Information and Communication Technologies
Main features of the objective is to provide a balanced response to the main challenges faced by Europe in the field: firstly, the need to maintain a strong expertise in key technology value chains; secondly, the necessity to move quicker from research excellence to the market.
It combines a strong support to industrial roadmaps with new mechanisms to encourage disruptive innovation. The former will reinforce medium to long term commitment to industrial strategies and provide continuity and stability. The latter will offer flexibility and openness and will help develop dynamic eco-systems in which innovators can operate. Both strands will require the involvement of new actors, on one hand to exploit and leverage new technologies and on the other to initiate and drive change.
Main activity lines have been identified : new generation of components and systems; advanced computing, future internet, content technologies and information management, robotics, micro- and nano-electronic technologies, and photonics.
Working programme for period 2014 - 2015 divides ICT into following areas:
- A new generation of components and systems
- Advanced Computing
- Future Internet
- Content technologies and information management
- Robotics
- Micro- and nano-electronic technologies, Photonics
- ICT Cross-Cutting Activities
- Horizontal ICT Innovation actions
- Fast track to Innovation – pilot
- International Cooperation actions
- EU-Brazil Research and Development Cooperation in Advanced Cyber Infrastructure
- EU-Japan Research and Development Cooperation in Net Futures
- Factories of the Future
- Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
- Research infrastructures
- SC1 - Health, demographic change and wellbeing
- SC3 - Secure, clean and efficient energy
- SC4 - Smart, green and integrated transport
- SC5 - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
- SC6 - Europe in a changing world - Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies
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SC7 - Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens