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Strengthening the IST Research Capacity of Sofia University
Project FP7-REGPOT-2007-1: Project FP7-REGPOT-2007-1: SISTER: SISTER: Strengthening the IST Strengthening the IST
Research Capacity of Sofia UniversityResearch Capacity of Sofia University
Dr. Roumen Nikolov
Project Coordinator,
Sofia University
Strengthening the IST Research Capacity of Sofia University
Main GoalMain Goal
• The main goal of SISTER project is to develop FMI as a Leading Centre in SEE in research, innovation and training in the area of ICT and more specifically in Software and Services, and Intelligent Content and Semantics;
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Project ObjectivesProject Objectives
• In order to achieve the main goal the following project objectives are defined:• to elaborate and further develop a strategic RTDI framework for
FMI future development; • to strengthen the research capacity of FMI by enhancing the
human resources capabilities of FMI and research integration with EU partners;
• to strengthen the capacity of FMI for business exploitation of academic results and cooperation with industry
• to improve the research environment of FMI;• to build a strong long-term collaboration of FMI with leading
research organisations and enterprises in EU and in SEE countries;
• to make FMI a well-known research and innovation centre in SEE.
• A number of measurable indicators for success were defined.
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Groups of ActivitiesGroups of Activities
The work plan will concentrate on the following groups of activities:
• Developing and validating a RTDI Strategy for FMI;• Networking with other universities and research centres;• Hiring of new young researchers; • Renewal of ICT equipment; • Two-ways mobility visits; • Research and training seminars; • Summer schools;Workshops; Conferences; • Research and PhD web-based information system; • Sharing digital content;• other
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WP WP InterdependenciesInterdependencies
WP5: Management and Control
WP4: Dissemination and promotion
WP2a: Strengthening the ICT research
capacity of FMI in S&S WP3: Strengthening the
interdisciplinary skills of FMI staff and the technology
environment
WP1: Definition of an ICT RTDI Strategy of FMI
WP2c:
Strengthening ICT research
capacity of FMI in ICS
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Project Management GridProject Management Grid
Project Steering Board
Project partners
fromEU-MS and Bulgarian
universities,
research organizations and industry
Sofia University
Scientific Research Department
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Project Coordinator
WP1 Leader
WP2* Leader
WP3 Leader
WP4 Leader
WP5 Leader
Technical and Quality Manager
University Collab. Manager
Researchers Mobility Manager
Scientific Manager
Event Manager
ICT Service Manager
Project Team
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RTDI strategy of FMIRTDI strategy of FMI
• Definition of an ICT Research, Technology, Development and Innovation (RTDI) strategy of FMI: one of the main goals within the project SISTER
• The most considerable feature of this strategy is its scope – there exist a lot of successful ICT RTDI strategies for whole universities but we did not find any RTDI strategy for a particular faculty.
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PhasesPhases
Three phases of the work:• identification of research competencies
of FMI, technology trends and ICT research needs;
• preparation and validation of ICT RTDI strategy for FMI;
• development of scenarios and elaboration of a detailed action plan for ICT research and training within SISTER.
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First PhaseFirst Phase
• Analysis of the state-of-the-art in ICT, the needs and available resources. Methodology: Environmental scanning: Analysis of European and national
reports, web sites, scientific literature, media publications, etc. SWOT analysis: Special attention to the research competences
of FMI, the FMI positioning in the area of ICT in Bulgaria and the region, and the opportunities and threats for its further development and integration into ERA and European Higher education area.
Issue survey: A web-based survey in a significant number of enterprises, policy makers and local authorities in Bulgaria, among FMI researchers and ICT end-users in order to determine the large societal and economic needs for research and training in ICT.
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Second PhaseSecond Phase
• Preparation of ICT RTDI strategy for FMI.The first Expert panel meeting: helped to
identify the strategic priorities and the related actions for RTDI in ICT at FMI
The second Expert panel meeting: helped to validate the RTDI Strategy and would support the definition of an Action plan for ICT development at FMI within SISTER project
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Third PhaseThird Phase
• Will ensure a framework for implementation of SISTER activities and networking.
• The strategy and the action plan will provide guidelines for capacity strengthening in research and innovation. T
• They will also streamline the education activities of FMI team in ICT in accordance with the industry, economic and societal needs and the best practices.
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Vision & MissionVision & Mission
FMI Vision: Create a Faculty community that becomes locally and internationally recognized in research, teaching and service, and recognized nationally for student excellence. This will establish a reputation of being more valuable to all stakeholders.
FMI Mission: To provide a flexible, multi-disciplinary environment for high quality informatics research and education using the innovation, latest technologies and world expertise. To achieve excellence in research and teaching within the university, country and international IT communities.
FMI Strategic Objectives: The Faculty mission and vision reflect on taking more stakeholders oriented decisions.
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Key Priorities for FMIKey Priorities for FMI
Financial priorities: Ensure revenue growth for all activities Improve the cost structure at the Faculty Increase the foreign financing (EU / non EU) Enhance the industry support
Internal processes priorities: Facilitate the administrative operations Ensure support for collaborative activities in the Faculty Improve the collaboration with other SU structures and external organizations
Learning and growth priorities: Development of the competences of Faculty members Development of LLL culture Ensure equal access to technology and innovation
Focuses of ICT Education and Training in FMI: Curriculum improvement Optimization of existing education processes
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Priority Areas for ICT Priority Areas for ICT Research in FMIResearch in FMI
• Fundamentals of Computer Science• Intelligent systems (incl. Intelligent Content and
Semantics)• Information systems• Information security• IT services• Software intensive systems• Bioinformatics• Computer graphics• e-Learning
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Scenarios as an Scenarios as an Exploratory MethodExploratory Method
Based on state-of-the-art, present trends and
possible events/decisions,what we could expect to happen in the future?
Alternative futures as a result from the multiple
pathwayspossible
WHAT IF…?
If we do this, what will happen?...
desirable/undesirable scenarios
realistic scenarios
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Strategic frameworkStrategic framework
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Approach for building scenariosApproach for building scenarios
Step 1: Identify the focal issues – start 'from the inside out‘ using interviews, questionnaires, other studies
• mission, core challenges, staff assumptions, etc.•Step 2: Key forces in the micro environment - those that have a direct influence on the university (desk research, etc.)
• sector trends• specific regulations for HE and RTD• new technologies in education
Step 3: Driving forces (macro environment) – broader and possibly global with impact on university (based on environmental scanning)
• Society• Technology• Economy• Ecology• Policy
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Environments of an Educational Organization
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Approach for building Approach for building scenariosscenarios
Step 4: Rank key factors/driving forces by importance and uncertainty• ICT developments• RTD policy• Bologna process• Industrial demand• Migration processes• Demographic changes
Step 5: Selecting scenario logics
Degrees delivered by a large range of institutions
Open & Lifelong
Diversity/ Disappear
Network
TraditionalEnterpreneurial
Free market
Lifelong Learning
Initial tertiary education
Degrees delivered by restricted number of institutions
source: OECD scenarios
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Approach for building scenariosApproach for building scenarios
• Step 6: Fleshing out the scenarios – details of scenarios according macro and micro drivers• Plausibility: A scenario must be plausible. This means that it
must fall within the limits of what might conceivably happen.• Consistency: A scenario must be internally consistent. This
means that the combination of logics in a scenario must not have any built-in inconsistency that could undermine the credibility of the scenario.
• Differentiation: Scenarios should be structurally different, meaning that they should not be so close to one another that they become simply variations of a base case.
• Decision-making utility: each scenario, and all scenarios if they constitute a set, should contribute specific insights into the future that will lead to the decision focus that was selected.
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Follow-up activitiesFollow-up activities
• Step 7: Implications of scenarios • high risk, feasibility, vulnerability for the organisation, etc.
• Step 8: Selection of leading indicators and signposts• for future monitoring and control
• Step 9: Feed the scenarios back to those consulted• Step 10: Discuss the strategic options• Step 11: Agree the implementation plan • Step 12: Publicise the scenarios
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FMI survey resultsFMI survey results
Relationships with Students Industry and Society
41% 41% 45% 50%32%
32% 32% 23%27%
41%
14% 14% 14% 5% 9%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
FMI has adoptedsystematic approachfor identif ication of
needs, expectationsand satisfaction of
students, industry andsociety
FMI is informed aboutthe specif ic demands,
expectations andpriorities of students,industry and society
Reglamentedproceedure for
feedback collection andanalyzes of students,industry, and society
Information receivedfrom students, industryand society regularly isanalyzed and used forimprovement of the FMI
activities
FMI is engaged w ith itscommunication,
netw orking, and imageimprovement among
students, industry andsociety .
Weak Average Strong
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5% 5% 5%
0%5% 5%
0%5% 9%
0%0% 14%
32% 27% 14%
27% 36% 23%
5% 5% 23%
36% 18% 23%
36% 23% 23%
36% 18% 27%
23% 32% 27%
23% 9% 32%
27% 23% 32%
23% 27% 32%
18% 32% 32%
14% 32% 32%
23% 18% 36%
18% 27% 36%
23% 5% 45%
9% 23% 55%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Project management
Program products
Technology transfer
Organizational skills
Know ledge management
Research management and teamw ork
Teaching methodologies
Strategic planning
New technologies
Communication techniques
Teamw ork
e-learning
ICT methodologies in teaching
Applications
Quality management
Telew ork
Research skills in the f ield of IT
Lecturing skills
Individual skills
other
Needs for additional training
Weak Average Strong
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WP4: WP4: E-E-visibility of FMIvisibility of FMI researchresearch
Objectives • To make the research and innovation
activities transparent• To support
• scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing;
• knowledge and technology transfer between University and industry in Bulgaria and abroad
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StatusStatus
• Information• Partial• In pieces• Not regularly
updated • Not structured
• Problems• Non-transparent• Non-searchable
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ApproachesApproaches
• To start from scratch
• To follow existinggood practices
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PracticesPractices
• Science Research - public gateway to science information provided by US Government and publishers.
http://www.scienceresearch.com/search/
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PracticesPractices
• Kauffman Foundation - Entrepreneurship Research Portal
http://research.kauffman.org/cwp/appmanager/ research/researchDesktop
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PracticesPractices
• Open University of the Netherlands
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ToolsTools
1. DSpace• Free open source software;• Customizable to meet the needs;• Can manage & preserve different type of
content;• Used by educational, government,
private & business institutions
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ToolsTools
2. Fedora Commonshttp://www.fedora.info/
• Do more with your digital collections
• Built on flexible, extensible, modular architecture
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Proposed SolutionProposed Solution
• Research portal /digital repository for research results/• Papers• Ph.D.Theses• MSc. Theses• Patents• Events• Case studies• Licences• Projects
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Proposed SolutionProposed Solution
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PrototypePrototype
http://research.it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg
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European e-Competence European e-Competence FrameworkFramework
• September 2008 were published the European e-Competence Framework - e-CF (v. 1.0) and the user guidelines for its application;
• The e-CF is focused only on the ICT practitioner Skills and would make possible creation of a long-term human resources and competence development strategies for the European ICT community;
• structured from four dimensions which reflect different levels of business and human resource planning requirements in addition to job/work proficiency guidelines
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UUse of the se of the e-CFe-CF inin ICT ICT oorganisations rganisations
European e-CF dimensions ---- Employee management processes in the company/ institution
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EU e-CF application by ICT education, training EU e-CF application by ICT education, training
and certification institutes (public and private)and certification institutes (public and private)
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Need of multi-stakeholder Need of multi-stakeholder partnership partnership
The European e-CF provides a framework for a multi-stakeholder partnership between universities and companies since it represents the competence needs of the ICT industry which could reflect on designing and refining the academic programs
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