Pentascope

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IST - Call 7 and 8 KA3 KA4
Thomas Skordas (Thomas.Skordas_at_cec.eu.int) DG
Information Society European Commission
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IST Programme 1999 - 20023.6 B Euro
Multimediacontent tools
New methods of working electronic commerce
Systems services for the citizen
547 MEuro
564 MEuro
646 MEuro
Essential technologies infrastructure
1363 MEuro
319 MEuro
Research networking
161 MEuro
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KA3 and KA47th Call at a Glance

• Call Nr
• Launch dates
• Deadlines
• Indicative budget
• (all KAs)
• Evaluation
• Contracts
• KA3
• KA4

7 15 June 2001 17 October 2001 450 M
Euro November 2001 March 2002 4 RTD 4
take-up 17 RTD 10 take-up
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KA3Multimedia 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)

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KA3 Action Lines
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3.1 Interactive Publishing3.3 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

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3.4 Information Access3.5 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

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KA4 Essential Technologies Infrastructures
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4.2 Computing,Communications Networks
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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)

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4.3 Software,Systems Services
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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 RD

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 GPL-compatible licenses
• Make available support services for free sw
  projects
• Actions RTD Studies

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4.4 Simulation Visualisation Technologies
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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

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4.5 Mobile PersonalCommunications Systems
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4.5 Mobile PersonalCommunications 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

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4.7 Peripherals,Sub-Systems Microsystems
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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 RD

AL 4.7.2 Microsystems

• Objective To develop multi-function intelligent
  microsystems and to integrate and validate these
  in real application systems
• Actions RD

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

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4.8 Microelectronics -Optoelectronics
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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 RD 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 RD 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 RD AM (no take-up) thematic networks

AL 4.8.4 Industrial MEL Technologies - Take-up
Measures

• Objective Semiconductor equipment assessment
• Actions Assessment actions

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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

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KA3 and KA4 8th Call
Call Nr Opening Closure Indicative budget
(all KAs)
8 15 November 2001? 15 February 2002? 330 M Euro
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

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Overview of KA32002 Action Lines
DRAFT
DRAFT
Indicative budget for KA3 45 M Euro
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Overview of KA42002 Action Lines
DRAFT
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
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