PLANET II: FP6 Plan of Campaign

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PLANET IIFP6 Plan of Campaign

• Tim Grant
• Atos Origin Nederland / University of Pretoria,
  RSA
• Tim.Grant_at_atosorigin.com / tgrant_at_cs.up.ac.za

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Overview

• Goal
• To propose plan of campaign for FP6 involvement
• Structure
• FP6 objectives, scope, themes instruments
• PS in thematic priority areas
• PS-related EoIs
• PLANET EoIs
• Critical success factors
• Plan of campaign
• Personal note

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FP6 (1)

• FP6 objectives
• To strengthen the scientific and technological
  bases of European industry
• To encourage the international competitiveness
  of European industry while promoting research
  activities in support of other EU policies
• FP6 scope
• 2002-2006
• 17.5 billion euros (4 to 5 of RTD in EU)
• 15 budget reserved for SMEs
• Involvement of non-EU countries

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FP6 (2)

• FP6 instruments
• Network of Excellence (NoE)
• Integrated Project (IP)
• Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP)
• Specific Targeted Innovation Project (STIP)
• Coordination Action (CA)
• Specific Support Action (SSA)
• SME-specific instruments
• Co-operative research project (CRAFT)
• Collective research project

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FP6 (3)

• FP6 priority thematic areas
• Life sciences, genomics biotechnology for
  health
• Information society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, knowledge-based functional
  materials, new production processes devices
• Aeronautics space
• Food quality safety
• Sustainable development, global change
  ecosystems
• Citizens governance in knowledge-based society

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Genomics (1)

• Genomics 1.1.1 in EoI database
• Objective
• Integrating post-genomic research into more
  established biomedical biotechnical approaches
• Involvement of key stakeholders
• Industry
• Healthcare providers physicians
• Policy makers
• Regulatory authorities
• Patient associations
• Experts on ethical matters
• Budget
• 2.255 billion euros
• 1.1 billion euros for advanced genomics
  applications
• 1.155 billion euros for combating major diseases

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Genomics (2)

• Thematic areas
• Advanced genomics health applications
• Gene expression proteomics
• Structural genomics
• Comparative genomics population genetics
• Bioinformatics
• Multi-disciplinary functional genomic approaches
• New, safer, more effective drugs
• New diagnostics
• New in-vitro tests
• New preventive therapeutic tools
• Post-genomics with high potential for application
• Combating major diseases
• Application-oriented genomic approaches to
  diseases
• Combating cancer
• Confronting communicable diseases linked to
  poverty

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IST (1)

• IST 1.1.2 in EoIs database
• Objective - direct contribution to
• The knowledge society e-Europe Action Plan
• Medium- long-term RTD on future technologies
  integrating computers networks into everyday
  environment
• Placing the individual at the centre
• Budget
• 3.625 billion euros
• Appropriate instruments
• NoE, IP, STREP, CA, SSA

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IST (2)

• IST thematic areas
• Applied IST research addressing
• Trust security
• Ambient intelligence, e-inclusion
• E-business, e-government, e-work systems,
  e-learning
• Complex problem-solving
• Communication, computing SW technologies
• Communication network technologies
• SW technologies
• Components microsystems
• Micro, nano optoelectronics
• Micro- nanotechnologies, microsystems, displays
• Knowledge interface technologies
• Knowledge technologies digital content
• Intelligent interfaces surfaces
• IST future emerging technologies
• New IST-related science technology fields

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IST (3)

• IST Call 1
• Published 17 Dec 02
• Closing date 24 Apr 03
• Budget 1070 million euros
• Areas addressed
• 2.3.1.1 Pushing the limits of CMOS
• 2.3.1.2 Micro nano systems
• 2.3.1.3 Broadband for all
• 2.3.1.4 Mobile wireless systems beyond 3G
• 2.3.1.5 Towards a global dependency security
  framework
• 2.3.1.6 Multimodal interfaces
• 2.3.1.7 Semantic-based knowledge systems
• 2.3.1.8 Networked audio-visual systems home
  platforms
• 2.3.1.9 Networked businesses governments
• 2.3.1.10 eSafety of road air transport
• 2.3.1.11 eHealth
• 2.3.1.12 Technology-enhanced learning access to
  cultural heritage

N.B. Numbering in Calls differs from EoI database
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IST (4)

• IST Call 2
• Published 17 Jun 03
• Closing date 15 Oct 03
• Budget 525 million euros
• Areas addressed
• 2.3.2.1 Advanced displays
• 2.3.2.2 Optical, opto-electronic, photonic
  functional components
• 2.3.2.3 Embedded systems
• 2.3.2.4 Open development platforms for software
  services
• 2.3.2.5 Cognitive systems
• 2.3.2.6 Applications services for mobile user
  worker
• 2.3.2.7 Cross-media content for leisure
  entertainment
• 2.3.2.8 GRID-based systems solving complex
  problems
• 2.3.2.9 Improving risk management
• 2.3.2.10 eInclusion

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Nano-technologies (1)

• Nanotechnologies 1.1.3 in EoIs database
• Objective
• Contribute to creation of scientific base for
  transition of European industry from
  resource-based towards knowledge-based,
  more-environment-friendly approaches
• Budget
• 1.3 billion euros

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Nano-technologies (2)

• Thematic areas
• Nano-technologies nano-sciences
• Long-term interdisciplinary research
• Nano-biotechnologies
• Nanometre-scale engineering techniques
• Handling control devices
• Applications
• Knowledge-based multi-functional materials
• Development of fundamental knowledge
• Technologies for production, transformation
  processing
• Engineering support for materials development
• New production processes devices
• New processes intelligent manufacturing systems
• Systems research hazard control
• Optimising life-cycles

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AeS (1)

• Aeronautics space 1.1.4 in EoIs database
• Objective
• Striving towards higher levels of technological
  excellence by RTD in context of Advisory Council
  for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) and
  European Strategy for Space
• Budget
• 1.075 billion euros

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AeS (2)

• AeS thematic areas
• Aeronautics
• Reducing development costs, aircraft direct
  operating costs improving passenger comfort
• Emissions noise
• Aircraft safety
• Increasing operational capacity safety of air
  transport system
• Space
• Galileo development of multi-sectorial systems,
  equipment, tools user equipment
• GMES stimulate evolution of satellite-based
  information services by development of
  technologies (e.g. sensors, data information
  models, services for global environment,
  land-use, desertification, disaster management)
• Satellite telecommunications

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Food quality safety (1)

• Food quality safety 1.1.5 in EoIs database
• Objective
• Improve health well-being of European consumers
  through higher quality of food, improved control
  of food production, of related environmental
  factors
• Readdress the classic farm-to-fork approach by
  giving priority to consumers demands rights
• Fork-to-farm approach as primary driver for
  developing new safer food production chains
• Budget
• 685 million euros

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Food quality safety (2)

• Thematic areas
• Epidemiology of food-related diseases allergies
• Impact of food on health
• Traceability along production chain
• Methods of analysis, detection control
• Safer environmentally-friendly production
  methods technologies
• Impact of animal feed on human health
• Environmental health risks

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Sustainable development (1)

• Sustainable devt 1.1.6 in EoIs database
• Objective
• Strengthen ST capacities for Europe to
• Implement sustainable development model
  integrating social, economic environmental
  dimensions
• Contribute to international efforts mitigating
  adverse trends in global change
• Budget
• 2.12 billion euros
• 810 million euros for sustainable energy systems
• 610 million euros for sustainable surface
  transport
• 700 million euros for global change ecosystems

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Sustainable development (2)

• SD thematic areas
• Sustainable energy systems
• Short-term impact
• Clean energy sources
• Savings efficiency
• Alternative motor fuels
• Long-term impact
• Fuel cells
• Carriers / transport storage
• Renewable energy technologies
• Capture sequestration of CO2

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Sustainable development (3)

• SD thematic areas (continued)
• Sustainable surface transport
• Environmentally-friendly competitive transport
  systems
• Safer, more effective competitive rail
  maritime transport
• Global change ecosystems
• Greenhouse gas
• Water cycle soil
• Biodiversity
• Desertification, natural disasters
• Sustainable land management
• Operational forecasting modelling
• Complementary research

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Citizens governance (1)

• Citizenship 1.1.7 in EoIs database
• Objective
• Mobilisation of European research in economic,
  political, social sciences humanities to
  develop understanding of issues relating to
  emergence of knowledge-based society new forms
  of relationships between
• Citizens
• Citizens institutions
• Budget
• 225 million euros

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Citizens governance (2)

• Thematic areas
• Knowledge-based society social cohesion
• Improving generation, distribution use of
  knowledge and its impact on economic social
  development
• Options choices for development of
  knowledge-based society
• Variety of paths towards knowledge society
• Citizenship, democracy new forms governance
• Implications of European integration
  enlargement
• Articulation of areas of responsibility
• Issues connected with resolution of conflicts
  restoration of peace
• New forms of citizenship cultural identities

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Relevant EoIs (1)

• Cordis database of EoIs
• 13000 EoIs
• Indexed by thematic areas
• Searchable by keyword, index, instrument, land
• Searches
• planning 343 hits
• scheduling 23 hits
• planning scheduling 0 hits
• PS 0 hits

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Relevant EoIs (2)

• Indexing
• 1.1.1 Genomics
• 1.1.2 IST
• 1.1.2 i Applied IST research
• 1.1.2 ii Communication, computing SW
  technologies
• 1.1.2 iii Components microsystems
• 1.1.2 iv Knowledge interface technologies
• 1.1.2 v IST future emerging technologies
• 1.1.3 Nanotechnologies
• 1.1.4 Aeronautics Space
• 1.1.5 Food safety quality
• 1.1.6 Sustainable development
• 1.1.7 Citizens governance
• 2.2 Management of radioactive waste

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Relevant EoIs (3)

• Searches by thematic priority area
• planning Genomics 2 hits
• planning IST 11 hits
• planning Nanotechnologies 3 hits
• planning AeroSpace 1 hit
• planning Food 2 hits
• planning Sustainable development 36 hits
• planning Citizenship 11 hits

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Relevant EoIs (4)

• Interesting EoIs
• Life sciences, genomics biotechnology
• Vi-Transports Virtual Passenger Transportation
• IST
• DALI Distributed applications by logical
  infrastructure
• EuroRisk EU-wide risk management system
• MOSCIP SCM integrated planning under
  uncertainty
• RIBAP Risk-based planning
• Nanotechnologies
• (nothing apart from high-performance repair of
  teeth)
• Aeronautics space
• I-ATM2010 Integrated Air Traffic Management over
  Europe in 2010

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Relevant EoIs (5)

• Interesting EoIs (continued)
• Food quality safety
• (nothing)
• Sustainable development
• EoRES European environment observation
  resources exploitation
• MACARETA Managing agricultural chemicals in
  tropical areas
• SusAN Shaping sustainable European transport
  collaboration
• Citizens governance
• MACES Managing the coast environment safety

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PLANET EoIs (1)

• I-PLANS
• Title European NoE in Intelligent PS
• Instrument NoE
• In EoI database downloadable document
• Thematic areas
• 1.1.2 I Applied IST research
• 1.1.2 v IST future emerging technologies
• 1.1.3 iii Nanotechnologies - New production
  processes devices
• 1.1.4 i Aeronautics
• 1.1.4 ii Space
• Contact Susanne Biundo

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PLANET EoIs (2)

• Dyna-Tool
• Title Tools for Dynamic Organizations
• Instrument IP
• In EoI database, but no downloadable document
• Thematic areas
• 1.1.3 iii Nanotechnologies - New production
  processes devices
• 1.1.2 I IST - e-Work systems
• Contacts Ruth Aylett Daniel Borrajo

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PLANET EoIs (3)

• PLANSERVE
• Title Enabling Technologies for Intelligent
  Planning Services
• Instrument STIP
• In EoI database downloadable document
• Thematic area
• (2.)3.1.7 Semantic-based Knowledge Systems (IST
  Call 1)
• Contact Lee McCluskey

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PLANET EoIs (4)

• I4GMES
• Title Innovative, Interactive, Integrated
  Infrastructure for Global Monitoring for
  Environment Security
• Instrument IP
• Not in EoI database
• Thematic areas
• 1.1.4 ii Space
• 1.1.2 iv IST Knowledge interface
  technologies
• Contact Amedeo Cesta

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PLANET EoIs (5)

• AMIR
• Title Ambient Intelligence Robotics
• Instrument NoE
• Not in EoI database?
• Thematic area
• FET Beyond robotics
• Contacts Joachim Hertzberg Malik Ghallab

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Critical success factors (1)

• EUs Report on the Analysis of Expressions of
  Interest 2002
• 65 IPs, 35 NoEs in all thematic priority areas
• Good distribution except overrepresentation in
• Area 6.3 Global change ecosystems
• Area 7 Citizens governance
• More than 5 from
• France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland,
  Spain, UK
• 20 EoIs not published on CORDIS
• 15-20 EoIs met FP6 requirements fully
• Average budget 18 million euros

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Critical success factors (2)

• CSFs identified from EUs Report
• Multi-disciplinary
• Home theme application themes
• E.g. IST as home plus AeroSpace / Food quality
  /
• Integrated
• SME involvement
• Understanding of instruments (esp. IP)
• Preparedness of community
• Bad
• Failure of vision
• Lack of genuine impact potential
• NoE

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Plan of campaign (1)

• Consortium formation
• Orientation
• Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Workshare negotiations
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Proposal preparation
• Decide technical approach (co-location/workshop
  vital)
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Write technical proposal
• Estimation risk analysis
• Project planning write management proposal
• Proposal integration dispatch
• Evaluation
• Contract negotiation
• Contract ( subcontracts) signature

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Plan of campaign (2)
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Tims personal note

• FP6-related ambitions
• Willing to act as Coordinator of one IP (/NoE)
• Willing to review all PLANET-related proposals
• Research interests
• Decentralised planning control
• E.g. Network-centric/enabled
• Automating Standard Operating Procedure
  generation
• Mixed-initiative planning
• Dynamic risk management
• Contacts
• Have NL SME keen on Dynamic risk management
• Improving risk management (IST Call 2)
• Have South African contacts who can provide
  testbed
• Sustainable development area