About 200 Mio. Euros Funding foreseen for Photonics and Organic Electronics

The DG Information Society and Media of the European Commission just published a newsletter which lists the Photonics & Organic Electronics related calls from the ICT Work Programme 2011 / 2012.

More than 200 Mio. Euros are foreseen as funding addressing three dedicated objectives: Two are part of the ICT Challenge 3 (3.5 resp. 3.6.) and one is included in the ICT part of the “Factories of the Future” (FoF) Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

To get an overview we invite you to read the complete newsletter - please click here

Furthermore, you can find more in depth information on the ICT-Photonics calls, their funding schemes and expected outcomes in the Extract from the ICT-Work Programme 2011-2012 which you will also find on the Photonics21 website.

Photonics21 would like to inform you about the Brokerage Event "Find your ICT partners face2face". This event is organized by Ideal-ist, the worldwide ICT support network, in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and is in line with the European Commission, DG INFSO in the field of  Information and Communication Technologies of the 7th Framework Programme (ICT, FP7). The Brokerage event aims to involve companies, universities and researchers from Europe and all over the world interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners.

The Brokerage Event offers you the opportunity

• to make research, innovation and business communities aware of funding opportunities offered by the Framework Programmes of the European Union,

• to foster potential co-operations through dedicated networking activities, such as the offered face2face meetings,

• to promote your organisation and expertise at an international forum,

• to promote specific collaboration offers/request for ICT,

• to get in touch with other proposers,

• to book meetings with potential partner on-line and meet various cooperation partners in a single day,

• to discuss and develop new project ideas in a cross-border environment and to pursue business opportunities

This Networking Event will target a wide spectrum of companies, universities and researchers from Europe and all over the world interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners and will be focused on all challenges open in the new ICT work programme 2011 - 12 for ICT Call 7.

The particpation at this Face2Face Event will allow you to present yourself, your organisation and your cooperation ideas as a first step to any future project or collaborations and you have the possibility to meet a various cooperation partners in a single day.

The online registration is now open. You can register for the event here.

You can find further information about the Brokerage Event on the following website: http://www.ideal-ist.net/events/find_ictpartners_f2f/ .

The next Photonics21 Annual Meeting will take place on the 24 February 2011 in Brussels. You will have the chance to meet photonics experts from industry, academia and poltitics and to get further information about the European strategy in photonics. The Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 also offers you the opportunity for networking with the European photonics community. We kindly invite you to mark this date in your diary.

The European Commission Directorates General for research, information Society and Media, Energy, and for Mobility and Transport will held a joint Information Day on Research PPPs which will take place on the 9 July 2010 in the Charlemagne Building, rue de la Loi 170, Brussels. The event aims to inform you about the progress regarding the research PPPs and the Cross-thematic Coordinated Calls related to them. Participants can get in contact with other potential proposers and partners. You also have the possibility to present your own project idea. For any further information, the draft programme and the online registration please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/lists/events-fp7-information-day-2010_en.html

The information day is preceded by an Information Day on the Future Internet - PPP which will take place on the 8 July 2010. The aim of this event is to give detailed information on the FP7 ICT work programme 2011/12 objectives related to the set-up of Public Private Partnerships on the Future Internet. You will find any further information on the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/foi/events/fipppi10/index_en.htm

Please not that you have to register separately for both events.

The European Initiative on Nanotechnology Nanofutures was officially launched on the 15 and 16 June 2010 in Gijón, Spain. Paolo Matteazzi, Chair of NANOfutures gave the opening address to the more than 450 participants. Christos Tokamanis, Head of Unit “Nano and converging Sciences and Technologies”, of the European Commission DG Research, introduced the European Technology Integration platform in nanotechnology NANOfutures and its overall aims and direction to the audience.

The project is run by D’Appolonia, Nanofutures Association Asbl. and Fundación Prodintec. The main objective of the cross ETP platform NANOfutures is the development and dissemination of an integrated 10 year Industrial and Research Roadmap for Nanotechnology in Europe with a detailed medium term implementation plan. Furthermore, NANOfutures aims to create synergies among European Technology Platforms related to nanotechnology, to identify key strategic nanotechnology nodes which address cross-sectorial issues.

The General Assembly of NANOfutures is coordinated through the NANOfutures Steering Committee which is composed of 11 ETPs representatives and 10 Working Group Chairs. Photonics21 is part of the Steering Committee.

Photonics21 members are invited to get involved in NANOfutures. You can subscribe for free to the NANOfutures website www.nanofutures.eu . You will be then keep updated on coming NANOfutures events and have access to the NANOfutures participants database. Furthermore, you can actively participate to one of the following NANOfutures Horizontal Working Groups by subscribing via e-mail to the relevant work group chair:

·Regulation

·Research & Technology

·Regional/National Networking

·Standardisation

·Skills and Education

·Industrial Safety Strategy

·Industrialisation & Nanomanufacturing

·Communication

·Technology Transfer and Innovation Financing

·Nanosafety

As part of the initiative, Photonics21 can actively influence future photonics research and innovation in Europe which is related to nanotechnology.

 Photonics21 Vice president Giorgio Anania will represent Photonics21 in the High Level Industry Advisory Group on Key Enabling Technologies. This advisory group has been set up by the European Commission in order to provide strategic advice to the five Key Enabling Technologies photonics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, advanced materials and micro- and nanoelectronics. These Key Enabling Technologies have been designated by the European Commission in September 2009. The High Level Industry Advisory Group is composed of 27 members. A first meeting is planned to take place within the next month.

Please find the list of members of the high level group here.

You can find more information about the Key Enabling Technologies initiative here.

Implementing the ambitious Digital Agenda for Europe unveiled by the European Commission on the 19 May 2010 would contribute significantly to the EU's economic growth and spread the benefits of the digital era to all sections of society. Half of European productivity growth over the past 15 years was already driven by information and communications technologies (see IP/10/571) and this trend is likely to accelerate. The Agenda outlines seven priority areas for action: creating a digital Single Market, greater interoperability, boosting internet trust and security, much faster internet access, more investment in research and development, enhancing digital literacy skills and inclusion, and applying information and communications technologies to address challenges facing society like climate change and the ageing population. Examples of benefits include easier electronic payments and invoicing, rapid deployment of telemedicine and energy efficient lighting. In these seven areas, the Digital Agenda foresees some 100 follow-up actions, of which 31 would be legislative. The Digital Agenda is the first of seven flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (see IP/10/225).

You can read the full press release here.

You can read the speech of Neelie Kroes here.

Please find further information about the Digital Agenda here.

The Secretariat Photonics21 would like to inform you that the next Photonics21 work group 4 workshop will take place on the 2 July 2010 from 10.00 - 16.00 in the Sheraton Hotel at the Düsseldorf airport. The major topic on the agenda will be the teaming up of work group 4 with the organic and large area electronics community. You can find the draft agenda for the meeting here. If you plan to attend the WG4 workshop, please send us an e-mail before the 18 June 2010.
The next Photonics21 work group 1 workshop will take place on the 25 June 2010 from 10.00 - 16.00 at the European Commission in Brussels. You can find the draft agenda for the workshop here. Please find a travel guide here. If you would like to attend the WG1 workshop, we kindly ask you to send us an e-mail by the 17 June 2010 to confirm us your participation.
 

The Photonics21 exhibition booth at the SPIE Photonics Europe Conference attracted many interested conference participants and visitors to the exhibition. They informed themselves about Photonics21 and received information about the new Photonics21 Strategic Research Agenda Lighting the way ahead and the study Photonics in Europe - Economic Impact. Some visitors also registered as a new member at the exhibition booth. Photonics21 welcomes all new members to the platform!

You can find further information and photos of the SPIE Photonics Europe here.