2nd Round of the Steering Committee for the Europe Region

The 2nd Steering Committee meeting for the Centres of Excellence for Europe was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 19 January 2016, and hosted by the European Communication Office. Opening remarks on behalf of Com-ITU of CEPT were delivered by Mr Manuel da Costa Cabral, also the Chairman of SC-CoE-EUR in 2015. Opening remarks on behalf of ITU were delivered by Mr Jaroslaw Ponder, Coordinator for Europe, ITU. Mr Per Christensen, Director of the European Communication Office welcomed the meeting participants in his capacity as host organization.

The objective of the SC-CoE-EUR was to take stock of the first year of implementation of the Centres of Excellence (CoE) strategy and review the experiences and lessons learned in the work by the CoE institutions in Europe Region. The meeting considered the experiences of the first year, provided recommendations on the way forward and took strategic decisions for the year two of the current CoE cycle. The meeting agreed on the timetable of annual activities for 2016, further development of the training focus, financial aspects of collaboration, and promotion plans, among others.