1. Information Society Technologies in the 6th Framework Programme IST Work Programme 2005-2006 S.O. 2.5.5 Software and Services

2. Overall context and objectives Pervasiveness of SW, SW is becoming a key to competitiveness Pervasiveness of SW, SW is becoming a key to competitiveness Need to advance capabilities to engineer and manage Software systems, e-services, … Need to advance capabilities to engineer and manage Software systems, e-services, … Main technical issues: Main technical issues: – Open and interoperable platforms – Methodologies, tools – Middleware – Standards

3. Focus New features for software and services development (AmI context): New features for software and services development (AmI context): – Dynamic composability and adaptability – Context awareness, autonomy – Semantic interoperability [IP, NoE, STREP] Complex systems: principles, methodologies and tools for development, simulation and management Complex systems: principles, methodologies and tools for development, simulation and management [IP, STREP]

4. Focus (continued) Free/open source Software: technologies for supporting development, deployment, evolution, etc. Free/open source Software: technologies for supporting development, deployment, evolution, etc. [IP, STREP] Software systems: Software systems: – Foundational and applied research addressing properties like self-adaptability, flexibility, robustness, evolvability – Emphasis on high-level methods and concepts (early phases of software life-cycle), system integration and testing, agile methodologies and distributed development, end-user development [NoE, STREP]

5. Focus (continued) Support actions: reduce fragmentation of efforts, build synergies Support actions: reduce fragmentation of efforts, build synergies – Evolution of software industry (esp. towards services) – Drafting strategies and roadmaps [SSA, CA]

6. FP6 Projects - overview Service Computing Software Engineering F/OSS Distributed and complex systems PYPY AOSD MODELWARE RODIN DeDISys ASG SECSE AMIGO CALIBRE EDOS GORDA IntraWebs W2S MADAM SODIUM Total of 18 projects and 73M€ funding PROMISE TOSSAD FLOSSWORLD www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm

7. Contact Michel Lacroix e-mail:michel.lacroix@cec.eu.int tel:+32 2 299 56 14