information society technologies programme istag orientations for workprogramme 2000 and beyond

Information Society Technologies Programme

ISTAG Orientations for Workprogramme 2000 and beyond

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ISTAG: A need for further focussing

• Workprogramme’99 is broad

• Y2000 budget is 800 MEuro (66% of 99)

• Focussing is needed:– to avoid fragmentation of effort and ensure necessary

coverage of important promising areas– to mobilise critical mass of key players– For Europe to be in leading positions to seize

opportunities offered by the convergence of IST

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Driving Forces, Markets and Opportunities

• Technological: – Computing power doubles every 18 months, transmission

capacity every 12 months, IP every 6 months. 30 Million Chips per year are produced for PC’s, > 250 Million go to other devices

• Economic: – The rapid growth in the mobile communications market is

reinforcing the EU leadership in this area. Half of EU companies are expected to have Internet e-commerce activities in 1999.

• Social and Personal: – Widen access from so called prosumers (producing consumers),

to the general and also the disadvantaged citizen

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Basis for the vision

• We can make huge numbers of inexpensive computing devices which can exchange data very fast

• If we could integrate fixed and mobile communication / services in a seamless way

• And if we could link these devices to the basis infrastructure, embed them in our surrounding, incorporate value added services, and make them to understand the people they serve, we would have:

An integrated and intelligent platform for the delivery of Services and Applications in

Europe

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ISTAG Vision Statement

• "Start creating the ambient intelligence

landscape (for seamless delivery of services and

applications) in Europe relying also upon

testbeds and open source software, develop

user-friendliness, and develop and converge

the networking infrastructure in Europe to

world-class"

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The notion of “Ambient Intelligence”

the convergence of

Ubiquitous Computing/Communication+

Intelligent User-Friendly Interfaces

The resulting Ambient Intelligence Landscape is

Embedded, Personalised, Adaptive, and Anticipatory.

It is presponsive instead of being simply responsive

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UbiquityCommonplace appliances-seamless services,...

Dialoguelaid-back mode, enjoyable,...

Networking Distribution Embedded

•Fixed/mobile integration•Broadband/all-optical•Mobile IP

•Interworking/interrupt.•Mobile processes•Scalability

•Embedded internet•Light weight OS’s

Interfaces Content

•Multi-modality•Learning systems•next generation interfaces

•Multi-linguality•converging media

Trust generation

•Security•Privacy•Dependability

ISTAG vision: Technology perspective

The technology is all around us but almost invisible

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ISTAG vision: Applications/services perspective

Ubiquity Dialogue

Seamless access to services/applications

At home At work ... Commuting Special needs

World class converging infrastructure

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Benefits of the Vision

• The benefit of the vision to the citizen is to enhance the quality of our life by providing universal access to services : based on interaction that is relaxing and enjoyable: otherwise stated…

– the dominant mode of interaction is:• laid-back (relaxed, enjoyable)

– rather than:• lean-forward (tense, concentrated).

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Benefits of the Vision (cont.)

• For industry, – The vision provides a path to the next generation of

computing, communication and media products and services.

– Builds on Europe strength in: • Mobile Communications, Infrastructures, Cons.

Electronics, electronic appliances, software integration, ..

– Places Europe in a competing position in core businesses:

• For the delivery of, and access to applications and services (e.g. Mobile and embedded systems, integrated infrastructure, advanced interactive environments, )

• For the development and provision of applications and services (E-Commerce, Finance, banking, Tourism, Media production, entertainment,...)

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Key Action 1Systems and Services for the Citizen

• Stress services that offer ubiquitous, natural presponsive multi-faceted dialogue modes with the citizens

• A natural home for testbeds which concentrate on particular services e.g for supporting tourism

• The issues of fixed/mobile integration and value added services are of direct relevance for transport / mobility

• Other examples: Health systems, Persons with special needs focus on systems capable of recognising individuals, and learning their specific needs and abilities over time.

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