FIWARE Accelerator Programme: 80 Milion Euro for Start-Ups and SMEs

MILAN November 28th/29th, 2014 - Silvio Cretti

FIWARE Accelerator Programme: 80 MIL Euro for

Start-ups and SME

Silvio Cretti

[email protected]

MILAN November 28th/29th, 2014 – Silvio Cretti

What is all this about?

• The story behind

• The technology

• The opportunities

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The story behind

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The Future Internet Public-Private Partnership

• Goal: capture opportunities derived from a new wave of digitalization of life and businesses

• Strategy:

– FIWARE : a generic, open and standard platform which serve needs in multiple domains

– FIWARE Lab : a meeting point around which a dynamic innovation ecosystem can be created engaging developers and entrepreneurs

– FIWARE Ops : the suite of tools easing deployment and operation of FIWARE instance nodes

– Domain specific platforms (e.g., FI-Content2)

• Born in Europe but open to regions who seek a common open standard and shared ecosystem

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eHealth

tourism

Transport,

Mobility

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e-government

Smart

Energy

Grid

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Budget for FI-WARE/FI-Lab (phases 1 & 2)

126 M€ = (89 + 37) M€

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270 150companiespartners

400 M€ = (300 + 100) M€Budget (RTD + funding for entrepreneurs)

>1.000SMEs and start-ups

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FIWARE =advanced OpenStack-based Cloud + rich library of Generic Enablers

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Sustainability ensured

Driven by implementation


FIWARE LAB: going beyond technology, the “meeting point” where a new Open Innovation ecosystem will be boosted

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Entrepreneurs, Developers

• Ability to test with real data

• Ability to run trials with real users

• Visibility, promotion

• Hosting of permanent showcase

• Connection to potential customers

• Acceleration of product development

Customers and Data providers (e.g., cities)

• Connect to entrepreneurs

• Put their data at work

• Visibility, promotion

• Costs saving

• Better service to customers

• Corporate Reputation

FIWARE Technology Providers

• Added value to just the technology

• Connecting to entrepreneurs:

Revenue-sharing opportunities

4,2 M€ promotion campaign

• Campus Party events

• Startup Weekend events

• Chambers of Commerce

• 870 K€ in prizes

80 M€ of funding devoted to entrepreneurs in phase 3 of the FI-PPP


What we offer to application developers

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TechnologyA true open

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Extending the FI-Lab offering for service providers and developers

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• Availability of 5 nodes (end of March 2014) with 500+ cores, 1TB+ Ram, 100TB+ HD

• Additional 12 nodes (April / September 2014) with 1000+ cores, 2TB+ Ram, 200TB+ HD

• Level 1 and Level 2 support for the nodes

• Showcases for developers, infrastructures, smart businesses


The EC is making a strong bet on FIWARE

• Neelie Kroes launched FIWARE LAB at Campus Party Europe in London (full speech here)– “FIWARE is one way we are levelling a playing field: a project

to make innovative technologies available for all.”– “Smart cities are a great example … They create platforms,

and use them, making open data and applications available –to citizens, to developers, to innovators, to come up with yet more ideas … and this is where initiatives like the FIWARE LAB come in. Led by industry, this is a major investment in generic technology.”

• She also made a reference to FIWARE LAB at the launch of the EIP on Smart Cities and Communities (full speech here)– “Just earlier this week I launched the Future Internet lab …

That's something that you can turn into real results, real jobs, and real innovation. European platforms helping European innovation in European cities.”

• Additional mentions by the EC compiled here

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http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-671_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-680_en.htm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYZsPuoZWtDZ-Z9_3egaiK1E6COGLBG4vGI6LgjNoX4/edit?usp=sharing


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The Opportunities


Open in Sept 2014 – www.fiware.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVGCoiUBXvI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVGCoiUBXvI


16 FIWARE Accelerators

16 Different acceleration

and financing programs

We want to reach YOU!

We want to select YOU(the best)!

We want YOU to be

successful!

FIWARE Accelerators


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