Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/FOKUS 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Hello Emilie, all
who is the WP Counterpart at STR for WP1
I would be happy to sync and review any input generated. Do we have an understanding for this analysis in terms of communications and data infrastructure AI needs and applications sector needs?
Anyhow, I am not sure if we are the best partners for this WP, as you know I am much better on the solutions building and dissemination part;-) Just for expectation management.
The project is a three years project, right? What will be the expected start ? Mid 2026? Did we decide if we want to have a kind of iteration, lets say to review the African needs after 18 month for a second improvement phase?
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr Datum: Montag, 8. September 2025 um 17:45 An: "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org Betreff: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/FOKUS 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Dear All Abdallah will represent UCAD. INPUT for WP4 are WP6 are avaliable Sorry for missing. Bamba
-- Prof. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Département de Mathématiques et Informatique http://per-edmi.ucad.sn/~gueye/
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Hello Emilie, all
who is the WP Counterpart at STR for WP1
I would be happy to sync and review any input generated.
Do we have an understanding for this analysis in terms of communications and data infrastructure AI needs and applications sector needs?
Anyhow, I am not sure if we are the best partners for this WP, as you know I am much better on the solutions building and dissemination part;-)
Just for expectation management.
The project is a three years project, right? What will be the expected start ? Mid 2026?
Did we decide if we want to have a kind of iteration, lets say to review the African needs after 18 month for a second improvement phase?
Viele Gruesse / Best regards,
Thomas
Von: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr Datum: Montag, 8. September 2025 um 17:45 An: "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org Betreff: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Émilie
Work package No
Work Package Title
Lead Participant Short Name
1
African needs analysis
STR/FOKUS
2
Identification of EU solutions
UMA/CNR
3
Co-construction of GenAI solutions
UN/UCLAN
4
Experimentation in living labs
UCAD/UTH
5
Sustainability and replication
UCT/SU
6
Dissemination Exploitation and Communication
UCAD/INRIA
7
Management
SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Hi Thomas,
We can’t manage like this. TUB/FOKUS has to participate to the calls otherwise it won’t work. There is no one at the current call. I am myself at Sigcomm and still makes the effort. Time is really very tight. Best -serge
Sorbonne Université Laboratoire LIP6-CNRS
Le 9 sept. 2025 à 09:49 +0100, Magedanz, Thomas thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de, a écrit :
Hello Emilie, all
who is the WP Counterpart at STR for WP1
I would be happy to sync and review any input generated. Do we have an understanding for this analysis in terms of communications and data infrastructure AI needs and applications sector needs?
Anyhow, I am not sure if we are the best partners for this WP, as you know I am much better on the solutions building and dissemination part;-) Just for expectation management.
The project is a three years project, right? What will be the expected start ? Mid 2026? Did we decide if we want to have a kind of iteration, lets say to review the African needs after 18 month for a second improvement phase?
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr Datum: Montag, 8. September 2025 um 17:45 An: "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org Betreff: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/FOKUS 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Salut Serge, hello all,
what should I say. I am sorry. I was in an onsite living lab initial cooperation talk at management level. So no option to join any teams. It is as it is and I cant control sicknesses.
But lets make it easy for all of us.
Lets drop FOKUS / TUB for this proposal, as I dont want to be the showstopper.
I am very sorry, but I guess less partners make it easier for you I guess. Nevertheless I am crossing fingers for your submission.
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Serge Fdida serge.fdida@lip6.fr Datum: Mittwoch, 10. September 2025 um 11:02 An: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr, "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org, Thomas Magedanz thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de Betreff: Re: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Hi Thomas,
We can’t manage like this. TUB/FOKUS has to participate to the calls otherwise it won’t work. There is no one at the current call. I am myself at Sigcomm and still makes the effort. Time is really very tight. Best -serge
Sorbonne Université Laboratoire LIP6-CNRS
Le 9 sept. 2025 à 09:49 +0100, Magedanz, Thomas thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de, a écrit :
Hello Emilie, all
who is the WP Counterpart at STR for WP1
I would be happy to sync and review any input generated. Do we have an understanding for this analysis in terms of communications and data infrastructure AI needs and applications sector needs?
Anyhow, I am not sure if we are the best partners for this WP, as you know I am much better on the solutions building and dissemination part;-) Just for expectation management.
The project is a three years project, right? What will be the expected start ? Mid 2026? Did we decide if we want to have a kind of iteration, lets say to review the African needs after 18 month for a second improvement phase?
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr Datum: Montag, 8. September 2025 um 17:45 An: "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org Betreff: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/FOKUS 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Hi Thomas,
Your decision. You can’t just open a parallel channel with you to discuss the details. It could be someone else for FOKUS/TUB but there is none, often the case in DIGITafrica too.
Best -serge
Sorbonne Université Laboratoire LIP6-CNRS
Le 10 sept. 2025 à 13:04 +0100, Magedanz, Thomas thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de, a écrit :
Salut Serge, hello all,
what should I say. I am sorry. I was in an onsite living lab initial cooperation talk at management level. So no option to join any teams. It is as it is and I cant control sicknesses.
But lets make it easy for all of us.
Lets drop FOKUS / TUB for this proposal, as I dont want to be the showstopper.
I am very sorry, but I guess less partners make it easier for you I guess. Nevertheless I am crossing fingers for your submission.
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Serge Fdida serge.fdida@lip6.fr Datum: Mittwoch, 10. September 2025 um 11:02 An: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr, "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org, Thomas Magedanz thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de Betreff: Re: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Hi Thomas,
We can’t manage like this. TUB/FOKUS has to participate to the calls otherwise it won’t work. There is no one at the current call. I am myself at Sigcomm and still makes the effort. Time is really very tight. Best -serge
Sorbonne Université Laboratoire LIP6-CNRS
Le 9 sept. 2025 à 09:49 +0100, Magedanz, Thomas thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de, a écrit :
quote_type Hello Emilie, all
who is the WP Counterpart at STR for WP1
I would be happy to sync and review any input generated. Do we have an understanding for this analysis in terms of communications and data infrastructure AI needs and applications sector needs?
Anyhow, I am not sure if we are the best partners for this WP, as you know I am much better on the solutions building and dissemination part;-) Just for expectation management.
The project is a three years project, right? What will be the expected start ? Mid 2026? Did we decide if we want to have a kind of iteration, lets say to review the African needs after 18 month for a second improvement phase?
Viele Gruesse / Best regards, Thomas
Von: Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr Datum: Montag, 8. September 2025 um 17:45 An: "genai-for-africa@npafi.org" genai-for-africa@npafi.org Betreff: [Genai-for-africa] Re: GenAI fro Africa - WP descriptions - new template
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/FOKUS 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Dear all,
You will find in the shared folder an Excel file « GenAI_Proposal_v0.2 » (sheet “GANTT”) where you can indicate the tasks you are willing to contribute to and/or lead. https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/iBcUpc1XIVwbt3x
Please start filling it in, as this will help the WP leaders to finalise the WP description ahead of our next meeting. @WPleaders, please feel free to update the task titles and add the duration.
Thank you very much for your collaboration.
Best regards, Émilie
On 8 Sep 2025, at 17:44, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/--- 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Hello,
I updated for Inria. WP6 leaders need to be involved in each task of WP5 and we must have a clear liaison with WP6. Similarly I think that the leaders of WP5 should take part in at least T6.1 and T6.2, maybe 6.3 is not really needed as it is business as usual.
Thanks,
Damien Saucez
On 12 Sep 2025, at 16:59, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear all,
You will find in the shared folder an Excel file « GenAI_Proposal_v0.2 » (sheet “GANTT”) where you can indicate the tasks you are willing to contribute to and/or lead. https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/iBcUpc1XIVwbt3x
Please start filling it in, as this will help the WP leaders to finalise the WP description ahead of our next meeting. @WPleaders, please feel free to update the task titles and add the duration.
Thank you very much for your collaboration.
Best regards, Émilie
On 8 Sep 2025, at 17:44, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/--- 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Dear Partners,
This is a kind reminder regarding my email below concerning the GANTT chart and your participation in the different tasks. Please complete this before tomorrow’s meeting.
Thank you in advance. Best regards, Émilie
On 12 Sep 2025, at 16:59, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear all,
You will find in the shared folder an Excel file « GenAI_Proposal_v0.2 » (sheet “GANTT”) where you can indicate the tasks you are willing to contribute to and/or lead. https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/iBcUpc1XIVwbt3x
Please start filling it in, as this will help the WP leaders to finalise the WP description ahead of our next meeting. @WPleaders, please feel free to update the task titles and add the duration.
Thank you very much for your collaboration.
Best regards, Émilie
On 8 Sep 2025, at 17:44, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear WP leaders,
This is a reminder to define the tasks for your work package and propose potential leaders as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise the WP structure during our meeting on Wednesday.
As mentioned last Friday, a new WP template is available in the shared folder (linked below). Please use this updated version for consistency.
Let us know if you have any questions. Best regards, Émilie
Work package No Work Package Title Lead Participant Short Name 1 African needs analysis STR/--- 2 Identification of EU solutions UMA/CNR 3 Co-construction of GenAI solutions UN/UCLAN 4 Experimentation in living labs UCAD/UTH 5 Sustainability and replication UCT/SU 6 Dissemination Exploitation and Communication UCAD/INRIA 7 Management SU
On 5 Sep 2025, at 19:20, Émilie Mespoulhes emilie.mespoulhes@lip6.fr wrote:
Dear partners,
As discussed during our meeting, we have prepared a new template for the WP description. It is more detailed, but it will help us to complete Sections 1 and 2 of the proposal template.
https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/k6eodeTUD2TA0nJ
@WP leaders: Please define the different tasks of your WP and suggest potential leaders.
We will review and finalise the WP structure during our next meeting (10/09).
Best regards,
Émilie
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Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE -
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Magedanz, Thomas -
Serge Fdida -
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