Internet
users are also highly concerned about
identity theft and discovering illegal
content accidentally. Moreover the
report highlights the strong link
between being well-informed about cyber
crime and feeling confident online. The
European Commission has proposed to set
up a European Cybercrime
Centre in 2013 to protect
citizens
and businesses against increasing cyber
threats and is preparing a European
Strategy for Cyber Security, which will
address, among other topics,
infrastructure protection and
cybercrime. Read the Full Report
Skills
Shortage Forces Organisations to Adopt
Talent Development Strategies
 The 2012 Talent
Shortage Survey, recently
published by the Manpower Group,
reveals that one third of employers
are unable to find the talent their
organisation need because applicants
lack the technical skills required.
The survey also highlights that
recruiting new staff for IT roles is
increasingly challenging for employers, with IT being the most
in-demand category (up from eighth
in 2011). This lack of competences
will force organisations to adopt a
new mindset regarding talent
development, where upskilling their
existing employees and developing
candidates with potential becomes
the norm rather than the exception. Read the Full
Report
Call
for Proposals – ARTEMIS Embedded Computing
Systems Initiative
 The
European Commission launched a new
call for proposals for the ARTEMIS Joint
Undertaking which is a
public-private partnership between
the EC, Member States and the
industry. The objective of the
ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking is to help
European industry consolidate and
reinforce its world leadership in
embedded computing technologies.
Over 98% of all computing chips are
are indeed hidden or embedded in all
sorts of thing, such as cars or
mobile phones, that do not even look
like computers. The economic impact
of embedded computing systems in
terms of jobs and growth is expected
to exceed € 100 billion over ten
years. The deadline for submissions
is 6 September. Learn More about
this Call for Proposals
EC
Consultation on Preservation of the Open
Internet
 The
European Commission launched a
consultation on Internet
transparency, switching operators,
and Internet traffic management. The
consultation seeks views on Internet
congestion management, managed
services, and related privacy
issues. It focuses also on Internet
performance, restrictions of
Internet access products, and
Internet interconnection issues
between network operators. The
consultation results will form the
basis of policy recommendations. The
consultation is open until 15
October 2012. Take Part in this
Consultation
OECD
Skills Strategy Launched
 The
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
recently
launched its new Skills Strategy.
The Skills Strategy is a global
online project aimed at fostering a
cross-government and peer-learning
approach in the development, supply,
and use of skills to promote
economic growth and social
inclusion. The project offers policy
recommendations for countries,
businesses, and individuals with a
view towards a better use and
description of skills.
Country-specific indicators and
local case-studies allow the
analysis of skills-related topics on
a national level. The dedicated
website also offers interactive data
visualisations allowing
cross-country comparisons on the
national impacts of skills. Visit the Skills
Strategy Website
EC
Consultation on Network and Information
Security
The
European Commission launched a
consultation on improving Network
and Information Security (NIS) in
the EU. Network and information
systems have become essential and
they are crucial in the completion
of the European Internal Market. NIS
incidents are however on the rise
with increasing reports of cyber
incidents. The EC intends to adopt a
Strategy aimed at improving NIS,
stepping up the fight against
cybercrime, and addressing the
external dimension of
cyber-security. In order to enhance
NIS across the EU, the EC is
carrying out an impact assessment,
to which this Consultation will
contribute. This consultation is
open until 12 October. Take Part in this
Consultation
Discover
the EY2012 Awards
 The
European Year for Active Ageing and
Solidarity between Generations (EY2012)
is
launching the EY2012 Awards
to highlight initiatives that
promote active ageing and
intergenerational solidarity. One of
the six awards categories, the
‘workplaces for all ages awards’
focuses on initiatives aiming to
improve conditions for older
workers. The prizes for the
finalists are €2,000 for the first
place, €1,000 for the second place,
and €500 for the third place. An
awards ceremony will be organised
later this year in Brussels where
the winners of each category will be
announced. More about the
EY2012 Awards
Important
Upcoming Events
19
 21 September
CONFENIS
2012
Ghent,
Belgium. Organised by: FBVI-FAIB
24
26 September IFIP World Computer
Congress 2012 Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. Organised by: IFIP
26
27 September ICT Proposers’ Day 2012
Warsaw, Poland. Organised by: European
Commission
10
11 October Annual Privacy Forum
Limassol,
Cyprus. Organised by: European Commission,
University of Cyprus and ENISA. Supported
by: CEPIS
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