HYPERWEB

Hervé Fischer
March 18th, 2007 in Patagonia, Chili

Dear FIAM’s members and friends. It is a pleasure to announce that Mr. Li Ping will now act as Executive Director for FIAM. He will also keep the direction of our office in Shanghai. As you may conclude, we consider China as a first market for all of us. Not to underestimate the fast and performing developments of e-markets in Europe, India, Australia and North and South America. On the contrary: the most recent exponential markets for digital technologies, services and contents are fascinating. But we are all aware of the needs and opportunities in China. Therefore, don’t hesitate contacting Mr. Li Ping. He is waiting for your questions and projects. I also would like to underline the expertise of our new webmaster Mr. Zude Le.

I was most recently in Havana, attending INFORMATICA 2007. It was a big international success. Don’t forget that Cuba is training more than 12.000 students in computing. I am now writing theses lines in extreme South Chile. Here, wireless connection is a basic urban infrastructure and Chile is as developed as Canada in all kind of digital networking, services and governance. I shall attend by the end of March an important congress in San Jose, Costa Rica: TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT 2007. This small country is reaching an incredible success with 27% of its national exportations thanks to its digital industries!

Not to speak from India (next time!), and Europe.

I would like to underline today the future of that l may call HYPERWEB: the convergence of Semantic Web and Web 2.O. This new performance simultaneously of more powerful research engines and of friendly platforms of collaborative tools, allowing a custom-made use of 3rd generation networks is incredibly promising. As is the Digital Age.

Please get in touch with us. We intend to publish regularly in formations about the activities of each of your associations.

Good luck to all of you! Un abrazo.

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The European Seal of E-Excellence rewards ICT & digital media companies with an excellent track record in innovation marketing (2007)
 

February 2007

For the fifth year in a row, the European Multimedia Associations Convention (EMMAC) calls upon ICT & digital media companies worldwide to apply for the European Seal of E-Excellence. Applications are receivable until 28 February 2007. The winners of the European Seal of E-Excellence 2007 will be announced at CEBIT / Hanover on 15 March 2007.

The European Seal of E-Excellence is bestowed annually by the European Multimedia Associations Convention (EMMAC) with the support of the E-Accelerator. A jury composed of representatives of EMMAC members selects the winners on the basis of an open application process.
(For more detail, please visit www.emmac.org)

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International Game Developers Association (IGDA) will join Game Developers Conference (GDC) in full effect (2007)

February 2007

Game Developers Conference (GDC) will be held on 5-9 March, 2007, in San Francisco, California, USA. Housed at the Moscone Convention Center, the Game Developers Conference 2007 will turn one of the most cosmopolitan and international cities in the world into a game industry playground. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) will be at GDC in full effect, including among others:
  •Members-Only Party on Tuesday night
  •7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards
  •IGDA Track with over 30 sessions
  •2-day Education SIG Curriculum Workshop
  •Student Scholarship Program
  •Chapter Coordinators Workshop
(For more information on GDC, please visit www.gdconf.com)

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Internet Society Announces New Program to Encourage Developing World Participation in Internet Standards Setting

January 10, 2007

Reston, VA and Geneva, Switzerland - 10th January 2007 - Continuing its longstanding commitment to build technical capacity in less developed countries, the Internet Society (ISOC, USA) today announced a new program, the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF. The program offers fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting for technologists from developing countries.

The IETF is the Internet’s premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture.

(For more information, Please visit: www.isoc.org)

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