European Union continues on encouraging the development of ICT projects under the 7th Framework Programme. 4th call for ICT projects (FP7-ICT-2009-4) is opened on 19th November 2008. The budget for ICT projects in this call is 801 million €. Project proposals prepared under 28 topics will be supported by the European Commission.
The deadline for project proposal submission is 1st April, 2009. The call is open for the participation of all legal institutions including SMEs, big companies, public and private institutions and NGOs. It is expected that project consortiums are built including European partners; research proposals are prepared which will define the future technologies of Europe in the area of ICT. The topics to submit projects and the budget for projects under each topic are presented in the below table:
| Topics | Fund (million €) |
| ICT 2009.1.1 The Network of the Future | 110 |
| ICT 2009.1.5 Networked Media & 3D Internet | 80 |
| ICT 2009.2.1 Cognitive Systems and Robotics | 73 |
| ICT 2009.2.2 Language-Based Interaction | 26 |
| ICT 2009.3.2 Design of Semiconductor Components and Electronic-based Miniaturised Systems | 25 |
| ICT 2009.3.3 Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics | 60 |
| ICT 2009.3.4 Embedded Systems Design | 28 |
| ICT 2009.3.6 Computing Systems | 25 |
| ICT 2009.3.7 Photonics | 10 |
| ICT 2009.3.8 Organic Photonics and other Disruptive Photonics Technologies | 30 |
| ICT 2009.5.1 Personal Health Systems | 63 |
| ICT 2009.5.2 ICT for Patient Safety | 30 |
| ICT 2009.5.4 International Cooperation on Virtual Physiological Human | 5 |
| ICT 2009.6.1 ICT for Safety and Energy Efficiency in Mobility | 53 |
| ICT 2009.6.3 ICT for Energy Efficiency | 30 |
| ICT 2009.6.4 ICT for Environmental Services & Climate Change Adaptation | 24 |
| ICT 2009.7.1 ICT and Ageing | 24 |
| ICT 2009.7.2 Accessible and Assistive ICT | 34 |
| ICT 2009.7.3 ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling | 15 |
| ICT 2009.8.1 Concurrent Tera-Device Computing | 15 |
| ICT 2009.8.2 Quantum Information Foundations and Technologies | 15 |
| ICT 2009.8.3 Bio-chemistry-based Information Technology | 7 |
| ICT 2009.8.9 Coordinating Communities, Plans and Actions in FET Proactive Initiatives | 1,5 |
| ICT 2009.8.10 Identifying new research topics, Assessing emerging global S&T trends in ICT for future FET Proactive initiatives | 0,5 |
| ICT 2009.9.1 International Cooperation | 7 |
| ICT 2009.9.2 Supplements to support International Cooperation between ongoing projects | 0,6 |
| ICT 2009.9.3 General Accompanying Measures | 4 |
| ICT 2009.9.4 Strengthening cooperation in ICT R&D in an enlarged Europe | 5 |
ICT for Smart Electricity Networks
Another project call is opened which foresees the cooperation in 2 areas: ICT and Energy. 20 million € is granted to this call. This project call FP7-ICT-ENERGY-2009-1 will fund collaborative projects prepared with European partners under the topic of Novel ICT solutions for Smart Electricity Distribution Network. The deadline for project submission is 31 March 2009. Successful projects will be selected by the European Commission and provided with financial support to realize the project.
Project Proposers’ Day in Budapest
The European Commission’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General organize a networking event in Budapest in cooperation with the Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology. ICT Proposers’ Day on the 22nd January 2009 will host European stakeholders who want to collaborate in European research projects in the areas of ICT. ICT Proposers’ Day will let the participants learn the details of project preparation and submission rules and procedures and meet each other to develop new projects in cooperation. TUBITAK, will also provide flight support for Turkish participants who will make a meeting with potential partners in order to form a project consortium. You can access the details of the TUBITAK support from
http://www.fp7.org.tr/home.do?ot=5&rt=1&sid=3681&pid=0&cid=9743
