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COST Telecommunications and Information Science and Technologies

COST Telecommunications and Information Science and Technologies. What is COST ?. Intergovernmental Cooperation Created in 1971 17 Scientific and Technical Domains Participation 35 COST Countries European Commission International Organisations

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COST Telecommunications and Information Science and Technologies

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  1. COSTTelecommunications andInformation Science and Technologies

  2. What is COST ? • Intergovernmental Cooperation • Created in 1971 • 17 Scientific and Technical Domains • Participation • 35 COST Countries • European Commission • International Organisations • Organisations from Non-COST Countries on Mutual Benefit Basis • COST Actions • Concerted Actions of Nationally Funded R&D • Memorandum of Understanding

  3. The (34 + 1) member states COST Member States The 25 EU Member States • EFTA Member StatesIcelandNorwaySwitzerlandCandidate CountriesBulgariaCroatia1RomaniaTurkey Other CountriesSerbia and Montenegro1FYR of Macedonia (FYROM)1 COST Co-operating StatesIsrael 1Not Associated to FP

  4. What is a COST Action? • Concerted Action • Pan-European • “NON-COMPETITIVE” Research • R&D Financed Nationally • Flexibility • Bottom-up • A la carte participation • COST funds only coordination activities

  5. Yearly Evolution of Running and Starting COST Actions (Status on 31st December 2004) Running Starting Number of Actions Year

  6. COST @ FP6 • Funded under FP6 Strengthening the European Research Area 50-80 M€ for 2003-2007 • One of the major Tools for Implementing ERA • Managed by the European Science Foundation (ESF) at the COST Office

  7. Positioning of COST, Nature of Research IST Programme Integrated Projects NoEs European Science Foundation (ESF) Future and Emerging Technologies (IST) EUREKA COST Top-DownApproach Bottom-UpApproach Innovation/Exploitation Applied Research BasicResearch

  8. COST Structure Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) COST National Coordinators COST Secretariat at the Council COST Office Technical Committees (TC) Actions Management Committees (MC)

  9. COST Senior Officials (CSO) • Responsible for the overall strategy of COST • Decides on the launching of each individual COST Action • Approves participation from non-COST countries institutes • Approves prolongation of COST Actions • Chair: Professor Francesco Fedi

  10. Technical Committee (TC) • Selection & Proposal of new COST Actions • Monitoring of ongoing COST Actions • Evaluation of completed COST Actions • Dissemination and Exploitation of COST activities • Provide Advice to COST on Budget Planning • Chair of TIST: Professor Gert Brussaard

  11. TIST Quality Control • Assessment of proposals for new Actions • Peer review by an Assessment Panel • “Assessment Report” approved by the TC • Monitoring of Actions in Progress • “Progress Report” • Presentation by the Action Chair at Annual Review Meeting (June) • Evaluation of completed Actions • Peer review by the Evaluation Panel • “Evaluation Report” approved by the TC

  12. Management Committee (MC) • Supervises and coordinates the implementation of the Action • It is the only “legal basis” • Composed of : • Maximum two representatives of each signatory country • they ensure the scientific coordination at national level • One representative of any non-COST institution admitted to participate • Each signatory has one vote

  13. Working Group (WG) • Small number of researchers per working group • Working group members may be: • Management Committee members • Other scientists from the signatory countries

  14. COST TIST (Telecoms & IST) • ~ 25 Actions, ~ 2500 Organisations • Covering Long Term Research on • Algorithm Technologies • Antennas and Radio Propagation • Knowledge and Information Management • Network Design & Analysis • New Internet & Multimedia Services • Optical Networking and Photonics • Satellite and Mobile Communication • Special Needs and User Requirements • Strong Relationship with IST Programme

  15. COST TISTResearch Domains & Actions Network Design & Analysis COST 279,285, 293, 295 Biometrics, Authentication & Security COST 275, 277, 278 Multimedia and Inform. ManagementCOST 274, 276, 282, 283, 292 e-Society COST 219ter, 281, 287, 294, 298 Nanotech & Optical CommunicationsCOST 270, 288, 291, 299 Wireless & Mobile CommunicationsCOST 272, 273, 289, 290, 297 Antennas,Radio Propagation, and InterferenceCOST 280, 284,286, 296

  16. COST TIST Stand Point • Bottom-up approach • Flexible research themes & participation • Community building • Long term research • Predominantly basic R&D • Voluntary cooperation model (High motivation) • High impact on FP’s

  17. Evolution of COST TIST Actions

  18. Annual Grant Contracts COST TIST support: Annual Grant Contracts with Grant-Holder organisation Contract covers costs for: Secretariat (administration + charges) Meetings (MC and WGs) Seminars, workshops, and training schools Short Term Scientific Missions Dissemination activities Publications are funded by specific COST funds

  19. COST TIST Managed by the COST Office Staff: Science Officer Afonso Ferreira Afonso.Ferreira@cost.esf.org Administrative Officer Brigid Bradley bbradley@cost.esf.org COST WWW Site http://cost.cordis.lu TC Chair: Prof. Gert Brussaard We’re here to help…

  20. COST TIST • Questions?

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