Regional and national initiatives in support of European Technology Platforms Dr. Fiona Williams Chairman, eMobility steering board

Objectives To briefly present the eMobility ETP –Rationale, membership, organisation To provide insight into our activities in relation to –National platforms and liaison activities –Funding our SRA Framework Programme 7 Structural Funds Eureka Celtic programme

Rationale for investment Mobile & wireless products and services have an economic impact greater than the INTERNET Public investments in other regions is growing rapidly (Asia, N. America) Job creation – from 4 Million jobs now to 10 Million in 2010 (Deutsche Bank) Europe should ride the next wave of wireless innovation –Growth in the wireless/mobile sector –Growth in the applications sectors Mobile services account for about 3% European GDP at present

Membership – 410 members Total number of members 410 Industry 98 Research 160 SME 152 Other 20 Steering Board of 23 members (all elected) + Expert Group Mirror Group Executive Group

eMobility organisation Executive Group General Assembly Expert Advisory Group Mirror Group Steering Board Secretariat POST-IP Future Internet Public launch –March 18, 2005 in Brussels General Assemblies –November 23, 2005, in Brussels with first elections of the Steering Board members –November 14, 2006 Heidelberg, Germany, co-located with WWRF meeting Strategic Research Agenda –Version 5 published October 06 Mirror Group Meetings –April 27, 2005 in Brussels –October 11, 2005 in Brussels –May 19, 2006 in Brussels Cross Technology Platforms Meeting –September 7, 2005 in Brussels –February 16, 2006 in Brussels –Joint mirror group meeting, June 29, 2006 –2 joint press releases –December 12, 2006 in Geneva Broadband for Europe using Structural Funds Applications Beyond 3G Working Groups

SRA Vision in context

Implementing our SRA How? National Programmes Structural Funds Eureka Celtic programmes Framework Programme 7 Private Funding to match public funding

National eMobility Platforms Formed by member states to: – help their organisations participate in platforms, –To prepare them to join EU consortia –To fund research on a national basis Countries with eMobility cooperation: –Poland – eMobility National Platform –Spain – eMov National Platform –Norway – Wireless Future Programme –Finland – Dimes association –Ireland – Enterprise Ireland Informatics group –France – Agency for Industrial Innovation –Austria – Competence Centre programme –UK – Mobile VCE –Belgium – Institute for Broadand Technologies

i2010 Initiative of EU Commission is promoting broadband communication infrastructure in Europe Rural areas are lagging behind EU broadband penetration rate Sources: Commission of the European Communities: Bridging the Broadband Gap: Brussels, Commission of the European Communities: Broadband for all: Commission mobilises all its policy instruments to bridge the broadband gap. IP/06/340, Brussels, 21 March Commission of the European Communities: European Electronic Communications Regulation and Markets 2005 (11th Report). COM(2006)68 final, Brussels,

Establishment of an eMobility Working Group on Broadband in conjunction with Structural Funds in September 2006 Discussion and preparation of eMobility statements on areas, where eMobility could support activities towards broadband in Europe Set up inter-platform working group European Broadband Infostructure (EBI) –Prepare joint position on the value the platforms could bring to European scale plans eMobility ISI NEM NESSI –Draft text for circulation to Member States for the use of Structural Funds for Telecommunications Support and participation in the Working Group is welcome eMobility Broadband Working Group

Preparation of position paper for the establishment of broadband for lead markets –Collection of positions from ICT Technology Platforms –Preparation of joint position paper Investigation of different technical solutions for broadband systems depending on –Scenarios –Application areas (technology parks, training, trial systems, network deployment) –Economic needs and conditions Evaluation of interest and interaction with EU Commission and Member States – in particular New Member States – on the use of Structural Funds for broadband systems Participation and contributions welcome eMobility Broadband Working Group – Further steps By February 2007 By June 2007 Continuous activity during 2007

eMobility Projects in the FP7 timeframe Project COMMONVISIONCOMMONVISION Strategic Research Agenda

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