Nikola Rožić University of Split, FESB Split, Croatia Tel: CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (2) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (2)... has been founded by SoftCOM friends as a way to gather more professionals around way to gather more professionals around the common needs and goals... the common needs and goals...

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (3) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (3) CCIS curriculum  founded in 2002  members include researchers and professionals from universities, ICT industry and operators from the four main universities, ICT industry and operators from the four main national centers (Split, Zagreb, Rijeka and Osijek) national centers (Split, Zagreb, Rijeka and Osijek)  an Agreement between CCIS and IEEE ComSoc as Sister Societies was signed in December 2002, at Sister Societies was signed in December 2002, at IEEE Globecom Conference in Taipei, Taiwan IEEE Globecom Conference in Taipei, Taiwan

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (4) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (4) CCIS at a glance  non-governmental and non-profit society  a community comprised of professionals and researchers with a common interest in advancing all communication and with a common interest in advancing all communication and information technologies information technologies  CCIS provides a framework for collaboration between academy, industry and government academy, industry and government  CCIS particularly encourages the development of new technologies, systems and applications that promote the technologies, systems and applications that promote the soft approaches and solutions soft approaches and solutions

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (5) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (5) CCIS members: individual professionals, institutions Government Academy ICT Industry Operators &ProvidersCommunications and Information Society (CCIS) other national and foreign societies

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (6) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (6) CCIS goals in short  participation in advancing of all communication and information technologies information technologies  education of professionals, contribution to improvement of existing academic and professional programs existing academic and professional programs  publishing journals, newsletters, books,...  co-organization of meetings (SoftCOM, seminars,...)  participation in transfer of technology, promotion and encouraging of start-ups, incubation of knowledge based encouraging of start-ups, incubation of knowledge based enterprises enterprises

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (7) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (7)

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Drivers  Necessity of information infrastructure building in a number of industry building in a number of industry and community areas (particularly in and community areas (particularly in high-quality tourism, multimode high-quality tourism, multimode transportation, local authorities...) transportation, local authorities...)  Necessity of using of a high-level know- ledge and potential of young engineers ledge and potential of young engineers (at present, a small number of new (at present, a small number of new positions in development area/year) positions in development area/year)  High level of unemployment in the region in ICT industry (people are mainly in ICT industry (people are mainly employed in trade and service sectors) employed in trade and service sectors)  There are a number of ‘know-how’ ICT companies in Split City and its ICT companies in Split City and its neighborhood neighborhood  There is University of Split with over students covering major areas students covering major areas including telecommunications, including telecommunications, electronics, computer and information electronics, computer and information engineering, economy, laws, medicine engineering, economy, laws, medicine  Split and Dalmatian region is famous touristic destination with a lot of touristic destination with a lot of seaside beatiful towns, a lot of islands seaside beatiful towns, a lot of islands with a number marines with a number marines Motivators Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (8) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (8)

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (9) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (9)  Support city/region government at strategical city/region development by proposals on usage of information and communication knowledge in city/region (e.g. 112 service) knowledge in city/region (e.g. 112 service)  encouraging ‘start-up’ of new small product based companies in the region  transfering of technology  show-case for future deployment in Croatia Leading edge of ICT in the region Communications Mobility Transportation Distance working Healthcare Tourism Biotechnology Sea-oriented companies Food

CROATIAN COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION SOCIETY Seoul, GSSS’05May 16 (10) Seoul, GSSS’05 May 16 (10)  Co-organizing conferences, symposia, workshops, tutorials  Journal publication  Research projects and standardization Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM) Computer Networks (SoftCOM) Journal of Communication Software and Systems (JCOMSS) Journal of Communication Software and Systems (JCOMSS)  Society relations EU COST projects, bilateral research, standardization committe EU COST projects, bilateral research, standardization committe Sister society with IEEE ComSoc Sister society with IEEE ComSoc