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Foreword
The end of 2009 was marked by the evaluation of proposals we had received as a response to Objective 1.2 Call 5. At the same time we started to prepare the next Work Programme for 2010/11. A clear trend in both activities is the emergence of cloud computing. It was addressed in many proposals and is also likely to be a topic for the next Work Programme. Major trends in Cloud Computing research were presented on a well-attended public event on 26 January 2010.
Another important novelty for the Software and Services community is the Public-Private-Partnership on the Future Internet that will be launched this year. All these items (and more) are described in detail in this newsletter.
Looking forward to meet you during one of the unit's activities during 2010!
Jesus Villasante, Head of Unit
Funding opportunities on 'Internet of Services, Software and Virtualisation'
Call 5, Objective 1.2, presented an opportunity for funding research on software and services. The related page gives an overview of the target outcomes and expected impact of research in the Objective.
Objective 1.2 was the most popular Objective of the ICT call 5; it received more proposals than any other objective, namely almost 200. The process to select the proposals for funding it is still on-going. Our estimation is that 28 proposals could be finally financed. Once negotiations are finalised, you will find information on the new projects in our projects page.
At the moment, the unit is working on the next Work Programme 2011-2012, which is expected to be published in Summer 2010.
The new Work Programme is coming
FP7 ICT Work Programme 2011-2012 will be available soon.
At the moment a new Work Programme is being prepared for 2011 and 2012. It is expected to be ready by this summer and will be officially presented during the ICT event in Brussels. A new page presents the orientations of the future Work Programme in the field of Objective 1.2. This page will report the final work programme and call for proposals text as soon as it will be available.
The Future of Cloud Computing
A group of experts has worked on a report that outlines the future directions of Cloud Computing research. The findings of the final report of the group of experts and the orientations for future research in cloud computing has been presented and discussed on 26 January 2010, in Brussels.
The event attracted more than 300 participants from industry and academia worldwide. Apart from presenting the findings of the work of the experts, the aim of the event was to hear from current cloud providers about the barriers and major challenges they are facing and what needs to be done in terms of further research and policy actions. In addition, speakers from EU, Japan and the US presented cloud computing initiatives and the associated policy implications in their respective countries. The presentations and the discussions in all panels captivated the attention of the audience throughout the duration of the event. All panels converged to similar conclusions: Even though Cloud computing is a commercial reality and the adoption rate of cloud computing services is growing, there are major issues that need to be smoothed out before big businesses will truly consider moving mission-critical applications out of their firewalls. Major issues include scalability, management of data, interoperability, security and cross-border data protection. Investment in R&D on Clouds will bring benefits to the ICT industry, to other industry and commerce, to the media industry, to government and to the citizen. It also offers a greener option for ICT. Cloud Computing offers great opportunities for European businesses and Europe should put in place the right policy and regulatory framework to facilitate cloud computing take up.
For more information on the event and to download the presentations and the report please visit our website.
Private-Public Partnership launch and events
The European Commission intends to support a public-private partnership (PPP) on the Future Internet with 300 million Euros for 2011-2013.
The call for proposals for this PPP will be launched during the summer, and currently the European Commission is preparing the Work Programme text of the PPP. This text will be part of the Work Programme 2011-2012. There will be 2 important events related to the Future Internet PPP:
Open constituency building event, 12 March, Nice
The Open Constituency Building event in Nice on 12 March will raise awareness among all interested stakeholders, about the concepts, focus, structure and implementation plans of the Public-Private-Partnership. Among other things, a white paper with recommendations for the definition of this PPP developed by industry will be presented. It is also a unique opportunity for contributing your vision on how such partnerships will transform the Internet to support applications of important social value. Your active participation is more than needed, and we hope to welcome many of you in Nice!
The European Framework Programmes: From Economic Recovery to Sustainability, 13/14 April, Valencia
As part of the European Economic Recovery Plan three Public Private Partnerships, Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient buildings and European Green Cars Initiative, have been set up. At this conference a new Public Private Partnership on Future Internet will be launched. As a major Spanish EU Presidency event, the conference will bring together high-level stakeholders from the different PPPs and will will give an overview of the latest developments of each PPP and will look forward to their future.
The Conference will be the core of the “FP7: European Innovation and RTD Transforming sectors’ week". The numerous side events within the week include meetings of the European Technology Platform NESSI, CELTIC, 5th Future Internet Assembly (FIA) on 15/16 April and many other co-located events. The conference and its side events will allow for effective networking and building future stakeholder communities.
Please check further details and register on www.r2sconference.eu. We look forward to meeting you in Valencia!
Future Internet Assembly news
The European Future Internet Assembly (FIA) is a place for European actors to exchange and promote their views on the global "Future Internet".
The European Future Internet Assembly (FIA) is a place for European actors to exchange and promote their views on the global "Future Internet". Under this umbrella, researchers of today more than 100 projects are jointly working on technical and non-technical issues. The 4th FIA took place in Stockholm. Please take a look at the final report of the conference and the presentations given to get an idea about the breath of topics being discussed. The next public meeting of the FIA will during the Valencia week on 15-16 April 2010. The agenda is available on www.fi-valencia.eu. Whereas on previous FIA's participation was restricted to projects that had signed the Bled declaration, this time the event is fully open. We would like therefore to invite everybody to look carefully at the agenda and if you feel that you have research results that are relevant for one of the discussions please let us know by an email to infso-future-internet@ec.europa.eu before 26 February. We will consider how to involve you in the sessions, since we believe it is important that a wide range of viewpoints are discussed on the FIA!
Study on "Economic and social impact of Software and software based Services"
Updated version of “The European Software Industry”
An updated version of deliverable D2 “The European Software Industry” is now available. It improves the definition of ‘Software and Software-Based Services (SSBS)’ and gives an analysis of its current state, with data and forecasts for the SSBS industry. It also provides assessments of the economic and social contributions of the SSBS industry to the EU. Further updates of this deliverable will be made available during the course of the study.
In addition, a workshop “Barriers and policies for the development of the European Software and Software-Based Services” took place in Brussels on February 9. The study consortium has identified barriers, which impede a better development of the Software Industry in Europe, as well as possible policies which could be put in place to overcome these barriers. These barriers and policy actions were discussed in the workshop. Future deliverables will report on them in the next few months.
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/study-sw-2009_en.html
New Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Service Engineering
Tilburg University, University of Stuttgart and the University of Crete, all partners of the Network of Excellence S-CUBE have successfully set up an International Master study in Service Engineering (IMSE).
IMSE will start in August 2010 and is a two-year education programme designed to prepare post-graduate students with a business or Information Technology background to become the next generation of service scientists and engineers.
Aimed at the interface of software service systems and business processes, IMSE is the first international course in Europe in the field of services science – a growing discipline that aims to study and understand the growth in the service economy and its implications and to perform research and innovation in all areas of service design, implementation and provision. IMSE will be delivered at each of the three institutions and students will rotate around these sites.
Teaching will be performed in collaboration with several international institutions, including University of California at Berkeley, University of New South Wales and Tsinghua University, and international companies like ForthNet, Software AG, Accenture and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Guest lecturers from these affiliated partners will ensure students build on their core knowledge with first-hand experience of current research topics in service science and their practical application.
IMSE is funded by the European Community's Erasmus Mundus programme, which provides financial support for institutions and makes available scholarships and travel funds for students. For Academic Year 2010-2011, it is anticipated there will be approximately 17 IMSE scholarships available with around 8 for European candidates and 9 for non-European candidates.
For more information please see http://www.erasmusmundus-imse.eu/.
S-Cube call for associate members
S-Cube, the European Network of Excellence on Software Services and Systems, has launched its second call for Associate Members. Selected organizations will be given the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the integration and research activities of the Network.
Please read more about the benefits of becoming an associate member and about the process to be followed.
The deadline to apply is February 22nd, 2010.
Publications
The Future of Cloud Computing.
Opportunities for European Cloud Computing Beyond 2010.
Expert Group Report Public Version 1.0
Rapporteur for this Report: Lutz Schubert [USTUTT-HLRS]
Editors: Keith Jeff ery [ERCIM], Burkhard Neidecker-Lutz [SAP Research]
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BEinGRID Books:
"Service Oriented Infrastructures and Cloud Service Platforms for the Enterprise - A selection of common capabilities validated in real-life business trials by the BEinGRID consortium"
and "Grid and Cloud Computing - A Business Perspective on Technology and Applications"
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The Future Internet Public-Private-Partnership (PPP):
When smart technologies connect people. Open constituency building event
12 March 2010, Nice, France
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4th EU Conference on the FP7
15-16 April 2010, Valencia, Spain
This week consists of three interesting events:
12, 13 April: NESSI Projects Summit, where NESSI Strategic projects will present their results
14 April: Official launch event of the Future Internet Public Private Partnership
15, 16 April: Future Internet Assembly
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Campus Party Europe
by the Spanish Presidency, supported by the European Commission. Thematic areas: Innovation in Internet, Science, Digital Creativity.
14-18 April 2010, Madrid, Spain
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The Second Service and Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering (SSAIE) Summer School
28 June-2 July 2010, Héraklion, Crete, Greece
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Future Internet Symposium 2010: Towards a Converged, Consolidated and Sustainable Future Internet Call for papers!
20-22 September 2010, Berlin, Germany |
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ICT 2010: Digitally Driven
27-29 September 2010, Brussels |
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Collaboration meeting for Internet of Services Projects
19-20 October 2010, Brussels |
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Anne-Marie Sassen
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