The '2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT’ is the fifth of a series of very successful conferences organised by the EuroAfrica-ICT Initiative under the aegis of the European and the African Union Commissions. These conferences have traditionally provided an indisputable focal point for all Euro-African stakeholders in the public and private sectors involved in collaborative ICT research and ICT for development with a specific emphasis on networking-opportunities, knowledge-sharing and consensus-building. Organised in the framework of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership (JAES) and hosted by the Government of Portugal through the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), this event will mainly aim at strengthening and supporting the development of cooperation on ICT research and ICT4D between Africa and Europe by: i). Allowing European and African stakeholders involved in the development of cooperation on ICT to get together; ii). Allowing participants to exchange views, share information, and identify synergies in order to increase the impact of their activities; iii). Further supporting policy dialogues, apprehending medium-to long term perspectives and agreeing on an overall and coherent vision; iv). Increasing the number of African organisations involved in EU/FP collaborative projects on ICT research thus enhancing the development of Euro-African collaborative projects in the field.Over 200 delegates are expected to attend the event: institutions, national and international companies, SMEs, academia, research institutes, etc. With a wide range of themes to be explored, including e-Learning, e-Health, e-Governance, e-Infrastructures, Living Labs, RECs, etc., a comprehensive programme will ensure all participants are able to develop international, cross-cutting contacts and enhance their knowledge and expertise.The event will also feature various session types: Plenary sessions (featuring officials from the European Commission, the African Union Commission, Governments, and internationally acknowledged experts)Presentation sessions (organised around the main conference themes)Discussions and debates sessions (offering participants the opportunity to actively contribute to the Conference outputs)Networking sessions (aiming at facilitating additional and informal networking opportunities). The ‘2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT’ is the main of a series of events that will be organised in the same week and at the same venue: 8 events are taking place between Monday 26 and Friday 30 November, among them the REC (Regional Economic Communities) Steering Committee Meeting, the EEG8 (European Expert Group Meeting, Partnership 8) Meeting, the AXIS Steering Committee Meeting, the BIC Steering Committee Meeting and Open Workshop on Trustworthy ICT, and finally the Africa-EU Implementation Group for Information Society (IG8/ICT).