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OISTE and WISeKey Launch a Hub for the Mediterranean Digital Space in Malaga
GENEVA, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2007, WISeKey presented a project for the creation of a Euro-African
Hub within the framework of Malaga Valley's activities
(http://www1.wisekey.com/news/071022MalagaHub.aspx). This has now taken on a
new dimension, focusing on the objectives laid out by President Zapatero at
the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) recently organised by President Sarkozy
in Paris.
This project has been presented to prestigious organisations such as
CERN, the European Union, the World Economic Forum, the International
Telecommunication Union, and the Digital Solidarity Fund (FSN). Along the
same line, the efforts made by the Mayor of Malaga, WISeKey, OISTE.org and
Malaga Valley have culminated in the Mediterranean Cities and Local
Governments Summit, proposed by the Malaga City government and the FSN, which
will be held in Malaga on October 2-3, 2008.
In Paris, the President of the Spanish government advocated strengthening
the socio-economic and cultural cooperation in the region and underscored the
fundamental role of the new information technologies. Zapatero invited
European and Mediterranean leaders to the Mediterranean Cities Summit in
Malaga, with the objective of promoting a truly Mediterranean digital space.
"Malaga is proud to make a contribution to this ambitious initiative,
whose objective is to make our city a European reference in the areas of new
technologies and of the information society. This summit will open a new
chapter in multilateral Mediterranean cooperation next October," said
Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Malaga.
"This project will allow the enhancement and promotion of innovative
means for financing digital solidarity in the Mediterranean space," said
Alain Clerc, Secretary-General of the FSN.
"This is an excellent initiative for the city of Malaga to become the
technological capital of the Mediterranean," mentioned Javier Cremades,
President of the Malaga Valley Club.
"The cooperation among the City Government, Malaga Valley, FSN, the
Technological Park of Andalusia, Mediterranean cities and the Spanish
government is an unprecedented opportunity for making Malaga the EDM hub,"
stated Carlos Moreira, Founding President and CEO of WISeKey.
Contact:
Daniel Ybarra
Tel.: +41-22-594-30-00
E-Mail: dybarra@wisekey.com
