As SNS ICE is a CSA project, it has no relevant scientific / technical achievements. The project's work focuses on promoting the SNS JU in European, global and vertical fora and assisting the bi-directional flow of information between the SNS community and the rest of the world. As such some of the most notable achievements of SNS ICE are:
• EU stakeholders Alignment on 6G Use Case prioritization & contribution to 3GPP SA1: SNS ICE led the effort to align EU stakeholders & present a common EU front at the 3GPP SA1 WS in May 2024. The project collected and aligned views from SNS projects, national Initiatives the SNS JU office & SB/TB/WGs and it assisted in the presentation of the common 6G Use Case priorities to the 3GPP SA1 WS. Unique impact achieved towards a single global standard from EU, as 5/6 UCs became a part of the official 3GPP TR22.870.•
• Global, European & Vertical 6G landscape analysis: SNS ICE has performed extensive in-depth surveys, to identify the main trends, priorities, current work and vision on 6G of all key stakeholders and performed comparative studies (gap analysis) with the work of SNS JU. This effort led to strong collaborations & synergies with other like minded stakehodlers, while it also served as a main source of information for the creation of the follow-up SNS JU Work-Programmes. These studies have highlighted the commonalitis among different global regions and acted as footwork towards the creation of a single global 6G standard
• The Vertical Engagement Tracker: This collaborative tool was developed to systematically map and monitor SNS JU use cases and their relation to relevant vertical sectors. The tool maps SNS JU R&I projects’ use cases and relevant associations, providing a blueprint for vertical engagement. SNS ICE has created, updated and populated the Vertical Engagement Tracker with 283 vertical Use Cases addressed by 59 SNS JU call 1 and Call 2 projects, while the tool remains as a legacy to the SNS community, to be further up by follow-up projects.
• Targeted Stakeholder Recommendations: SNS ICE partners have perfomred a critical analysis extracting significant insights based on multiple levels (Global, EU, Vertical), based on the projects work and interactions. This has led to targeted recommendations towards key stakeholders & suggestions for the way forward (roadmap), which were ublished in the form of Policy Papers.
• Events Organization and Participation: As SNS ICE is the ambassador of the SNS JU tasked with the bidirectional flow of information between the SNS JU and the rest of the world, it has organized and participated in 47 events including workshops, conferences, symposia and more. Additionally, SNS ICE partners participated in focused industry and academia online workshops and webinars throughout the project duration, facilitating the exchange of views among stakeholders. SNS ICE partners also heavily promoted the SNS JU results via podcasts, videos, publications, newsletters, info-booths and more. In total, the SNS ICE physical and online events and dissemination material had a total reach of more than 40000 people.
