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IST - Call 7 and 8
KA3 & KA4
Thomas Skordas
([email protected])
DG Information Society
European Commission
IST Programme: 1999 - 2002
3.6 B Euro
Systems & services
for the citizen
Multimedia
content & tools
646 MEuro
564 MEuro
New methods of working
& electronic commerce
Essential technologies
& infrastructure
1363 MEuro
Future & emerging technologies
319 MEuro
Research networking
161 MEuro
547 MEuro
KA3 and KA4:
7th Call at a Glance
• Call Nr:
7
• Launch dates:
15 June 2001
• Deadlines:
17 October 2001
• Indicative budget:
450 M Euro
(all KAs)
• Evaluation:
November 2001
• Contracts:
March 2002
• KA3:
4 RTD + 4 take-up
• KA4:
17 RTD + 10 take-up
KA3:
Multimedia Content and Tools
•
Objectives:
– Support Convergence of media production, access & delivery
– Improve the interaction with, and preserve knowledge and cultural
heritage
– Develop new educational services to fight skills gap
– Improve creativity and innovation potential of SMEs in the content sector
•
More emphasis on timeframe beyond 5 years:
– New: AL dedicated to exploratory, high-risk research
– next-generation Learning and Digital Libraries
•
New:
– x-Content future
– Semantic web
– Competence building (IT/multimedia)
KA3: Action Lines
Short term (2-4 years)
-
Longer term (5-10 years)
RTD
Applications
Futures
Investigate content forms
Apply new content
and service models
Technology
technology in
radically different
publishing,
Develop
from today's; eg:
eBusiness,
innovative middleware
e-Learning,
training,
to create, access, filter,
digital
heritage,
search & retrieve, visualise,
libraries,
etc
spatialise, auralise,
etc
translate, summarise,
deliver, … digital content
– Publishing digital content
– Heritage for all
– Next generation digital collections
– Self learning for work
– e-Learning futures
– Multilingual Web
– Natural & multilingual interactivity
– Semantic Web technologies
– x-Content futures
Research, develop and embed natural, personal,
interactive, multimodal and multilingual capability
at all levels
Support
Build IT & multimedia competence
Showcase, document and publish research results,
including standards
Conduct technology foresight and market watch
Accompanying Measures
– Competence building
– Specific support measures
3.1: Interactive Publishing
3.3 Human Language Technologies
AL 3.1.1 Publishing Digital Content
•
•
Objective: To develop, validate and benchmark new methods, services and tools
to facilitate creation, authoring, management, production and delivery of digital
content
Actions: RTD, Trials (1 year duration), Thematic networks
AL 3.3.1 Multilingual Web
•
•
Objective: Realising the “multilingual Internet” for individuals and enterprise
knowledge management across languages
Actions: RTD
3.4: Information Access
3.5: Work Spanning KA3
AL 3.4.1 Semantic Web Technologies
•
•
Objective: Develop semantic-based methods, models, systems and tools for
access, retrieval and filtering of Web-based content
Actions: RTD, thematic networks
AL 3.5.1 X-content Futures (RTD)
•
Objective: Experimental AL, addressing new concepts and paradigms and
providing opportunities for breakthrough research / high risk
AL 3.5.2 Competence Building (Take-up)
•
Objectives: Multimedia skills acquisition - Access to competence in multimedia
AL 3.5.3 KA3 Specific Support Measures (AM, no take-up)
•
Objectives: Assessing and disseminating results - Impact analysis - spread of
know-how
KA4: Essential Technologies
& Infrastructures
Simulation,
Visualisation
& Interfaces
Software,
Systems
& Services
Computing,
Communications
& Networking
Micro- &
Opto-electronics
Microsystems
& Subsystems
Mobile & Satellite
Communications & Systems
4.2: Computing,
Communications & Networks
CORPORATE
NETWORKS
CARRIER
NETWORKS
COMPUTING
PHOTONICS
ACCESS NETWORKS
MICROELECTRONICS
Network
Integration
(protocols)
4.2: Computing,
Communications & Networks
AL 4.2.1 Real Time Distributed Systems
• Objectives:
– Middleware supporting the development of real-time distributed applications
– Robust cognitive vision systems
– Novel strategies and platforms for real-time control of complex systems in
uncertain environments
• Actions: RTD; Demonstration; Thematic Networks; Accompanying measures (no
take-up)
AL 4.2.3 Terabit Optical Networks
• Objective: Technologies and architectures for end-to-end signal distribution and
management in optical networks
• Actions: RTD; Demonstration; Thematic Networks; Accompanying measures (no
take-up)
4.3: Software,
Systems & Services
Component
based SW engineering
Open source
and free SW
Trust and
Openness
Information
management
Handle
masses of
data
Reusability
What the
user wants!
Human
interpretation
of patterns
Intelligence and
knowledge sharing
Planning and
Customisation
Service
engineering
4.3: Software,
Systems & Services
AL 4.3.1 Software Architecture
• Objective: Ensure at the architectural level that required properties for the final sw
systems will be met
• Action: R&D
AL 4.3.2 Funtionality Models and Building Blocks for End User
Services
• Objective: Enable adaptive end user services on mobile devices for information
creation, exchange, storage and access
• Actions: RTD; Trials
AL 4.3.3 Free Software Development: Towards Critical Mass
• Objectives:
– Foster a critical mass of development of free sw released under GPLcompatible licenses
– Make available support services for free sw projects
• Actions: RTD; Studies
4.4: Simulation & Visualisation
Technologies
High-end
systems
Consumer
systems
Signal processing,
simulation &
visualisation
Advanced
services for new
IP networks,
Displays & sensors,
2nd generation
Mixed reality,
multimodal
interactive TV
3D & immersive
interfaces user & service interfaces & telepresence
Simulation
services
Serving corporate
users
Serving end
users
4.4: Simulation & Visualisation
Technologies
AL 4.4.1 Simulation and Visualisation
• Objective: Technologies to support highly complex and dynamic information
processing and telecom infrastructures and services
• Actions: RTD
AL 4.4.2 Mixed Realities and New Imaging Frontiers
• Objective: Imaging technologies for interaction between people and information
appliances
• Actions: RTD
AL 4.6.1 Advanced Displays and Sensors
• Objective: Sensor and Display Technologies contributing to more intuitive
interactions with systems
• Actions: RTD
AL 4.6.2 Interfaces and Buffers for Seamless end to end Services
• Objectives:
– Network independent platforms for interactive services, including broadcasting
– Improve the usability of these services
• Actions: RTD
4.5: Mobile & Personal
Communications & Systems
Wireless
Information
Society
4th Generation
Satellite
Broadband
S-UMTS
DVB-S
DVB-T
DAB
UMTS ++
Satellite/HAPS
Broadcasting
UMTS
GPRS/EDGE
GSM
Cellular
Broadband
W-LAN
Bluetooth
Personal
IR
Area Networks
Broadband
WFA
MBS 60
MWS
MBS 40
Quasi-Cellular
Body LANs
Indoor
Local Area Networks
xMDS
Wireless Local Loop
4.5: Mobile & Personal
Communications & Systems
AL 4.5.1 Reconfigurable Radio Systems and Networks
• Objective: To support evolution towards 4th generation wireless systems;
heterogeneous radio networks to inter-work and adjust adaptively to traffic load;
characteristics, services and user requirements, targeting dynamic spectrum sharing
• Actions: RTD
AL 4.5.2 Terrestrial Wireless Systems and Networks
• Objective: Novel terrestrial wireless systems and networks including fixed wireless
access systems, advanced public/private wireless LANs, inter-working
mobile/broadcasting systems supporting the provision of broadband multimedia
services
• Actions: RTD
AL 4.5.3 Satellite Systems and Services
• Objective: Technologies and architectures for the support of multimedia services in
the context of advanced mobile systems and of next generation interactive
broadcasting systems
• Actions: RTD
4.7: Peripherals,
Sub-Systems & Microsystems
Systems
- subsystems
- microsystems
- embedded networked
appliances
• additional technologies
• additional functionality
• software / hardware design
• embedding
Products
4.7: Peripherals,
Sub-Systems & Microsystems
AL 4.7.1 Subsystems
• Objective: To develop the critical building blocks (electronic multicomponent
assemblies) of future applications
• Actions: R&D
AL 4.7.2 Microsystems
• Objective: To develop multi-function intelligent microsystems and to integrate and
validate these in real application systems
• Actions: R&D
AL 4.7.3 Subsystems and Microsystems - Take-up Measures
• Objective: Take up of advanced microsystems, subsystems and their underpinning
technologies, equipment and materials in new products and processes and in
manufacturing
• Actions: Take-up measures; trials; best practice; access; assessment
4.8: Microelectronics Optoelectronics
• Hardware description
Design
• library cells
• user constraints
PA
System
Software
A/D
PERI
I.P. blocks
D/A
µP
DSP
Memories
ASIC
Process
transistors
Blocks implemented
independently
RF
design reuse
concurrent
design
4.8: Microelectronics Optoelectronics
AL4.8.1 MEL Design and Test & Application Specific MEL
• Objective: Improve efficiency of design teams; Specific tools and reusable IP blocks
• Actions: R&D; trials; AM (no take-up)
AL 4.8.2 MEL Technologies: Processes, Equipment and Devices
• Objective: Increase data transfer rates of communication systems and processing
speed and storage capacities of terminals
• Actions: R&D; trials; access; AM (no take-up); concerted actions; thematic networks
AL 4.8.3 Optical and Opto-electronic Technologies
• Objective: Optical and opto-electronic functional components:
– Long term: all-optical networks, interconnection, smart imaging
– Shorter term: with exploitation plans (manufacturability, packaging, scalability)
• Actions: R&D; AM (no take-up); thematic networks
AL 4.8.4 Industrial MEL Technologies - Take-up Measures
• Objective: Semiconductor equipment assessment
• Actions: Assessment actions
4.1: Work Spanning KA4
AL 4.1.1 Design of Networked Embedded Systems
• Objective: To integrate and validate concurrent design and validation tool
frameworks for resource constrained hw/sw systems embedded in intelligent
devices and their networking
• Actions: RTD; Demonstration and combined projects
AL 4.1.3 Development of Skills in Micro- and Opto-Electronics
• Objective: To address the shortage of highly skilled staff
• Actions: AM (no take-up); Thematic Networks
KA3 and KA4: 8th Call
Call Nr:
8
Opening:
15 November 2001?
Closure:
15 February 2002?
Indicative budget: 330 M Euro
(all KAs)
KA3 focus:
• ALs that span across all KA3 topics
• Towards future research actions
KA4 focus:
• Consolidating, completing and extending
research launched in previous phases
• Concentrating on activities to be
reinforced in next Framework
Programme
Overview of KA3
2002 Action Lines
DRAFT
Spanning
Actions
DRAFT
Action Line
Action Type
Title
3.1.1
AM, Thematic Networks
Critical mass for future research
3.1.2
RTD
KA3 futures
3.1.3
AM
KA3 specific support measures
Indicative budget for KA3: 45 M Euro
DRAFT
Overview of KA4
2002 Action Lines
Action Lines for 2002
4.1 Computing, communications & networks
• Cognitive vision systems
• Advanced control systems
• Networks for distributed services & applications
• Take-up
4.2 Software, systems & services
• Composability & dynamic adaptability
4.3 Simulation & visualisation technologies
• Simulation & visualisation technologies
4.4 Mobile & personal communications &
systems
• Towards 4G technologies, systems & networks
• Validation of wireless & mobile systems & technologies
4.5 Interfaces making use of various senses
• Networked audio visual systems & services
4.6 Peripherals, sub-systems & microsystems
• Microsystems and miniaturised subsystem modules
• Integration of sensors & actuators
4.7 Microelectronics - Optoelectronics
• MELs design and IP re-use - technos, processes, devices
• Optical & opto-electronic technologies
• Assessment actions and take-up
Indicative budget for KA4: 110 M Euro
For more information
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