THESEUS – Joint Research
To a greater extent than other branches of technology, Internet technologies are developed and applied within global infrastructures. The task of THESEUS Joint Research is to put the research and development work that is taking place within the THESEUS program into an international context, to encourage a flow of information between the THESEUS consortium and external partners, and thus to promote the dissemination of the technologies and applications being developed by THESEUS.
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has charged the Joint Research program with focusing on the following three areas: profiling, networking and disseminating results. Profiling involves the systematic collection of information about research areas and the development of technology, application and business models for a variety of international research and development activities. Such activities include, for example, the European technology platform “NESSI,” the large-scale Japanese project “Information Grand Voyage,” as well as industry-run initiatives such as the service platforms created by Microsoft, salesforce.com and Oracle.
The resulting profiles make it possible to link partners in the THESEUS consortium with scientific institutions and companies, by providing valuable information about shared development goals and about complementary or competing interests. This allows them to engage in results-oriented planning, identifying areas in which cross-project and cross-company cooperation is feasible and mutually advantageous. In addition to linking individual partners, Joint Research also organizes events such as cross-sectoral workshops and international conferences.
Success in transferring results to industry, as well as to external research projects, depends on reconciling the needs of potential users with what the THESEUS consortium is able to provide. Joint Research supports this process, particularly by engaging in an ongoing exchange of information with user groups, regional service networks and industry-run standards groups. This effort, too, is based primarily on the results of profiling results as well as on numerous closed and open events and a variety of publications.
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has charged the Joint Research program with focusing on the following three areas: profiling, networking and disseminating results. Profiling involves the systematic collection of information about research areas and the development of technology, application and business models for a variety of international research and development activities. Such activities include, for example, the European technology platform “NESSI,” the large-scale Japanese project “Information Grand Voyage,” as well as industry-run initiatives such as the service platforms created by Microsoft, salesforce.com and Oracle.
The resulting profiles make it possible to link partners in the THESEUS consortium with scientific institutions and companies, by providing valuable information about shared development goals and about complementary or competing interests. This allows them to engage in results-oriented planning, identifying areas in which cross-project and cross-company cooperation is feasible and mutually advantageous. In addition to linking individual partners, Joint Research also organizes events such as cross-sectoral workshops and international conferences.
Success in transferring results to industry, as well as to external research projects, depends on reconciling the needs of potential users with what the THESEUS consortium is able to provide. Joint Research supports this process, particularly by engaging in an ongoing exchange of information with user groups, regional service networks and industry-run standards groups. This effort, too, is based primarily on the results of profiling results as well as on numerous closed and open events and a variety of publications.