1. Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Information Day - 30 May 2005 1 Call 5 - Strategic Objective: Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Dr. Max Lemke Deputy Head of Unit Grid Technologies European Commission max.lemke@cec.eu.int http://www.cordis.lu/ist/grids Focus 2: Grid-enabled Applications & Services for business and society Disclaimer: The Call text in the Official Journal, the Work Programme and the Specific Programme are the only legal basis. The Call text in the Official Journal, the Work Programme and the Specific Programme are the only legal basis.

2. Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Information Day - 30 May 2005 2 Work Programme 2005-2006 Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Application Pull Technology Push Network-centric Grid Operating Systems Potential new fabric layer for future distributed systems and services Grid Foundations Architecture, design and development of technologies and systems for building the invisible Grid Grid-enabled Applications & Services for business and society Research, development, validation and take-up of generic environments and tools e-bus, e-health, e-goy, e-learning Environment, … Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services Application Sector 3 Application Sector 2 Application Sector n Application Sector 1 IST Call 5 Open May 2005 Close Sept 2005 Budget: ~70M

3. Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Information Day - 30 May 2005 3 Focus 2 – Grid-enabled Applications and Services for business and society Research, development, validation, take-up of generic environments / tools Grid-based environments for dynamic service creation and provision supporting distributed collaborations spanning multiple administrative domains Grid business models and Grid economics Intelligent tools and interfaces supporting ubiquitous Grid access Grid-enabled decision support services WP 2005-2006 Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services

4. Information Society and Media Directorate-General - Unit Grid Technologies Information Day - 30 May 2005 4 Instruments IPs – Focus 2 IPs – Focus 2 Generic technologies addressing common requirements across different disciplines and applications in business, e-science, and society Include a technology take-up phase - user-driven pilots Include industrial stakeholders from all relevant levels of the value chain Emphasise SME participation as technology providers, service providers, and end-users STREPS STREPS Advanced Grid technologies in innovative applications Longer term research issues