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The Hope Project – A paradigm of successful Balkan Integration Katerina Papakonstantinou

The Hope Project – A paradigm of successful Balkan Integration Katerina Papakonstantinou BIT-Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation. HOPE (EUROMAP 3) HOPE 2001 IST Success Stories BIT. Overview. Boosting Opportunities for Human Language Technology Uptake in Europe.

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The Hope Project – A paradigm of successful Balkan Integration Katerina Papakonstantinou

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  1. The Hope Project – A paradigm of successful Balkan Integration Katerina Papakonstantinou BIT-Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation

  2. HOPE (EUROMAP 3) HOPE 2001 IST Success Stories BIT Overview

  3. Boosting Opportunities for Human Language Technology Uptake in Europe

  4. Multilinguality for all online content translation automation covering all language pairs Natural interactivity voice and text, handwriting and touch accessing language, image and sound in user-friendly conversational mode Active content across all natural languages accessing all forms of knowledge generating new knowledge What is HLT ?

  5. Enormous potential of HLT research and user base in Europe BUT: Low return on investment for HLT RTD funding in Europe mainly due to lack of knowledge and awareness Euromap will try to boost market take-up by Encouraging closer co-operation between players Building communities, at national and European level Accelerating HLT technology transfer Enabling the preparation of good HLT project proposals Providing relevant information about existing projects Background and objectives

  6. 1996 Euromap I - surveying Language Engineering in Europe 1998 Euromap II - communicating the HLT and FP5 message to Member States 2000 Euromap III - delivering focused services to HLT communities Start 2/2000 Duration until 1/2002 8 partners in 9 countries Volume: ca. 2.4 Mio. Euro HOPE 2001 Background and continuity

  7. Build sector based communities identifying players workshops, publications Maintain contacts database National HLT support service (help desk,information services etc.) Help HLT players wishing to participate in the IST programme Awareness activities like thematic national events, press releases Company visits, case studies, good practice profiles Activities in national level

  8. Euromap as an integral part of HLTCentral.org web site HLT in Europe, results and opportunities, repository HLT discussion forum, events and news, links HLT partnering / Euromap contacts database maintenance Creating task forces to nurture communities in specific areas like tourism or e-commerce facilitate and encourage technology transfer Activities in european level

  9. Which partners by now?

  10. Which countries by now? Taalunie CSC CST VDI/VDE-IT BIT Instituto Cervantes ILSP CPR

  11. Growth perspective for other EU countries Responsibilities for other countries in HOPE by actual NFPs Possibilities for including new NFPs Integrate future Euromap partners by Spreading the word about HLT opportunities Cooperating with potential partners Euromap workshops and training sessions HOPE 2001 High impact PR-function path-to-market knowledge packaging and dissemination preliminary survey of HLT players, resources, opportunities in CEEC HLT Policy articulation in the EU Perspectives

  12. HOPE 2001 BULGARIA ITRI FRANCE CLPP ELRA UK

  13. East Extension HOPE 2001 new LMD (CLPP BAS) members Other EU networks BALRIC-LINGBalkan Regional Information Centers for Awareness and Standardization of Ling Resources and Tools in HLT TELRI IITrans-European Language Resources Infrastructure Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czech Rep., Estonia, Latvia, and: BIS-21Bulgarian Information Society – Center of Excellence for Education, Science and Technology in 21 Century BG, GR, RO BG, TR, AL, RO, Croatien, SL

  14. IDEALIST- Information dissemination and european awareness launch for the ist programme under the 5th framework programme (Accompanying Measure) REGNET- Cultural Heritage in Regional Networks (Combined Measures) GN1- GEANT Network (RTD) TRAINCOM- Integrated communication system for intelligent train applications (Combined Measures) CMOSSENS- Smart Chemical Gas Sensor System Fabricated in Low Cost CMOS Technology with Integrated Electronics and Hybrid Sensitive Layers (RTD) IST Success Stories

  15. Private non-profit organisation founded 1993 Personnel: 51 Responsible for 5th Framework programme IRCA CEEC department EUREKA secretariat BIT

  16. Support EU RTD Implementation in Austria Enhance Austrian participation and success Support co-ordination of RTD activities Information dissemination free, user-friendly, transparent and equal access to international RTD co-operation Communication with all stake holders in RTD policy Ensuring complementarity and synergies with national and international RTD activities BIT objectives

  17. http://www.ideal-ist.net/ Ideal-ISTPartnersuche Information Dissemination European Awareness Launch for IST-Programme

  18. Report on research activities

  19. Partnersearch accomplished

  20. Katerina Papakonstantinou Tel.: 01/581 16 16-141 Fax: 01/581 16 16-18 hope@bit.ac.at www.bit.ac.at/ist Thanks for your attention!

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