Information about the Fifth IST Call Matteo Banti European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General Software Technologies Information about the Fifth IST Call Matteo Banti European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General Software Technologies

The components of FP6

FP6 budget breakdown Focussing and Integrating Focussing and Integrating – Genomics 2255M€ – Information Society Technologies3625M€ – Nanotechnologies, int M€ – Aeronautics and space1075M€ – Food quality and safety 685M€ – Sustainable development2120M€ – Citizens and governance.. 225M€ – Anticipation of S&T needs Anticipating needs 555 M€Anticipating needs 555 M€ SMEs 430M€SMEs 430M€ Specific INCO 315M€Specific INCO 315M€ M€ ~200M€ for GEANT/GRID ~100M€ for GEANT/GRID Strengthening ERA foundations 320M€ Strengthening ERA foundations 320M€ Joint Research Centre 760M€ Joint Research Centre 760M€ Structuring ERA Structuring ERA –Research and Innovation 290M€ –Human resources1580M€ –Research Infrastructures 655M€ –Science/Society 80M€

IST in FP6 - objectives & strategy Main objectives Main objectives – Establishing Europe’s leadership in the technologies at the heart of the knowledge economy and society – Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness & technology base – Building the information and knowledge society for ALL Strategy 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

Call 1 Apr 03 Call 2 Oct 03 Call 3 Sept 04 Call 4 Mar 05 Call 5 Sept FP6 IST Calls Timeline

IST WP : Main principles & objectives Completing the investment in the FP6 objectives Completing the investment in the FP6 objectives – Adapting content of WP in order to take account of: evolving context and technology progressevolving context and technology progress lessons learnt from the response to the first callslessons learnt from the response to the first calls Preparing the start of FP7 Preparing the start of FP7 – Developing new fields, etc.

IST WP : Consultations and Collection of Input Wide consultation Wide consultation – ISTC - IST Committee – ISTAG - IST Advisory Group – Programme Consultation Meetings – Web-based consultations - 5 year evaluation of IST - Review of new FP6 instruments Portfolio analysis Portfolio analysis – IPPA - Integrated Programme Portfolio Analysis – Responses to previous Calls – Experience from past and on-going projects Changes in context and technology trends Lessons learned

IST Calls : Concentration Concentration of effort and building critical mass Concentration of effort and building critical mass – Total number of projects selected : 3 times less than FP5 for an equivalent budget – Average budget of Integrated Projects : 5 times larger than FP5 projects  Setting up & managing larger projects : a challenge

IST Calls : Integration More intensive collaboration between various actors More intensive collaboration between various actors – Integrated Projects: 2-3 times as many partners per project – From industry, academia and public research labs  Concern over SME participation  Integration of effort in an enlarged Europe important  International co-operation

Lessons learnt from previous calls Oversubscription in some fields Oversubscription in some fields – Need for more focus and more precision SMEs participation SMEs participation – Improving but can be strengthened Integration of the ICT research effort in an enlarged Europe Integration of the ICT research effort in an enlarged Europe – Participation of Member States that joined the EU recently and of Associated Candidate Countries below expectations International co-operation International co-operation – Domain-specific approaches are needed

IST WP : Focussing Sharper descriptions of each SO Sharper descriptions of each SO Precisions on the use of the instruments within each SO Precisions on the use of the instruments within each SO Budget distribution between instruments adapted to each SO Budget distribution between instruments adapted to each SO

‘anywhere, anytime, natural access to ICT based services and applications’ Components & microsytems Knowledge & interface technologies Communication, computing & software technologies - mobile comms - Broadband comm - networked audio- visual systems - software & services - embedded systems -nano- electronics electronics - photonics components - Micro/nano integration -Micro/nano sub-systems sub-systems - Semantic- based knowledge and content - multi-modal interfaces Applied IST research for major societal and economic challenges - ICT for Security - ICT for Health - eInclusion - eSafety - environmental risk mgmt - learning - culture - networked businesses - ICT for governments - collaborative work - GRID-based systems - cognitive systems systems IST Strategic Objectives research networking testbeds - integration in enlarged Europe

Call 5 key facts Published:17 May 2005 Published:17 May 2005 Closes:21 September 2005 (17:00 Brussels time) Closes:21 September 2005 (17:00 Brussels time) Total Indicative budget: 638 M€ Total Indicative budget: 638 M€ Pre-allocation of 90% of budget Pre-allocation of 90% of budget Indicative budget distribution between Instruments: per SO Indicative budget distribution between Instruments: per SO

Call 5 Strategic Objectives Strategic Objective Inst.Budget Photonic components65/3547 Micro/nano based sub-systems70/3058 Embedded Systems60/4068 Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services70/3062 Software and services60/4067 Research networking testbeds65/3518 Multimodal Interfaces60/4054 ICT for Networked Businesses55/4546 Collaborative Working Environments70/3040 Access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources40/6036 eInclusion50/5029 ICT for Environmental Risk Management60/4040 FET Proactive Initiative0/100 9

Photonic components Key Objectives Key Objectives – Advanced materials, solid-state sources and micro- and nano-scale photonic devices – Integration of photonic functions in micro/nanoelectronics components – Application contexts: “Information technologies for health care and life science”“Information technologies for health care and life science” “Communications and Infotainment”“Communications and Infotainment” “Environment and security” “Environment and security” Focus Focus – Manufacturing technologies and device concepts – Hybrid and monolithic photonic integration technologies – Photonic systems on a chip – Advanced components for optical networks, and low-cost components for broadband wireless/wired access; – Advanced sources Call 5 47 MEuro

Micro/nano-based subsystems Integrated micro/nanosystems for key products & applications R&D focus – – Healthcare: Integrated systems for point-of-care diagnosis, monitoring & drug delivery – – Autonomous miniaturized (micro-)robotic systems – – Mass storage systems – – Novel 3D Visualisation Other – – Validation of Micro-Nano Technology enabled subsystems in different applications combining subsystem development with application RTD – – Roadmap, CA, SSA to prepare research agendas – – (“Micro-nano-bio-cogno” and “Smart Integrated Systems”) Call 5 58 MEuro

Embedded systems Key Objectives Key Objectives – Hardware/software systems embedded in intelligent devices – Cost-efficient ambient intelligence systems with optimal performance, high confidence, reduced time to market and faster deployment Focus Focus – System Design Model-based system design, validation and testing.Model-based system design, validation and testing. Design methods, programming models and compilation tools for reconfigurable architectures.Design methods, programming models and compilation tools for reconfigurable architectures. – Networked Embedded Systems Middleware for wireless objectsMiddleware for wireless objects Scalable and self-organising platformsScalable and self-organising platforms – SME embedded tool developers and vendors Call 5 68 MEuro

Advanced GRID technologies, systems and services Key Objectives Key Objectives – Advance towards the knowledge Grid and complete virtualisation of Grid resources – Reduce the complexity of Grid-based systems Focus Focus – Grid Foundations: Architecture, design and development of technologies and systems – Grid-enabled applications and services for business and society – Network-centric Grid operating systems – Co-ordination of research activities in Member and Associated States in the Framework of ERA Call 5 62 MEuro

Software and services Key Objectives Key Objectives – Engineering and management of software systems, services and applications – Open and interoperable platforms, methodologies, middleware, standards and tools. Focus Focus – Engineering, management and provision of services and software – Principles, methodologies and tools for design, management and simulation of complex software systems – Development, deployment, evolution and benchmarking of open source software. – Software systems with properties such as self-adaptability, flexibility, robustness, dependability and evolvability. – Support actions contributing to the evolution of the software industry Call 5 67 MEuro

Research Networking Testbeds Key Objectives Key Objectives – User-driven large scale testbeds for preparing future upgrades of the infrastructure deployed across Europe Focus Focus – Integrating, testing, validating and demonstrating new fixed and wireless networking technologies – Provisioning of open test infrastructures for third party researchers – Fostering interoperability of solutions across different scientific and industrial disciplines – Developing roadmaps and strategic guidance for infrastructure development in Europe Call 5 18 MEuro

Multimodal interfaces Key Objectives Key Objectives – Natural and easy to use interfaces providing: Intelligent communicationIntelligent communication Multi-modalitiesMulti-modalities multilingual capabilitiesmultilingual capabilities Focus Focus – Natural interaction between humans and the physical or virtual environment – Mechanisms for selecting cognitively combinations of interface modalities according to preferences and context – Multilingual communication systems for unrestricted domains – Portability of new languages -> Emphasis is on user modelling, system design, visual recognition and tracking, language understanding and spoken language translation 54 MEuro Call 5

ICT for Networked Businesses Key Objectives Key Objectives – Software solutions supporting organisational networking and process integration – Distributed and collaborative network-oriented systems for efficient, effective and secure product and service creation and delivery Focus Focus – Digital business ecosystems for SMEs open-source environment ; design, development and take-up of flexible and adaptable software applicationsopen-source environment ; design, development and take-up of flexible and adaptable software applications – Extended products and services decentralised architectures ; new approaches to business processesdecentralised architectures ; new approaches to business processes – Horizontal actions new legal challenges raised by networked and collaborative paradigmsnew legal challenges raised by networked and collaborative paradigms 46 MEuro Call 5

Collaborative working environments Key Objectives Key Objectives – Next generation collaborative working environments – Enable seamless and natural collaboration amongst humans and machines – Distributed, knowledge-rich and virtualized working environments Focus Focus – Concepts, methods and core services for distributed collaboration at work – Flexible management of services – Tools for collaborative work in rich virtualised environments – Services for seamless, stable, dependable and scalable applications for collaborative work – Validating of applications for collaborative work in content-rich, mobile and fixed collaborative environments – Standardisation activities Call 5 40 MEuro

Access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources Key Objectives Key Objectives – Support the accessibility and use over time of digital cultural and scientific resources. – Support the emerging complexity of digital cultural and scientific objects and repositories – Explore how to preserve the availability of digital resources over time Focus Focus – Conceptualisation and representation of digital cultural and scientific objects – Application of leading-edge technologies (knowledge technologies, VR, visualisation). – Methods and systems for guaranteeing the long-term preservation of digital objects. – Test-beds and systems supporting multi-sourced and multi- formatted resources. Call 5 36 MEuro

eInclusion Key Objectives Key Objectives – mainstream accessibility in consumer goods and services to ensure equal access, independent living and participation for all in the Information Society. – develop next generation assistive systems Focus Focus – Experience and Application Research – Large scale demonstrators (smart environment, next generation mobiles, Digital TV..) – Innovative solutions for persons with cognitive disabilities. – Support and co-ordination actions: Federating the fragmented assistive technology industryFederating the fragmented assistive technology industry Structuring the co-operation among centres for accessibility resource and support.Structuring the co-operation among centres for accessibility resource and support. Technology solutions to meet the challenges posed by the ageing population.Technology solutions to meet the challenges posed by the ageing population. Call 5 29 MEuro

ICT for Environmental Risk Management Key Objectives Key Objectives – ICT aspects of services for GMES (Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security) end-users – Monitoring, preparation and response phases of environmental risk/crisis management Focus Focus – GMES in-situ monitoring systems, in particular based on self- organising, self-healing, ad-hoc networking of sensors – Public safety communication (alert systems, communication to/from citizen and rapidly deployable emergency telecommunications systems) – Support to early adoption of common open architectures for full interoperability Call 5 40 MEuro

Simulating Emergent Properties in Complex Systems FET Proactive Initiatives 9 MEuro Call 5

Reccomendations to Proposers Study the Workprogramme text carefully Study the Workprogramme text carefully – - Choose the SO(s) most relevant to your proposal Contact each relevant SO early Contact each relevant SO early – Is the SO Open in this call? – Is my proposal in scope? Competition is intense – most SO are oversubscribed, only the best proposals get through Competition is intense – most SO are oversubscribed, only the best proposals get through Avoid the pitfalls Avoid the pitfalls – Submit on time! – Check for completeness – Make the reviewers life easy

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Call 5 Strategic Objectives contact persons Strategic Objective Contact person Photonic components Micro/nano based sub-systems Embedded Systems Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Software and Services Research networking testbeds Multimodal Interfaces ICT for Networked Businesses Collaborative Working Environments Access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources eInclusion ICT for Environmental Risk Management FET Proactive Initiative