Eva García Muntión (RTDI) ‏ ICT 2008 – Lyon, 27 th November 2008

1. The ECSS White Paper on Software and Service Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering – Action Paper on the area for the future EU competitiveness Eva García Muntión (RTDI)‏ ICT 2008 – Lyon, 27th November 2008 ECSS is part of the EC FP6 IST Programme funded Specific Support Action Project n° 34731 “3S: Software & Services Strategy within the European Research Area.” [01/07/2006 – 31/12/2008]

2. The Aim of the ECSS White Paper • To support the EC with information to ensure competitiveness of the EU in the SSAI sector, in order to push the EU to a competitive position worldwide by identifying strategies and technologies that will facilitate future developments and reduce fragmentation. • First phase: 3S Green Paper (September 2007)‏ • Second phase: Consultation Process to the ECSS European Community for Software and Software Services – Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering: www.eu-ecss.eu • Third phase: ECSS White Paper First draft available! Page 2

3. Structure of the ECSS White Paper Volume 1: Recommendations of action Volume 2: Background information • The thinking arena for future discussions on actions needed towards the future of ICT, Society and Industry in Europe: • SSAI emergence and evolution – A conceptual framework • 14 challenges for a SSAI-oriented Europe • Timeline exercise • To support the EC with recommendations of action in relation to: • R&D programme designing • Policy making • Draft recommendations of action: • 6 critical research topics • 10 policy-oriented recommendations Page 3

4. Telecommunications SSAI: Software Engineering & Software Services, Architectures and Infrastructures SSAI SSAI Telecommunications Media Technological and time scope on the ECSS White Paper Page 4

5. Conceptual framework: fish-bone diagram • Challenges for Europe • ECSS timeline for SSAI The analysis carried out Analysis from different perspectives... • Convergence process Telecommunications SSAI: Software Engineering & Software Services, Architectures and Infrastructures • Technological SOA • Non-technological: Socio-economic aspects Media • Prioritation of issues, technologies and actions Page 5 Time scope: Beyond 2010 Page 5

6. ECSS Recommendations of action Research topics Languages for description of privacy and security related policies should be explored to obtain a secure and seamless data exchange. Service matching and composition is needed to realize a service-oriented marketplace and dynamic collaboration. Software needs a higher degree of autonomy to aid decision-making and reduce work load. Fully disembodied computing should be made possible to make services available where and when needed. Model-centric engineering should see further research to tackle complexities in software service engineering. Problem Solving Theory needs to take up of Agent Theory to better modelling Real Problems. Page 6

7. ECSS Recommendations of action Research topics Priority has been given to security and trust issues, considered horizontal and with an impact on all other recommendations, as well as having a clear relation with current needs, demands or worries from industry and end-users. It is followed by three recommendations on research challenges related to the Internet of Services. Finally, complexity and problem solving are tackled as important research topics for the future. Page 7

8. ECSS Recommendations of action Policy-oriented recommendations Policy-oriented recommendations have been grouped in: • Improved research organisation • Facilitating open access for all • Business in the Internet of services • (A policy for) people in the Internet of services Page 8

9. ECSS Recommendations of action Policy-oriented recommendations:Improved research organisation • The accessibility of results of European and National projects should be implemented and centralized • End-of-the-value-chain interdisciplinary research could be an opportunity for Europe to make profit out of R&D results Page 9

10. ECSS Recommendations of action Policy-oriented recommendations:Facilitating Open Access for All • Use Open Standards in order to increase competitiveness and maximise welfare • FLOSS should become a strategic component in the European economy and in industrial policy Page 10

11. ECSS Recommendations of action Policy-oriented recommendations:Business in the Internet of Services • Free competition should be further encouraged on the telecommunications market • Debate on IPRs protection model for software and software services should be concluded • SMEs should be supported by financial and labour resources as well as by providing means of participation in forming research policy Page 11

12. ECSS Recommendations of action Policy-oriented recommendations: (A policy for) People in the Internet of Services • Pan-European interoperability of e-signature infrastructures would be a pivotal enabler for European software services market • European Union should take the leadership in research on Identity Management and privacy-aware system to have civil right promoted • Privacy as commodity - A study on costs and benefits of establishing conditions for privacy trading in Europe is needed Page 12

13. Thank you for your attention Contact: Eva García MuntiónRTDI Email: evagarcia@rtdi.eu Web: www.rtdi.eu ECSS is part of the EC FP6 IST Programme funded Specific Support Action Project n° 34731 “3S: Software & Services Strategy within the European Research Area.” [01/07/2006 – 31/12/2008]