Dear Juanjo, What is the current status of the extension ? - Is it formally validated until the end of August 2014 ? - Can we have an official document stating this ? Thanks very much in advance, Best regards, Denis On 16/12/2013 13:29, Juanjo Hierro wrote: > Hi all, > > We need to carry out a final voting about whether to extend or not > the FI-WARE project. For this purpose, I have setup the following > doodle poll. You have to cast what of the different statements in > the columns better reflect your position *before Wed**nesday EOB*: > > http://doodle.com/3qk3rn5afh6vne39 > > > Essentially you can choose between three options: > > * OPTION 1: I can live with the extension provided that deliverables > are delayed 4 months. > * OPTION 2: I can live with the extension provided that I can finish > my contributions to deliverables as originally planned so no > significant contributions are expected from us after month 36 > other than the support described in the FI-PPP Collaboration > Agreement. My coordination role will be taken over by other after > month 36. > * I object to any kind of extension > > > > Note that extension of the duration of the project will not be > accompanied by any extension of the funding. > > We have discussed this issue extensively, so we believe that the > deadline is not so tight. > > Attached below, you can find the email that our PO, Arian Zweggers, > regarding responses to a number of considerations about extension of > the project. > > Cheers, > > -- Juanjo > > ------------- > Product Development and Innovation (PDI) - Telefonica Digital > website:www.tid.es > email:jhierro at tid.es > twitter: twitter.com/JuanjoHierro > > FI-WARE (European Future Internet Core Platform) Coordinator > and Chief Architect > > FI-PPP Architecture Board chairman > > You can follow FI-WARE at: > website:http://www.fi-ware.eu > facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/FI-WARE/251366491587242 > twitter:http://twitter.com/FIware > linkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/groups/FIWARE-4239932 > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: FI-WARE Project extension > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:46:50 +0000 > From: <Arian.ZWEGERS at ec.europa.eu> > To: <jhierro at tid.es> > CC: <CNECT-ICT-285248 at ec.europa.eu> > > > > Dear Juanjo, > > 1)This will depend largely on the outcome of the Dec 18 review. The > whole purpose is to direct efforts to parts which will/do contribute > to the ultimate success of the PPP, and to move FI-WARE into FI-PPP > phase 3 mode. I'm not a fortune teller, but -- based on the previous > review report and other indications -- I could imagine the following: > > ·Support, dissemination, and training will indeed be essential, as > well as cooperation with XIFI, expansion, sustainability, and > hand-over to the TFE project. > > ·Certain GEi developments will be stopped. Some of them might be > started again, but in a different fashion and with a different owner, > or using a competition approach. > > ·GERIs/GEis should be properly packaged and made publicly available, > including documentation, manuals, videos, tutorials, etc. Focus on > supportive materials, focus on making GE implementations usable. > > ·GE REFERENCE implementations, and not just GEis, should be developed. > We need to move towards true _reference_ implementations of _open_ > specifications. Appropriate processes need to be put in place for > third parties to comment on and influence the specifications, and for > third parties to cross-reference a GERI and its GE specification. The > GERIs should document how the specification was interpreted via > implementation decisions. > > ·Related to the point above, GE validation, including redress, by > third parties (incl phase 2 projects) need proper processes and > mechanisms (see page 4, review report). > > ·In addition, mechanisms need to be put in place for truly OPEN (and > not just public) specifications (see page 5 review report) > > ·Prioritisation of GEs (see review report page 5) and consequences. > This should be presented at the review meeting on Dec 18. > > ·Clarity on status: cockpit, Catalogue Testbed, FI-LAB, GE + GEi > status and planning was and is still unclear. The cockpit is not > up-to-date, partners start developing "components", "optional > extensions" (what are those?), etc. It is impossible to get a good > overview. > > ·Continuation of exploitation activities including clarification of T&Cs. > > ·Increased focus in year 3 on dissemination, contests, Startup > Weekends, etc. This should be presented in the review meeting. > > ·Expansion towards smart cities and internationally: what is planned > and what can be achieved at the end of the project? Also to be > presented at the review meeting. > > ·Increasing support to phase 2 projects and third parties, where needed > > 2)For the majority of the work in a specific GE, yes. But I understand > GE specifications and implementations are living artefacts. Therefore, > it would seem logical to me that support, modifications based on > feedback, etc continue until the end of the project. It cannot be that > feedback from use case projects is ignored because it came at month 34. > > 3)That does not make sense to me. It should be month 40. Of course, if > partners think they can have their contribution at month 36, they can > obviously send it to the WP leader at month 36. > > 4)Yes > > 5)Yes > > Best regards, > > Arian. > > *From:*Juanjo Hierro [mailto:jhierro at tid.es] > *Sent:* Saturday, November 02, 2013 1:39 PM > *To:* ZWEGERS Arian (CNECT) > *Cc:* jhierro >> "Juan J. Hierro" > *Subject:* FI-WARE Project extension > > Dear Arian, > > As already commented to Jesus and you, we have opened a thread of > discussion within FI-WARE about an extension of 4 months to the > project in line with the recommendation given in the last review report. > > In order to give a definitive answer, some partners are asking for > some elaborated answer to the following questions: > > 1.What kind of activities are foreseen during the extended period ? > Would they only be related to support, dissemination and training ? > > 2.Will a given FI-WARE GEi owner be able to chose between a) closing > its contribution to FI-WARE GE Open Specifications and its FI-WARE GEi > development activities as already planned in the DoW (i.e., delivering > updated GE Open Specifications as well as GEi software, testing plans > and related documentation in month 33, that is end of January) or b) > delay them to be in month 36 ? Ability to choose would be certainly > useful, because some GEi owners can adapt to the extension provided > that a delay in deliverables is approved, while others can live with > the extension but provided that they can close their activities in the > dates originally planned in the DoW. Telefonica, as coordinator, > doesn't see any problem allowing a partner to close its activities as > planned in the DoW. Just to avoid any burden we most probably would > submit all the mentioned deliverables in month 36 (despite some > partners would submit them internally at month 33) > > 3.Could month 36 be preserved as the date for submission of > deliverables in WP11 (exploitation) ? > > 4.Could month 40 be defined as the date for submission of deliverables > linked to WP12 (communication, collaboration and dissemination) ? > > 5.Can partners assuming a WPL or WPA role discontinue that role in > month 36 if another partner is ready to take over their role until the > end of the project ? > > > Could you please answer these questions ? This and any other > information that may be helpful to understand what the extension will > mean in terms of workload would be certainly helpful to reach an > agreement within the consortia as we would love to during this > upcoming week. > > Best regards, > > > -- Juanjo > > ------------- > Product Development and Innovation (PDI) - Telefonica Digital > website:www.tid.es <http://www.tid.es> > email:jhierro at tid.es <mailto:jhierro at tid.es> > twitter: twitter.com/JuanjoHierro > > FI-WARE (European Future Internet Core Platform) Coordinator > and Chief Architect > > FI-PPP Architecture Board chairman > > You can follow FI-WARE at: > website:http://www.fi-ware.eu > facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/FI-WARE/251366491587242 > twitter:http://twitter.com/FIware > linkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/groups/FIWARE-4239932 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario. 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