1. European Commission DG Information Society NCP meeting Brussels, 2 June 2005 SO 2.5.9 “Collaborative Working Environments” 6th EU Framework Programme for Research Isidro Laso Ballesteros IST Programme "The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"

2. European Commission DG Information Society SO Collaborative Working Environments. Goal To develop next generation collaborative working environments (NGCWE), thereby increasing creativity and boosting innovation and productivity. NGCWE will enable seamless and natural collaboration amongst a diversity of agents (humans, machines-robots, etc).

3. European Commission DG Information Society NGCWE will be: distributed, knowledge-rich and virtualized working environments. Professional virtual communities and nomadic personal access to knowledge should be supported. SO Collaborative Working Environments. Characteristics of NGCWE

4. European Commission DG Information Society NGCWE environments should provide collaboration services to make possible the development of worker centric, flexible, scalable and adaptable tools and applications. SO Collaborative Working Environments. Objective Collaboration services Collaboration environments Collaboration tools Applications for collaboration

5. European Commission DG Information Society SO Collaborative Working Environments Where is this SO positioned at?

6. European Commission DG Information Society Research and development activities on NGCWE Theoretical research: Collaborative Working concepts and methods Research and development on Core Services for distributed collaboration System integration into collaboration tools Development of complex validating applications Support for internationally agreed reference architecture for CWE

7. European Commission DG Information Society Work to be done within SO 2.5.9 Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative work Three layered tasks following a systems approach: Innovative conecpts and methods for collaborative work

8. European Commission DG Information Society 1st Focal Layered task: Theoretical research (I) Methods and concepts to: To reduce failures in diverse teams in particular when the cultural diversity is high.. To improve work practices in Collaborative Working Environments. (“Innovative workplace practices in manufacturing accounted for as much as 89% of the growth in ‘multifactor productivity’, i.e. beyond ICT increases”. San Francisco Fed, 2004)

9. European Commission DG Information Society 1st Focal Layered task: Research and development on Services Components (II) Research and development of core collaboration service components to complement existing middlewares and platforms, such as: synchronisation and persistence of distributed group workspaces; discovery and allocation of group resources; group identification, traceability and security; management and interfacing between groups of physical materials and digital representations; and environment group awareness, with a special emphasis on mobility. This collaboration services components layer will deliver a high quality experience to co-workers based on flexible management of services and should be customizable to different communities, making use of different (mobile) devices.

10. European Commission DG Information Society Network Access (IP v6, wireless, ) Middleware (SOA) Group identification Synchronization and Persistence of Distributed workspaces Group Traceability Group resources Discovery and allocation. Collaborative Work Environment providing core collaboration services: Digital representation of physical objects Group Security Environment awareness

11. European Commission DG Information Society 2nd focal layered task: Research on tools for collaborative work Bringing together core collaboration services (layer 1) into collaboration tools. These tools will offer sophisticated services. Focus on: Group management, Visualization services, Augmented group presence, Sharing support, Seamless interaction, Semantic modeling of complex groups of workers, Service composition.

12. European Commission DG Information Society Network Access (IP v6, wireless, ) Middleware (SOA) Group identification Synchronization and Persistence of Distributed workspaces Group Traceability Group resources Discovery and allocation. Collaborative Work Environment providing core collaboration services: Digital representation of physical objects Group Security Environment awareness Augmented group Presence Group Management Service composition Visualisation COLLABORATION TOOLS Semantic Modelling Of Groups Sharing support

13. European Commission DG Information Society 3nd focal layered task: Development of Complex applications (I) ICT-rich domains mentioned in the text where large demonstrators (EARs) are expected: Collaborative design and engineering, in particular rapid prototyping and simulation in the context of virtual manufacturing; Collaboration in media/content production workers; Collaboration among e-Professionals; Collaboration with and among knowledge and information workers in remote and rural settings. e-Training for collaborative and remote workers (horizontal) Innovative validating applications for collaborative work in content-rich, mobile and fixed collaborative environments in ICT rich domains.

14. European Commission DG Information Society Network Access (IP v6, wireless, ) Middleware (SOA) Group identification Synchronization and Persistence of Distributed workspaces Group Traceability Group resources Discovery and allocation. vDesign and engineering eMediaeProfessionalseRural … VALIDATING APPLICATIONS Collaborative Work Environment providing core collaboration services: Digital representation of physical objects Group Security Environment awareness Augmented group Presence Group Management Service composition Visualisation COLLABORATION TOOLS Semantic Modelling Of Groups Sharing support

15. European Commission DG Information Society 3nd focal layered task: Development of Complex applications (II) Cross domain fertilization domain would enrich these applications. These applications should leverage, where appropriate, on experience from collaborative games (disruptive approaches).

16. European Commission DG Information Society Other tasks (I) To promote joint research activities with national programmes, To define future research agendas, To identify emerging topics and research groups world wide. Instruments: CAs/SSAs

17. European Commission DG Information Society Other tasks (II) To achieve internationally agreed reference architecture for collaborative work (guidelines), including core components providing seamless collaboration. Through Collaboration with international research and standardization activities. Build on international RTD activities in particular USA, Canada, Korea and Japan. Linked to international standardization activities, including W3C and IETF. Instruments: CAs/SSAs

18. European Commission DG Information Society Aim: strengthen and complement research carried out under ESA, EUREKA and national initiatives. In particular, links to Eureka ITEA projects related to Nomadic and Cyber-Enterprise domain applications should be described to assess synergies and inter-dependencies in terms of timing and funding. SO 2.5.9. ERA activities

19. European Commission DG Information Society S.O. 2.5.9 Instruments for layer IP Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative tasks STREP CAs

20. European Commission DG Information Society SO 2.5.9. Integrated Projects (I) Budget: 70% Integrated, goal-oriented R&D: Cut across the 3 layered focal tasks, including Work on: innovative concepts and methods, core collaboration services, tools for collaboration, AND validation on testbeds and large demonstrators. Critical mass is required to have impact IPIP IPIP IPIP IPIP Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative tasks

21. European Commission DG Information Society SO 2.5.9. Integrated Projects (III) The use of Experience and Application Research (EAR) approach is encouraged. EAR is defined by the ISTAG: they are designed for an early involvement of users and to create links to structures, business processes and workplace practices of the organisations. EARs are expected in the ICT rich domains mentioned in the text. Examples of EARs budget: 700,000 € IPIP IPIP IPIP IPIP Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative tasks EARs:

22. European Commission DG Information Society SO 2.5.9. Targeted RTD Projects Only in the 1st and 2nd layers. Tasks: To explore emerging alternatives to pave the way for additional technological advances in the field. Disruptive approaches are welcome. Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative tasks STREP

23. European Commission DG Information Society Aim: to promote and support the networking and coordination of research and innovation activities needed for European leadership in ICT-enabled Collaborative Working Environments. To ensure that the work is consistent across IPs and STREPs. SO 2.5.9. Co-ordination Activities Validating Applications Core (crucial) Services for distributed collaboration at work Tools for collaborative tasks CA/ SSA

24. European Commission DG Information Society Actions targeting SMEs developing collaborative tools and application are encouraged (2nd and 3rd layers) Aim: To achieve better interoperability of complementary services and tools. To leverage on innovative SMEs. SO 2.5.9. SMEs

25. European Commission DG Information Society For More Information... Sources of information: Strategic Objective Web site: http://www.cordis.lu/ist/so/collab- work/home.html http://www.cordis.lu/ist/so/collab- work/home.html New working Environments Unit web site: www.amiatwork.com

26. European Commission DG Information Society Isidro LASO-BALLESTEROS Isidro.laso@cec.eu.int The End