The IST Programme and ISTAG

1. The IST Programme and ISTAG Hannes Werthner Vienna University of Economics and BA, Austria IST Advisory Group

2. Technology New Applications& New Services The Information Society Regul. & Finan.Framework Global Networked Society

3. Context • Metamorphosis from a Computer (Calculator) to a world-wide Media and Communications Machine • Convergence - Globalisation - Segmentation • Standards (TCP/IP, Browser) and at the same time Disorder (e.g., overabundance of information; set of new services) • Acceleration of change and short product cycles (new development methods), but also long technology cycles • „User empowerment“: Customer focused Customer driven • gap USA - Europe - with some exceptions

4. IST Programme Main characteristics • A single integrated programme • Research drivers spanning across the programme • Technology and Application • R&D and Support Measures (long and short term) • One Programme Committee and Advisory Group

5. IST Programme Main Priorities • User and Industry related objectives • Improve ubiquity of access to networks • Improve interoperation of heterogeneous systems • Build user-friendly applications • Support new organisational schemes • Close international gaps

6. IST Programme Architecture Multimediacontent & tools New methods of working & Electronic Commerce Systems & services for the citizen 646 MECU 564 MECU 547 MECU Essential technologies& infrastructure 1363 MECU Future & emerging technologies 319 MECU Research networking 161 MECU

7. ISTAG Organisation • Information Society Technology Advisory Group is and independent Group appointed by the European Commission • ISTAG counts 25 members coming from leading European Institutions (industry, services, R&D centers, universities) involved in Information and Communication Technology • ISTAG has started its activities in December 1998 • ISTAG meeting are both physical and virtual(total 5-6 per year)

8. ISTAG Role • Provide the Commission with independent advice concerning the content and direction of research work to be carried out under the IST Programme • Provide a longer-term-view on related policiesand regulations

9. ISTAG: the first advice • Integrated programme is good • but workprogramme’99 is too broad • Focussing needed for WP2000 and beyond: • to avoid fragmentation of effort and • to mobilise a critical mass of key players • Identification and selection of “hot topics”, setup of working groups leading to a consolidated report • Convergent IST Applications and Services • Ambient Intelligence • User-Friendly IST Applications and Services • Long term vision

10. Driving Forces, Markets, Opportunities and Needs • 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 to the general and also the disadvantaged citizen • Access for everybody, at anytime, from everywhere

11. ISTAG Vision Statement ”Create an 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"

12. 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, • And if we could incorporate value added services, • And if we 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

13. The notion of “Ambient Intelligence” the convergence ofUbiquitous computing and communication+Intelligent user-friendly interfaces The resulting Ambient Intelligence landscape is Embedded, Personalised, Adaptive, and Anticipatory. It is presponsive instead of being simply responsive

14. The vision Applies to: Access to , and delivery of services/applications Development and Provision of services/applications The integrated and intelligent service infrastructure

15. ISTAG vision: Applications / services perspective At home At work ... Commuting Special needs UbiquityDialogue Seamless access to services/applications World class converging infrastructure

16. 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).

17. Benefits of the Vision (cont.) • For the industry, the vision provides a path to the next generation of computing, communication and media products and services. • It places Europe in a competing position in core businesses: • For the delivery of, and access to applications and services (e.g. Mobile and embedded devices and systems, integrated infrastructure, advanced interactive environments, ) • For the development and provision of applications and services (E-Commerce, Finance, banking, Tourism, Media production, entertainment,...)

18. Examples given for KA 3Multimedia Content and Tools • Human Language TechnologiesandInformation filtering, presentation and handling • multilingual systems as an European issue • Interactive content productionorEducationandTraining provide excellent potential testbeds

19. Digital Heritage and Cultural ContentSome Issues • Interoperability • Multimodal, multilingual, adaptive interfaces • New services (mobile visitors/consumers) • Content “production” - 4 dimensions modelling • Affordable and accessible content - “public” repositories • Testbeds

20. Reaction to ISTAG Vision • Vision proved to be both practical as well as challenging • Vision statement was well recieved by the community and included in the formulation of work programmes • establishment of further working groups for “looking at the implementation” and other issues

21. Current Work of ISTAG • Recommentation for Implementation of Vision • based on vision statement and • based on integrated programme portfolio analysis (IPPA) • encourage long term research (market in 5-10 years) high risk and high impact identification of key enabling technologies - further focus • encourage participation of new communities • flexible response to markt developments

22. Current Work of ISTAG (2) • Development of szenarios on a longer time horizon (10 years) - FP6 • ISTAG supports eEurope • common goals, but different time scales • IST contributes to several eEurope goals • possibility to interlink (specific actions), • but maintain focus and watch funding

23. The “Digital Divide” GDP per Capita, 1990 prices ($’000) GDP per head Number of People  $30.000 1 Billion 1,5 Billion $2.800  $500 3,5 Billion Source : Human Development Report