• overview
• programme

An international cooperative R&D forum organised by:

Australia

• National ICT Australia (NICTA)
• Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology cooperation (FEAST)
• Queensland Government

Italy

• Polytechnic of Turin
• Torino Wireless Foundation
• Piemonte Region
• Italian Embassy in Canberra

This three-day long event will provide a useful opportunity to cover a number of topical issues in information and communications technology (ICT) research and development (R&D) cooperation between Australia and Europe. There will be a particular emphasis on the role of bilateral cooperation — as illustrated by Australian-Italian collaboration. It will also provide an opportunity for the Queensland Government and the Piemonte Region to further develop their collaborative relationship, in so doing providing a case study of the role of “bottom up” regionally based cooperative agreements in facilitating Australian-European R&D cooperation.

To this end, each of the three days will focus on a particular dimension of R&D cooperation.

• Day 1 will focus on the role of bilateral R&D cooperation at the regional level as illustrated by the Piemonte Region – State of Queensland agreement. This will involve an open technical session on cooperation over applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and a closed session outlining the next steps in this regional alliance.
• Day 2 will focus on the role of bilateral R&D cooperation at the national level by considering the nature, extent and future prospects for Australian-Italian R&D cooperation. This will be treated as an example of the contribution of bilateral national cooperation to the wider evolving Australian-European relationship.
• Day 3 will focus on the important cross cutting thematic area of “managing complexity” with particular reference to the extent to which Australian-European cooperation on ICT R&D can assist in addressing this major challenge. Modern internationally inter-dependent nations and economic blocks must now manage highly complex problems in the natural, social, environmental, economic and technological domains. This technical workshop aims to start the process of defining a 10 year cooperative research agenda for work on managing complexity.

Attendance is free of charge and attendees are welcome to participate either on the particular days of interest to them — or on all three days. This event will also provide a useful opportunity for side meetings and general relationship building. The venue will be at the Polytechnic of Turin with additional support provided by the Istituto Superiore Mario Boella.

Contacts

Australia

Dr Mark Matthews
Executive Director
Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology cooperation (FEAST)
The Australian National University
E: mark.matthews@anu.edu.au
T: +61 2 6125 7690
F: +61 2 6125 7815

Europe

Prof. Lamberto Rondoni
Dipartimento di Matematica
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino - Italy
E: lamberto.rondoni@polito.it
T: +39 011 5647533
F: +39 011 5647599

Organising Committee

(in alphabetical order)

• Dr Ludovico Ciferri, Torino Wireless Foundation
• Dr James Galloway, National ICT Australia
• Prof. Mario Rasetti, Politecnico di Torino
• Prof. Lamberto Rondoni, Politecnico di Torino
• Mr Stewart MacIntyre, Queensland Government
• Dr Mark Matthews, FEAST
• Adj. Prof. Nicola Sasanelli, A.M. Italian Embassy - Canberra
• Dr Maria Schiavone, Politecnico di Torino