May 2005 Towards a network of digital ecosystems: which technology,which research ? Workshop: Review of the technology and research activity Context and Objectives of the workshop Workshop: Review of the technology and research activity Context and Objectives of the workshop F. Nachira European Commission DG-INFSO - Unit “ICT for Enterprise Networking” Head of Sector “Technologies for Digital Ecosystems“ F. Nachira European Commission DG-INFSO - Unit “ICT for Enterprise Networking” Head of Sector “Technologies for Digital Ecosystems“

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 2 Knowledge and Business networking : SMEs and local clusters in the knowledge-based global economy SMEs: from a limited environment to a global dynamic competition - need of: more interrelations; more specialised resources (marketing, legal issues, know) more R&D / innovation; accessing to global value chain; accessing to knowledge Growth Node Business EcosystemIndustrial District How to reach the critical mass of resources ? large organisations, virtual enterprises, local clusters,... Virtual cluster

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 3 Lisbon Objectives: “ a strategic goal for next decade” to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. PREPARING THE TRANSITION TO A COMPETITIVE, DYNAMIC AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY 2002: SMEs research area within eBusiness Unit: - socio-economical analysis (GoDigital,...) - peculiarities (SMEs, diversity, territories) -> how turn into strong points? -> which role of ICT, which infrastructure ? - discussion paper - cycle of workshops

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 4 The business ecosystem adoption/use of ICT is one major factor of productivity SMEs backbone of EC economy; SMEs do not adopt/master ICT role of knowledge sharing; systemic approach on territorial basis how to induce a change in how organizations network and cooperate? How foster this change of paradigm ? Technical Infrastructure Business & financial conditions Human capital, knowledge and practices Governance & industrial policy how create a favorable environment for business and people: a socio-economic eco- system Paradigm shift : machine model => living organism model make a plan => create structural conditions

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 5 The digital ecosystem Which ICT infrastructure for this new paradigm ? How ICT could support the transition from industrial district to business ecosystem ? Computing and telecom. Infrastructure Formalised knowledge OS service-oriented architecture vision, new paradigms how create ICT structure which allows digital components to exhibits natural behaviours Paradigm shift : mechanicist model => living organism model make a plan => define a structure Visionary approach + intermediate results

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 6 What is a Digital Ecosystem ? THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM is a pervasive “digital environment” which supports the business ecosystems which is populated by “digital components” which evolves and adapts to local conditions with the evolution of the components THE “SOFT” SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH MEDIATES SERVICES & INFORMATION (knowledge) EMPOWERING THE NETWORKING AND THEIR SHARING architecture / structure

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 7 What is a Digital Component ? DIGITAL COMPONENT could be: software components, applications, services, knowledge, business processes and models, training modules, contractual frameworks, laws and hopefully a mixture of all these A USEFUL IDEA, EXPRESSED BY THE LANGUAGE (formal or natural), LAUNCHED ON THE NET, WHICH CAN BE PROCESSED (by computers and/or humans) formalised knowledge ©XPLANE

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs The e-Business Clusters - call 1-3

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs The e-Business Clusters

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs The e-Business Clusters

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 11 Scope of this workshop Re-tune the research priorities, 3 years after user needs (1st workshop conclusions) findings of current researches and projects views from experts polling + debate on-line interactions for call 5 for future frameworks

European Commission Directorate-General Information Society and Media Unit D5 : ICT for Enterprise NEtworking F.NachiraBruxelles - 18 May nd workshop: Review of technology and research needs 12 ICT for Networked Business - FP6 call 5 Key Objectives Key Objectives –Software solutions adaptable to the needs of local/regional SMEs, supporting organisational networking and process integration –Distributed collaborative ambient intelligence-based network- oriented systems for efficient, effective and secure product and service creation and delivery Focus Focus –Digital business ecosystems for SMEs open-source distributed self-adaptive environment and models enabling SMEs to cooperate for design, development of flexible and adaptable components interoperable with proprietary systems open-source distributed self-adaptive environment and models enabling SMEs to cooperate for design, development of flexible and adaptable components interoperable with proprietary systems Support of spontaneous composition, sharing distribution of business solutions and knowledgeSupport of spontaneous composition, sharing distribution of business solutions and knowledge –Extended products and services –Horizontal actions IPR and legal issues raised by os, networked and collaborative paradigmsIPR and legal issues raised by os, networked and collaborative paradigms 46 MEuro