Information Society Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme

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Information Society Technologiesin the 6th
Framework Programme

• Context, rationale, Content, Instruments
• WP 2003-2004
• Khalil Rouhana
• Head of sector
• European Commission, IST programme
• Workprogramme coordination and cross programme
  themes

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Outline of presentation

• IST within FP6
• Structure and budget
• The IST Priority
• Objectives, vision content
• IST workprogramme 2003-2004
• Main features
• Focus and priorities
• Roadmap of calls and budgets
• FP6 Instruments in IST
• Reminder of new and traditional instruments
• Examples

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ERA-a new context for EU supported RTD

• Moving to a European level Research policy
• Strengthen co-operation between National and EU
  Activities
• Improve links between National and EU policies
  and schemes
• Supports enlargement
• Development of a shared vision on European RTD
• Potential for co-funding arrangements
• FP6 is a major instrument to realise ERA
• Realising ERA will require
• New thinking more strategic and goal oriented
• New approach concentration, critical mass and
  flexibility
• New scope taking account of the international
  dimension of RTD(greater awareness of whos
  doing what)
• New instruments Integrated Projects (IPs)
  Networks of Excellence (NoEs)

FP6 is not business as usual!
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The components of FP6
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FP6 Budget breakdown

• Focussing and Integrating
• Genomics 2255 M
• Information Society Technologies 3625 M
• Nanotechnologies, int.. 1300 M
• Aeronautics and space 1075 M
• Food quality and safety 685 M
• Sustainable development 2120 M
• Citizens and governance .. 225 M
• Anticipation of ST needs
• Anticipating needs 555 M
• SMEs 430 M
• Specific INCO 315 M

• Strengthening ERA foundations 320 M

• Structuring ERA
• Research and Innovation 290 M
• Human resources 1580 M
• Research Infrastructures 655 M
• Science/Society 80 M

• Joint Research Centre 760 M

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Outline of presentation

• IST within FP6
• Structure and budget
• The IST Priority
• Objectives, vision content
• IST workprogramme 2003-2004
• Main features
• Focus and priorities
• Roadmap of calls and budgets
• FP6 Instruments in IST
• Reminder of new and traditional instruments
• Examples

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IST in FP6 - objectives strategy

• Main objectives
• Establishing Europes leadership in the
  technologies at the heart of the knowledge
  economy and society
• Strengthening Europes competitiveness
  technology base
• Building the information and knowledge society
  for ALL
• Strategy
• Concentration and focus, building critical mass
• Visionary, forward looking (longer term / high
  risk)
• Combine flexibility with greater speed in
  implementation
• Scope of activities Core technologies
  pull-through applications

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The IST vision

• Bringing the users, people, to the
  foreground.... to the centre of our
  attention
• building trustful technologies for the background
  (almost invisible)
• Making technology adapt to people and business
  needs
• Moving to an era where ..Our surrounding is
  the interface to IST applications services
• Exploring beyond the PC, screens keyboard
  interfaces...
• Enabling multi-sensorial dialogues ..
• supported by computing networking
• everywhere, embedded in everyday objects(e.g
  furniture, clothes, vehicles, smart materials, )

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Towards an all inclusive knowledge society

• IST today
• PC based
• Writing and reading ...
• Word based information search .
• Low bandwidth, separate networks ...
• Mobile telephony (voice) ..
• Micro scale
• Silicon based .
• eServices just emerging
• Only 5 of global population on-line .

Ambient Intelligence tomorrow Our surrounding
is the interface Use all senses,
intuitive Context-based knowledge
handling Infinite bandwidth, convergence,
.. Mobile/Wireless full multimedia Nano-scale
new materials Wide adoption (eHealth, eLearning,
) gt70 of world-wide population on line
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anywhere, anytime, anywhere, any service, for
all core technologies pull-through
applications
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Future Emerging Technologies

• More exploratory and visionary research
• Helping new IST-related ST fields and
  communities to emerge
• Complementary to
• other IST strategic objectives
• other FP6 Anticipating ST needs / frontier
  research (new fields / multidisciplinary work)
• Open scheme openess to unforeseeable ideas
• Proactive initiatives critical mass where focus
  is needed
• e.g. beyond robotics, complex systems
  research

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GEANT GRIDs in FP6
FP6 goals
FP5 results
10Gigabit/s, EU NAS
100 Gigabit/s, Terabit/s,- progressive
inclusion in schools
GÉANT
Mediterranean Latin America
International
Global connectivity
Large scale GRIDs platforms(virtual communities)
GRIDs
Initial pilots
Next Generation Internet solutionsfor the
Research Community
IPv6, Quality of Service
Test-beds
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Outline of presentation

• IST within FP6
• Structure and budget
• The IST Priority
• Objectives, vision content
• IST workprogramme 2003-2004
• Main features
• Focus and priorities
• Roadmap of calls and budgets
• FP6 Instruments in IST
• Reminder of new and traditional instruments
• Examples

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Workprogrammes in FP6 - main content

• Provides further details on the Scientific and
  technical content of the calls
• based on the Specific Programme text
• Defines the evaluation and selection criteria
• common set derived from the rules for
  participation
• additional criteria depending on objectives
• Defines the terms of the calls for proposals
• objectives to be called for
• distribution of budget between old and new
  instruments
• weights and thresholds of criteria to be used
• including participation eligibility criteria
• Updated as appropriate
• every year for IST

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Workprogramme 2003-4 Process

• Legal basis
• Framework Programme, Specific Programme
• Rules for Participation
• Wide consultation
• ISTC - IST Committee
• ISTAG - IST Advisory Group
• Programme Consultation Meetings
• Call for Expressions of Interest
• Internal Reflection Groups and workshops
• Portfolio Lessons Learned
• IPPA - Integrated Programme Portfolio Analysis
• Responses to previous Calls for Proposals
• Experience from past and on-going projects

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IST Workprogramme 2003- 04 Approach

• A two year WP
• A limited number of calls Three over two years
• Concentration on a limited set of  Strategic
  Objectives 
• 12 Strategic Objectives in 2003,11 in 2004
• 2/3 of budget targeted to new instruments

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IST Workprogramme - budget phasing
Planning over 4 years
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006
Indicative Budget 835,000 891,000 935,000 964,000
Calls per year One call drawingon 2005 budget
Two calls drawing on 2003 and 2004 budgets
Second WP (covers also all topics of SP) with
updated focus
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The strategic objectives what do they describe?

• For each objective, the WP
• Defines the goals to be achieved with RTD in
  Europe
• Focuses on the parts that need to be addressed
  with the EU effort
• Provides guidance on the types of instruments
  that need to be supported
• Identifies the links with member-states
  activities
• Identifies links with policies,,e.g. eEurope,..

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Defining the SOs Five main groups (1)

• Reinforce leadership where Europe has
  demonstrated strengths, e.g.
• mobile communications and services, broadband
  communications
• micro-opto electronics µsystems,
• networked audiovisual systems...
• Security and dependability,
• Seize new opportunities that arise from the AmI
  vision and address weaknesses / threats critical
  for its realisation, e.g.
• multimodal interfaces, semantic-based knowledge
  handling,..
• embedded systems, integration of sensing
  actuating devices, ...
• Knowledge and computing GRIDs

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Defining the SOs five main groups (2)

• Continued support to leading / challenging
  applications, responding to emerging needs, e.g.
• eHealth, eInclusion, eLearning and culture,
• Entertainment and leisure content
• business support tools, networked
  organisations,...
• Support to research at the frontier of knowledge
• FET open
• FET proactive
• Cognitive science
• Support to infrastructure development
• Research networking test beds
• Open development platforms
• IST for safety in transport, risk management,..

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Indicative call sequence topics (1)
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Strategic objectives addressed in Call 1
Pushing the limits of CMOS, preparing for post-CMOS Micro nano-systems Broadband access for All Mobile wireless systems beyond 3G Towards a global dependability security framework Multimodal interfaces Semantic-based knowledge systems Networked audiovisual systems home platforms Networked business government eSafety for road and air transport eHealth Technology-enhanced learning access to cultural heritage FET proactive Accompanying actions
Technology components
Integrated systems

Sectorial Applications
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Indicative call sequence topics
Strategic objectives covered in Call 2
Advanced displays Optical, opto-electronic, photonic functional components Open development platforms for software and services Cognitive systems Embedded systems Applications services for the mobile user worker Cross-media content for leisure and entertainment GRID-based Systems solving complex problems Improving Risk management eInclusion Research Networking Accompanying actions
Technology components
Integrated systems
Sectorial Applications
Services and Products engineering 2010 Joint
call with priority 3
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FET and Research Networking

• FET Two schemes
• Open, continuous call for STREPS, CAS and SSAs
• Proactive
• three initiatives in Call1
• Research Networking
• Test beds on GEANT and GRIDs
• Complements the Research Infrastructure activity

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Budget allocation

• 80 of budget pre-allocated
• 20 flexible, to be allocated after evaluation
• Five groups of objectives
• Strengthening leadership Marked increase
  (27)
• Seizing opportunities Substantial increase
  (45)
• Ensuring co-evolution Same level
• Infrastructures Following Council decision
• FET Following commitment
• Allocation only for the first two years To be
  revised for 2005-2006
• 2/3 of budget on new instruments (all together
  not per objective)

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Call 1
1-Strategic Objectives Budget
Pushing the limits of CMOS, preparing for post-CMOS 75
Micro and nano systems 85
Broadband for all 60
Mobile and wireless systems beyond 3G 90
Towards a global dependability and security framework 55
Multimodal Interfaces 65
Semantic-based knowledge systems 55
Networked audio-visual systems and home platforms 60
Networked businesses and governments 75
eSafety of road and air transport 65
eHealth 70
Technology-enhanced learning and access to cultural heritage 65
2- Future and emerging Technologies
Proactive initiatives (i) Beyond robotics (ii) Complex systems, (iii) Disappearing Computer 40
3- General accompanying actions 8

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Call 2
1- Strategic Objectives Budget
Advanced displays 25
Optical, opto-electronic, photonic functional components 45
Embedded systems 50
Open development platforms for software and services 55
Cognitive systems 25
Applications and Services for the Mobile User and worker 60
Cross-media content for leisure and entertainment 55
GRID-based Systems and solving complex problems 45
Improving Risk management 30
eInclusion 30
2- Research Networking
Research Networking test beds 25
3- General accompanying actions 8

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Continous submission and the Joint Call

• Continous submission
• Only for FET open
• Open on 17 December 2002
• Proposals receivable starting 10/02/2003
• Two stage proposal scheme
• The Joint Call with Priority 3
• Services and Products engineering 2010
• IST budget (pre-allocated) 25 MEuro
• PTY 3 budget 35 MEuro
• Open to IPs, NoEs in two stage procedure
• CAs and SSAs in one stage

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Outline of presentation

• IST within FP6
• Structure and budget
• The IST Priority
• Objectives, vision content
• IST workprogramme 2003-2004
• Main features
• Focus and priorities
• Roadmap of calls and budgets
• Strategic objectives
• FP6 Instruments in IST
• Reminder of new and traditional instruments
• Examples

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Pushing the limits of CMOS, preparing for
post-CMOS
Call 1
75 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• semiconductor devices shrunk by an order of
  magnitude
• alternative devices
• design in-time and at cost of reliable
  systems-on-chip or systems-in-package
• Research Tasks
• materials, equipment, processes, packaging
  nano-CMOS, the high-frequency challenge,
  lithography new devices, new on-chip wiring
• design methods and tools system-level SoC
  design, reconfigurable systems SoC design
  standardisation and training

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Micro and nano systems
Call 1
85 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• cost-efficiency, performance and functionality
• level of integration and miniaturisation
• improved interfacing and networking
• Research Tasks
• technology, design and industrialisation of
  sensors, actuators, other devices, MST
  components, microsystems and the integration
  technology
• system level packaging and interconnect
• micro-nano technology
• large area systems integration

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Broadband for all
Call 1
60 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• single access network physical infrastructure
  shared by multiple services
• broader/faster, lower costs, enhanced
  intelligence and functionality
• Research Tasks
• multi-service capability
• increased bandwidth capacity
• low cost access network equipment
• network management, control and protocols

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Mobile wireless systems beyond 3G
Call 1
90 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• heterogeneous and generalised wireless access
  network
• support for mobility, security, Quality of
  Service, scalability
• Research Tasks
• reconfigurability
• spectrum resource management
• global roaming
• inter-working

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Towards a global dependability and security
framework
Call 1
55 M Euro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• security and dependability of ICT
  infrastructures
• trust and confidence in the use of IST
• Research Tasks
• security and mobility, virtual identity
  management, privacy enhancing technologies
• dependable network and information systems
• simulation-based management decision support
  tools for critical infrastructure protection
• crypto technologies, digital assets management
• smart devices, biometrics, security
  certification, forensic technologies

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Multimodal interfaces
Call 1

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• natural and adaptive multimodal interfaces,
  that respond intelligently to speech and
  language, vision, gesture, haptics and other
  senses
• Research Tasks
• interaction between and among humans and the
  virtual and physical environment
• multilingual systems

65 MEuro
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Semantic-based knowledge systems
Call 1
55 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• semantic-based and context-aware systems to
  acquire, organise, process, share and use the
  knowledge embedded in multimedia content
• Research Tasks
• semantic-enabled systems and services
  facilitating multimedia content mining
• knowledge-based adaptive systems combining
  semantically enriched content with
  anytime-anywhere inferencing

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Networked audiovisual systems home platforms
Call 1

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• open trusted and interoperable multimedia user
  platforms and devices
• notably for broadcasting and in-home platforms
• Research Tasks
• co-operating IP Audio-Visual networks, multimedia
  streaming, and storage and management appliances
• adaptive Quality of Services for scalable
  audio-visual flows on heterogeneous networks
• access to streamed and stored audiovisual media
  from any device, from anywhere in the home
• more intuitive interaction with hybrid 3D
  multimedia signals and objects

60 MEuro
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Networked businesses and governments
Call 1
75 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• organisational networking, process integration,
  and sharing of resources
• Research Tasks
• management of dynamic collaborative networks
• technologies for interoperability
• e-government platforms, applications and
  multi-modal services
• knowledge management

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eSafety for road and air transport
Call 1
65 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• integrated and global approach to intelligent
  road vehicles and aircraft which offers higher
  safety and value added services
• Research Tasks
• on-board safety systems that assist the driver in
  road vehicle control
• airborne collision avoidance systems for aircraft
• location based value added services
• vehicle and information infrastructure management
  systems

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eHealth
Call 1
70 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• ubiquitous management of citizens health status
• assistance to health professionals
• integration into clinical practice
• Research Tasks
• biosensors and secure communication and their
  integration into wearable or implantable systems
• decision support tools for prevention, diagnosis
  and treatment

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Technology-enhanced learning and access to
cultural heritage
Call 1

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• systems and services forimproved access to
  Europe's knowledge and educational resources,
  including cultural and scientific collections
• Research Tasks
• learning systems and services in support of
  ubiquitous, experiential and contextualised
  learning and virtual collaborative learning
  communities
• digital libraries services, environments for
  intelligent heritage and tourism, digital
  restoration and preservation

65 MEuro
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Advanced displays
Call 2
25 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• organic materials, lightweight near-to-the-eye
  information terminals and large size displays
• Research Tasks
• organic display technologies
• display solutions for small form factor high
  information content communicators
• overcoming todays 3D multi-viewer dynamic
  visualisation complexity and limitations

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Optical, opto-electronic, photonic functional
components
Call 2

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• photonic materials and heterostructures and
  their integration with microelectronic
• optoelectronic integrated circuits (OEIC) for
  telecom, medical and environment
• solid-state light sources to increase
  compactness, tunability and brightness
• Research Tasks
• materials, microoptics and micro- and nano-scale
  photonic structures
• devices and integrated photonic circuits
• sources ultra-short pulse, microcavities and
  source array technologies

45 MEuro
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Embedded systems
Call 2
50 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• modelling, design implementation of
  cost-efficient, high confidence
  hardware/software systems embedded in
  intelligent devices
• Research Tasks
• networked embedded systems, middleware for small
  wireless devices, self-organising platforms for
  ad-hoc networking, incl. advanced controls
• system design, with focus on correct handling of
  complex constraints (including real time,
  advanced controls)

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Open development platforms for software and
services
Call 2
55 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• open development and run-time environments for
  software and services
• to support all phases of the software / service
  life-cycle
• Research Tasks
• system design, development and integration,
  addressing complexity, autonomy, composability
• development environments, supporting different
  adaptable development processes, across the
  development life-cycle
• workflows for co-operative and distributed
  development

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Cognitive systems
Call 2
25 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• systems that can perceive, understand and
  interact with their environment, achieving
  human-like performance
• Research Tasks
• robust and adaptive cognitive systems
  integrating perception, reasoning,
  representation and learning
• capable of interpretation, physical interaction
  and communication in real-world environments

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Applications and services for the mobile user and
worker
Call 2

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• services being seamlessly accessed and provided
  anywhere, anytime
• enabling new business models, new ways of
  working, improved customer relations and
  government services
• Research Tasks
• services that deploy wearable interfaces,
  enabling context-sensitivity, user profiling
• and personalisation, multiple modes of
  interaction
• collaboration of multi-location and mobile
  workers
• major hurdles for deployment of services for the
  mobile user

60 MEuro
47
Cross-media content for leisure and entertainment
Call 2

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• multimedia technologies enabling multi-channel,
  cross-platform access to media, entertainment
  and leisure content
• covering the full digital content chain
• Research Tasks
• new, compelling forms of content
• integrated content programming environments

55 MEuro
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GRID-based systems for complex problem solving
Call 2
45 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• computing and knowledge Grids and peer-to-peer
  approaches to solving complex problems
• Research Tasks
• next generation GRID security, programming
  environments, resource management business
  models for new services, customisable middleware,
  interoperability with existing GRID and
  Webservices
• enabling application technologies modelling,
  simulation, datamining, visualisation, process
  control, remote operation collaborative working
  in dynamic virtual organisations

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Improving risk management
Call 2

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• improved risk management, civil security
  applications and environmental management
• Research Tasks
• integrated system for the prevention and the
  management of emergencies
• prevention and management of industrial and
  terrorist threats
• environmental and crisis management

30 MEuro
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eInclusion
Call 2
30 MEuro

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• equal access and participation for all
• persons with disabilities and ageing citizens
• Research Tasks
• interfaces, sensors and robotics to be
  integrated in assistive devices
• improved web usability for digitally
  disadvantaged persons
• intelligent housing for persons with special
  needs

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Services and product engineering 2010
Joint call with priority 3

• Key Objectives Breakthroughs
• collaborative technologies and methods for
  extended service and product design and
  development approaches,
• with focus on new holistic product/service
  concepts
• Research Tasks
• collaborative technologies and methodologies
• integration of miniaturised devices (e.g. smart
  tags, sensors) and related software into
  end-products
• optimisation of value creation processes in
  manufacturing
• holistic product design, development and
  distribution tools and methods in a rich variety
  of sectoral settings

25 MEuro 35
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FET OPEN Scheme
60 MEuro

• Research implemented through STRePs / Specific
  Targeted Research Projects
• 2-step process
• a short anonymous proposal submitted first, at
  any time
• full proposal only if short proposal was
  successful
• Support for research communities through CAs /
  Coordination Actions and SSAs / Specific Support
  Actions
• 1-step process
• Three evaluation cut-off dates per year
• 13 May 2003, 16 September 2003, 13 January 2004,
  11 May 2004, 14 September 2004,

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FET Proactive Initiatives Call Planning

• 1st Call deadline 24/4 03
• Beyond robotics
• Complex systems research
• The Disappearing Computer
• 3rd Call (tentative subjects and deadline)
• Quantum information processing and communication
• Molecular computing
• Global computing
• Life-like perception and cognition systems

40 MEuro
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Outline of presentation

• IST within FP6
• Structure and budget
• The IST Priority
• Objectives, vision content
• IST workprogramme 2003-2004
• Main features
• Focus and priorities
• Roadmap of calls and budgets
• FP6 Instruments in IST
• Reminder of new and traditional instruments
• Examples

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Instruments for the IST priority

• Integrated Projects
• Objective driven
• Networks of Excellence
• Exploratory research
• Targeted research projects
• (address specific issues)
• Co-ordination actions
• Support Actions

NEW
No longer available .. -
Individual Take-up Actions - SME Exploratory
Awards
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Example of implementation in IST
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Integrated Projects - purpose

• Designed to support research that is ..
  objective and result driven
• clearly defined objectives and results
• Each IP should
• integrate the types of activities needed to
  obtain the goals
• integrate the critical mass of resources needed
  to obtain the goals
• integrate all elements of technology / value
  chain .to attain high-impact goals
• support industry (large SME) collaboration with
  academia

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IPs addressing all needed elements of the value
chain (1)
Ex Multi-sensorial interfaces
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Addressing the needed elements of the value chain
(2)
In microsystems
process optimisation / pre-production
module integration / device prototyping
module development
Combining funding sources
advance technology options roadmaps
MSs
Time to market
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All needed elements of the value chain (3)
Technology-applications
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Integration along the innovation cycle
Adoption
Time
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Potential evolution of an Integrated Project

Proposed project roadmap
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Integrated Projects - possible implementations
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Networks of Excellence - objectives

• To reinforce or strengthen .scientific and
  technological excellenceon a given research
  topic
• by integrating the critical mass of expertise
  needed to provide European leadership and be a
  world force
• around a Joint programme of activity (JPA)
• Structuring European research by integrating
  research capacities across Europe.
• Durable integration
• To progress knowledge on a particular theme
• Overcome the fragmentation of European research
• To act as a Virtual Centre of Excellence
• To spread excellence beyond the partners

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NoE - aims at integrating shaping research
The NoE field
RTD activities in Europe before the NoE(today)
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Example

• Situation before the network
• good isolated research teams in Europe
• fragmented effort, redundancy of work,
  multiplication of effort on basic research tools
  such as software libraries etc
• a huge gap with US, Japan in terms of quality of
  deliverables and impact
• links to industry very sparse
• The network
• Brings together between 8 to 15 the best teams in
  Europe
• Between 50 and 150 researchers per year
• EU funds are a small part of the total effort
• Helps emerge common research work between ALL
  team members
• Fosters exchange of knowledge, coordination of
  activities,
• buillds links with the US, Japan,
• Common deliverables, co-written papers and common
  research tools

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Example

• Main outcomes
• Solid research community with coordinated
  activities
• common software libraries incorporating all
  advances brought by all teams
• agreement on common open standards, methodologies
  for data representations, for visualisation ,
  for problems handling....
• From coordination to common programmes..
• Wider dissemination of activities to SMEs, etc..

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Conclusions Opportunities challenges

• Realising ERA requires ..
• new thinking
• concentration, critical mass flexibility are
  key
• FP6 provides a key opportunity to shape and
  improvethe impact of IST research in Europe
• A new generation of technologies applications
  is emerging
• Europe is well positioned to shape the future
  compete
• The pace of development is increasingly fast
• The aim is people first in all-inclusive
  knowledge society
• Simplification of procedures and fast reactivity
• an extensive effort needed to mobilise the
  constituency
• to address the (steep) learning-curve FP5?FP6

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