The call invites researchers from industry and academia, providers, manufacturers, current and future users of networks communications, to act together for a shared, convincing and trusted common EU goal. Deadline for submission of contributions is 15 May 2012.
HORIZON2020: A break from the past
HORIZON2020 will be a seven-year programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) with an € 80 billion budget, implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness.
HORIZON2020 is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe and will focus resources on three distinct, yet mutually reinforcing, priorities, where there is clear Union added value:
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generating Excellent Science,
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creating Industrial Leadership,
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and tackling Societal Challenges,
all essential for the sustainability and long term prosperity and wellbeing of Europe.
The objectives of Horizon 2020 will therefore be addressed through a strong emphasis on finding efficient solutions, going well beyond an approach based simply on traditional scientific and technological disciplines and economic sectors.
Future Network Technologies in HORIZON 2020: Opportunity to help reinvent an entire global industry
Future Network Technologies research in HORIZON2020 will primarily be addressed under the Industrial Leadership pillar. The Industrial Leadership pillar will aim at making Europe a more attractive location to invest in research and innovation, by promoting activities where businesses set the agenda. It will provide major investment in key industrial technologies, maximise the growth potential of European companies by providing them with adequate levels of finance and help innovative SMEs to grow into world-leading companies.
The aim of this consultation is to collect clear and convincing evidence to show that:
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EU research and industrial players are ready in HORIZON2020 to take further long-lasting commitments and be able to develop and deploy leading network infrastructure technologies here in Europe for the benefit of its citizens.
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EU industry will translate successful research and scientific breakthroughs into innovative products, services and systems, which will foster EU economic leadership worldwide.
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EU taxpayers will receive value-for-money from research and innovation: in terms of growth, high-quality jobs and a sustainable life and economy.
How do we get there? Can we actually do it?
The Digital Society enables a whole range of industries to use the network and European industry has a strong position in the global network technologies sector. We need to support all industries using ICT and therefore we need a deep focus on communications as an enabler. If EU will not be in the lead someone else will be. We need to explore new constituencies and methodologies to maximise the impact of research and innovation. The increasing number of connected devices requires enhanced network capacity and performance. This will require significant research efforts into the underlying technologies.
Call to Action & Next Steps
We are seeking advice, comments and input on stakeholders’ specific areas of interest to address and help prioritise in a strategic manner the needs and challenges in network communications research in Europe in HORIZON2020.
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We call on researchers from industry and academia, providers, manufacturers, current and future users of networks communications, to act together for a shared, convincing and trusted common EU goal! Take this challenge with us and submit your contributions before 15 May 2012! You can upload it directly via this website, mentioning if you agree to have the content publicly available at a later stage, after the workshop takes place: Submit your stakeholder contribution here!
We are particularly interested to know your views and opinions on the following questions:
Which sector are you representing? What are the strengths and size of your market in Europe and/or worldwide?
How would you describe (in less than one page) your ideas and/or plans for future R&D challenges/topics relating to Network Technologies?
N.B. This could encompass any topic from basic research to innovation and experimentation.
How do you see the potential role of your organisation in HORIZON2020 in connection to the network technologies design, experimentation and/or deployment? What are your research priorities?
Which network technologies requirements and expectations, do you consider important to inspire innovation and bring most benefits to your (business) development in the future?
Which cross sector synergies in relation to the network technologies research are of strategic importance to generate growth in your business sector?
How do you think that the network research community should best engage with the user community?
Which constituencies and methodologies in relation to network technologies research are most important to maximise the impact of research and innovation in HORIZON2020?
How should research developments in network technologies in HORIZON2020 be measured against delivering EU industrial leadership worldwide, sustainable economic growth and high-quality jobs creation in Europe?
The results of this consultation will be presented at an Open Workshop organised on 29 June 2012 in Brussels, where key contributions will be invited to make a presentation of their ideas for HORIZON2020 Future Networks Research.
Background & further information:
- HORIZON2020 links & documents
- Future Networks 2011 - Multi-Stakeholder Consultation & Report
- Net!Works and ISI European Technology Platforms (ETPs) Strategic Research Agendas
- FP7 Future Networks Project Portfolio
- Strategy and policy:Europe2020, Innovation Union, Digital Agenda for Europe
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