Information and Communication Technologies - Work Programme 2016-2017 preparation

The Work Programme 2016-2017 was developed on the basis of a variety of inputs, including and in particular:

• Advisory Group: The Connect Advisory Group (CAF) participated in the broad consultation exercise involving all the Advisory Groups of Horizon 2020. The outcome of this collective reflection is expressed in a position paper presented to the Commission in September 2014. In addition DG CONNECT has asked the CAF to provide advice on EU policy and research initiatives having an impact in the development and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT). The CAF strategic reflection on IoT can be found here: main conclusions and recommendations.

• Public Private Partnerships: The following Strategic Research Agendas were consulted:
  • 5G
  • Big data
  • Robotics
  • Photonics
  • FoF
• Consultation meetings:
  • FIRE Experimental Platforms
  • Network Technologies
  • Cloud Computing and Software
  • Net Innovation
  • Software tools for Next Generation Computing
  • Internet of Things
  • EU – Japan Symposium
  • Energy Efficient Computing Systems
  • Next Generation Computing Systems
  • EU – Korea Workshop summary report
• Reports
  • Foresight Report
  • EU – Brazil Whitepaper
  • NEM Position paper