The 1st EU-Japan ICT Cooperation Workshop in the framework of the COJAK project coordinated by Orionis was kindly hosted by the Delegation of the European Commission to Japan the 20th of May 2008.For the sake of efficiency, only approx. 20 attendees participated in this half-day workshop and were composed of a good mix of industries and academies, and of Japanese and European organizations based in Japan, with some good experience of EU-Japan cooperation on ICT research, in particular of FP6-FP7 projects. The objectives of the workshop were to: 1/ continue the dialogue established since the 2008 EU-Japan Cooperation Forum on ICT Research held in March of this year on Tokyo, 2/ better prepare the "2nd EU-Japan Cooperation Forum on ICT Research" to be held in the near future in Europe, 3/ discuss with European and Japanese organizations already (or interested in being) involved in EU-Japan cooperation on ICT research problems and potential solutions related to the present development of EU-Japan cooperation on ICT research. The largest part of the workshop was devoted to an open discussion addressing the three main identified discussion topics: 1/ Connection: which connection opportunities do European and Japanese organizations need: Forums or focused workshops, online facilities, etc.? 2/ Information: how to improve the information of organizations from both regions on cooperation opportunities (in particular Japanese SMEs and Universities: a specific target of the foreseen EU-Japan cooperation under FP7)? 3/ Funding: what solutions can ensure a stronger participation: match funding, coordinated calls, etc.? A networking cocktail was given to conclude the workshop and permitted to continue discussions in a more informal way. A 2nd EU-Japan ICT Cooperation workshop will take place in the near future in Europe. All workshop relevant documents used during the 1st EU-Japan ICT Cooperation Workshop on May 20, 2008 can be downloaded here: workshop minutes, attendee list,workshop introduction, Roger Torrenti - COJAK project advisor (ppt), Kunikasu Imai - Freelancer (ppt),Shintaro Uno - Motorola Japan Research Lab (ppt), Gerhard Fasol - Eurotechnology Japan KK (ppt). Contact