THE FUTURE INTERNET PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AS A

PLATFORM FOR SME INNOVATION:

FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER

Anna Kivilehto (European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL))

Herman Rucic (IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

CONCORD CSA – FI-PPP

THE FI-PPP PROGRAMME

Coordination & Support Actions (CSAs)

Future Internet Platform

8 Innovative Use Cases

Programme

THE FI-PPP PROGRAMME: CONCORD

FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Users

SMEs Cities & Regions

FI-PPP

Users

SMEs Cities & Regions

FI-PPP

ENGAGING LIVING LABS

ENGAGING LIVING LABS: WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

“I feel the European Network of Living Labs is becoming a

birthplace for sustainable cities. The living labs are proving to

be the ideal way to bring citizens, government and businesses

together for co-innovation. Living labs give both governments

and citizens a way to explore various options to sustainable

city initiatives and helps free them from limited choices

provided by the big IT vendors. City officials face overwhelming

options in selecting new technologies, and a living lab offers them

a way to gain insights through vendor-neutral research.”

Pieter Ballon, IBBT / i.Lab.o

ENGAGING LIVING LABS: THE PROCESS

• The Stakeholder Workstream (SEWS) facilitates FI-PPP projects’

engagement with the Living Lab community through a 2-step

process:

• Supporting the analysis and selection of Living Labs (and related

stakeholder ecosystems) throughout Europe (and abroad) that will

prove valuable stakeholders due to their:

• STAKEHOLDER STRUCTURE

• INFRASTRUCTURE

• APPLICATION DOMAIN

• PREVIOUS FUTURE INTERNET EXPERIENCE(S)

• Providing the necessary mechanisms and instruments (e.g. common

workspaces, wikis; matching events; etc.) to interlink these selected

Living Lab communities with the FI-PPP projects

ENGAGING LIVING LABS: THE ADDED VALUE

• Engagement from a double perspective:

• the living labs creating new products and services

based on the project outcomes (i.e. exploitation of the

FI-PPP results); and,

• the FI-PPP projects using the services provided

through the Living Labs (i.e. real-life experimentation

facilities for testing purposes; co-designing services;

etc.).

SMEs ARE THE SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE INTERNET GROWTH

“Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) represent a critical

component of the EU economy.” (p.99)

“SMEs accounted for 33% of the Internet market value in 2010,

corresponding to 57 B€, expected to grow to 72 B€ in 2014.” (p. 83)

RAND Europe, et al. (2011). FI3P – Study in Support of a Future Internet Public-Private Partnership.

The European Internet Industry and Market [Deliverable 2].

“In fact, 99% of European companies are SMEs, …

but very few are frequently participating in research activities

and benefiting from R&D results.” (p. 6)

MaPEeR SME. (2011). Measures to foster SMEs’ participation in R&D&I activities and synergies’

promotion in support of innovation and SMEs.

SMEs ARE THE SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE INTERNET GROWTH

“Implement good practices based on Open Innovation,

facilitating the adoption of open innovation practices to foster

better inter-firm collaboration (i.e. SME-SME and SME-Large

firms to create new business models). Accept, encourage and

facilitate co-operation among firms including their suppliers,

customers and stakeholders recognizing also that SME play

double function: as outsourced firms to carry out research

(Subcontracted specialized research entities) and also as

users of R&D results instead of being sources of R&D.”

MaPEeR SME. (2011). Measures to foster SMEs’ participation in R&D&I activities and synergies’

promotion in support of innovation and SMEs. p. 7.

SMEs ARE THE SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE INTERNET GROWTH

SME ENGAGEMENT – UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

• FI-PPP portal: http://www.fi-ppp.eu

• Future calls:

• FI-WARE open call: January - June 2012

Announcement FI Assembly, October 2011

• FI-PPP Call 2 [FP7-2012-ICT-FI] (€80 mil.)

18 May - 28 October 2012

• FI-PPP Call 3 [FP7-2013-ICT-FI] (€130 mil.)

December 2013

UPCOMING EVENTS – OPEN DAYS

FUTURE INTERNET – SMART CITIES – COMING YOUR WAY…

11th of October, 2011 – European Parliament, Brussels

09.30 – 12.30

The event takes places in the framework of the Knowledge 4

Innovation (K4I) 3rd European Innovation Summit (EIS). The event

aims to present the innovation potential of the FI-PPP for local and

regional actors. In the 1st session we look at how the future

Internet will empower the smart cities for tomorrow. We do this

through the lens of three FI-PPP smart city projects. In the 2nd

session we reflect on the how to move forward from the current

smart city initiatives towards the future Internet.

http://www.fi-ppp.eu/smart_cities_2011/

UPCOMING EVENTS – OPEN DAYS

REGIONAL INNOVATION THROUGH THE FUTURE INTERNET

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

13th of October, 2011 – Committee of the Regions, Brussels

11:15-13:00

This non-technical workshop presents and debates the value of

the Future Internet PPP for regional innovation, showcasing

examples and exploring opportunities for involvement of new

regions and cities.

http://www.fi-ppp.eu/open_days_2011

SME OUTREACH EVENT: PRACTICAL DETAILS

• Date:

• Thursday 24th of November, 2011

• Time:

• 14.30 – 17.45 (followed by networking cocktail)

• Location:

• Audience: max. 80 people

• Related events:

• Wednesday 23rd of November, 2011 (ENoLL)

• Friday 25th of November, 2011 (ERRIN ICT WG)

SME OUTREACH EVENT: GOALS & OUTCOMES

• Goals:

• General awareness raising

about the FI-PPP program;

• Specific awareness raising

about SME participation

opportunities; and,

• Setting up communication

channels with SME related

actor networks.

• Outcomes:

• Heightened awareness about

the FI-PPP program & SME

participation opportunities;

• Higher level of SME

participation; and,

• Broader access to SMEs (directly

and indirectly).

SME OUTREACH EVENT: DRAFT AGENDA (1/2)

Agenda - Engage to shape the Future Internet

• 14:00 – 14:30 – Registration

• 14:30 – 14:45 – Welcome & Introduction

• 14:45 – 15:15 – Introduction

• FI-PPP / CONCORD

• FI-WARE (Open Call Jan. 2012)

• Q&A

• 15:15 – 15:55 – Funding, Cooperation and IPR issues

• Eureka! / Eurostars Programme (TBC)

• Enterprise Europe Network (TBC)

• European IPR Helpdesk (TBC)

• Q&A

• 15:55 – 16:10 – Coffee break

SME OUTREACH EVENT: DRAFT AGENDA (2/2)

• 16:10 – 17:00 – Panel: SMEs as a building block for the FI

• Philippe Vanrie / Robert Sanders (TBC) (CEO / Head of Projects European Business

and Innovation Center Network (EBN))

• Cristina Martinez Gonzales / Oscar Lazaro (TBC) (European Commission, DG

INFSO, Project officer Future Internet Enterprise Systems (FInES)) (Innovalia, FInES

SME TF)

• Frank Bekkers (CEO & Evangelist @ Mobile Vikings (Belgian MVNO), and Co-

Founder & @ CEO City Live)

• 17:00 – 17:30 – The Living Labs and Regional Angle in FI

• the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

• the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN)

• Q&A

• 17:30 – 17:45 – Wrap-up & Conclusions

Thank you for your attention!

Anna Kivilehto

European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

anna.kivilehto@enoll.org

http://www.openlivinglabs.eu

Herman Rucic

IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

herman.rucic@vub.ac.be

http://smit.vub.ac.be

http://www.fi-ppp.eu

concord@projects-ckir.fi