1. Lithuanian participation in 5FP IST program Ramunė Petuchovaitė, Vilnius University E-mail: ramune.petuchovaite@kf.vu.lt

2. 5FP Information Society Technologies Promoting the user-friendly Information Society KA1 Systems and Services for Citizen KA 2 New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce KA 3 Multimedia Content and Tools KA 4 Essential Technologies and Infrastructures

3. IST implementation in 1999-2002 Area/year WP1999WP2000WP2001WP2002 Total KA121217111851552 KA219313210240467 KA317815511138481 KA44852832531421.163 FET80897555300 RN9021 4136 CPA7114117042424 Total IST1.3089928493733.522 # calls23218

4. Source: EU-Bureau of the BMBF web-page. http://www.dlr.de/isa

5. LT performance in 5FP IST 133 proposals, statistically about 33 proposals and 7.5 retained projects per annum –30 retained –3 were reserved Over 65 participants Above 50 % proposals by higher education institutions

6. Lithuanian participation by IST calls

7. Lithuanian success in IST program

8. LT performance by types of actions

9. LT performance by IST KA KA# proposalsRetainedReserved KA12551 KA2359- KA3316- KA4155- Other2752 Total133303

10. LT success rate by KA

11. IST participants in Lithuania

12. Coordinating countries

13. Successful projects: examples CHIMER – using IT tools to encourage schoolchildren in Europe to participate in building local cultural heritage - http://www.chimer.lt/ –Institute of Mathematics and Informatics BALTPORTS-IT – dissemination of knowledge about IT solutions and simulation for harbour managing and control - http://www.baltports-it.com/ –Kaunas University of Technology –Klaipeda State Seaport Authority GEANT - the creation of a trans-European data communication network with a capacity of 2.5 Gbps for the support of education, research and development work. –Litnet Network Operating Centre

14. At the start of FP6: achievements and problems Clear political priorities Developed higher education and research system Research, business and education cooperation: –INFOBALT –Knowledge economy forum Developing innovation system Experience in FP5 IST Low LT GDP expenditures for R&D Drain away of specialists Insignificant business investments in R&D Slow R&D results transfer into economic growth Few RTD projects

15. Source: Musée Rodin http://www.musee-rodin.fr What are the strategies to improve Lithuanian participation in FP6 IST… Let’s think together…