I tried this one first on the new IoT Group; lots of viewers, but no feedback so far. The topic is equally relevant to a number of other Groups, not least ARM Processors. It could well be of interest to Embedded, SOC Implementation, and others.
.The European Union is currently funding a very large R&D Programme, "Horizon 2020", which will run 2013-2020. The budget for this programme is approximately Euro 1 billion per year. The range of research is quite extensive, but one of their websites, ec.europa.eu gives a good intro. A key area of work is entitled "Industrial Leadership - Information and Communications Technologies". The website lists a number of Calls (for Proposals) which look as if they were written with ARM technologies in mind, e.g.:
Customized and Low-Power Computing;
Smart Networks and Novel Internet Architectures;
Internet of Things - Platforms for Connected Smart Objects;
And more..
Is anyone in IoT involved in, or planning involvement in H2020? Knowing the EU/EC, the funding mechonisms and rules will be labyrinthine, but, at the end of the day, this is an excellent way to get involved in high-quality research, and get paid for it, and at the same time promote ARM and all its works. The EU is keen to promote multi-national co-operation, including contributions from non-EU Member States.
Anyone got any thoughts/news/views?
Hello Mark,
I wonder if no-one has replied because of the confidentiality around these projects.
In the UK I had heard about Smart Cities with a few companies I know taking part.
If I remember properly, the government has been issuing grants for some projects to develop "smarter" cities.
It is a bit less secret if it is shown at techcon2014:
Trina Watt on Twitter: "ARM and IBM working to make smart cities a reality. #armtechcon http://t.co/gMNSMjDSKi"
I should have been more explicit with my question, Alban. The aim of H2020 is to make the reults of the research available to the public domain, "For use by All". So, Secret Societies are out! The EU enviages Proposals to come mainly from teams of three or more Partners. Typically, this might include large and small organisations; the EU is keen to involve SME's in the Programme. I think that ARM technologies, and Partners could have a huge impact on this Programme, but of couse, that's only my humble opinion! I should confess here that I got the numbers wrong in my question; funding, over the eight years to 2020 is Euros 80 billion.