Project description Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering Show the project objective Hide the project objective As highlighted by European Commission in its Digital Agenda, interoperability is a key challenge for developing a sustainable cloud ecosystem in Europe.The European Commission and European national states are investing millions of Euros in collaborative research initiatives bringing the most brilliant minds to address the several challenges cloud computing poses to the EU economy. However, often the short duration of research projects and the lack of tangible support and vehicles for concretely implementing results limit the overall positive impact of all these research projects, hindering their positive outcomes and ultimately those of EC.The fundamental goal of OCEAN is to foster the emergence of a sustainable open source cloud ecosystem and boost market innovation in Europe, by generating greater efficiency and economies of scale among collaborative research projects on open source cloud computing. OCEAN is addressing European FP7 projects funded under the Objective ICT-2011.1.2 as well as other European, European national and Japanese open cloud collaborative projects.OCEAN is to play a pivotal role among collaborative cloud research projects, especially those that are naturally following an open source approach, to help reveal commonalities, being either potential overlapping and/or opportunities for collaboration and synergies. The OCEAN project is launched in order to provide the following results:- Identify current collaborative projects developing open cloud components among European FP7 research projects, other European national research projects, Japanese research projects and register them together with other open cloud projects in an online Open Cloud Innovation Directory.- Provide a relative positioning or functional mapping of these projects, in relation with key standards and reference models provided by leading standard defining organizations such as NIST, ETSI, DMTF, OGF, etc in what we call a Open Cloud Interoperability Framework and Roadmap.- Pre-test and review software artefacts from some open cloud projects and provide online services enabling open cloud projects to build and test their software.- Foster cooperation and integration between projects through the organization of two annual events called "Plugfests" that will provide project teams the appropriate environment to work on the integration and interoperability of their software.- Foster collaboration between European and Japanese entities on open cloud computing, cloud interoperability and standardisation by involving them in the organised Plugfests and in discussions on the Open Cloud Interoperability Framework and Roadmap.Europe as a whole needs projects such as OCEAN to ensure that the European Commission realizes its overarching vision. Only by closing gaps, eliminating overlaps, and avoiding missed opportunities amongst current projects will Europe be able to truly do its best at creating a unique, sustainable open cloud ecosystem. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommercee-commercenatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.1.2 - Cloud Computing, Internet of Services and Advanced Software Engineering Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-8 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV EU contribution € 182 079,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Diana Polewka (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all OW2 France EU contribution € 168 053,00 Address 7 RUE DE PHALSBOURG 75017 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Other Administrative Contact CEDRIC THOMAS (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA Italy EU contribution € 146 868,00 Address PIAZZALE DELL'AGRICOLTURA 24 00144 ROMA See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andrea Manieri (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INCORPORATED ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY INFORMATION - TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION AGENCY Japan EU contribution € 0,00 Address NICHOME 28 8 HONKOMAGOME 1136591 BUNKYO KU TOKYO See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Shuichi Tashiro (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
