Executive Summary

Programme Report 2008 (January - December 2008)

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This Programme Report summarises the results achieved in the period 1 January to 31 December 2008. To complement the report, up-to-date statistical information will be available in the password-protected area of our website.

• PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Five projects are still active within the ITEA programme, while 79 projects have been completed. The total size of the ITEA portfolio is just over 10,000 person-years. After three call cycles in ITEA 2, 29 ITEA 2 projects are currently active, while 17 projects have been labelled and are still in-launch. In total, ITEA 2 now comprises 7,249 person-years, based on current full project proposals (FPPs).

The relative participation of companies other than the ITEA Founding Companies (IFCs), including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), continues to increase.

• ROADMAP 3
The third edition of the ITEA Roadmap for Software-Intensive Systems and Services was presented at the 2008 symposium. The Roadmap 3 document was officially released in print and on the ITEA 2 website in February 2009. The ITEA 2 Office will plan and organise several events and activities to promote the document and its impact. Such events and activities are being planned in Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

• ITEA 2 SYMPOSIUM 2008
On 21 & 22 October in Rotterdam, 563 R&D actors and policy makers representing industry, academia and Public Authorities from all over Europe participated in the ITEA 2 Symposium and the ARTEMIS and ITEA Co-summit. The overall theme of the event was ‘European competitiveness and well-being through ICT-based innovation’. The event was a success with an overall evaluation score of 3.9 out of 5.

• ORGANISATION ISSUES

The following organisational changes occurred:

• ITEA 2: Gérard Roucairol was succeeded by Philippe Letellier as ITEA 2 Vice-Chairman;
• Nokia: Board member Matthias Grossglauser has been succeeded by Petri Liuha;
• Robert Bosch: Board member Gunter Zimmermeyer has been succeeded by Wolfgang Klingenberg;
• Telefónica: José Jiménez Delgrado has joined the ITEA 2 Board;
• Thales: Board member Dominique Potier has been succeeded by Marko Erman, who, in turn, has been succeeded by Alain Marcuzzi;
• Alcatel-Lucent: Board Support Group (BSG) member Alain Carenco has been succeeded by Olivier Audouin;
• Daimler: Board Support Group (BSG) member Gösta Pfundtner has been succeeded by Klaus Hermann;
• ITEA 2 Office: Bavo Janss joined the Office as IT / database specialist;
• ITEA 2 Office: Loes van den Borne joined the Office as Communications & PR Officer and Lara Jonkers has left the Office team; and
• ITEA 2 Office: Lucil Bouterse joined the Office as debtor manager.

 The ITEA 2 Presidium thanks all departing colleagues for their contributions and welcomes the new members of Board, BSG and Office.

• AMBITION FOR THE ITEA 2 PROGRAMME IN 2009

ITEA 2 aims to fulfil the following ambitions:

• Expand the ITEA 2 community and the ecosystem further: more partners, more countries, more projects and new applications;
• Enable the professional development and growth of people within the ITEA 2 community and its projects;
• Create a broader visibility for ITEA 2, its strengths, its projects and their results showcasing research excellence and innovation in Europe; and
• Maintain operational excellence within the programme and the ITEA 2 Office.
  

Eindhoven, 6 February 2009
Rudolf Haggenmüller, Chairman ITEA 2 Board
Philippe Letellier, Vice-chairman ITEA 2 Board
Fopke Klok, ITEA 2 Office Director