METIS Kick Off Meeting Sophia Antipolis March 30

@METIS Kick Off Meeting Sophia Antipolis, March 30 -31 2005 @LIS, @METIS What is it, what are we aiming at? Margot Dor Business Development, ETSI @LIS Do. S Coordinator 1

Overall context: the EU @LIS Programme @LIS-Alliance for Information Society Reinforcing partnership between the European Union and Latin America in the field of the Information Society 2

The @LIS Programme q A four year EU (DG AIDCO) funded project (2003/2006) q Objective Ø Increase cooperation between EU and Latin America on Information Society related topics Ø Help bridge the digital divide q Means Ø 88 million Euros Ø Co-financed 80/20 q Ways Ø Ø 3 dialogues (policy, regulation, standards) 1 Network of Stakeholders (coordination function) Interconnection of research networks 19 Demonstration projects http: //europa. eu. int/comm/europeaid/projects/alis/index_en. htm 3

e-health 65% digital inclusion 19 Demonstration Projects A bird’s eye view of the @LIS programme 16% e-gov. e-education Interconnection of Research Networks (Geant/Red Clara) 17% Dialogue on Standardization (ETSI) Network of Regulators (Regulatel) Dialogue on Policy & Regulation (ECLAC) 4

Specific context Dialogue on Standardization (ETSI) Building cooperation between Europe and Latin America on standardization topics …and learning along the way http: //www. etsi. org/etsi_galaxy/worldwide/@LIS/home. htm 5

How we tailored the Dialogue on Standards q Philosophy Ø Open Standards are key to enable the development of ICT services and applications that help bridge the digital divide q Objectives Ø Increase awareness of the EU standardization system Ø Increase ETSI visibility and standards adoption in LA Ø Increase bilateral work flow (incl. membership when relevant) q Means Ø 3, 8 million euros (2003 -2006) Ø ETSI contribution “indirect” –i. e. in kind 6

Year 1: building awareness for ETSI standards, ways (specifics), and services And reconciling an industrial logic (standards making) with development oriented objectives 7

We got industry on board Amid much worthy talk about “bridging the Digital Divide”, technology firms have realized that fostering the adoption of ICT in the developing world would not just benefit locals but is in vendors’ best interest as well” The Economist, March 13, 2004 8

The toolbox q Trade shows Ø ETSI “Village of Connectivity” in Futurecom (Br), Expocomm (Mx)… q Workshops/road shows (liaison w/regional partners) Ø DVB, mobile comms, ETSI/3 GPP generic… q CITEL meetings Ø COM-CITEL, PCC I & II q Linking with sub-regional and national organizations Ø Policy: Mercosur, Andean… Ø Technology: CPq. D, IPT, CONACYT… q Literature, white papers q Press, etc Always in liaison with ETSI Members and partners 9

Year 1 wake up call: Latin American countries do produce ICT standards q So long the split standards makers/standards takers Ø Latin America, China… q The public sector is at the forefront Ø ICT for economic development-software, political agendas q A usage-driven standardization model Ø Services and applications first > Interoperability is the keyword q Straight to the top Ø No legacy of standards making in the lower layers… q A key topic for a SDO: the all open source model Ø Brazil the most radical country 10

Setting the scene digital inclusion e-health e-education e-gov. HERE Interoperability profiles (for e-policies apps) 11

Why e-gov issues bring about key topics for ETSI q Usage driven standardization ( « shopping for standards » ) q Interfaces/components (ex ante/ex post) q Engineering interoperability to match various needs q Middleware, web services q IDABC, European Interoperability Framework, Revision Directive 98/34 the key question of open standards Not a clash of culture but an obvious need to share experience, know how and expectations 12

@METIS: A Dialogue between EU and Latin America “Interoperability profilers” q Objectives Ø Create a think tank on specifications and interoperability profiles for e-policies applications (both policy and technology) Ø Enable the development of joint deliverables (strategic and/or technical). q Ways and means Ø ETSI role will be to enable/be a focal point Ø @LIS Dialogue on Standards (seed money) q Two pronged approach Ø Enable bilateral relations between EU and LA organizations Ø Foster multi-lateral cooperation for the joint development of interoperability profiles 13

Who is in (so far) q « European » side Ø ETSI, W 3 C, EC (including IDABC), CEN/ISSS, INRIA, National Administrations, Object. Web, Franhofer/FOKUS, OSA/Parlay. q Latin America Ø Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico (policy makers and technology strategists) q This is a start Ø OECD, UN/CEFACT, other LA countries and organizations 14

During those 2 days q Understand each other’s « wish list/worry list » , core competence and value added q Specify areas for cooperation & explore methods q Identify potential sources of funding (EU programmes, international funding organizations, private sector…) q Draft a roadmap for the Europe/Latin America dialogue on Interoperability profiles 15

Dialogue (d i-alog) A conversation between two or more persons. For a successful dialogue, the partners must achieve a workable balance of contributions A successful dialogue includes mutually interesting connections between the speakers or things that the speakers know 16

Thank you margot. dor@etsi. org 17