Valencia – Today and tomorrow at the Port of Valencia (Muelle del Turia Avenue), the international conference Euro Med Telco Forum 2016 will take place. This year the event is devoted to the maritime traffic and to the “Smart Port”, and it has the aim of developing collaborations and partnerships to promote advanced technology initiatives that can be of interest for some of the calls provided within the framework of Horizon 2020. Therefore, sharing initiatives and accomplishments that can promote the development and enhancement of the Mediterranean. The Euro Med Telco Forum (EMTF) is a “collaboration group” formed by the associations of engineers and professionals in the field of Information & Communication Technology, and Telecommunications in Italy, Spain, and Greece. These countries historically belong to the area of interest of FITCE, the forum of national associations of ICT and media professionals. “The Mediterranean cohesiveness is a strategic necessity for the basin and therefore it deserves great attention and considerations. It requires the development of a strong partnership between all the countries wishing to drive the process of transformation and innovation in the hope of building a “home” to ensure greater security and a development wisely controlled, careful, and sustainable” it was declared by Andrea Penza, President of AITC, one of the organizations behind the initiative. (9Colonne)