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Dr Julie Tolmie

Information about funding: FP7

The European Commission has now launched its Seventh Framework Programme, FP7, which will run from 2007-2013. The largest area (~28%) funded under Cooperation, or collaborative research, is ICT (Information Communication Technologies). The first calls for the FP7 ICT Work Programme were released in December 2006 and have deadlines in May 2007. Many potential projects are now looking for partners. Further calls will be released later in 2007.

The Directorate General Information Society and Media hosted IST 2006 Helsinki in November 2006 with special focus on the ICT Workprogramme. As a follow-up, its Directorate E: Digital Content and Cognitive Systems, hosted FP7 in Motion, information days dedicated to Challenge 2 and Challenge 4 (see diagram below). Dr Julie Tolmie attended both of these events and has compiled the information in these pages to assist in navigating the FP7 ICT Work Programme.

In both the plenaries and workshops of FP7 in Motion, European Commission officials stressed that, before applying for funding, it is essential for proposers to be aware of, firstly the results of previously funded FP6 projects, and secondly the objectives and consortia of currently funded FP6 projects, many of which began in the second half of 2006. The table below juxtaposes the current FP7 ICT Workprogramme with the organisational structure of Directorate General Information Society and Media, and the previous FP6 funding framework. Links are provided to more detailed information on calls for a number of the challenges within the FP7 Work Programme. In some of these cases, (see Digital Libraries and Content), links are also provided to FP6 previously and currently funded projects.

Download the FP7 ICT Work Programme here.

Fp7 ¦ Information Society and Media ¦ FP6

ICT Proposers Day, KOLN 2007
1 February 2007 (Useful: website contains links to informal proposals seeking partners by challenge.)

Fp7 in Motion: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics, Digital Libraries and Content
24-25 January 2007, Luxembourg

IST 2006 Helsinki 21-23 November 2007

FP7 ICT Work Programme Challenges

FP7 ICT Work Programme

Reorganised into 7 Challenges
A limited set of Challenges that respond to well-identified industry and technology needs and/or target specific socio-economic goals.

A Challenge is addressed through a limited set of Objectives that form the basis of Calls for Proposals.

An Objective is described in terms of

  • target outcome - in terms of characteristics
  • expected impact - in terms of industrial competitiveness, societal goal, technology progress
A total of 25 Objectives expressed within 7 Challenges

Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures (more ...)

  • The network of the future
  • Service & software architectures, infrastructures & engineering
  • ICT in support of the networked enterprise
  • Secure, dependable and trusted infrastructures
  • Networked media
  • New Paradigms and experimental facilities
  • Critical infrastructure protection

Challenge 2: Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics (more ...)

  • Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics

Challenge 3: Components, Systems, Engineering (more ...)

  • Next generation nanoelectronics components and electronics integration
  • Organic and large-area electronics and display systems
  • Embedded systems design
  • Computing systems
  • Photonic components and subsystems
  • Micro/nanosystems
  • Networked embedded and control systems

Challenge 4: Digital Libraries and Content (more ...)

  • Digital libraries and technology-enhanced learning
  • Intelligent content and semantics

Challenge 5: Towards Sustainable and Personalised Healthcare (more ...)

  • Personal health systems for monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics
  • Advanced ICT for risk assessment and patient safety
  • Virtual physiological human

Challenge 6: ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency (more ...)

  • ICT for the intelligent vehicles and mobility services
  • ICT for cooperative systems
  • ICT for the environmental management and energy efficiency

Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion (more ...)

  • ICT and ageing
  • Accessible and inclusive ICT

Future and Emerging Technologies (more ...)

  • Open scheme
  • Proactive
    • Nano-scale ICT devices and systems
    • Pervasive adaptation
    • Bio-ICT convergence
    • Science of complex systems for socially intelligent ICT
    • Embodied Intelligence
    • ICT forever yours

Horizontal Support Actions

  • International cooperation
  • Trans-national co-operation among National Contact Points

Directorate General
Information Society and Media

  • The Director-General
  • Directorate R: Resources
  • Directorate S: General Affairs

  • Directorate A: Audiovisual, Media, Internet

    • A.1: Audiovisual and Media Policies
    • A.2: MEDIA programme and media literacy
    • A.3: Internet; Network and Information Security
    • A.4: International Relations

  • Directorate B: Electronic Communications Policy

    • B.1: Policy Development
    • B.2: Implementation of Regulatory Framework I
    • B.3: Implementation of Regulatory Framework II
    • B.4: Radio Spectrum Policy
    • B.5: Procedures related to National Regulatory Measures

  • Directorate C: Lisbon Strategy and Policies for the Information Society

    • C.1: Lisbon Strategy and i2010
    • C.2: Strategy for ICT Research and Development
    • C.3: Evaluation and Monitoring
    • C.4: Information and Communication
    • C.5: IST Operations

  • Directorate D: Converged Networks and Services

    • D.1: Future Networks
    • D.2: Networked Media Systems
    • D.3: Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures
    • D.4: Networked Enterprise & Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

  • Directorate E: Digital Content and Cognitive Systems

    • E.1: Interaction and Interfaces
    • E.2: Content and Knowledge
    • E.3: Cultural Heritage and Technology Enhanced Learning
    • E.4: Digital Libraries and Public Sector Information
    • E.5: Cognitive Systems and Robotics
    • E.6: eContent and Safer Internet

    • Directorate F: Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures

      • F.1: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) - Proactive
      • F.2: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) - Open
      • F.3: GEANT and eInfrastructures
      • F.4: New Infrastructure Paradigms and Experimental Facilities
      • F.5: Security

    • Directorate G: Components and Systems

      • G.1: Nanoelectronics
      • G.2: Microsystems
      • G.3: Embedded Systems and Control
      • G.4: ICT for Transport
      • G.5: Photonics

    • Directorate H: ICT addressing Societal Challenges

      • H.1: ICT for Health
      • H.2: eGovernment and CIP Operations
      • H.3: ICT for Inclusion
      • H.4: ICT for Sustainable Growth

  • Culture in the Digital Era

    • FP6 Strategic Objectives (more ...)

    "IST Vision: anywhere anytime natural access to IST services for all"

    These are the research activities that are eligible for funding under the IST priority. The bullet points correspond to the IST 2005-2006 Work Programme and the Fourth Work Programme Update.

    Applied IST research addressing major societal and economic challenges

    • Towards a global dependability and security framework
    • ICT research for innovative Government
    • ICT for Networked Businesses
    • eSafety - Co-operative Systems for Road Transport
    • Integrated biomedical information for better health
    • Technology-enhanced Learning
    • Access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources
    • Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services
    • ICT for Environmental Risk Management
    • eInclusion
    • Strengthening the Integration of the ICT research effort in an Enlarged Europe
    • Collaborative Working Environments
    • Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) for the Ageing Society (Call 6)

    Communication, computing and software technologies

    • Broadband for All
    • Mobile and Wireless Systems and Platforms Beyond 3G
    • Networked Audio Visual Systems and Home Platforms
    • Software and Services
    • Embedded Systems
    • Research networking testbeds

    Components and microsystems

    • Nanoelectronics
    • Micro/nano based sub-systems
    • Technologies and devices for micro/nano-scale integration
    • Photonic components

    Knowledge and interface technologies

    • Multimodal Interfaces
    • Semantic-based Knowledge and Content Systems
    • Cognitive Systems
    • Advanced Robotics (Call 6)
    • Search Engines for Audio-Visual Content (Call 6)

    The following activities, although not incorporated as Strategic Objectives due to their wider scope, are complementary to the IST objectives of FP6.

    Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

    • Open Scheme
    • Proactive initiatives
      • Advanced Computing Architectures
      • Complex Systems
      • Presence Research
      • Situated and Autonomic Communications
      • Other Proactive Initiatives

    Accompanying Actions in support of participation in Community ICTresearch

    International Co-operation

    • International Cooperation on Digital TV Broadcasting and Interactive Applications
    • International Cooperation on Digital Broadcasting/Mobile Convergence
    • International cooperation on Grid Technologies
    • International cooperation for eGovernment and eParticipation
    • Early warning systems for geo-physical hazards
    • Coordination Actions or Specific Support Actions
    • Strategic Objectives from the 2003-04 Work Programme

    Compiled by Dr Julie Tolmie, CCH, King's College London