Welcome

eChallenges e-2005 attracted over 590 delegates from 46 countries and 5 continents, representing government (23%), industry (17%), high-tech SMEs (12%) and research/academic organisations (48%). Opened by Dr Jure Zupan, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia and closed by Dr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, keynote speakers from Slovenia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, USA and Japan, shared insights into current applied ICT challenges in government, business and research.

Continuing a trend of increasing international participation in the eChallenges Community, almost 8% of presenters this year were from outside Europe, compared to 4% at e-2004. By showcasing contributions on commercial, government or societal exploitation of the Internet and ICT from around the world, eChallenges provides a unique opportunity to gain a better appreciation of some of the cultural, technological and training issues impacting on global eAdoption today.

Pre-Announcement of eChallenges e-2006

eChallenges e-2006, which will take place in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain in October, is the sixteenth in a series of Annual Conferences, which regularly attracts over 550 delegates from leading commercial, government & research organisations around the world to share knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice.

eChallenges e-2006 Sponsors include the Generalitat de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Barcelona and Hewlett-Packard Europe. eChallenges e-2006 is also supported by the European Commission. Technical co-sponsors include IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa), IEEE Spain Computer Chapter, IEEE Spain Signal Processing and Communication Joint Chapter, IEEE UKRI Computer Chapter and IEEE Control and Communication (Ireland) Joint Chapter.

Further information and the Call for Papers will be published in December.