European Commission

eContent

Towards the 2001-2002Workprogramme

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The experience and the priorities

The action lines

Budget and schedules

The timetable & the call

Agenda

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• Establishment of an identity as a programme

• Good response from market place

• Right partnerships established

• Large number of SMEs

• Some interesting multiplatform experiments

• Good balance between demonstration and definition phase projects

The experience of 2001 - 02

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• Large oversubscription

• Unfocused response especially to Action Line 2

• Too little attention to business models

• Too much emphasis on technology rather then content

• Some confusion between egovernment and PSI exploitation

But…..

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• PSI: reinforce the link between policy and experimentation

– Support the PSI directive process

• Strengthen multilingual dimension

– Focus on access via different platforms

• Facilitate candidate countries integration

– Specific support for dissemination

The priorities

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• Projects’ market dimension (business models)

• Partnership element– Public-private

– Language-content providers

• Infrastructure issues

• Strategic dimension of the programme

An integrated approach

Action Line 1

Improving access to and expanding the use of

public sector information

Action line 1 :Action line 1 : Improving access to and Improving access to and expanding use of public sector informationexpanding use of public sector information

• Cross-border services.

• Added value to raw PSI.

• Market impact.

Subline 1.1: Cross-border information services Subline 1.1: Cross-border information services based on public sector informationbased on public sector information

Objective:

Showcase the potentialpotential of public sector information.

Focus:

Cross-border informationinformation services (including mobile).

Added value nature of the information service.

Commercial exploitation of PSI.

Subline 1.1: Cross-border information services Subline 1.1: Cross-border information services based on public sector informationbased on public sector information

Demonstration projects

PrivatePrivate sector servicesservices based on publicpublic sector datadata.

European services for a European market.

Business plan.

No e-government or tools applications.

Definition phase projects

Clear and innovative ideasideas.

Market potential.

Subline 1.2: Establishment of European digital Subline 1.2: Establishment of European digital data collectionsdata collections

Objective:

Pan-European digital data collections based on PSI.

Focus:

Direct or indirect impact on the digital content market.

Coverage of a considerable part of Europe.

Scalability towards a full European coverage.

Subline 1.2: Establishment of European digital Subline 1.2: Establishment of European digital data collectionsdata collections

Demonstration projects

Pan-European dimensionat least 5 countries + scalability.

Involvement of Candidate Countries.

Data collection designed on market needs.

Definition phase projects

Potential of creating a pan-European data collection.

Market potential.

Action Line 2

Enhancing contentproduction in a

multilingual and a multiculturalenvironment

Action line 2: Action line 2: Enhancing content production in Enhancing content production in a multilingual and multicultural environmenta multilingual and multicultural environment

• Foster new partnerships

• Customisation on different platforms

• Pool and provide access to linguistic resources

Subline 2.1: Partnerships and Subline 2.1: Partnerships and multilingual strategiesmultilingual strategies

Objective:

Foster new partnerships to create, deliver and

repurpose networked content

Focus:

Customisation for different platforms

Language coverage

Subline 2.1: Partnerships and Subline 2.1: Partnerships and multilingual strategiesmultilingual strategies

Demonstration projects

ExperimentExperiment design, production, packaging, delivery design, production, packaging, delivery

and maintainance of multilingual servicesand maintainance of multilingual services

Business modelBusiness model

Definition phase projects

Clear and innovative ideasideas.

Easier path for innovative SMEs and start-ups

Subline 2.2: Strengthening the linguistic Subline 2.2: Strengthening the linguistic infrastructureinfrastructure

Objective:

Pool and provide access to linguistic resources

Focus:

Networking existing regional and national resources

Development of multilingual resources for Candidate

Countries

Subline 2.2: Strengthening the linguistic Subline 2.2: Strengthening the linguistic infrastructureinfrastructure

Demonstration projects

Pan-European dimensionat least three languages

Involvement of Candidate Countries.

Expected impact on the market place

Definition phase projects

Potential impact of resource pooling

Assessment of the market place

Action Line 3

Increasing dynamismof the

digital content market

AL3: Increasing dynamism of the digital AL3: Increasing dynamism of the digital content marketcontent market

Exchange of good practices

Stimulate exchange in the areas covered by thetwo major action lines

Observation of the content market

Collect market data relating to the main action lines

Dissemination of results

A continued presence on the market place

Budget, schedulesand the

call timetable

Basic parametersBasic parameters

• Period covered: 1 Jan 2003 - 17 Jan 2005

• Duration: 2 years

• Available EU budget: 51.5 mEuro– plus EFTA contribution (~2%), candidate countries

– including administrative expenses (evaluations, meetings, publications)

Budget projectionsBudget projections

• Multiannual budget breakdown– 28.5 M€ (2003) - 23 M€ (2004)

• Expected breakdown– AL1: 40-45 % (~47 % in 2003-4)– AL2: 40-45 % (~47 %)– AL3: 10-15 % (~6 %)

• 50.5 M€ available in 2003-4 for projects and other actions– AL1: 23.7 M€; AL2: 23.7 M€; AL3: 6 M€

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• Based upon Council Decision, plus:– Consultations with stakeholders

– Debate with MS representatives

– Experience of the first 2 years

• Provide framework until programme end

• Roadmap of calls– One major call per year– Continuous submission till mid 2004

Implementation meansImplementation means

Types of projects

– Fixed deadline calls for ‘large’ projects

– Open scheme (continuous submission) for ‘small’ projects and accompanying measures

– Procurement actions (studies, service contracts) via calls for tenders

Typology of actionsTypology of actions

• Projects financing:

– Cost-sharing, 50% funding

– Demonstration projects: fixed deadline calls

• around 2 years, 4 to 8 partners, EU funding ranging from 1 to 2.5 M€ per project

– Definition-phase projects: continuous submissionand quarterly evaluation

• up to 1 year, 2 to 4 partners, EU funding up to 0.25 M€ per project

Typology of actionsTypology of actions

• Accompanying measures– Actions aimed at a broad population (best

practice, guides and standards, SME measures, consensus and community building...)

• Continuous submission• Variable EU funding (up to 100 %)

• Call for tenders

RoadmapRoadmap

• December 2002: 3rd call for proposals (AL1 & 2)– 2003 budget

• December 2003: 4th call for proposals (all ALs)– most of 2004 budget

• In parallel, focused calls for tenders– market watch, awareness/dissemination …

WP & Call III timetableWP & Call III timetable

• *Preliminary exchange of views: <today>• Industry workshops 12/9 & 2/10• Inter-service consultation: 28/10 - 12/11• *Formal committee opinion: 19/11• Commission decision: 2/12 • OJ publication: 16/12• Call closure 21/3/2003

• Call info-days: Jan & Feb

Call III timetableCall III timetable

• Evaluation: April 2003

• Evaluation results to proposers: mid May

• Evaluation report to committee: mid May

• Inter-service consultation: end May

• *Formal committee opinion: early June

• Commission decision: mid June

• Awarding of contracts: October/November

Spreading the wordSpreading the word

• European info-day (Jan xx tbc)• National info-sessions

– either dedicated or in connection with relevant events– time window: January - first half February– exploiting existing networks and relays e.g.

• eContent national contact points (EU, EEA-EFTA, CC)• EU networks

– 1 EC speakers available (priority to CC)

• Pre-proposals handled until 4 wks before closing