Looking into the crystal ball

Eva Garca Muntin (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]
The ECSS White Paper on Software and Service Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering Action Paper on the area for the future EU competitiveness

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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.euThird phase: ECSS White Paper First draft available!

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Structure of the ECSS White Paper
Volume 1: Recommendations of action
Volume 2: Background information
To support the EC with recommendations of action in relation to:R&D programme designingPolicy makingDraft recommendations of action:6 critical research topics10 policy-oriented recommendations

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 framework14 challenges for a SSAI-oriented EuropeTimeline exercise

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Technological and time scope on the ECSS White Paper

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The analysis carried out
Media
Telecommunications
Analysis from different perspectives...
Technological SOANon-technological: Socio-economic aspects
SSAI:

Software Engineering & Software Services,

Architectures and Infrastructures
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Prioritation of issues, technologies and actions
Time scope: Beyond 2010
Convergence process

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ECSS Recommendations of action
Research topicsLanguages 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.

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ECSS Recommendations of action
Research topicsPriority 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.

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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

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ECSS Recommendations of action
Policy-oriented recommendations: Improved research organisation

The accessibility of results of European and National projects should be implemented and centralizedEnd-of-the-value-chain interdisciplinary research could be an opportunity for Europe to make profit out of R&D results

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ECSS Recommendations of action
Policy-oriented recommendations: Facilitating Open Access for All

Use Open Standards in order to increase competitiveness and maximise welfareFLOSS should become a strategic component in the European economy and in industrial policy

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ECSS Recommendations of action
Policy-oriented recommendations: Business in the Internet of Services

Free competition should be further encouraged on the telecommunications marketDebate on IPRs protection model for software and software services should be concludedSMEs should be supported by financial and labour resources as well as by providing means of participation in forming research policy

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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 promotedPrivacy as commodity - A study on costs and benefits of establishing conditions for privacy trading in Europe is needed

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Contact:Eva Garca Muntin RTDIEmail: evagarcia@rtdi.euWeb: 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]
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