Marion LE LOUARN

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Third Concertation Meeting of the Technologies
for Digital Ecosystems (DE) Cluster 21-22 May
07 Brussels (BU33 0/54)

• Marion LE LOUARN
• Responsible for the DE cluster of FP6
• INFSO D4  Networked Enterprise RFID 

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3rd DE Concertation Meeting Agenda

• 21/5/07 2.00 pm DE Cluster introduction (EC)   
• 2.30 pm Open Knowledge Space update discussion
  (OPAALS)
• 3.15 pm Peardrop toolkit on DE deployment issues
  (incl. user perspective role of regional
  catalysts) discussion (PEARDROP)
• 4.00 pm Coffee break 
• 4.20 pm Social science and language update
  discussion (OPAALS)
• 4.40 pm Long-term view on the roles of Computer
  science and Software Engineering in DE research
  (OPAALS)
• 5.00 pm Legal knowledge exchange for SMEs in
  e-business (LEKTOR)
• 22/5/07 9.15 am User scenarios/use cases,
  Technical architectures and components short
  presentations followed by discussion on these two
  topics
• 9.15 CONTRACT, ONE
• 10.15 am Coffee break 
• 10.30 SEAMLESS, E-NVISION
• 11.00 Discussion conclusions
• 12.20 VISP progress (what, why, business context,
  technical solutions chosen (VISP)
• 12.50 Concertation meeting conclusions (EC)

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Fact sheets on http//cordis.europa.eu/ist/pro
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DBE IP completed
Digital Business Ecosystem

• FP6 Integrated Project
• 20 Partners from 9 countries
• 14.2 M Cost / 10.5 M Grant
• 2003 - 2006

A digital ecosystem infrastructure adopting
mechanisms from biological theories of
self-organisation and evolution addressing
networked software solutions business models
Paradigms and open-source component-based
infrastructure enabling the creation of
networkedlocal digital ecosystems forSMEs
competitiveness andlocal development
http//www.digital-ecosystem.org
Contact Andrea Nicolai T6 - a.nicolai_at_t-6.it
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Digital Ecosystem pilot regions
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Results of the DE sector (to date)

• Sectors addressed in Regional trials and in
  further Research, Demonstration and Support
  activities
• DBE pilot regions (Aragon, Tampere,
  West-Midlands)
• 4 Drivers in the Tourism sector (with already 11
  users)
• 8 Implementers Phase I (3 in Tourism, 3 in
  e-Commerce, 1 in Issue Tracking, 4 in Security)
• 12 Implementers Phase II (5 in Tourism, 4 in
  e-Management tools/ERP, 1 Distributed taxi float
  management system, 1 in Issue Tracking, 1 in
  Image/visual web support)
• Further regional developments planned for 2007.
• further regions interested in DE deployment,
  such as, in Italy, Prov.Trento, Lazio, Piemont

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Further results of the DE sector

• Further RTD developments/applications trials from
  call 4 5 IST projects
• Application areas (STREPs)
• Construction (SEAMLESS)
• Textile (SEAMLESS)
• Other application areas might converge in future
  (e.g. other vertical STREPs)
• ICT e-business process support services (STREPs)
  
• Negotiating (ONE)
• Contracting (CONTRACT)
• Further sectors addressed in demonstrations
  planned in OPAALS NoE in various EU regions and
  further world regions (Africa, India, South
  America)
• Accompanying measures - in particular to support
  further regional deployment (PEARDROP, EFFORT)

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Overall FP6 results of the DE sector

• DE FP6 results include
• individual projects research results (including
  OSS infra-structure and applications geared to
  the needs of SMEs in various sectors)
• collaboration uptake from regions across
  EU/world
• joint results and strategic research roadmaps
  stemming from close collaborations within
  clusters of projects
• foundation of a new interdisciplinary science
  helping to bootstrap, observe and guide the
  development of Digital Ecosystems supporting
  innovation and development within/across
  territories, organisational systems and cultures.
• FP7 to help further Europes forefront RTD
• CIP to demonstrate ICT networking actions first
  (2007), to help prepare for large scale DE pilots

European Commission
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DE in FP7 Objectives, Main Themes

• To enable EU to master and shape the future
  developments of ICT so that the demands of its
  society and economy are met

ICT Technology Pillars e.g. Software, Grids,
security and dependability Integration of
Technologies Applications Research providing the
knowledge and the means to develop a wide range
of ICT-based services and applications

new forms of dynamic networked co-operative
business processes, digital eco-systems in
particular for small- and medium-sized
organisations optimised, distributed work
organisation and collaborative work environments
such as knowledge sharing and interactive
services (e.g. for tourism).
European Commission
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FP7 Information

• EU research http//ec.europa.eu/research
• Seventh Framework Programme http//ec.europa.eu/r
  esearch/fp7
• Info on RTD programs/projects http//www.cordis.lu
  /
• RTD info magazine http//ec.europa.eu/research/rt
  dinfo/
• Information requests http//ec.europa.eu/researc
  h/enquiries/

European Commission
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Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)

• ICT Policy Support Programme (ICTPSP) Call 2007
  workprogramme due to be adopted in next few days,
  including
• Other themes and actions (total foreseen budget
  3M)

• Facilitation of replication/deployment of
  innovative ICT based solution through exchange of
  experiences and best practices.
• Key actors Practitioners, stakeholders

Thematic Networks
For more information on ICTPSP Short url
http//ec.europa.eu/ict_psp Functional mailbox
infso-ict_psp_at_ec.europa.eu
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Rationale
Thematic Networks
Main features of Thematic Networks

• The goal is to bring together relevant
  stakeholders, expertise and facilities to support
  the implementation of Information Society
  policies using ICT
• The work of the Thematic Networks should be
  focused on preparing future pilot activities,
  replication and co-deployment of innovative
  solutions and to develop new policy
  implementation schemes through working groups,
  workshops and exchanges of good practices.
• The network should provide guidance for
  ICT-enabled solutions and their roll-out and will
  highlight the remaining obstacles to be overcome.
• The outcomes of Thematic Networks must have clear
  and measurable objectives, and the results shall
  be in the public domain.
• Competing proposals addressing a workprogramme
  objective will be evaluated to the published
  evaluation criteria. The work programme indicates
  where possible- the estimated number of
  proposals retained for funding for each objective
  according to budget availability of each theme.

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Evaluation of Proposals
The evaluation of proposals will be based on the
principles of transparency and of equal
treatment. It will be carried out by the
Commission with the assistance of independent
experts
Evaluation criteria

• Eligibility Criteria
• - on-time, completeness, proposer status, .
• Award Criteria
• - Relevance (threshold 3/5)
• - Impact (threshold 3/5)
• - Implementation (threshold 3/5)
• Selection Criteria
• financial operational capacity to carry out
  project
• professional competencies and qualifications

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Other themes and horizontal actions Objective
4.1 Sharing experience on ICT Initiatives for
SMEs
Thematic Networks

• Thematic Networks will ensure the wider uptake
  and best use of ICT in businesses, and
  particularly SMEs. They will help establish a
  platform bringing together major stakeholders to
  identify, share and raise awareness of best
  practices, with due attention to adaptation to
  local needs/conditions. They will address
  training elements, help co-ordinate the
  development of specific approaches and standards
  and provide guidance for solution and their
  implementation.
• Up to four Thematic Networks will be funded, two
  for each of the following work programme
  sub-objectives

a- Improving SMEs business environment through
partnership building development of business
ecosystems
Other Themes and Horizontal Actions Objective
4.1 Sharing experience on ICT Initiatives for
SMEs Thematic Networks Call 2007
b- Improving the capacity of SMEs to benefit from
ICT-based innovations in their products and
services
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Objective 4.1-a Improving SMEs business
environment through partnership building and the
development of business ecosystems
Thematic Networks

• RATIONALE behind the Objective 4.1-a Thematic
  Networks
• Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure enabling the
  composition of customised ICT solutions from
  generic components, to enable the economic
  development of SME clusters. This emerging and
  evolving paradigm is being adopted by industries
  and decision-makers in various regions in Europe,
  in different forms and interpretations, for
  deploying services for SMEs, based on the open
  source Digital Ecosystem infrastructure already
  publicly available from FP6 projects.
• For customised ICT solutions to be composed in
  response to SME needs, the ecosystem needs to be
  populated by generic digital components.
  Component supply is driven by both market forces
  and public administrations or regional demand.
  But wide-scale ICT adoption by SMEs
  necessitates addressing a number of complex
  issues, such as coordination with regional
  policies, launching concerted actions at
  different level of subsidiarity, attracting and
  involving a critical mass of SMEs using
  appropriate instruments.
• Thematic Networks are hence needed to define and
  carry out strategies for implementing Digital
  Ecosystem regional pilots, and are called for
  under objective 4.1-a.

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Objective 4.1-a Improving SMEs business
environment through partnership building and the
development of business ecosystems
Thematic Networks

• AIMS of the Thematic Networks under objective
  4.1-a
• By addressing ICT adoption at European level, the
  Thematic Networks will help to promote the
  sharing of experiences (and risks) on ICT
  adoption among European regions, to promote
  interoperability of ICT solutions and business
  processes across Europe, to fight market
  fragmentation for SMEs and to promote a culture
  of technological innovation.
• Up to two thematic networks will be supported
  under objective 4.1-a, for European regions
  wishing to prepare the deployment of digital
  business ecosystems to work together with the
  regions already experimenting such ecosystems.
  They will help businesses, in particular SMEs, to
  improve operations at local level and also to
  develop their capacity to work in partnerships
  and for various customers across Europe.
• The network should primarily target
  catalysts/facilitators such as regional
  governments, public bodies, regional agencies and
  non-profit bodies whose mission includes support
  for SMEs, local development, innovation and
  capacity building. The consortium should include
  at least two regional digital business ecosystems
  pilots with previous experience of local
  deployment.
• For more information on Digital Ecosystems
• URL http//www.digital-ecosystems.org
• Functional mailbox infso-ict_psp_at_ec.europa.eu

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Foreseen events

• DE book currently being published
• eChallenge 2007
• (Den Haag, 24-26/10/07, Seamless)
• DE Conference on achievements to date furture
  perspectives (Brussels, 2nd week of Nov. 2007,
  Opaals)
• Next IST conference planned for 2008

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More information on http//www.digital-ecosystems.
org