Dr. Márta Nagy-RothengassHead of UnitEuropean CommissionInformation Society & Media Directorate-GeneralICT for Sustainable Growth

Wien, 28.06.07

ICT* for Sustainable Growth

*Information andCommunication Technologies

OverviewOverview

• “Sustainable Development” - Policy Context in Europe

• Role of ICT in sustainable Growth• Domains of activity in “ICT for sustainable

Growth”• ICT for Energy Efficiency• ICT for Environmental Management• ICT for Emergencies and Disasters Management

• Community Instruments• Conclusion

Is this

sustainable

growth?

Growth Trends

EU Council (June 2006):

• « The EU Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) and the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs complement each other. »

• « The SDS is primarly concerned with quality of life,…The Lisbon Strategy makes an essential contribution to the overarching objective of sustainabledevelopment… increasing competitiveness andeconomic growth and enhancing job creation. »

Policy context in EuropeRenewed SDS and Lisbon strategies

Brussels European Council (8/9 March 2007)

• An integrated climate and energy policyis of vital importance

• EU leaders set combined targets:• Reduction of GHG emissions in the order of 20%

by 2020 compared to 1990• 20% for renewable energy sources by 2020

compared to the present 6,5%• Saving 20 % of the EU’s energy consumption

compared to projections for 2020

Policy context in EuropeIntegrated climate and energy policy

Policy context in Europei2010 strategic framework

Objectives:To reinforce the contribution of ICT to Europe’s performance...To create a favourable environment for competitiveness and growth... To increase the welfare of European citizens through increased use of ICT...

Scope for all electronic communications, services and media sectors, investment in research, inclusiveness and public servicesLink to the Lisbon strategy, stating objectives and benchmarking performance

Policy context in Europei2010: three priorities

• A Single European Information Spacei. The completion of a Single European

Information Space which promotes an open and competitive internal market for information society and media

• Innovation and investment in researchii. Strengthening Innovation and Investment in ICT research to

promote growth and more and better jobs

• Inclusion, better public services and quality of lifeiii.Achieving an Inclusive European Information Society that

promotes growth and jobs in a manner that is consistent with sustainable development and that prioritises better public services and quality of life

OverviewOverview

• “Sustainable Development” - Policy Context in Europe

• Role of ICT* in sustainable Growth• Domains of activity in “ICT for sustainable

Growth”• ICT for Energy Efficiency• ICT for Environmental Management• ICT for Emergencies and Disasters Management

• Community Instruments• Conclusions

*ICT = Information and Communication Technologies

Sustainable GrowthSustainable GrowthRole of ICT* (I)Role of ICT* (I)

ICT*

• account for approximately half of theproductivity growth in modern economies

• offer a great potential for re-engineering society towards more sustainableeconomic, social and environmental patterns

• could possibly contribute to a lower Carbon economy through progressive dematerialisation

• can potentially contribute to most of the key challenges ofthe renewed Sustainable Development Strategy

* ICT= Information and Communication Technologies

Possible contributions to the SDS challenges include:

• Sustainable consumption and production• Energy and resource efficiency (ICT sector and beyond)

• Better monitoring and management of the environment

• Better preparedness, mitigation, adaptation to climate change, environmental threats, and disasters

• Extension of independent living, increase of active participation of elderly people

• Improved healthcare systems, conitnuous personalised care

• Clean mobility, virtually accident-free, efficient and adaptive

Sustainable GrowthSustainable GrowthRole of ICT (II)Role of ICT (II)

OverviewOverview

• “Sustainable Development” - Policy Context in Europe

• Role of ICT in sustainable Growth• Domains of activity in “ICT for sustainable

Growth”• ICT for Energy Efficiency• ICT for Environmental Management• ICT for Emergencies and Disasters Management

• Community Instruments• Sustainable Development Indicators

First example: ICT for Energy Efficiency

• ICT can not only reduce its own footprint…

• but also help reduce that of all other sectors/activities• Power generation and power distribution• Intelligent building

• Moreover, by increasing Energy-awareness, it will be instrumental to change consumers’ behaviour• Smarter, networked appliances will be able to

monitor and publish their energy profile, empowering the users to effectively save energy

Second exampleICT for Environmental Management

• Environmental monitoring in Europe is facing fragmentation and heterogeniety

• Need to foster the emergence of a Single (integrated) Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE)

• Need to promote this approach to relevant European/International initiatives such as INSPIRE, GMES, GEOSS

•• INSPIREINSPIREEC Directive EC Directive establishing an infrastructure establishing an infrastructure for spatial informationfor spatial information in the Communityin the Community

•• GMESGMESECEC--ESA ESA initiativeinitiative for for thethe Global Monitoring Global Monitoring ofofthethe EnvironmentEnvironment andand SecuritySecurity

•• GEOGEORecentRecent intergovernmentalintergovernmental partnershippartnershipofof 70 Nations to 70 Nations to buildbuild GEOSS, GEOSS, thethe Global Global EarthEarthObservation Observation SystemSystem ofof SystemsSystems

Contributing technical interoperabilityto ongoing international initiatives

Source: Sensor Web Concept (OpenGIS® White Paper)

ICT for Environmental ManagementICT for Environmental Management

Vision (1/3)

Towards a dynamic management of heterogeneoussensor networks for full situation awareness

Source: OpenGIS® White Paper, M. Botts, 2004

Towards dynamic data flowsfrom monitoring to reporting, alert and response

ICT for Environmental ManagementICT for Environmental Management

Vision (2/3)

…Other servers

…WCS

(e.g. Spot, NASA)WMS

(Producer-B, Vendor-2)WFS

(Producer-n, Vendor-x)

Internet

Interfaces Service chaining creates value-added products Client

Source: InterRisk Environment, by Spacebel

Towards on-demand access to and chaining of services on the Web

ICT for Environmental ManagementICT for Environmental Management

Vision (3/3)

… and ICT for Disaster & Emergency Management

• Anticipation of crisis situations is limited by the absence of an Integrated Information Space forthe Environment and the heterogeneity of potential disasters

• Response to crisis situationsis limited by weak preparedness, lack of interoperability among involved organisations, inadequate early warning

• Need to foster a pan European infrastructure aiming at reducing impact of climate change, natural and man-made disasters including coordination through a Public Safety Communication Forum and an EU-wide emergency telecoms spectrum policy

Response•Dispatching of resources•Emergency telecom•Situational awareness•Command control coordination•Information dissemination•Emergency healthcare

Disaster Management Cycle

Prevention and Mitigation•Hazard prediction and modeling•Risk assessment and mapping•Spatial Planning•Structural & non structural measures•Public Awareness & Education..

Preparedness •Scenarios development•Emergency Planning•Training

Alert•Real time monitoring& forecasting

•Early warning•Secure &dependable telecom•Scenario identification• all media alarm

Post Disaster•Lessons learnt•Scenario update•Socio-economic andenvironmental impact assessment•Spatial (re)planning

Recovery•Early damage assessment•Re-establishing life-lines transport &communication infrastructure

Disasters

Disaster risk reduction FP6 projectsDisaster risk reduction FP6 projects

EU-FIREAcoustic sensorEU-FIRE

Acoustic sensor

OASISOperations, C3

OASISOperations, C3

ORCHESTRAArchitecture ontologies

ORCHESTRAArchitecture ontologies

CHORISTemergency

communications

CHORISTemergency

communications

WINInformation

services

WINInformation

services

SANYIn-situ monitoring

SANYIn-situ monitoring

OSIRIScrisis monitoring

OSIRIScrisis monitoring

WISECOMsatcom

WISECOMsatcom

U2010PSC& IPv6U2010

PSC& IPv6

DyvineVisual sensorsDyvine

Visual sensors

InterRiskMarine risks

InterRiskMarine risks

WINSOCadvanced sensorsWINSOC

advanced sensors

SCIERSensor fusionSCIER

Sensor fusion

STARRSSearch& rescueSTARRS

Search& rescue

StreamHumanitarianStream

Humanitarian

MONITORING SYSTEMS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOM

Command ControlCoordination

EUROPCOMUWB

EUROPCOMUWB

MITRAtransportMITRA

transport

INTAMAPAutomated mappingINTAMAP

Automated mapping

ERMAAlert

ERMAAlert

EuritrackIllicit traffickingEuritrack

Illicit trafficking

WarmerWater monitoringWarmer

Water monitoring

DEWSTsunami

DEWSTsunami

OverviewOverview

• “Sustainable Development” - Policy Context in Europe

• Role of ICT* in sustainable Growth• Domains of activity in “ICT for sustainable

Growth”• ICT for Energy Efficiency• ICT for Environmental Management• ICT for Emergencies and Disasters Management

• Community Instruments• Sustainable Development Indicators

*ICT = Information and Communication Technologies

Sustainable growthSustainable growthA panoply of converging instrumentsA panoply of converging instruments

• To devise and implement adequate European policies

• To raise awareness and deploy ICT-based solutions for environmental sustainability

• To support RTD on next generation of ICTs contributing to sustainable growth

AN OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

ICT – Policy Support ProgrammeWork programme 2007

Two Thematic Networkssupporting Sustainable Growth

1. ICT enabling Environmental managementinteroperable environmental information infrastructures to monitor the environment and respond rapidly to emergencies/disasters

2. ICT enabling Energy efficiencysmart buildings, industrial processes, working practices,

distributed power grids

AIMS:

• To exchange experience• To raise awareness• To identifiy areas for potential future pilots• To build consensus• To implement plans

In order to accelerate the take-up of ICT -enabled solutions by

• bringing together relevant stakeholders• expertise• facilities

ICT – Policy Support ProgrammeWork programme 2007

ICT for Environmental ManagementICT for Environmental ManagementExpected Outcome I

a) Collaborative systems for environmental management• From monitoring to reporting, management, alert and response• Enhanced capacity to assess population exposure and health risk• Generic solutions with typical validation focus on water and air• Visionary concepts, as well as evolutionary integrated systems

Funding schemes: IP and STREPS

WORK PROGRAMME

2007-2008

ICT for Environmental Management Expected Outcome II

b) Coordination and Support Actions• Adoption of common open architectures

(INSPIRE, GMES, GEOSS)• ICT research for risk reduction and

disaster and emergency management• Building the European Research Area in

the field of ICT for environmental sustainability

e) Specific International Cooperation Action

• ICT for environmental disaster reduction and management• Development and interoperability of

rapidly deployable ICT-based solutions• Assessment of natural hazards

and communities vulnerability• For public warnings and

emergency management

Funding scheme: CSA

Funding schemes: STREP/SICA, CSA

WORK PROGRAMME

2007-2008

ICT for Energy EfficiencyExpected Outcome

c) ICT for Energy-intensive systems, products and processes:• Design and simulation of energy use profiles over the

whole life-cycle, towards energy optimisation• Monitoring of energy production, distribution

storage and consumption, as well as energy trading involving the end-users

• Tools and platforms for energy efficiency service provision

• Typical application domains:• Efficient management of local power grids• Energy-neutral home/working environments

Coordination and Support Actions for research in ICT-enabled energy-efficiency

Funding scheme: CSA

Funding scheme: STREP

WORK PROGRAMME

2007-2008

Budget & Call InformationBudget & Call InformationObjective 2007.6.3

Call:•FP7-ICT-2007-2 (Opening: June, closure: October 2007)•Evaluation of proposals

Total Community budget*: 54 MۥTopics a-b-c-d:

• Collaborative projects: 41 M€(minimum of 9 M€ for IPs and minimum of 20 M€ for STREP)

• Coordination and Support Actions: 9 M€•Topic e:

• Collaborative Projects (STREP only/SICA): 2 M€• Coordination and Support Actions: 2 M€

WORK PROGRAMME

2007-2008

OverviewOverview

• “Sustainable Development” - Policy Context in Europe

• Role of ICT* in sustainable Growth• Domains of activity in “ICT for sustainable

Growth”• ICT for Energy Efficiency• ICT for Environmental Management• ICT for Emergencies and Disasters Management

• Community Instruments• Conclusions

*ICT = Information and Communication Technologies

ICT for Sustainable GrowthICT for Sustainable GrowthConclusive remarksConclusive remarks

• Very ambitious goals on European level

• Supporting instruments (FP7, ICT PSP)

• ICT can trigger change of behaviours

• Three domains of activities

• Energy Efficiency (EE)• Environmental Management (EM)• Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM)

EE

DEM EM

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