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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-12-02
CONTENTS
[01] A Cypriot Film presented in the Annual International Film Festival
[02] Mitsopoulos: We cannot afford to ignore our human capital
[01] A Cypriot Film presented in the Annual International Film Festival
The Cypriot film "Dinner with my sisters", directed by Michael Hapeshis,
presented in the Annual International Film Festival of the EU in
Toronto, which concluded on November 27, 2013. According to an official
announcement, the film was characterized as a modern and high-quality
product with interesting plot.
The film is a contemporary psychological drama of a Greek-Cypriot
family in crisis, due to the return of an expatriate member after
30 years. The film, among other, promotes the natural beauty and
architecture of Cyprus. The Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus
in Toronto Kirakossian James, speaking during the opening and closing
ceremonies of the festival, stressed the great importance of the festival
for the promotion of the EU film culture EU in Canada.
He also stressed that the EU Film Festival promotes the culture of each
Member State and at the same time, the spirit of cooperation between
the EU Member States.
[02] Mitsopoulos: We cannot afford to ignore our human capital
In times of economic crisis and rapid technological developments, Cyprus
cannot afford to ignore, the potential of its human capital, which will
help it achieve a sustainable economic development, said Minister of
Communications, Tassos Mitsopoulos, at the workshop "Information and
Communication Technologies in the Horizon 2020 program âˆ' Opportunities
and Challenges for Cyprus", organized by the University of Cyprus.
"I believe that in a country like Cyprus, where there is a plethora
of young and talented scientists in the field of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT), an important resource for economic
development lies unexploited", he said.
Mitsopoulos pointed out that the Horizon 2020 funding Scheme, of over
€70 billion, for research and innovation can help exploit this resource
and generate new knowledge for the benefit of the society as a whole
and for securing Europe's global competitiveness.
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