1. PRO_NMS Brokerage event Kosice, Dec. 1 st, 2006 Interactive Educational IPTV 7 th Framework Programme, Search for partners Košice, Slovakia

2. Project goal(1/2) to establish a tool which offers a multimedia content in effective and interesting way using a latest technology to build an interactive television based on IP protocol with advanced functionality to collect existing learning repositories and to create new ones...

3. Project goal(2/2) to build distributed archive system of educational repositories in cooperation with content creators in different countries to develop a concept of 24/7 television broadcast for educational purposes and also to develop “stand-alone” educational sources automatic multimedia content processing

4. Streaming the IP television will implement the latest IP streaming technology platform-independent solution HDTV ready 1

5. Interactivity implementation of latest videoconference technology - instant communication within groups or classes extend access for people with disabilities, elderly citizens, etc. 2

6. Searching meta-data extension for advanced searching possibilities multimodal fusion implementation 3

7. R&D new searching methods need to be developed – searching engine automatic multimedia content processing digital right management multimodal fusion Digital Objects

8. Partner profile sought Required expertise: streaming technologies & videoconference systems security & cryptography building of distributed systems & multi-agent systems automated video processing & video content creation advanced searching technologies for digital audio-visual content

9. Partner profile sought The works to be carried out: development and apply effective video & audio recognition and processing algorithms metadata handling of web content related to audio & video files development and apply innovative concepts of IPTV and video content retrieval planned period: 3 years

10. elfa, s.r.o. - profile a private education and training company established in 1991, Košice, Slovakia 19 permanent staff, >30 contracted skills in EU projects (coordinator & partner): Telehuman, Depsis, EVI, NetCampus, HELEN, TRADI, eEDUSER, PRO_NMS, ATVN-EU-GP, eMAPPS.com,... Cisco NetAcad and Microsoft IT Academy program national coordinator http://www.elfa.sk

11. Contacts Miroslav Michalko michalko@elfa.sk Letná 9 042 00 Košice Slovakia