1. EU Research and Innovation on eAccessibility @ Funka Accessibility Days
Marco Marsella
Deputy Head of Unit G4 "Skills, Youth and Inclusion"
DG CONNECT
European Commission (Luxembourg)

2. ICT and Inclusion Objects of enquiry ---- ICT for wider inclusion
---- Lowering obstacles
Objects of enquiry
--- Knowledge
--- Interactions
--- Behaviours

3. Policy context June 2005 European i2010 July 2006
Riga Ministerial Declaration
May UNCRPD
April Digital Agenda Pillar VI
Nov
2010
Disability Strategy
2011
Mandate 376
Phase 2
Dec
2012
Proposal for Web Accessibility Directive
Policy context

4. ICT and inclusion @ DG CONNECT

5. Funded projects: target users
Motor impaired
Learning needs
Cognitive disabilities
Visually impaired
Community
Developers
Industry
Immigrants
NEET / Social actors
Carers
Physical and cognitive disabilities
Stakeholders
Groups at risk of exclusion
Carers

7. Industrial leadership
H2020: Three priorities
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
Societal challenges

8. Coverage of the full innovation chain
Societal challenges
Industrial leadership
Basic
Research
Technology
R&D
Demonstration
Market
uptake
Large scale
validation
Prototyping
Pilots
Excellent science

9. Mainstreaming innovation: How?
Market orientation
Incremental and disruptive innovation
R&I and Entrepreneurship
SMEs leading innovations
Risk capital for SMEs
Innovation in selection of projects

10. ICT and inclusion in H2020 WP 2014 – ICT 22
ICT and inclusion in H2020 WP 2014 – ICT 22.b Multimodal and Natural computer interaction
Develop multi-modal adaptive interfaces assisting people with disabilities

11. Research and Innovation Action
Users interaction and cooperation
Behaviours, emotions and intentions
Sensing and understanding the environment
Multimodal interaction
Interoperability standards

12. R&I Actions Call 22.b - Expected Impact
Advancing the capacity of human-machine technologies for people with disability and elderly
R&I Actions
Small project proposals: maximum 3M
Budget 16 M €
Closing: 23 April 2014

13. ICT and inclusion in H2020 WP 2014 – ICT 21 Advanced digital gaming/gamification technologies
New digital games and gamification techniques in non-leisure contexts for the market
Building scientific evidence for governments, enterprises and individuals

14. Innovation Action
Technology transfer for non-leisure applications by digital games SMEs
Small scale experiments
For learning and skills acquisition and for empowerment and social inclusion
Scientific evidence of effectiveness for target groups or problems

15. R&I Actions Call 21 - Expected Impact of IA
Increase the collaborations between digital game industry and research community
R&I Actions
Small project proposals: maximum 3M
Budget 8 MEUR
Closing: 23 April 2014

16. Unit G4 Skills, Youth, Inclusion
Thank you
DG CONNECT
Unit G4 Skills, Youth, Inclusion
LUXEMBOURG