H2020-EUJ-2016: EU-Japan Joint Call. EUJ : IoT/Cloud/Big Data platforms in social application contexts

H2020-EUJ-2016:

EU-Japan Joint Call

EUJ-02-2016: IoT/Cloud/Big Data platforms in social application

contexts

The Challenge

 The Integration and federation of IoT with Big Data and

Cloud (including edge cloud), having all three diverging principles, remains a key challenge.

 The exploitation of big data, being obtained from remote sensing / actuation and the Web and social media crawling in specific contexts and being processed by smart objects and in sophisticated clouds, enables the creation of distributed

intelligence as key application/service drivers toward attractive IoT services.

 Cloud-based applications driven by decentralised information processing capabilities need to use dedicated cloud

architectures, standardised APIs, open software components, and to pay special attention to data integrity, localisation, and confidentiality.

What we need:

 Holistic approaches are required to address privacy & security issues across value chains including privacy by design aspects,

SLAs, software algorithms and new data management models.

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The Scope

 Realise IoT/Cloud/Big Data platforms in social application contexts.

 Specific requirements include:

 multiple sensors and devices linked with big data analytics and cloud data management, edge-heavy computing,

machine learning and complex event discovery, and a programmable IoT logic and IoT Data Warehouse.

 The research will address technological issues in big data application scenarios such as:

 elasticity and scalability of cloud data management;

transregional federated clouds; distributed storage;

distributed and/or edge computing; wireless sensor

networks; cross-sectoral and spatio-temporal data analysis;

etc.

 Applications related in particular to smart cities supporting urban needs and green manufacturing should serve as test-bed and

verification areas.

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Expected Impact

 Credible demonstration based on cross-border business and/or societal applications of robust interoperable technologies combining IoT with Cloud technologies and Big Data approaches.

 Concrete implementations of interoperable solutions that integrate Big Data, IoT and Cloud that are candidates for standardisation

.

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Type of Action: RIA Total budget:

 2,7 MEUR (EU Contr., funding rate: 100%). Requested contribution from the EU of EUR 1.35 million by two distinct projects. Nonetheless, this does not preclude

submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.

Dates:

 Call opening: 20th October 2015 / Call deadline: 19th January 2016, 17.00

• Fostering the take‐up of IoT in Europe and enabling the emergence of IoT ecosystems  supported by open technologies and platforms. 

• Supported IoT Pilots will use the rich portfolio of technologies and tools so far developed and  demonstrated in reduced environments and extend them to real‐life use case scenarios.

• Support actions provide consistency and linkages between the pilots and complement them  by addressing horizontal challenges critically important for the take‐up of IoT at the 

anticipated scale.

• A coordination body will ensure an efficient interplay of the various elements of the IoT‐FA  and liaise with relevant initiatives at EU, Member States and international levels

• Research and innovation effort in specific IoT topics will ensure the longer‐term evolution of  the Internet of Things

I nternet of T ^hings F ^ocus A ^rea

• Initiated by the EC in March 2015 the  European Commission for working closely  with all stakeholders and actors of the  Internet of Things.

• Building an IoT innovation ecosystems across  the value chain /across silos

• Put IoT on the map and link to PPPs, JTI, and  national initiatives

• Advancing IoT convergence across verticals  for standardisation/ interoperability

• Provide Recommendations for the  implementation of LSPs

• Discuss with industry to provide guidance for IoT in the DSM

• Get conencted on www.AIOTI.eu

Policy cooperation: the IoT Large Scale Pilots link to

AIOTI – Alliance Internet of Things Innovation

EU Cloud strategy: vision and priorities

 Commission Communication of 27 September 2012 known as the "European Cloud Strategy"

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0529:FIN:EN:PDF

 Cloud Strategy is designed to speed up the adoption and increase the use of cloud computing across all sectors of the economy

 International Collaboration is one of the main pillars for action both on policy and research

 In line with Digital Single Market (DSM) policy

initiatives

Cloud Computing International priorities

 Targeted Cloud research that is driven through coordinated calls in FP7 and H2020 (current

collaboration activities include Japan, Brazil and Korea)

 Cloud policy coordination on specific areas:

international standards for SLAs, certification and

cross border data flows (on-going bilateral dialogues and actions with USA and Brazil)

 Results from international Cloud Research will

facilitate policy coordination in the relevant areas between the EU and the involved third countries.

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Why is (big) Data important for Europe?

Source: McKInsey, IDC, E. Brynjolfsson, L. M. Hitt, H. H. Kim

improve  research  efficiency and 

speed up  innovation

> Jobs and  companies in 

the data  economy  (SMEs and big 

data  companies)

better address  societal  challenges

(health,  energy, etc)

increase by 5‐6% the  productivity of 

companies  through data‐

driven business  intelligence have a higher 

share for the  EU in the  global data 

market  growing by  40% per year

Europe needs  a Big Data 

strategy to benefit the 

whole  economy and

Estimated size of the

Big Data market

Big Data in the EU policy context

 A strategy for smart, sustainable and

inclusive growth

 A vision to achieve high levels of

employment, a low carbon economy,

productivity and social cohesion, to be

implemented through concrete actions at EU and national levels.

 One of the seven flagship initiatives of Europe 2020, set out to define the key enabling role that the use of ICTs will have to play if Europe wants to succeed in its ambitions for 2020.

 The overall aim […]

is to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market […]

 Action 3: Open up public data resources for re-use

"The Commission is invited to make rapid progress in key areas of the digital economy to ensure the creation of the Digital Single Market by 2015, including […] the availability of public sector Information."

Conclusions of the European Council (4 February

2011)

Formalities and schedule

H2020-EUK-2015: Opening date: 20 October 2015 Deadline: 19 January 2016 @17h00 (Brussels time) Additional admissibility criterion

 Participants in the EU collaborative projects are required to conclude a coordination agreement with the participants in the coordinated project funded by MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) or NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology). A final draft of this agreement has to be provided with the proposal.

Additional eligibility criteria:

 Proposals submitted to this call which do not include coordination with a Japanese proposal submitted to MIC or NICT for evaluation will be considered ineligible.

 The proposed project duration shall not exceed 36 months.

 The Japanese authorities can consider non-eligible proposals with participation of partners from third countries (countries other than Japan, EU and Associated states). Consultation to MIC or NICT representatives is highly advisable before submitting proposals involving third country organisations.

 Proposals will only be selected on the condition that their corresponding coordinated Japanese project will be funded by MIC or NICT.

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Coordinated Call Conditions

Submission and evaluation follow the principles of Horizon 2020 calls with certain specific conditions:

 Common PartB (technical annex)

 PMs for each partner/per task is required

 EU and JP proposals submitted to the respective coordinated calls

 European consortium signs contract with the EC

 Japanese consortium signs contract with the Japanese funding agencies MIC or NICT

 Each proposal should include a coordination agreement

 Signed before starting the project

 Does not replace the Consortium Agreement (which is still required from all EU projects)

 EU-JP research plan: balanced effort, genuine cooperation

 Duration: 3 years max.

 Max. funding (EU): 1.3M€ per RIA project

(*) read carefully pages 112-114 of WP2016-17

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Further information

H2020 WP2016-17:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/files/05i.%20LEI T-ICT_2016-2017_pre-publication.pdf

Call - EU-Japan Joint Call (pages 107-114)

Horizon 2020

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/

Participants Portal

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

Digital Agenda – Cloud Computing

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/telecoms-and-internet/cloud-computing

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Contact points

European Commission DG CONNECT

Software & Services, Cloud European Commission

DG CONNECT

Network Technologies