Presentation about the European ICT market, policies, and research programmes, SAP Partner Summit, Amsterdam (Netherlands), 17 October 2006

1. SAP Enterprise Services Partner Summit 17 October 2006, Amsterdam - Netherlands Enabling opportunities for software and services in Europe Arian Zwegers DG Information Society and Media Software Technologies

3. Business and ICT transformations 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Mainframes mini-computers PC client-sever Internet Convergence Company level information & automation Automated Support; Costs Departmental Empowerment Speed; Logistics Personal Freedom Business Process Re-engineering Pervasive global & integrated groups Supply chains Anytime, anywhere; Platforms and ecosystems Globalisation, customisation, outsourcing

6. ICT Market, 2005 By region and by product Total value = € 1,949 billion Total value = € 659 billion Europe 33.8% Source: EITO, 2006

8. Software and services market in EU15 http://www.softwareleadership.info/ Source: PAC

9. Top100 suppliers serving the Western European Software & IT Services market Source: PAC http://www.softwareleadership.info/

13. RFID policy Towards a Communication December 2006: Communication from the European Commission December 2006 March 2006 September 2006 June 2006 3 July – 17 Sept. 2006: Public online consultation 6-7 March: Internet of Things Sept. – Oct. 2006: Analysis of input received Oct. – Nov. 2006: Drafting of the Communication March 9, 2006 at CeBIT: Commissioner Viviane Reding announces the launch of a Europe-wide public consultation Ongoing research and co-operation 15-16 May: Applications 16-17 May: Security & Privacy 1 June: Interop./ Governance 2 June: Frequency spectrum 16 Oct. 2006: Final conference www.rfidconsultation.eu

15. R&D Expenditure as % of GDP Source: Eurostat http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NS-05-002/EN/KS-NS-05-002-EN.PDF

16. R&D expenditure by industry Source: Financial Times , 21 March 2005

18. 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) International Co-operation Science in Society Research Potential Regions of Know-ledge Research for the benefit of SMEs Research Infrastru-ctures CAPACITIES Marie Curie Actions PEOPLE European Research Council IDEAS 9. Security & Space 8. Socio-economic Research 7. Transport 6. Environment 5. Energy 4. Nano, Materials, Production Techn. 3. ICT 2. Food, Agriculture Biotechnology 1. Health COOPERATION Specific Programmes http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

19. Work Programme 2007-2008 Future and Emerging Technologies Cognitive systems, robotics and interaction Network and service infrastructures Components, subsystems and embedded systems Digital content and knowledge ICT for health Intelligent car and sustainable growth ICT for independent living and inclusion End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals Technology roadblocks ETPs Flagships

21. European Technology Platforms What are they: Industry-led public-private partnerships that bring together industry, research community and public authorities in areas of strategic economic importance for Europe Objective: World class performance in research and innovation in ICT by closing the gap with Europe’s leading competitors Focus: on user value and end-to-end solutions, on convergence, innovation, standards, interoperability, spectrum, IPRs, international cooperation www.nem-initiative.org www.emobility.eu.org www.isi-initiative.eu.org/ www.nessi-europe.com Large Scale EU Partnerships joining the future http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html