1. Chairman Note Frederic Gittler HP Labs Vice-Chair NESSI Steering Committee

2. The questions of yesterday How do standards fit in the cycle innovation - market success? How do standards fit in the cycle innovation - market success? Which standards & interop schemes enable value creation/industrial ecosystems around a technology? Which standards & interop schemes enable value creation/industrial ecosystems around a technology? Mushrooming of interop initiatives vs. achieving interoperability how to handle the paradox? Mushrooming of interop initiatives vs. achieving interoperability how to handle the paradox?

3. Questions ahead Which are the must haves to support convergence? Role of standards? Which are the must haves to support convergence? Role of standards? How to leverage international cooperation/global markets to achieve EU competitiveness? How to leverage international cooperation/global markets to achieve EU competitiveness? Using R&D to achieve competitiveness what is the role of standards? Using R&D to achieve competitiveness what is the role of standards?

4. My views There is no single right answer There is no single right answer –Dogmatic views – stay out! –Space not uniform It is a question of balance It is a question of balance –Interoperability vs. innovation –Open source vs. closed source –… This is complex … but not impossible This is complex … but not impossible