SANY Sensors Anywhere

ICT 2008 is the biggest research event in Europe for Information and Communication Technologies. It will take place in Lyon (FR) on the 25th, 26th and 27th November 2008.
It will set the agenda for ICT research and innovation in Europe for the upcoming years. The event will host leading visionaries from academia and industry and will address topics as diverse as Europe's role in shaping the future internet, ICT's contribution to advancing the sustainability agenda and alternative research paths for future ICT components and systems. These and many other cutting-edge themes will be explored in depth at ICT 2008.

Apart from being the key European ICT event in 2008, ICT 2008 offers the unique chance to discuss the European research agenda for the next decade. One topic that we would like to discuss on ICT 2008 is the long-term technical and economic perspective of the emerging "European environmental information space".

With this in mind, SANY IP partners proposed a networking session called "Technology and economy of European environmental information space". Although officially initiated by the SANY IP, this networking session is open for everyone interested in technological and economic sustainability of the emerging European environmental information systems. The proposed discussion topics include:

• which "killer applications" require shared European environmental information space?
  
• what is the acceptable price level of information and services for these applications?
  
• How to survive and flourish in an open information space? (Sustainable business models)
  
• what can we build upon today (architecture, re-usable services, specifications, standards)?
  
• which major technical issues remain to be solved?
  
• which role will emerging sensor technology (moving sensors, ad hoc networks, smart sensors... etc) play in this context?

IMPORTANT: Our Networking Session is on day 2 (26-11-2008), from 11:00 to 12:30. Please follow the link below and leave a comment if you wish to participate on this session:

LINK: "Technology and economy of European environmental information space"