| Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
| 14.00-14.10 |
Opening of the workshop
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Roumen Nikolov |
| Short presentation of the WP1 activities and workshop agenda |
| 14.10-15.45 |
Technology-based challenges for Bulgarian universities
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Roumen Nikolov |
| ICT policy and development trends and challenges in Bulgaria, Georgi Prangov, DAITC |
| EU opportunities for research, innovation and education, Mrs. Totka Chernaeva, DAITC |
| FMI draft RTDI strategy, Assoc. Prof. Maria Nisheva |
| 15.45-16.15 |
Coffee Break |
| 16.15-18.00 |
Strategy and action plan for ICT research, innovation and education for FMI within SISTER project
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Maria Nisheva |
| Research topics, methodology and Action plan of WP2a "Software and Services", Assoc. Prof. Silvia Ilieva |
| Action plan of WP2b "Intelligent Content and Semantics", Assoc. Prof. Krassen Stefanov |
| Action plan of WP3 "Interdisciplinary skills of FMI researchers and networking with industry", Assoc. Prof. Kamelia Stefanova and Assoc. Prof. Elissaveta Gourova |
| E-visibility of FMI research, Ass. Prof. Eliza Stefanova |
| Friday, 31 October 2008 |
| 9.00-10.30 |
Industry academia challenges for RTDI Strategy and action plan for FMI
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Kamelia Stefanova |
| The innovation policy in Bulgaria: trends and challenges, Assoc. Prof. Teodora Georgieva, ARC Fund |
| The technology transfer function - a challenge for Bulgarian Universities, Assoc. Prof. Lili Pavlova, BAS |
| Best practices for industry academia collaboration in ICT education, Prof. Ricardo Goncalves, UNINOVA, Portugal |
| Exploiting synergies with SMEs and the Public Administrations in Bolzano, Prof. Gabriela Dodero, University of Balzano |
| Best practices for e-collaboration in research environment, Mr. Lazarus Inepologlou, CERTH, Greece |
| 10.30-11.15 |
Building Scenarios for FMI development
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Petko Ruskov |
| 11.15-11.45 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.45-13.00 |
Workshop conclusions and follow-up actions
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Kamelia Stefanova |
| Presentation of scenarios for FMI development |
| Discussion on action plan and RTDI strategy finalisation |
