Madrid, 10/4/2007 1ª CONFERENCIA DEL VII PROGRAMA MARCO DE I+D Una oportunidad para investigar e innovar en cooperación Information & Communication Technologies Jesús Villasante Head of Unit Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures 1
Content 1 Why ICT? 2 Priorities 3 Join us! 2 2
Essential for Europe 3
Our clear aim is to achieve more and better jobs in a more dynamic, innovative and attractive Europe. With this strategy I believe we now have the right tools to achieve our goals - José Manuel Barroso Effective Internal Market Free & fair trade Better regulation Improving European infrastructure Investing in Research & Development Boosting innovation Creating a strong industrial base More and better jobs Adaptable workforce Better education and skills + Innovation in products and processes + Willingness to take risks + investment in R&D European Technology Platforms preparing Europe for a global World J.M. Barroso, President of the European Commission 4
ICT Essential for Europe Key for growth and jobs creation Half of productivity gains in our economies are due to ICT ICT impacts business efficiency across the economy ICT underpins innovations in all major products and services ICT an important sector in its own right 7% of EU GDP (from 4% in early 90s) ICT underpins progress in all science & technology fields ICT helps addressing key societal challenges 5
ICT: the new constitutive technology ( much like electricity or combustion engines in the last century ) ICT does not just enable us to do new things; it shapes how we do them It transforms, enriches and becomes an integral part of almost everything we do (IST Advisory Group) 6
ICT R&D Europe Lags ICT represents more than a third of total R&D budget in all major OECD economies, In Europe it is 20% Spending on ICT R&D in 2004 (Billion Euro) J: 55 EU: 38 US: 95 European Union USA Japan Source: IDATE, 2002 Gap in ICT research makes up half of total gap with the US in R&D spending 7
Injecting over 9bn to boost European Information and Communication Technologies 8
ICT in FP7 Objectives To enable Europe to: master the future developments of ICT Meet the demands of its society and economy Thereby: Strengthen the competitiveness of all industry in Europe - Master ICT for innovation and growth Reinforce the competitive position of European ICT sector - Build industrial and technology leadership Supporting EU policies - Mobilise ICT to meet public and societal demands Strengthening the European science & technology base 9
ICT in FP7 Striking the Right Balance Reinforce leadership and open new fields Reinforce areas where Europe has recognised strengths Build capacity to seize new opportunities as they emerge Push the limits of technology and Mainstream ICT Convergence Computing, communications and media technologies Intelligence Advanced robotics; learning and evolving systems Miniaturisation From micro to nano scale electronics Drawing on other sciences Boost innovation from ICT use and new forms of content Combine applications-pull and technology-push 10
Tackling the Challenges 11
Work Programme 2007 - Challenges Socio-economic goals Industry/Tech needs 4. Digital libraries and content 5. ICT for health 6. ICT for mobility & sustainable growth 7. ICT for independen t living and inclusion 1. Network and service infrastructures 2. Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics 3. Components, systems, engineering Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) 12
Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures Tomorrow's information infrastructure For billions of people, countless organisations and trillions of devices: PCs, mobile phones, servers, sensors More robust, resilient and secure New services and business opportunities in all EU regions Changing the way we do business, control our environments and provide services - Digital Convergence: The key driver of change - Networks of "things" - Any time-any place-any device-any content and services cannot be met fully with today's technologies. 13
Challenge 2: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics More intelligence for the next generation of ICTs Systems aware of what is going on around them Able to learn, reason and cooperate with people in the informational and real worlds Rich interactions using all senses natural language, gestures New computational paradigms derived from models of natural cognition Applications in manufacturing, edu-cation, healthcare, public safety, environmental protection 14
Challenge 3: Components, Systems, engineering Ever-smaller geometries Exploring disruptive technologies Higher performance at lower cost Chips to get beyond 32 nm for the devices and 45 nm for the manufacturing and processes with a wafer size of 450 mm; to be at the forefront of nanoelectronics, photonic components and to explore disruptive technologies beyond silicon CMOS to manufacture and integrate smart micro/nano systems, to integrate organic and large-area electronics; display systems to develop future embedded software and computing systems Europe to stay a leader in the supply and embedding of electronic components and systems Strongholds in automotive, avionics, industrial automation, mobile communications, telecoms and medical systems 15
Socio-economic Challenges and Emerging Technologies Challenge 4: Digital libraries and content To access, create and share content To learn better To preserve and enrich our cultural heritage Challenge 5: Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare Personalised health status monitoring (Wearable and portable systems) and portable devices for point-of-care diagnostics Alerting and management systems Environments for predictive, individualised medicine (patient-specific computational modelling, simulation of organs,..) Challenge 6: Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency The Intelligent car Natural resource optimization Environmental Management Challenge 7: Independent Living and Inclusion Support independent living for elderly people Integrate people at risk of exclusion Make ICTs more user-friendly, personalized and accessible to all. Future and emerging technologies 16
Join us! 17
Why Participating? «Open your mind to new opportunities» Anticipate Customers Markets Technology needs Strategic Technology Management Grow Intellect property Drive Standards setting R&D Best practices INNOVATIVE COMPANY Turn Innovation into Solutions into Impact R&D strategy Shared risk-taken Industrial cooperation. Explore Markets. 18
European Technology Platforms Framework for stakeholders, led by industry, to Define R&D priorities Ensure focus of research funding on areas with a high degree of industrial relevance Contribute to policy objectives essential for Europe's future competitiveness Foster public-private partnerships 19
European Technology Platforms In the ICT area: Framework for stakeholders, led by industry, to Define R&D priorities Ensure focus of research funding on areas with a high degree of industrial relevance Contribute to policy objectives essential for Europe's future competitiveness Foster public-private partnerships 20
ICT in FP7: Building on successes Areas of focussed research effort at European level = Areas of major successes in ICT Mobile Communications World standards and huge Commercial successes Micro/nano electronics From no European company in the top 10 suppliers in the early nineties to 3 major European supplier in top 10, ST Micro, Infineon and Philips Embedded ICT World standard for dependable systems in cars, planes, nuclear power stations, etc.. Applications ICT for Health, esafety in Transport, etc.. ICT R&D: Shaping our future! 21
Conclusion ICT, Essential Europe invests Join The wave goes on In key priority areas The next wave of ICT innovation 22
Join us! European Commission DG INFSO/D3 Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures E-mail: infso-st@ec.europa.eu Tel.: +32 2 29 89302 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/home_en.html jesus.villasante@ec.europa.eu 23