Lithuanian participation in 5FP IST program Ramunė Petuchovaitė, Vilnius University

5FP Information Society Technologies Promoting the user-friendly Information Society KA1 Systems and Services for Citizen KA 2 New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce KA 3 Multimedia Content and Tools KA 4 Essential Technologies and Infrastructures

IST implementation in Area/year WP1999WP2000WP2001WP2002 Total KA KA KA KA FET RN CPA Total IST # calls23218

Source: EU-Bureau of the BMBF web-page.

LT performance in 5FP IST 133 proposals, statistically about 33 proposals and 7.5 retained projects per annum –30 retained –3 were reserved Over 65 participants Above 50 % proposals by higher education institutions

Lithuanian participation by IST calls

Lithuanian success in IST program

LT performance by types of actions

LT performance by IST KA KA# proposalsRetainedReserved KA12551 KA2359- KA3316- KA4155- Other2752 Total133303

LT success rate by KA

IST participants in Lithuania

Coordinating countries

Successful projects: examples CHIMER – using IT tools to encourage schoolchildren in Europe to participate in building local cultural heritage - –Institute of Mathematics and Informatics BALTPORTS-IT – dissemination of knowledge about IT solutions and simulation for harbour managing and control - –Kaunas University of Technology –Klaipeda State Seaport Authority GEANT - the creation of a trans-European data communication network with a capacity of 2.5 Gbps for the support of education, research and development work. –Litnet Network Operating Centre

At the start of FP6: achievements and problems Clear political priorities Developed higher education and research system Research, business and education cooperation: –INFOBALT –Knowledge economy forum Developing innovation system Experience in FP5 IST Low LT GDP expenditures for R&D Drain away of specialists Insignificant business investments in R&D Slow R&D results transfer into economic growth Few RTD projects

Source: Musée Rodin What are the strategies to improve Lithuanian participation in FP6 IST… Let’s think together…