The Information Society Technologies Programme (IST)

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The Information Society Technologies Programme
(IST)

• Jean-Yves RogerPrincipal Administrator
• European Commission, IST programme
• International Co-operation

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Directorate General INFSO activities
? Communications services Policy
Regulatory Framework ? IST Information
Society Technologies Programme
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FP6 structure
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FP6 Budget breakdown

• Focussing and Integrating
• Genomics 2255 M
• IST 3625 M
• Nanotechnologies, int.. 1300 M
• Aeronautics and space 1075 M
• Food quality and safety 685 M
• Sustainable development 2120 M
• Citizens and governance .. 225 M
• Anticipation of ST needs
• Anticipating needs 555 M
• SMEs 430 M
• Specific INCO 315 M
• Strengthening ERA foundations 320 M
• Structuring ERA
• Research and Innovation 290 M
• Human resources 1580 M
• Research Infrastructures 655 M
• Science/Society 80 M
• Joint Research Centre 760 M

Of which 100Mfor GEANT/GRID
12675 MEuro
Of which 200M for GEANT/GRID
16,270 M
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IST Context

• The Context for IST has changed in the last year
• Burst of the financial bubbles
• Economic slowdown
• Security,...
• The importance of IST for the economy and the
  whole society remains vital
• Key for societal challenges
• Essential for competitiveness of all industries
• Major role for all other science and research
  fields

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IST - Europe can react...

• A new generation of technologies is emerging
• helps build an ALL inclusive knowledge society
  and economy
• Europe is well positioned
• Europe can build on strengths, e.g.
• - in Mobile and Wireless,
• - embedded software,
• - consumer electronics,
• - rich content service provision
• EU RTD in IST provides a unique opportunity
• - to aggregate fragmented effort (ERA)
• - build consensus and provide a global approach

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IST in FP6 Key elements

• Main objectives
• Strengthening Europes competitiveness
  technology base
• Building the information and knowledge society
  for ALL
• Strategy
• Concentration and focus, building critical mass
• Capitalise on Europes strengths
• Visionary, forward looking (longer term / high
  risk)
• Combine flexibility with greater speed in
  implementation
• Scope of activities Core technologies
  pull-through applications

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The IST Programme
Security, privacy IPRs, dependabilty Smart
cards,...
Trust Security

• CMOS the limit
• System-on-Chip
• Nano-scale
• New materials

• Mobile beyond 3G
• FixedAll optical
• Integrated (IPv6)
• Audiovisual systems

• Context based
• Semantic based
• Agent based
• Scaleable

Knowledge technologies
Communication networking
µ, nano opto electronics
Health, e-inclusion, mobility, environment safety,
cultural heritage
IST for societal challenges
IST for work business challenges
E and m business, e and m work, Learning, egov.

• Embedded
• Distributed
• Reliability
• Adaptability

• All senses
• Multilingual
• Intuitive
• Surrounding

interfaces
Software
µ and nano systems

• Multidiscplines
• New Sensing
• Networked
• New materials

GRIDS for science, engineering business and
society
Demanding applications
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GEANT The Flagship of Networking Activities in
Europe
GÉANT - creating the pan-European network
infrastructure to explore developments in
telecommunications technology
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GEANT Achievements of Year 1

• Pan-European coverage
• Interconnecting 32 NRENs
• Linking more than 3000 Universities, i.e.
  virtually all the researchers in Europe in all
  disciplines
• 9 international circuits operating at 10Gbps
  while 11 other run at 2,5Gbps
• Looking for intercontinental connectivity

Total 200 MEuro over 4 years (80 MEuro from EU)
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International Co-operation in the IST Programme

• Raise the awareness of the European IST
  researchers on the opportunities that exist with
  third countries
• Ensure an international dimension to the IST
  projects, in particular for Integrated Projects
• Launch a number of transversal initiatives to
  stimulate the participation of third countries in
  the IST programme.

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International Co-operation in the IST Programme
EU - CHILE
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EU-Chile cooperation in IST
THE EUROLAT-IS PROJECT Objective Boost
Euro-Latin American collaboration in areas of
application of Information Society Technologies.
More specifically to boost the number of
concrete actions undertaken by consortia of
European and Latin American companies,
researchers and intermediaries, in areas of
importance for social and economic development in
the Latin American region.
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_at_LIS ALliance for the Information Society
Cooperation programme between EU and Latin
America aiming to promote the information society
and fight the digital divide throughout Latin
America. Activities - policy and regulatory
dialogue - interconnections between research
networks and communities - demonstration projects
(40 M) targeting thematic priority
applications e-local governance education
and cultural diversity e-public health
e-inclusion
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For further information
IST helpdesk http// www.cordis.lu/ist Fax
32 2 296 83 88 E-Mail ist_at_cec.eu.int
IST INCO http// www.cordis.lu/ist/int Fax
32 2 299 61 92 Email infso-ist.inco_at_cec.eu.int
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Contact
Jean-Yves ROGER European Commission DG
INFSO-F4 BU-33 2/78 200 Rue de la Loi B-1049
Brussels
Phone [phone] Fax [phone] E-mail
Jean-Yves.Roger_at_cec.eu.int