e-AGE 2013 continued to help tackle development of R&E networks in the Arab World and beyond by showing how e-Infrastructures can be used to provide high-quality education and research on a larger scale. In contrast to other conferences on similar topics, e-AGE 2013 represented the only independent pan-Arab, European, and American networking event linking delegates from all over the Arab region and beyond in the fields of e-Infrastructures, research and education, innovative applications and technologies. Topics of e-AGE 2013 covered all aspects of R&E e-Infrastructure bringing together e-Infrastructure professionals, academics, researchers, high-class experts as well as high-ranking decision-makers from governments, enterprises, NGOs, academia, and civil society, providing a platform from which to share best practices in the field of R&E network integration and application. It also motivated partnerships and stimulated world recognition in pioneering best practice models to integrating R&E networks and bringing closer Arab, European, and American researchers, academics, and scientists. e-AGE 2013 was held as a 2-days gathering in both Arabic and English and was organized jointly between the Arab, European, African and the American worlds. The structure, activities and formats of e-AGE 2013 was as per the following:
- keynotes - Panel discussions - Presentation sessions - Consultation meetings, focus groups, and roundtables - Best practice showcases and practical demonstration - Exhibition