“SecureCHAINS - Integration of Security Technology Supply Chains and Identification of weaknesses and untapped potential”

A project coming under programme: European Commission FP7 Security 2009 -Coordination and Support Action

Short Description: SecureCHAINS project aims to actively involve researchers, SMEs, government institutions, major companies and big industrial enterprises to look at technologies capable of tackling a number of major topics in the field of security in Europe. The SecureCHAINS main mission is to contribute to a more competitive Security Technologies Supply Chain (STSC). In this respect, the consortium will cooperate with the industry to gain a better understanding of the nature and structure of the STSC from prime contractors to subcontractors coming from the various tiers of the supply chains. The SecureCHAINS project will identify and evaluate the potential of all the layers and associated actors involved on the STSC and will enable the actors’ to get access to the identified main stakeholders and integrators. The consortium will also promote a common communication platform. This approach will cover both civil security and defence technologies in an integrated approach in order to understand to what extent the two sectors overlap and how the experience from the defence market can be transferred into the security market and vice-versa. Therefore, this project aims for the definition, adoption, testing and validation of a methodology able to help the European Organisations to obtain a higher integration within the STSC.

Funding authority: European Commision - Research Executive Agency (REA)
Duration: 24 months
Commencement date: 01/05/2010

“YMIR - Improve access to finance for innovative SMEs”

A project coming under programme: European Commission FP7 ICT WP 2009-2010 - Support Action

Short Description: YMIR bridges the gap between innovative SMEs and investors (Venture Capital firms, Business Angels and other private equity firms) and contributes to the exploitation of the innovation potential of SMEs and their ICT research projects results by developing a range of services enabling them to benefit from the Financial Investors.The YMIR project strategy foresees the analysis of past and ongoing FP6/FP7 ICT projects and the establishment of a business community of innovative SMEs with high growth potential, involved in research activities and committed to long term, sustainable partnerships. In parallel, YMIR will identify European investors willing to align in trust-based partnerships guided by strong ethical for sustainable investment and social responsibility principles and economic objectives. YMIR will provide consultancy and assistance services on finance issues to SMEs that intend to promote their research results, and plans to organise and run 4 Venture Academies (workshops dedicated to training and preparing SMEs for their meetings and negotiation with VC or other investors) organised in correspondence with 4 Networking & Partnering Events.

Funding authority: European Commision - DG INFSO
Duration: 24 months
Commencement date: 01/01/2010

“Center for eGovernance Program @ (at) South East Europe”

An INA Academy project co-financed by: the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Hellenic-Aid Program

Short Description: Recognizing the importance of regional collaboration and the cooperation of public - private sector in the growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) as well as the critical role of Electronic Governance (eGovernance) programs in democratic, political, economic and social growth of 21st century, INA Academy proposed the launch of a Center for eGovernance Program @ (at) SEE. The Program is built on the strategic objective of strengthening anthropocentric eGovernance in South-Eastern Europe that will facilitate regional collaboration and European Integration of the SEE region. The Program supports the activities of the Center for eGovernance Development, a Foundation that was established in 2008 by regional governments and public/private stakeholders, among which also INA Academy.

The project extended its activities to 5 Western Balkan countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Funding authority: Hellenic-Aid Program
Duration: 12 months
Commencement date: 9/5/2008

“ eCommunications Sector Capacity Building Program”

An INA Academy project co-financed by: the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Hellenic-Aid Program

Short Description: The eCommunications Sector Capacity Building Program is focused in facilitating the development of the electronic Communications Technologies sector, which is regarded as a sector of strategic importance in the South East Europe (SEE). The Program is focused in providing assistance to the National Regulatory Authorities of Western Balkan countries and promoting regional collaboration on ICT issues between competent institutions involved in the sector (Ministries, Governmental Organizations, NGOs, Academic/Research Institutions).

The project extended its activities to 5 Western Balkan countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Funding authority: Hellenic-Aid Program
Duration: 12 months
Commencement date: 1/6/2008

“GREAT-IST”

A project coming under programme: Priority [INNOV-1] – IST of the European Commission FP6 IST Programme

Short Description: GREAT-IST is a strategic project involving the target countries of Central and Eastern Europe, namely the Western Balkans, the Newly Independent States and the Associated Candidate Countries. The target countries are subdivided into the following three categories:

   Candidate countries: Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania

   Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav
        Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro

    Newly Independent States: Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine

The project aims at bringing together the IST research stakeholders of target countries and of other European countries, to share visions and experience in implementing Information Society, to contribute towards harmonization of IST research priorities and to enhance co-operation in the broader area of the “Great European East” in a view of facilitating gradual integration at a pan-European level. INA was invited to join the project as a “Content Director” at Month 16 of project implementation.

Funding authority: European Commission
Duration: 24 months (9 months for INA)
Commencement date: 1/6/2005 (1/9/2006 for INA)

“EMedIT - East Mediterranean Cohesion on Information and Telecommunications”

A project coming under programme: INTERREG III B, ARCHIMED

Short Description: EMedIT will promote support services and training on ICT to the regional authorities (telecommunications regulatory institutions, ministries, telecom operators and related agencies and universities).
The specific objectives of the project are to:

  promote development of modern technology in telecommunication systems

  provide assistance to public authorities so that they can use modern ICT

  develop cooperation and networking between all regional actors involved in ICT

Funding authority: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 75%,
National Funding 25%
Duration: 18 months Commencement date: 1/9/2006

“VIRTUAL GUIDE - Virtual and Multimedia Guide in Museums using Wireless Technologies”

A project coming under programme: Coordination programme “Research and Technological Development Consortiums in Fields of National Priority of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region’s Operational Programme”, Axis 1, Measure 2.1

Short Description: Virtual Guide will develop a low-cost radio-system, suitable for guidance assistance within cultural centres, using wireless technologies. The new service will be offered to the users in a user-friendly manner while the integrated system’s intelligence will allow the automatic user location awareness and the potential information and multimedia material provision.

Funding authority: General Secretariat for Research and Technology,
Greek Ministry of Development
Duration: 18 months
Commencement date: 1/6/2006

"SLAM - Service Level Agreement Management Framework for Telco Service Providers"

A project coming under programme: "International Collaboration in the Industrial Research and Activities of Growth in Pre-competitive Stage - 2003", of the Operational Program "Competitiveness"

Short Description: Implementation of a comprehensive SLA management system, which would be suitable for a telecommunication Service Provider dealing with a wide range of service types. As a general framework system, the solution needs to be generic enough to ensure desired flexibility and act as the base for specific SLA Management system implementation. Primary objectives within SLAM project are the identification of Functional Requirements for a SLAM framework, the implementation of the SLAM framework, and the pilot installation and application of the working SLA management platform on fixed and mobile communications' networks.

Funding authority: Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology,
within the framework of C' CSP
Duration:  24 months
Commencement date:  1 May 2004

"Development of educational software application in the category of Business Strategy Simulation Games adapted in the bussiness environment of Greece and other South-eastern European countries"

A project coming under programme: HERON-P(GSRT/OPIS)

Short Description: This project concerns the implementation of an educational software application in the category of Business Strategy Simulation Games adapted in the bussiness environment of Greece and other South-eastern European countries. The objective of this work is the creation of a complete educational product, which will address the needs and experiences of students and will be shot of the weaknesses of similar foreign products.

Funding authority: GSRT/OPIS (50% funding)
Duration: 34 months
Commencement date: 1/3/2005

"Enhanced Radio resource Algorithms based on Cross-Layer Issues for 4G Networks"

A project coming under programme: “Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) Industry-Academia Partnership Scheme" of the operational program MOBILITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

Short Description: Tha main objective of this project is the transfer of knowledge between industry and college areas and specialized technologies. The scientific part of the project aims to contribute to the action plan of technical innovation of the European Community using radio resource management algorithms (Radio Resource Management) which are based on interaction levels (cross-layer) for third-generation networks 4G.

Funding authority: EU Marie Curie Actions, funding rate 100%
Duration: 20 months
Commencement date: 1 March 2005

"SEITCO - South Eastern European Information Telecommunication Cohesion Initiative"

An INA Academy project coming under programme: Community Initiative INTERREG III B (2000 - 2006) CADSES, Priority 2 - Efficient and sustainable transport systems and access to the information society, Measure 2.2 - Improving access to knowledge and the information society.

Short Description: INA Academy has been established as an Academy for Telecommunications in South East Europe (SETA), which includes representatives from various public and private stakeholders in the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in order to create an appropriate institutional framework on a uniform basis for all EU countries and to further address all relevant issues (convergence with EU, exploit new technologies such as spectrum management, etc) and have access to specialist support services in the form of studies, seminars, training courses, working groups, round table talks. This program aims through the existing institutional structure to promote services supporting and training to national regulators and other decision-makers already involved in the existing network of INA Academy in order to establish a unified and uniform method, strategy and policy on ICT in the East Europe with particular benefits for all actors in the ICT market.

Funding authority: ERDF €160.000
Duration: 24 months
Commencement date: November 2003

"INNO-UTILITIES - Innovation-Friendly Public Procurement & Fight Against Telecommunications Fraud and Security Threats"

A project coming under programme: Promotion of innovation and encouragement of SME participation"

Short Description: The project aims to create new public procurement procedures that are friendly to innovation and to find ways to protect public utilities of modern technological attacks on infrastructure.

Participating countries: Greece, Germany, Portugal, Sweden

Funding authority: ΕΕ (πρόγραμμα ) , funding rate 50% and 45%
Duration: 24 months
Commencement date: 1 October 2003
Project website: http://www.inno-utilities.org

"Bluetooth low-cost Telecommunication system for Voice and Data transmission in Cultural Centers"

A project coming under programme: ERON-P (General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece)

Short Description: Development of a low-cost, low-range, cordless radio-system for the transmission of voice and data within buildings (Cultural Centers) based on Bluetooth technology.

Funding authority: General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece (GSRT), funding rate 50%
Duration: 32 months
Commencement date: 1 April 2003

"TRISTAN-EAST - Training of IST Multipliers and Awareness Nurturing in the 3rd Countries of EAST and South East Europe (NIS)"

A project coming under programme: IST (EC/DG INFSO)

Short Description: Enabling a wider participation of NIS organizations in the 6th FP IST programme, through the identification and mentoring of IST multipliers in the NIS and building up awareness of the IST programme in these countries.

Participating countries: Greece, Italy, France, Israel, Austria, Germany, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Moldavia, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine

Funding authority: EC/DG INFSO (programme IST),
funding rate 100%
Duration: 24 months
Commencement date: 1 January 2003
Project website: www.tristaneast.net