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• Position: Information technology services industry meetings - Calendar

* Conference on the future of the digital economy: Organised jointly by the OECD and the Italian Ministry of Innovation and Technologies, this conference will take place on January 30-31, 2006 in Rome. It will focus on the subject of the creation, distribution of and access to digital content. For complete information and to enrol, go to: http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,fr_2649_34223_35680826_1_1_1_1,00.html

* NET-ID 2006: European conference on personal identity, trust, respect for privacy and security: This event is part of the COMPUTAS series of conferences dealing with security in new Information Technologies. It takes place on January 30-31, 2006 in Berlin (Germany). It will notably address the question of different approaches to managing identities and to biometrics. For complete information, visit: http://www.computas.de/netid.html

* Web Tools for EU Research Projects: A one-day workshop on the use of web tools for EU research projects will be in held in Cambridge (UK) on February 7, 2006. Organised by Single Image Ltd, the workshop provides an opportunity for project coordinators and participants in EU research projects to learn how these tools can be used for a range of functions to the best advantage for their consortia. For further information, consult the website: http://www.singleimage.co.uk

* Getting Ready for Framework 7: A training course to prepare for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will be organised in Brussels (Belgium) on February 9. This workshop describes the process used to prepare the programme and it lists the organisations and individuals involved in the process. The workshop also provides a webpage so that participants can easily follow the development of the programme. For further information consult the website: http://www.hyperion.ie/course1435.htm

* Mobile Value-added Service in China : This seminar will be held in Brussels on February 20, 2006. Organised by the European Commission, the seminar will present the EU funded Mobile Value-added Service in China project (VAS China). As part of the 6th Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP6), it aims to identify and provide information on China-specific needs related to existing and future mobile VAS. The seminar will be opened by a representative of the European Commission who will highlight the contribution made by the team responsible for the analysis of the development of value added services in China as well as the strategies for...