The Government of Malta has allocated the sum of €700,000 for the National Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme. The R&I Programme is administered by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and provides state financing in the form of grants for research, development and innovation in science and technology.

Dear NCPs

I am leaving my current position as NCP Lithuania and as of now ICT PSP issues
and further calls will be handled by Mr. Edmundas Zvirblis, e.zvirblis@ivpk.lt (MC member) and Mrs. Kristina Aidietiene k.aidietiene@ivpk.lt (Head of Information and EU Issues Division).

It was nice meeting and working with you all.

I wish you fruitful cooperation and nice summer.

Best regards

Agne Kavaliauskiene

NCP Lithuania

A total of 139 proposals have been submitted to ICT PSP Call 4, which closed on 1/6 17h00. They are distributed across the objectives as shown on the attachment (these figures are based on the objectives declared on registration to the EPSS, when we actually see the proposals there may be minor differences).

Please find enclosed the ICT PSP newsletter.

Topics covered:

• ICT PSP Call 4
• Pilot B Guide for applicants
• NCP representation at ICT 2010
• Association MoUs in preparation
• Europe 2020 strategy

and much more....

The "ICT-enabled sustainability in smart cities" info & networking event organised by NCP Malta on he 3 March 2010 was a real success.

It attracted around 150 stakeholders from 13 different countries, including Senegal, India, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria and various European states.

NCP Malta

The Maltese NCP posts this EoI for the ICT PSP 2010.

Please find all the details in the document below.

Request for Partner Searches for ICPT PSP 2010 Theme 1 and 4

The Malta CIP National Contact Point is organizing the international seminar “ICT-enabled sustainability in ‘smart’ cities” in Malta on the 3rd March 2010. International stakeholders are cordially invited to participate.

For more information about the event, and how to participate, kindly visit www.cipmalta.com and click on the link under ‘events’ at the bottom of the home page.

The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) is interested in participating in initiatives under Objective 3.3: e-Accessibility of Public Digital Terminals, and Objective 3.4: Assistive technologies and accessibility portal. For further information, please download the document below.

Contact Details

Malta Communications Authority
‘Valletta Waterfront’, Pinto Wharf, Floriana, FRN 1913, Malta, Europe.
Tel: (356) 21 336 840. Fax: (356) 21 336846
Website: www.mca.org.mt

NCP Italy

The Italian NCP posts this EoI for the upcoming ICT PSP call.

Please find all the details in the documents below.

The CIP-ICT PSP Call 4 was published in the Official Journal C015 of the European Union today, 21 January 2010.

The closing date will be 1 June 2010 17h00 Brussels time.

Please refer to the CIP-ICT PSP Call 4 page on Europa for the call documents.