Abstract
More than 150 high-ranking representatives of the European Commission, from industry and research institutes all over Europe, including countries like Russia and Turkey, met in Brussels from January 23-24 to celebrate their launch as a European Technology Platform. "We need platforms like MINAM to help implement the results from research to economic success", said Dr. von Bose, DG Research, EU Commission, in his welcome address. The strong links between Information and Communication Technology and the MINAM community was one of the main points of the welcome address by Dr. Rosalie Zobel, DG Information Society and Media, EU Commission.