One of the major improvements in Celtic-Plus, compared to its predecessor Celtic, is the introduction of two full calls for proposals per year. After the Spring Call, which closed on 9th May, new proposals can now be submitted to the Autumn Call, which will close on 10 October 2011.
Possible research items are explained in detail in the Celtic-Plus Purple Book. Research items should be within the following domains:
Get Connected
■ Infrastructure and connectivity aspects
■ Fixed/ Wireless, optics, energy-efficiency
■ Network architecture, autonomic networks
While Connected
End-to-end services and applications, like
■ Digital home, digital enterprises
■ Digital City (including digital school, digital transport)
■ E-Health
■ Security, privacy, identity
Future Internet relations
Complement The EC’s Future Internet (FI-PPP) programme by
■ Making the Internet a high-quality service platform
■ Introduce the ‘Celtic-Plus Use-Case Factory’ (Extend the program by additional use-cases)
■ Contribute to future Internet capacity building and test cases/ platforms
Green-ICT relations
■ Consider environmental issues in ICT
■ Encourage better energy efficiency
■ Consider Smart Grid, Water management & ICT
■ Develop multi-disciplinary approach
Call details are available at:
http://www.celticplus.eu/Project-calls/Call-2011/call-2011-information.asp
