the hope project – a paradigm of successful balkan integration katerina papakonstantinou
Post on 02-Feb-2016
42 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
The Hope Project – A paradigm of successful Balkan Integration
Katerina Papakonstantinou BIT-Bureau for International Research and Technology
Cooperation
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
– HOPE (EUROMAP 3)
– HOPE 2001
– IST Success Stories
– BIT
Overview
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Boosting Opportunities for Human Language Technology Uptake in Europe
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
What is HLT ?
• Multilinguality– for all online content – translation automation– covering all language pairs
• Natural interactivity– voice and text, handwriting and touch– accessing language, image and sound– in user-friendly conversational mode
• Active content– across all natural languages – accessing all forms of knowledge– generating new knowledge
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Background and objectives
• Enormous potential of HLT research and user base in Europe• BUT: Low return on investment for HLT RTD funding in Europe
mainly due to lack of knowledge and awareness
• Euromap will try to boost market take-up by
• Encouraging closer co-operation between players• Building communities, at national and European level• Accelerating HLT technology transfer• Enabling the preparation of good HLT project proposals• Providing relevant information about existing projects
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Background and continuity
• 1996 Euromap I - surveying Language Engineering in Europe
• 1998 Euromap II - communicating the HLT and FP5 message to Member States
• 2000 Euromap III - delivering focused services to HLT communities
• Start 2/2000
• Duration until 1/2002
• 8 partners in 9 countries
• Volume: ca. 2.4 Mio. Euro
• HOPE 2001
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Activities in national level
• Build sector based communities– identifying players– workshops, publications
• Maintain contacts database• National HLT support service (help desk,information services etc.)• Help HLT players wishing to participate in the IST programme• Awareness activities like thematic national events, press releases • Company visits, case studies, good practice profiles
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Activities in european level
• Euromap as an integral part of HLTCentral.org web site
– HLT in Europe, results and opportunities, repository– HLT discussion forum, events and news, links– HLT partnering / Euromap contacts database maintenance
• Creating task forces to
– nurture communities in specific areas like tourism or e-commerce
– facilitate and encourage technology transfer
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Which partners by now?
Coordinator:Center for SprogteknologiNFP Denmark
Technical Support Team:ARAX,United Kingdom
VDI/VDE-TechnologiezentrumInformationstechnikNFP Germany
National Focus Points:
Verein für InternationaleForschungs- undBildungskooperation BIT,Austria
Nederlandse TaalunieBelgium /The Nederlands
Consorzio Pisa Ricerche, Italy CSC-Scientific Computing LTDFinland
Institute for Language andSpeech Processing, Greece
Instituto CervantesSpain
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Which countries by now?
Taalunie
VDI/VDE-IT
CST
CSC
Instituto CervantesBIT
ILSPCPR
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Perspectives
•Growth perspective for other EU countries– Responsibilities for other countries in HOPE by actual NFPs– Possibilities for including new NFPs
•Integrate future Euromap partners by– Spreading the word about HLT opportunities
– Cooperating with potential partners
– Euromap workshops and training sessions
•HOPE 2001– High impact PR-function
– path-to-market knowledge packaging and dissemination
– preliminary survey of HLT players, resources, opportunities in CEEC
– HLT Policy articulation in the EU
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
HOPE 2001
BULGARIA
FRANCE
UK
ELRA
ITRI
CLPP
BG, TR, AL, RO, Croatien, SL
HOPE2001
new members
LMD(CLPP BAS)
BIS-21Bulgarian Information Society – Center of Excellence for Education, Science and Technology in 21 Century
TELRI II Trans-European Language
Resources Infrastructure
Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czech Rep., Estonia, Latvia,
and: BG, GR,
RO
BALRIC-LINGBalkan Regional Information Centers for Awareness and Standardization of Ling Resources and
Tools in HLT
East Extension
Other EU networks
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
• IDEALIST- Information dissemination and european awareness launch for the ist programme under the 5th framework programme (Accompanying Measure)
• REGNET- Cultural Heritage in Regional Networks (Combined Measures)
• GN1- GEANT Network (RTD)
• TRAINCOM- Integrated communication system for intelligent train applications (Combined Measures)
• CMOSSENS- Smart Chemical Gas Sensor System Fabricated in Low Cost CMOS Technology with Integrated Electronics and Hybrid Sensitive Layers (RTD)
IST Success Stories
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
BIT
• Private non-profit organisation founded 1993
• Personnel: 51
• Responsible for
– 5th Framework programme
– IRCA
– CEEC department
– EUREKA secretariat
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
BIT objectives
• Support EU RTD Implementation in Austria• Enhance Austrian participation and success• Support co-ordination of RTD activities• Information dissemination
• free, user-friendly, transparent and equal access to international RTD co-operation
• Communication with all stake holders in RTD policy• Ensuring complementarity and synergies with national and
international RTD activities
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
http://www.ideal-ist.net/
Information Dissemination European Awareness Launch for IST-Programme
Ideal-IST Partnersuche
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Report on research activities
Key Action and Field ofthe IST Programme
No of Interested parties Final Status: Consortiumsuccessfully formed
KA III- Multimediacontent and Tools
Total: 878 Greece5 Romania2 Bulgaria
2 Austria2 Greece1 Romania
KA I- Systems andservices for the citizen
Total: 491 Greece3 Romania2 Bulgaria
2 Austria1 Bulgaria
KA IV- EssentialTechnologies andInfrastructures
Total: 122 Greece1 Romania
No Balkan countries
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Partnersearch accomplished
75
0
100
2
56,25
31,58
66,67
100
50
93,75
0
20
50
158,33
0
81,25
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
A B DK FIN F D EL IS IRL I L NL P E S UK
%of PS accomplished
BIT
/ IK
T, 2
001
Thanks for your attention!
Katerina Papakonstantinou
Tel.: 01/581 16 16-141Fax: 01/581 16 16-18
hope@bit.ac.at
www.bit.ac.at/ist
top related