Mario Campolargo · Brussels, Belgium Hi Mike, I found your blog very interesting, I just wanted to clarify a few things. The Future Internet public-private partnership is a big operation. From Norway to Israel from Finland to Portugal over 1000 people are busy developing a new generation of software components, testing them, and organising industry-specific trials so they are ready to be explored by SMEs and web-entrepreneurs. The PPP has three parts: Big industry (Telefonica & Atos are using it today), specific industrial sectors (energy, health, agri-food, smart factory & creative industry), and the bit you're referring to, which devotes €100 million to SMEs and web entrepreneurs. The €100 million from your headline is not for hackathons or prizes, rather it will be given to 16 accelerator groups who in turn will run a competitive process to identify SMEs and web-entrepreneurs with the most innovative ideas for using the FI-Ware components. The €100 million is for grants for growing and testing the ideas and for mentoring services to make them a success. As @Ramon Suarez says, the money you're talking about hasn't even been allocated yet – so it's not surprising it hasn't created many new jobs or companies yet. But they're working on it! The real value comes now as FI-Ware moves away from experimental hackathons and prizes (which were used to prove the technology) towards supporting startups and web-entrepreneurs in building innovative services and hopefully innovative businesses. History supports the claim that EU investments in research and development can make a real difference: it was EU research and innovation that enabled today's 3G mobile market, for example. This is where the Future Internet PPP comes in - at the interplay of mobile network infrastructures, cloud computing and an Internet of Things. FI-WARE helps develop the open technologies and platforms for an internet where apps go beyond smartphone, and link up to networks and sensors. We are looking ahead to the Internet services of 2020 and not the small and monolithic services of today. The Future Internet PPP is open to everybody to see what's in it for them and participate if they like. There is no real in or out: some receive Commission innovation grants, and others unfortunately don't. But the technology, the test-bed, the learning environment is fully open – world-wide: www.fi-ware.eu Looking forward to your thoughts on how we can make improvements! Mario On 21/mar/2014, at 09:50, Monique Calisti | Martel Consulting <monique.calisti at martel-consulting.ch> wrote: > Hi Juanjo, > when the answer is formalized, could you share this into this list? > > I think it's relevant to all of us. > > cheers > monique > > On 19.03.2014 18:02, JUAN JOSE HIERRO SUREDA wrote: >> >> The EC is preparing a formal response. We have provided input to them. >> >> We have to wait and see. >> >> Juanjo from iPhone >> >> El 19/03/2014, a las 16:50, "Federico Michele Facca" <federico.facca at create-net.org> escribió: >> >>> I took some small time to reply to the guy, who confuse hackathons and acceleration programmes ... besides this, talk bad or good, the important thing is that they talk about you :) >>> >>> regarding clout, is not a "real" rtd project is more eu-japan dissemination action. andrea manieri (eng) is in it. >>> >>> federico >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Monique Calisti | Martel Consulting <monique.calisti at martel-consulting.ch> wrote: >>> Dear All, >>> >>> First point I think here in Athens our FI-WARE/FI-LAB/FI-Ops coordinated efforts are running very well and smoothly. But in my opinion VERY IMPORTANT to react upon ASAP especially for you FI-WARE guys is an on-line article that appeared yesterday on Tech Crunch: >>> >>> http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/18/why-is-the-european-commission-spending-e100m-on-a-pointless-hackathon/ >>> >>> Maybe you guys have already reacted, but I think the core message is to make sure there is a clearer understanding overall of how FI-WARE is being already deployed in real-world (various cities initiatives for instance) to provide the most convincing answer to the kind of "attacks" like this article is putting forward. >>> >>> Then, as briefly discussed with Nuria here in Athens, I noticed that there is an ongoing EC project that has very similar graphics / flyers / poster to what I've seen for some FI-WARE/FI-Lab material. You may want to check at: >>> >>> http://clout-project.eu/ >>> >>> Other than that I think here in Athens things are moving on very well. >>> >>> cheers, >>> monique >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Monique Calisti >>> Partner, Executive Director >>> Martel Consulting >>> Dorfstrasse 73 Phone: +41 (0)76 321 39 81 >>> 3073 Gümligen Fax: +41 (0)31 994 25 29 >>> Switzerland monique.calisti at martel-consulting.ch >>> >>> ======================================================== >>> This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the person(s) or >>> company named and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged >>> information. Unauthorized disclosure, copying or use of this information >>> may be unlawful and is prohibited. 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