[ie-announce] Informatics Europe New Reports

[Svetlana Tikhonenko]

Dear Colleagues,

Informatics Europe is happy to share with the community a number of 
recent key reports and outcomes:

  * The report "Informatics for All: The Strategy
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/10-reports.html?download=75:informatics_for_all_2018>"
    which sets a comprehensive and ambitious plan to establish
    Informatics as an essential discipline for students in Europe at all
    levels throughout the educational system. “Informatics for All: The
    Strategy” builds on an earlier report jointly developed by the ACM
    Europe Council and Informatics Europe, “Informatics Education in
    Europe: Are We All in the Same Boat?
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/10-reports.html?download=60:cece-report>”
    which presented the state of relevant education and related teacher
    training across Europe. Its conclusions highlighted the serious need
    for an initiative to ensure that Informatics is properly recognised
    within the educational systems so that Europe is well placed to
    compete globally in reaping the benefits that flow from Informatics.

Informatics for All was the center of a discussion panel held in 
Brussels on March 15 where members of European Commission, Directorate 
DG Education and DG Connect joined members of the Informatics Europe 
Board and the ACM Europe Councilin a lively and fruitful discussion 
about the recommendations of the paper and the way ahead of the 
challenging proposal of offering Informatics for all students in Europe. 
Read about the paper and the Brussels panel on the followingnews article 
on our website. <http://www.informatics-europe.org/news/434-inf4all.html>

  * The report: When Computers Decide: European Recommendations on
    Machine-Learned Automated Decision Making
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/10-reports.html?download=74:automated-decision-making-report>
    which was at the center of a discussion panel held in Brussels on
    March 15. The panel gathered members of the European Commission,
    from Directorate DG Research and Innovation and DG Connect and
    members of the Informatics Europe Board and ACM Europe Councilin an
    stimulating and fruitful discussion about the report recommendations
    and technical, ethical, legal, economic, societal and educational
    ramifications of Machine-Learned Automated Decision Making. Read
    more about the report and the Brussels panel on the followingnews
    article on our website.
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/news/435-ethics_adm.html>

The two panels were part of a broader event that Informatics Europe 
organized together with the ACM Europe Council where a networking 
reception with members of the European Commission was also held.

  * The report Informatics Research Evaluation
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/10-reports.html?download=76:research-evaluation-2018>
    that focuses on the main principles and criteria that should be
    followed when individual researchers are evaluated for their
    research activity in the field of Informatics. The report confirms
    the early findings of the previous report on Research Evaluation for
    Computer Science
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/10-reports.html?download=44:research-evaluation-for-computer-science> and
    incorporates new observations concerning in particular the growing
    emphasis on collaborative, transparent, reproducible and accessible
    research. Read more about the report on the followingnews article on
    our website.
    <http://www.informatics-europe.org/news/436-research_evaluation.html>


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About Informatics Europe

Informatics Europe represents the academic and research community in 
Informatics in Europe and neighbouring countries. It brings together 
university departments and research laboratories, creating a strong 
common voice to promote, shape and stimulate quality research, 
education, and knowledge transfer in Informatics in Europe. Informatics 
Europe is a non-profit membership association based in Zurich, 
Switzerland, with over 120 member institutions across 30 countries.  For 
more info visit theInformatics Europe website. 
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/>

If you would like to know more about Informatics Europe and join timely 
discussions on key topics for our community, attend our annual 
conference, European Computer Science Summit. The ECSS 2018 with them 
main theme "Informatics Transforms and Renews" will be held in 
Gothenburg, Sweden, 08-10 October 2018. More information about the 
conference, speakers and program are on the ECSS 2018 website. 
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html>

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