• ICT Work Programme 2007-08
• ICT Call 1
• ICT Call 2
• ICT Call Calendar
• ETP relevance in the first ICT calls

FP7 runs from 2007 to 2013

The EU's largest ever funding programme for research and technological development, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), was launched on 1 January 2007.
With a total budget of €50.521 billion, The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will run for seven years (2007 to 2013). FP7 will aim to build on the accomplishments of the previous research framework programme, and will be implemented through four specific programmes: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research policy.
The 'Cooperation' programme will support research cooperation in a number of key thematic areas, one of which is Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) with a budget of €9.11 billion.

ICT Work Programme 2007-08

The objective of ICT research under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is to improve the competitiveness of European industry so that the demands of its society and economy are met. Download 4-page overview of ICT in FP7 (172KB).
ICTs have a catalytic impact in three key areas:
· productivity and innovation, by facilitating creativity and management;
· modernisation of public services, such as health, education and transport;
· advances in science and technology, by supporting cooperation and access to information.
The final version of the Work Programme for ICT research in FP7 for 2007 and 2008 is now available for downloading:

ICT Call 1

The first ICT Call for proposals under FP7 was published on 22 December 2006 with a deadline of 8 May 2007.

Initial feedback:
1838 submissions were received. The Initial breakdown is 326 IP, 24 Networks of excellence, 1335 STREPs including 6 SICAs, 48 CAs and 105 SSAs (these numbers will probably change as confusions/errors are cleared up).

Future Timetable:
Evaluation of written proposals: First 3 weeks of June
Hearings for successful IPs and NoEs: Last week of June
Evaluation Summary Reports (ESRs) to Coordinators: Mid July

ICT Call 2

The ICT theme of the Cooperation Programme announced its second call for proposals on 12 June 2007 with a deadline on 9 October 2007. This call will support projects in nine research topics, covering five of the seven Challenges which the theme launched with its first call in the Seventh Framework Programme at the beginning of this year. The new call is funded at €477m. The first projects funded from this call will be launched early in 2008.
For further information please see here

ICT Call Calendar

*FET open Batch 2: short proposals will next be batched for evaluation on 4 Sept. 07

Relevance of ARTEMIS, eMobility and ENIAC topics in the first ICT Calls

The ICT Work Programme and Calls for proposals highlight opportunities for projects under ARTEMIS, eMobility and ENIAC topics.

An initial EPISTEP review of the contents of the first planned calls in ICT under FP7 shows the following:

X = principal objective - direct relevance
x = additional objectives - indirect relevance

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