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• PiCToR presents you 19 European research themes
• PiCToR calls for interest
• PiCToR presents project ideas for ICT companies
• PiCToR monitors upcoming European calls

PiCToR presents you 19 European research themes

PiCToR advisors attended the ARTEMIS and ITEA-2 brokerage events. The goal of these events is to bring together companies, research institutes and universities, form consortia around innovative project ideas and draft initial project proposals. The PiCToR advisors gathered and processed the presented project ideas, and compiled a set of 19 industry relevant research themes.

PiCToR calls for interest

PiCToR identified three calls for interest on topics that are particularly relevant for the Flemish ICT industry:

Call for interest: electric mobility

PiCToR identified European research opportunities in the area of electric mobility. Topics addressed include: optimization of resource utilization (including batteries) through software, integration with the power grid. There are still slots available for companies.

Call for interest: energy efficiency

PiCToR identified European research opportunities in the area of energy efficiency. Topics addressed include: the creation of a comprehensive information system to manage the improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency and intensity in all kind of organizations (home, industries, cities, facilities, offices…). There are still slots available for companies.

Call for interest: innovation with online communities

PiCToR identified European research opportunities in the area of innovation processes. A project is in the making to study the role of 'social software' and online communities in those processes. The consortium can still be strengthened by addition of some interested companies.

PiCToR presents project ideas for ICT companies

Prior to the brokerage and networking events, PiCToR advisors visited ICT companies and discussed their R&D challenges and needs. Based on these visits, seven project ideas were distilled and presented by the PiCToR advisors in Amsterdam (ARTEMIS Brokerage Event) and Berlin (ITEA-2 PO Preparation Days).

Four of these ideas attracted significant interest from European partners. PiCToR brought the involved companies in contact with the European R&D consortia, and supports them further in clarifying and shaping their contributions to the projects.

PiCToR monitors upcoming European calls

PiCToR closely follows European research programs that are relevant for the ICT industry. Below is a list of current open calls:

Artemis JU Call 2010-1 (Eureka)

• Deadline: March 26^th, 2010
• Website: https://www.artemis-ju.eu/
• Description: The ARTEMIS strategy is to overcome fragmentation in the Embedded Systems markets so as to increase the efficiency of technological development and, at the same time, facilitate the establishment of a competitive market in the supply of Embedded Systems technologies. The ARTEMIS-JU Research Agenda (RA) defines eight sub-programmes of research into both technologies and applications:
  • ASP-1: Methods and processes for safety-relevant embedded systems
  • ASP-2: Healthcare systems
  • ASP-3: Smart environments
  • ASP-4: Efficient manufacturing and logistics
  • ASP-5: Computing environments for embedded systems
  • ASP-6: Inter-networked ES for Security and Critical Infrastructures Protection
  • ASP-7: Embedded technology for sustainable urban life
  • ASP-8: Human-centred design of embedded systems

ITEA-2 Call 5 (Eureka)

• Deadline: March 26^th, 2010
• Website: http://www.itea2.org/
• Description: ITEA-2's goal is to reinforce the position of European industries through the labelling of innovative, pre-competitive, industry-driven R&D projects in software for software-intensive systems and services that will pave the way for quick implementation of practical products, systems and services.Future ITEA 2 projects will:
  • Pave the way towards societal computing by addressing key societal issues such as health, energy, transportation, knowledge and education;
  • Respond to the foreseeable end of Moore's Law, by addressing the challenge of massive scalability;
  • Support the European industry to provide the market with end-to-end solutions including both products and services;
  • Contribute ICT-based innovations to the competitiveness of European jobs and businesses; and
  • Address the need for greater sustainability and efficient use of scarce resources such as energy and water.

FP7 ICT Call 6 (Eureka)

• Deadline: April 13^th, 2010
• Website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/
• Description: The objective of ICT research under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is to improve the competitiveness of European industry as well as to enable Europe to master and shape the future developments of these technologies so that the demands of its society and economy are met. Funding is focused on seven key Research Challenges to ensure Europe becomes a world leader in ICTs. Three Challenges aim at industrial leadership in key ICT sectors, while four are driven by socio-economic targets. The focus of the next call is on the following challenges:
  • Challenge 2: Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics
  • Challenge 4: Digital Libraries and Content
  • Challenge 5: Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare
  • Challenge 6: ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
  • Future and emerging technologies

Celtic Call 5 (Eureka)

• Deadline: May 14^th, 2010
• Website: http://www.celtic-initiative.org/
• Description: Celtic is a EUREKA cluster and the only European R&D programme in ICT fully dedicated to end-to-end telecommunication solutions. Celtic initiates and runs privately and public funded ICT/telecommunications R&D projects. It is supported by most of the major European players in communication technologies. Celtic projects are focusing at telecoms networks, applications, and services looking at a complete end-to-end system approach.

ICT-PSP Call 4

• Deadline: June 1^st, 2010
• Website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm
• Description: The ICT Policy Support Programme aims at a wider uptake and best use of ICT and digital content by citizens, governments and businesses, in particular SMEs. It helps overcome hurdles that hinder the advancement of an information society for all. ICT PSP aims to develop pan-European, ICT-based solutions and services, most notably in areas of public interest. Greater uptake of such ICT services will open a wide range of new business opportunities, in particular for innovative SMEs. ICT PSP supports pilot actions and networking activities in areas such as:
  • ICT for a low carbon economy and smart mobility
  • Digital Libraries
  • ICT for health, ageing and inclusion
  • Open innovation for future internet-enabled services in "smart" cities
  • ICT for improved public services
  • Multilingual Web

Euripides Call 10 (Eureka)

• Deadline: June 3^rd, 2010
• Website: http://www.euripides-eureka.eu/
• Description: EURIPIDES is a EUREKA Cluster Project promoting Smart Systems and their relevant technologies. These technologies have rapidly evolved from specific technologies used in a very narrow set of market to a broad market base, high volume technologies that have a wide ranging impact on the electronics market. EURIPIDES will ensure the ongoing competitiveness of European electronics and microelectronics industry.

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PiCToR is an Industrial Research Cluster for ICT Innovation. The governing body of PiCToR is represented by industry, research institutes and funding authorities. PiCToR is run on behalf of the PiCToR board by Agoria, the Belgian Federation for the Technology Industry, and Sirris, the Collective Centre of the Belgian Technology Industry, with funds provided by IWT, the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders.