The “Trans-Atlantic Symposium on ICT Technology and Policy – 5G Networks, Big Data, Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems for a Smart Society”, organized by the PICASSO project and hosted by the Technological Leadership Institute, University of Minnesota, will be held in Minneapolis on June 19-20, 2017. Symposium sponsors include the U.S. National Science Foundation, [...]
The PICASSO webinar on ICT security kicked off with the realization that the stakes are rising rapidly, with more and more incidents getting noticeable by the wider public, ranging from the WannaCry ransomware attack from last week to the Dyn denial of service attack (by “connected Things”) from last October and the many user data [...]
The PICASSO project is organizing a policy webinar on " Cybersecurity and its impact on EU-US ICT collaboration” which will take place on May 16, 2017 (03.00 p.m. UTC). Aim of the webinar is to discuss and refine policy recommendations designed to improve EU/US ICT-orientated collaborations - specifically in three technological domains: 5G networks; Big [...]
NearUS, a 4-year project funded by the European Commission was officially launched on the 1st of April 2017. About the project: The aim of NearUS is to establish a Network of Centres for European Research and Innovation as central contact point for support to EU research and innovation actors (start-ups, SMEs, universities…) seeking collaboration with and in the United [...]
BILAT USA 4.0 project and CEUCE (Colorado European Union Center of Excellence) are jointly organising a "Workshop on EU US Research and Innovation Collaboration: Opportunities through Horizon 2020" Date: Monday, April 10, 2017 Timeframe: 9:00 AM ‐ 12:00 PM MDT Venue: Maglione Hall, 5th Floor, the Sie Complex, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University [...]
The PICASSO consortium has just released the PICASSO Opportunity Report “Towards Enhanced EU‐US ICT Pre‐competitive Collaboration” that provides a comprehensive survey of technology and policy themes and promising collaboration opportunities that have been identified for EU-US collaboration. In addition, the report provides detailed background information, such as comprehensive analyses of the technological EU and US [...]
The European Commission has conducted an open consultation for the Next Generation Internet Initiative (NGI), with 449 participants providing their views both on technologies and values relevant for the Internet of the future. The Final report of the Next Generation Internet Consultation has now been published. It can also be consulted, debated and commented here. [...]
The PICASSO project has now published its 2nd Newsletter! Check out the content via the ‘Newsletters’ webpage and subscribe to the PICASSO Project News mailing list , if not yet done, and make sure to receive all important news and upcoming newsletters.
An agreement had been signed between the European Commission and the US Government on October 17, 2016, facilitating cooperation between European and American researchers on projects funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s research and innovation programme (see the related news on our website). An FAQ on this EU-US Implementing Arrangement has now been prepared [...]
On Feb. 2, 2017, the PICASSO IoT/CPS Expert Group conducted a successful interactive webinar to present and discuss its findings with experts from all over the world, and to generate new ideas and recommendations for EU-US research and innovation collaboration. Check out the webinar summary here: IoT/CPS Webinar webpage
