Reporting on ICT 2008, Europe's biggest research event for information and communication technologies

ICT 2008, Europe’s largest bi-annual ICT research event was the place to be late November 2008. About 4,500 people participated in this event organised by the European Commission's Directorate General for the Information Society and Media. ICT 2008 presented Europe's priorities for ICT research, development and funding. Experts from the world of ICT looked at how Europe can lead the ICT agenda for the next decade.

The ICT 2008 Exhibition showed concrete results of research in and around Europe related to information and communications technologies. ERCIM, D4Science project’s coordinator, had a strong presence through stands and networking sessions.

This event was an excellent occasion to have face-to-face interaction with D4Science collaborating projects (such as BELIEF, CASPAR, EGI_DS…) and the European Commission. Many new contacts were made plus there was plenty of opportunity for fruitful exchanges on project collaboration and dissemination.

Finally thumbs up to our collaborating project Health-e-Child, EGEE supported project connecting paediatrics healthcare professionals with grid technology, which won the ICT 2008 Exhibit Grand Prize worth €10,000.