Den 31. januar ble det gjennomført et informasjonsmøte på NTNU om innholdet i ICT Call 9. Nedenfor finner du en nedlastingslink till lysarkene som ble brukt under presentasjonen.

Videre kan Kommisjonens lysark om hver enkel topic i Call 9 lastes ned her!

TRD20120131.ppt (4,61 mb)

FI-Ware er et IP (integrert prosjekt) innenfor Future Internet PPP, som skal utvikle kjerneplattformen som ligger i bunnen for de nye tjenester og applikasjonene som utvikles i den nye Internett-infrastrukturen. Prosjektet er støttet med 40m€, der en tredjedel av pengene skal være forbeholdt nye partnere, etterhvert som det er behov for andre typer kompetanse i konsortiet.

I denne første utlysningen for nye prosjektpartnere er man interessert i partnere som kan bidra til følgende:

• Middleware for efficient and QoS/Security-aware invocation of services and exchange of messages
• Business models and Business Elements (BM & BE) Definition and Simulation

Interesserte miljø kan kontakte ICT NCP. Mer informasjon finner man på FI-WARE open call-utlysningssiden.

I "Guide for Applicants" for STREP og IP i ICT Call 8 har det kommet endringer i forhold til sidetallsbegrensning i Seksjon 1.3:

There is a subtle change in the Guide for Applicants for STREPs and for IPs relating to ICT Call 8 that means the format and content of section 1 of Part B is different from the past and different from other programs. Briefly they added the words "(Maximum length – one page)" to the text after "Describe the overall strategy of the work plan"  on page 46 of the STREP Guide and on page 47 of the IP Guide. Unlike other programs (such as Security Call 5) they do not explicitly state that the WP descriptions are limited to 2 pages. On further investigation they really mean that section 1.3 be limited to the one page with all the rest of the info being in the unlimited size of the WP descriptions. I have received the following statement from DG INFSO to substantiate this:The point 1.3i) is indeed only intended to be a brief statement of the strategy behind how the work is planned the way it is. On point 1.3ii) the timing of the work-packages are shown diagrammatically over the duration of the programme; they are listed on table 1.3a) and the associated deliverables and the overlying milestones are listed at points b) and c) Table 1.3d) - one for each Workpackage - is where the full description lies. It is placed in a non-page-limited section of the proposal because the experts' criticisms are often couched in terms of "the proposal does not describe...." or "does not sufficiently describe" something or other, and we don't want the proposer to be able to come back to us complaining that this is really our fault because we limited him to only X pages. This info is provided for guidance only. Note it applies only to ICT. I myself find it peculiar and I suggest each proposer contacts the relevant Point of Contact to verify for themselves.

Denne informasjonen er formidlet via IdealIST NCP-nettverket innen FP7 ICT.

Den 9. utlysningen vil åpne 18. januar 2012, med søknadsfrist 17. april 2012.

Kommisjonen gjennomførte en briefing for NCPene om temaene i Call 9 og FI-PPP tirsdag 30.11.2011. Presentasjonene kan lastes ned her:

Obj_2_1_huet.ppt (721,00 kb)

Obj_4_3_speiser.ppt (372,00 kb)

Obj_5_2_bacquet.ppt (1,09 mb)

Obj_8_2_munari.ppt (1,45 mb)

Obj_8_2_munari.ppt (1,45 mb)

Obj_9_9_guedj.ppt (3,48 mb)

Obj_9_10_hogenhout.ppt (1,57 mb)

Obj_9_11_wilzeck.ppt (1,19 mb)

Obj_10_3_cabrera.ppt (333,50 kb)

FIPPP_delia.ppt (4,30 mb)

This is an example of what kind of research is being funded in Challenge 2: Cognitive Systems and Robotics:

Actions speak louder than words, particularly if you are a robot. At least that is the theory proposed by a major European effort to develop a wholly new approach to robotic cognition.

For example, a robot can look at anything. If an object has a handle, the robot can grasp it, too. If it has an opening, the robot can potentially fit something into the opening or fill it with liquid. If it has a lid or a door, the robot can potentially open it.

Thus, objects gain their significance by the range of possible actions a robot can execute upon them. This opens up a much more interesting way for robots to think autonomously, because it fosters the possibility of emergent behaviour, complex behaviours which arise spontaneously as a consequence of quite simple rules.

Action-centred cognition is a groundbreaking concept in robotics where robots learn to ‘think’ in terms of what actions they can perform on an object. This new trend in cognition theory opens exciting new vistas.

The PACO-PLUS project sought to test a groundbreaking theory called ‘object-action complexes’ (OACs, pronounced 'oaks'). OACs are units of 'thinking-by-doing'. Essentially, this approach designs software and hardware that allows the robot to think about objects in terms of the actions that can be performed on the object.

Read the whole story on ICT Results!

Infomøtet om Challenge 1 i ICT Call 8 ble gjennomført tirsdag, 13. september 2011.

Presentasjonene fra dette møtet vil bli lagt ut på denne siden!

Presentasjon T. Boulangé (EC) (1,95 mb)

Presentasjon Geir E. Øien (NTNU) (1,68 mb)

Presentasjon Katrin Franke (FRISC Network) (163,94 kb)

Den 8. utlysningen i ICT programmet (ICT Call 8) ble publisert 26. juli 2011. Utlysningen har et samlet budsjett på ca 785mill Euro, og har søknadsfrist 17. januar 2012.

Kommisjonen organiserer en rekke informasjonsdager i forbindelse med utlysningen i perioden september - oktober. En oversikt over disse finner du på Forskningsrådets ICT Kalender.

Den 5. utlysningen (ENIAC-2011-2) til ENIAC Joint Undertaking er nå blitt publisert! Den norske bevilgningsrammen ligger på 1 million EUR, samlet for utlysningene 4 og 5. Resultatene av Call 4 (og dermed oversikt over hvor mye av denne rammen som er blitt brukt) vil foreligge før søknadsfristen går ut.

Informasjon om utlysningen finner du her:

Eniac Joint Undertaking Call for Proposals

Deltagelseskriteriene for norske søkere ble tidligere publisert på denne bloggen!

Også i år arrangerer Forskningsrådet en rekke søknadsskrivekurs med Dr. Sean McCarthy, Hyperion. Kursene dekker både generell informasjon om rammeprogrammet, hvordan utlysningene og arbeidsprogrammet blir til, og hvordan man skriver for evaluatorene. Deltagelse er gratis. Kursene arrangeres følgende steder:

Oslo, 04.05. Felix konferansesenter

Trondheim, 05.05. NTNU hovedbygning, auditorium H3

This is an overview of the eligibility criteria for Norwegian participation in ENIAC consortia.

1) Type / nature of particiants:

• Enterprises (companies)
• Industry associations
• Universities and higher education institutions
• Public research institutes and similar research organisations

2) Legal / administrative / financial conditions:

• Enterprises must be established in Norway and perform RTD activities in Norway.
• General eligibility criteria and conditions for receiving project funding from the Research Council of Norway will apply (i.e. the recipient must be a registered legal entity, demonstrate financial viability, and provide transparency as to funding requested or received from other sources).

3) Consortium configuration

• At least one Norwegian enterprise or industry association must be involved as a partner in the project, and a significant share of the Norwegian involvement in the project must be from industrial partner(s).
• The industrial relevance of the participation of a research organisation must be justified by declarations from some eligible (according to criterion 2 above) Norwegian enterprise(s).

4) Conditions on exploitation / impact

• Enterprises (companies) must provide spscific information on the possible industrial impact and justify that they have the necessary means to exploit the project results.
• Universities and other research organisations must specify national industrial impact in terms of exploitation opportunities for Norwegian companies.

For further information, please contact:

Tron Espeli
Phone: +47 2203 7000
Mobile: +47 9822 3564
email: te@rcn.no

Till Christopher Lech
Phone: +47 2203 7000
Mobile: +47 9224 0884
email: tcl@rcn.no