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EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 in Singapore 📅 28-29 October 2025 📍 Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore Organised by INPACE, National University of Singapore & Singapore Academy of Engineering (SAEng), this event will bring together policymakers, researchers, tech innovators, and business leaders to shape the future of digital cooperation between the EU and Indo-Pacific countries. ✨ Spotlight Session: Semiconductors: Manufacturing, Supply Chains and International Cooperation 📅 29 October, 13.30-14.30 SGT Organised by Francis Balestra (SiNANO Institute), this session will focus on manufacturing and supply chains in the semiconductor industry, including green materials for sustainable electronics and International Cooperation to strengthen the economic resilience. Programme Highlights: 🔹Supply and Value Chains & International Cooperation between Europe and Indo-Pacific - Francis Balestra (SiNANO Institute) 🔹Forging a Collaborative Future: Europe-Indo-Pacific Partnership in Heterogeneous Semiconductor Packaging with Photonics - Dr Shankara K Prasad (Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati) 👉 Register and check out the full programme: https://lnkd.in/dx6S2bRd #EUIndoPacificDigitalPartnershipConference #HorizonEurope #DigitalPartnership #INPACE #EUIndoPacific INPACE National University of Singapore #SingaporeAcademyofEngineering European Union Delegation to Singapore

INPACE Digital Public Infrastructure Hackathon 2025: Bridging EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Cooperation Team Builder Wins Groundbreaking Cross-Border Interoperability Challenge! After three intensive days in Bengaluru, the 2025 Hackathon on Interoperability of Digital Public Infrastructure has concluded with remarkable success! 🥇 WINNER: Team Builder (Vishal Kriplani) for their comprehensive cross-continental data sharing platform 🥈 2nd Place: YourD - EU Global Visa Portal revolutionizing travel verification 🥉 3rd Place: Team Brogrammers (Gouher Danish, Nazish Fraz, Aaqib Gouher) - Digital Product Passport for supply chain transparency 🌍 This pioneering event, aligned with the EU-India Trade and Technology Council framework and EU Digital Partnerships with Japan, Korea, and Singapore, brought together 30+ participants from across the Indo-Pacific region to tackle one of today's most complex digital challenges: seamless cross-border identity verification. The Challenge: Create functional prototypes demonstrating how an EU citizen with a Digital Identity Wallet can securely access data from Indian organizations registered in MOSIP - and vice versa. 💡 Exceptional Jury Expertise Moderated by: Dr. Franck Le Gall, CEO EGM & ETSI TC DATA Vice Chair Expert Jury: Chandra Challagonda, CEO, FIWARE Foundation Suna Akbayir, CEO, Beyond Barcode & Artech Swaminathan Vasanth Rajaraman, VP Platform, IUDX, CDPG, IISc Sivanand Lanka, VP Engineering, MOSIP Technical Support Team: Pierre Gronlier CIO, Gaia-X Thomas Bousselin, Backend Engineer, EGM Aidar Negimatzhanov, Technical Support 🎯 Beyond our top 3, teams delivered groundbreaking solutions: Code Hunter: Blockchain-based education credential verification PAnDPI: Trust-first interoperability fabric for DPIs Quantum Maverick: Cross-border customs clearance automation Secontext: AI-powered DPI enhancement 🤝 Organizational Excellence Co-organized by: INPACE, FIWARE Foundation, CDPG from IISc, with support from Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL) & Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), ENRICH GLOBAL, EGM 📍The hackathon formed Track 1 of India's premier Data for Public Good Symposium 2025, showcasing solutions to government leaders, academia, and industry stakeholders focused on sustainable digital transformation. Event Links: INPACE: https://lnkd.in/dP7Z5qQ7 FIWARE: https://lnkd.in/dsVpA2bQ Data for Public Good: https://lnkd.in/dWdTf5Ki 🚀 These innovative solutions represent the future of EU-Indo-Pacific digital cooperation, demonstrating practical pathways for secure, privacy-preserving cross-border digital identity systems. #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #EUIndiaCooperation #Interoperability #DigitalIdentity #CrossBorderTech #Hackathon2025

EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 in Singapore 📅 28-29 October 2025 📍 Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore Organised by INPACE, National University of Singapore & Singapore Academy of Engineering (SAEng), this event will bring together policymakers, researchers, tech innovators, and business leaders to shape the future of digital cooperation between the EU and Indo-Pacific countries. ✨ Spotlight Session: Development of Safe AI Solutions 📅 29 October, 13.30-15.30 SGT In many domains, as e.g. mobility (autonomous driving, driverless trains), health care, operation of production plants or of the power grid, the safety of AI-based solutions is a prime concern. The session will start with an overview of the aspects that have to be covered in the development process of safe AI solutions and then discuss specific methods and applications in different domains. At the end there will be a round-table discussion on streamlining approaches between Europe and the Indo-Pacific and perspectives for collaboration. Organisers: - Marc Zeller (Siemens Mobility) - Sebastian Engell (TU Dortmund University) Programme Highlights: 🔹 Assuring Safety of AI-based Systems: Overview and Lessons Learned in the Railway Domain - Marc Zeller (Siemens Mobility) 🔹 Stable AI for Autonomous Vehicles - Shuzhi Sam Ge (National University of Singapore) 🔹 Beyond Accuracy: Robustness and Explainability for Industrial AI under Dynamic Conditions - Gianluca Manca (Ruhr University Bochum) 🔹 Evaluating and Hardening Large Language Models - Yong Liu (A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) 🔹 AI for Early Detection of Mental Impairment in Children - Ramesh Naidu Laveti (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) 👉 Register and check out the full programme: https://lnkd.in/dx6S2bRd #EUIndoPacificDigitalPartnershipConference #HorizonEurope #DigitalPartnership #INPACE #EUIndoPacific INPACE National University of Singapore #SingaporeAcademyofEngineering European Union Delegation to Singapore

🚀 Spotlight on INPACE’s Cluster 3: Trustworthy Digital Technologies, led by Athens Technology Center (ATC). As part of the INPACE initiative, Cluster 3 is advancing digital technologies in strategically vital areas across Europe and the Indo-Pacific. "Cluster 3 is all about #trust: 🔍 Trusted AI – Designing and deploying reliable and explainable AI/GenAI models 📊 Data Technologies – Securing transparent, interoperable, and privacy-compliant data lifecycles ⚙️ High-Performance Computing (HPC) – Enabling large-scale AI and advanced simulations through powerful infrastructure 📣 Explore how ATC and INPACE are building bridges of trust in digital innovation: 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dgYs9jna #INPACE #DigitalInnovation #TrustedAI #DataGovernance #HPC #EUIndoPacific #DigitalTransformation #AI #TechPolicy #ATC #DigitalTrust Thank you Antonis Ramfos 🙏 G.A.C. Group (GAC) France EGM ENRICH GLOBAL Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) CNRS Eurescom GmbH SiNANO Institute Athens Technology Center SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics Digital for Planet Martel Innovate RCISD BTU • Business and Technology University The University of Tokyo National University of Singapore Sejong University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati C-Dac(Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing) Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, Slovak University of Technology

INPACE Digital Public Infrastructure Hackathon: First Phase Complete! 🏆We're thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the first phase of our hackathon on Digital Public Infrastructure interoperability! Over the past three intensive days, 7 innovative teams tackled the challenge of bridging EU Digital Identity Wallets with Indo-Pacific systems like MOSIP, working with cutting-edge technologies from our expert partners at FIWARE Foundation and Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL). 🎯The Challenge Teams designed solutions enabling seamless cross-border digital identity verification - imagine EU citizens using their Digital Identity Wallets to access Indian MOSIP-registered services, or vice versa. The potential impact? Enhanced digital services for over 2 billion people across the EU-Indo-Pacific region! 💡Innovative Solutions Our teams tackled diverse use cases: - Cross-Border Education Credential Verification (Code Hunter) - EU-Indian Supply Chain DPP (Brogrammers) - Trust-First DPI Interoperability (PAnDPI) - Cross-Border Customs Clearance (Quantum Maverick) - AI-Powered DPI Solutions (Secontext) - Continental Data Sharing Platform (Builder) - EU Global Visa Portal (YourD) 🏅Meet Our Finalists! After rigorous evaluation across interoperability, real-world impact, trust & security, and technical excellence, we're proud to announce our TOP 3 FINALISTS: - Team Brogrammers - DPP for EU-Indian Supply Chain (Gouher Danish, Nazish Fraz, Aaqib Gouher) - Team YourD - EU Global Visa Portal - Team Builder - Continental Data Sharing Platform (Vishal Kriplani)   🔧Technology Stack Teams leveraged state-of-the-art standards including: - eIDAS 2.0 & EU Digital Identity Wallets - MOSIP open-source identity platform - W3C Verifiable Credentials & DIDs - FIWARE NGSI-LD Context Brokers - GAiA-X Trust Framework - GLEIF vLEI Standards   🌍What's Next? Our finalists will present at the Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025 tomorrow, 15 October, for the final selection! This hackathon represents a crucial milestone in our mission to create interoperable digital infrastructures supporting the EU's Digital Partnerships with Japan, Korea, Singapore, and India.   Special thanks to our organizers at INPACE (EGM, Thomas Bousselin) and our expert partners FIWARE Foundation (Chandra Challagonda) and Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL) (Pierre Gronlier) for making this vision a reality! #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #DPI #DigitalIdentity #Interoperability INPACE FIWARE Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL) #EUIndoPacific #Innovation #DigitalPartnerships #eIDAS #MOSIP #Hackathon2025

EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 in Singapore 📅 28-29 October 2025 📍 Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore Organised by INPACE, National University of Singapore & Singapore Academy of Engineering (SAEng), this event will bring together policymakers, researchers, tech innovators, and business leaders to shape the future of digital cooperation between the EU and Indo-Pacific countries. ✨ Spotlight Session: Trusted Cross-Regional Data Transactions 📅 29 October, 13.30-15.30 SGT Organised by Antonis Ramfos (Athens Technology Center), this session will highlight key enablers, ongoing initiatives and regulatory approaches for interoperable and ethical data infrastructure in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, discuss challenges to data interoperability and trust, and identify opportunities for collaboration. Key Speakers: 🔹Vedran Lalic (The World Bank) 🔹Xiaokui Xiao (National University of Singapore) 🔹Sebastian Elfors (IDnow Trust Services) 🔹Suna Akbayir (Artech International BVBA) 🔹Filippo Giachi (Namirial) 🔹Richard Lloyd Stevens (IDC) 👉 Register and check out the full programme: https://lnkd.in/dx6S2bRd #EUIndoPacificDigitalPartnershipConference #HorizonEurope #DigitalPartnership #INPACE #EUIndoPacific INPACE National University of Singapore #SingaporeAcademyofEngineering European Union Delegation to Singapore

CLARA Days 2025 🗓️ 11–12 November 📍CIIRC CTU, Prague As the CLARA Centre of Excellence completes its first year, we are proud to invite you to #CLARADays2025, two days filled with lectures, discussions, and poster sessions at the crossroads of brain research, artificial intelligence, high-performance and quantum computing. Why join us? 🤔  🧬 Discover CLARA’s long-term strategy to tackle urgent health challenges such as neurodegeneration and dementia.  🧬 Meet and connect with leading scientists, industry experts, policymakers, and innovators.  🧬 Gain insights into disruptive technologies driving innovation in healthcare and precision medicine. 🧬 Support and engage with the next generation of researchers, including students and early-career scientists. The public programme brings together two main events   📢 CLARA Symposium (11 Nov 12:30 – 12 Nov 15:00) – keynotes, panels, and a high-level roundtable on “AI & Brain Health: Building Trust through Collaboration across Sectors.”   📢 Young AI Research Forum (12 Nov 15:30 – 20:00) – interactive sessions, poster pitches, and the launch of the CLARA Young Innovator Award 2026. Participation is free and hybrid, but remember – online can’t replace in-person networking. 👥 If you want the full experience, come to Prague and be part of CLARA’s growing international community. 🌐 Find about more about the event and register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewT2P_ea ─────────────────────────────── CLARA Days 2025 is organised by INDRC - International Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Center and Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics with the involvement of all #CLARA partners (Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně (FNUSA) - St. Anne's University Hospital Brno / FNUSA-ICRC, Institut du Cerveau – Paris Brain Institute, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre), in close collaboration with prg.ai, RICAIP - Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production, and EDIH CTU. 🤝 The event takes place under the auspices of Prague City Councillor Daniel Mazur (Prague City Diplomacy), with the support of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu České republiky) and INPACE, is also part of the national initiative AI Days 2025 (Dny AI) and include a special international programme supporting Ukrainian students and researchers (Lviv Polytechnic National University 🤜🤛 Ukrainian Catholic University) within the Capacity Building for Ukraine initiative. 🇺🇦

EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 in Singapore 📅 28-29 October 2025 📍 Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore Organised by INPACE, National University of Singapore & Singapore Academy of Engineering (SAEng), this event will bring together policymakers, researchers, tech innovators, and business leaders to shape the future of digital cooperation between the EU and Indo-Pacific countries. ✨ Opening Public Session  📅 28 October, 14.30-17.30 SGT This opening panel brings together senior experts from the EU, Singapore, and other key Indo-Pacific countries to reflect on the EU’s International Digital Strategy. Programme Highlights: 🔹Welcome Remarks - George Loh (National University of Singapore) - Svetlana Klessova (G.A.C. Group (GAC) France) 🔹Opening Remarks - Benoit Sauveroche (First Counsellor, European Union Delegation to Singapore) - Sebastian Engell (TU Dortmund University) 🔹Keynote Addresses - Artis Bertulis (Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Singapore) 🔹Building an AI-First Nation - Laurence Liew (AI Singapore) 🔹Leading trustworthy AI globally: the EU approach - Valentina Ivanova (CEA-List Institute) 🔹Panel Discussion: Connecting Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific - Moderator: Eva Pejsova (Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), Brussels School of Governance (BSoG), Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - Benjamin Ang (RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Singapore) - Raluca Csernatoni, PhD (Brussels School of Governance (BSoG), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Carnegie Europe) - Karthik Nachiappan (National University of Singapore) 🔹Closing Remarks - Shuzhi Sam Ge (National University of Singapore) 👉 Register and check out the full programme: https://lnkd.in/dx6S2bRd #EUIndoPacificDigitalPartnershipConference #HorizonEurope #DigitalPartnership #INPACE #EUIndoPacific INPACE National University of Singapore #SingaporeAcademyofEngineering European Union Delegation to Singapore

🚀 Hackathon on Interoperability of Digital Public Infrastructure | Symposium on Data for Public Good Join us for the 2025 Hackathon on Interoperability of Digital Public Infrastructure, co-organised by INPACE, FIWARE, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), and Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL), in the context of the 3rd Symposium on Data for Public Good. 📅 Hackathon Dates: 11-13 October 2025 📍 Bengaluru (India) + Online 🌍 Why this matters Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are becoming the backbone of inclusive, secure, and global digital ecosystems. Ensuring these systems can interoperate across borders is critical for trust, innovation, and accessibility. 🤝 In this hackathon, we invite innovators from India, the EU, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Switzerland to tackle one of today’s most pressing digital challenges: 👉 Create a functional prototype demonstrating seamless identity verification where a EU citizen, using its Digital Identity Wallet, would like to access a data resource from an Indian organization registered in MOSIP (or vice-versa). 💡Additional bonus criteria include use of:  - NGSI-LD contextualised information for data semantic information representation - Data resource discovery and access through a dataspace connector such as Gaia-X - Verifiable credential access though vLEI server - Digital identities framework relevant for Japan, South-Korea and Singapore 🏆 Prize Winning teams will be invited to showcase their solution at a high-level event in Europe or the Indo-Pacific region. 🔑 Don’t miss out! Learn from top technical experts on-site and pitch your solution to an international jury during the Symposium on Data for Public Good on 15 October in Bengaluru, India. 📌 Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/dP7Z5qQ7  📌 Symposium agenda and speakers: https://lnkd.in/dWdTf5Ki #DigitalPartnerships #DigitalCooperation #HorizonEurope #InternationalCooperation #DigitalInnovation #DigitalTechnology G.A.C. Group (GAC) France EGM ENRICH GLOBAL Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) CNRS Eurescom GmbH SiNANO Institute Athens Technology Center SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics Digital for Planet Martel Innovate RCISD BTU • Business and Technology University The University of Tokyo National University of Singapore Sejong University Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Faculty of Informatics, University of Debrecen