EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Directorate-General for Communications Networks,

Content and Technology
Unit F3 Programme Co-ordination

ICT 2013 DELEGATE FEEDBACK

Thank you to all who responded to the ICT 2013 online survey. Out of the 4882 delegates
who attended the event 35% responded to the online questionnaire. Please see below the
results.

OVERVIEW
Figure 1
Breakdown of
delegate
attendance from
within EU
Total number of
delegates from
within EU = 4368.
All EU Member
States
represented*.
*Not visible on map
Figure 1: Malta (1-49
delegates).

Figure 2 Breakdown of delegate attendance from around the world

Total number of delegates = 4882 from 74 different countries**.

**Not visible on map Figure 2: American Samoa, British Indian Ocean Territory, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Palestinian
Territories (1-9 delegates).

OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

Figure 3 Why did you attend this event? Please select all that apply.

Figure 4 How did you benefit from attending the event? Please select all that
apply.

ACTIVITY ATTENDANCE AND RATINGS

Figure 5 How would you rate the following parts of the event? Please select
N/A if you did not attend a particular activity.

STUDENT* ACTIVITY ATTENDANCE AND RATINGS

Figure 6 How would you rate the following parts of the event? Please select
N/A if you did not attend a particular activity.

The student activities targeted the student outreach programme participants in particular but were open to all delegates. The
percentages displayed show how many of the total number of delegates attended the student activities (both students and nonstudents) and their ratings of said activities.

LOGISTICS
Figure 7 How would you rate the following aspects of the event? Please select
N/A if you did not use the service.

CONCLUSION
Figure 8 Where did you hear about ICT 2013?

*Promotional materials include: posters, flyers, business cards, etc.

Figure 9 Is this the first time that you have attended an EU-organised ICT
event?

Figure 10 Would you attend another EU-organised ICT event in the future?

DEMOGRAPHICS
Figure 11 In what capacity did you attend the event?

Figure 12 What type of organisation do you work for?

Figure 13 Age of respondents.

Figure 14 - Gender of respondents.

Figure 15 Country of respondents.

TESTIMONIALS

"I liked a lot the meeting with Neelie Kroes, the Minister of Education from
Lithuanian and in general the whole program of the students. The young CEO we
met was really inspiring."
"Robert Madelin was exceptional, a superb speaker."
"The most useful part of the event was the plenary meetings, in particular on the
Work Programme 2014 because I got a clear understanding of the role of ICT in
HORIZON 2020".
"Opening session panel and Neelie Kroes' speech on entrepreneurship were the most
valuable inputs about the EC's vision. Location and Internet infrastructure worked
perfectly in all areas, interior decoration of both Hackathon and side sessions was
cool, inexpensive solution great idea to use objects and materials."
"The plenary sessions gave a new view about the impact of EU initiatives on politics
and European investments. I have never seen politicians speak the language of
business. The investment forums and networking sessions were very useful. "
"The best part was networking. A rare chance to meet both people interested in
doing projects and those that have projects."
"The networking session and the exhibition and investment forum allowed for
opportunities to meet people from all over Europe and start a connection with them
for future collaborations."
"The best bit was networking: meeting people and talking about ideas and
exchanging contact details. It is much more fruitful than using other means - e.g.
partner-databases (as you miss the human element there when making contacts).
"The Face-to-Face meetings were excellent as they gave me an opportunity to create
contacts with potential clients and partners. The Investment Forum was very good
and provided interesting insights into the barriers and motivations for investors in
European ICT Start-ups."
"The best part was the exhibition. Lots of very good contacts and great for
promotion of technology. Best exhibition I've been to."
"The best bit was the Student ICT project exhibition and demonstrations because it
was an opportunity to see what young students are able to do as projects for the
future."
"Thank you for an extraordinary and useful event. Impressed by good content".