Objectives

MODIBEC's main outcome will be the creation of transnational networks of key stakeholders that can help define the priorities, research needs and future cooperation areas for mobile broadcasting.

Its specific objectives are to:

• Create closer links between European and Chinese digital broadcasting and mobile ommunications experts from the industry, research and public sectors to encourage EU-China cooperation on research/application projects, joint ventures
• Define a common approach to standardisation issues and political strategies to not only strengthen the European industry position on the China market, but also help the Chinese authorities to use the European experience when defining Chinese standardisation
• Support added-value converged technologies in China and their interoperability with the EU-deployed solutions
• Leverage previous and ongoing EU-China IST projects in the same areas by organising conferences, exchange and dissemination of good practice
• Enhance the European participation in major Chinese events, e.g. the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Shanghai 2010 Expo
• Strengthen international cooperation activities, and focus on more concrete priorities for implementation in China. allowing the industry to improve the preparation of successful cooperation projects with the Chinese counterparts.

In order to achieve this, MODIBEC will:

• Prepare, support and facilitate the rapid adoption and transfer of technologies and research results
• Define R&D priorities and future cooperation areas
• Make recommendations for new innovative digital broadcasting / mobile convergence research activities to be launched in China and the EU.