Research – Development – Innovations
in ICT
Branislav Rovan
Comenius University in Bratislava
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
rovan@dcs.fmph.uniba.sk
Disclaimer
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Particular examples serve as an illustration, not
an exhaustive list
Occasional statements which may sound
pollitically incorrect are my personal oppinions
Everything else is to be taken in the usual
software licence style
Contents
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ICT R&D&I in Slovakia
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Priorities for 2020
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Potential partners
ICT R&D&I in Slovakia
The Past to Build upon
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Theory (Gödel Prize, … )
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Education (since 1962, … )
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Applications (Graphics, Microelectronics, SW &
Web Engineering, AI, … )
Successful IT companies (ESET, Sygic, ...)
ICT R&D&I in Slovakia
Planning the Future
The Environment
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Advantages of ICT
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Everyone knows it is important
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Everyone knows it is usefull
Disadvantages of ICT
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Everyone knows it is important
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Everyone is an expert
Two faces of ICT
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Providing service
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Providing understanding, methods, ...
ICT R&D&I in Slovakia
Planning the Future
Megatrend: HW → SW → Information
EU Priorities
Setting Ground for the Move
Innovation → INNOVATION
ICT Priorities for 2020
Intention
Develop methods and tools of multiple use for the
existing SME and enabling start-ups in specialized
application areas.
Improve competitiveness of existing Slovak SME's
and foster formation of new ones.
Natural application areas will include education,
health, public administration and in fact any area
of economic and social life.
ICT Priorities for 2020
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Information and Data Space and its Use
Internet of Things – Smart Internet (Smart
Devices, Smart Applications, Smart Cities, …)
ICT in Service - addressing challenges in
research, technology and society
Information and Data Space
and its Use
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Ecosystem for sharing and exploiting data and
information
Analyzing and processing data in extensive
distributed information spaces (Big Data, Fast
Data, Open Data, Data Semantics, Data
Security)
Presenting and visualizing data, virtual reality,
simulation
Internet of Things – Smart Internet
(Smart Devices, Smart Applications,
Smart Cities, …)
1. Networks and Communication (special focus to
mobile and broadband)
2. Sensor systems
3. Web and mobile technologies and applications
4. Intelligent systems and services
5. Cloud systems and services
ICT for addressing challenges in
research, technology and society
1. Materials and Nanotechnologies
2. Biomedicine and Biotechnology
3. Industrial Technologies
4. Sustainable Energy
5. Agriculture and environment
6. Societal Chalenges and Governance
Infrastructure Priorities
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Completing a modern ICT infrastructure to
support research, development, innovation and
transfer of technologies (based on SANET)
to serve all R&D&I priorities
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Central European Center for ICT and
Innovations
To assist in „rebuilding the innovation pyramid“
Funding
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Great Expectations (of EU Funding)
Modest government funding
(in several modalities)
Legislative incentives for encouraging private
funding are planned
(Main) Potential Partners
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Comenius University and
Slovak University of Technology
(both in Bratislava)
University of P. J. Šafarik in Košice
The Technical University of Košice
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University of Žilina
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Slovak Academy of Sciences
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Successful Companies (ESET, ...)
Comenius University in Bratislava
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
Department of Computer Science
Department of Applied Informatics
Deparetment of Informatics Education
http://www.fmph.uniba.sk
Slovak University of Technology
Bratislava
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Faculty of Informatics and Information
Technologies
http://www.fiit.stuba.sk
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
Information Technology
http://www.fei.stuba.sk
P. J. Šafárik University in Košice
Faculty of Science
Institute of Computer Science
http://www.ics.upjs.sk
The Technical University of Košice
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
http://www.fei.tuke.sk
University of Žilina
Faculty of Management Science and Informatics
http://www.fri.uniza.sk
Faculty of Elecrical Engineering
http://fel.uniza.sk
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Informatics
http://www.ui.sav.sk
Mathematical Institute
http://www.mat.savba.sk
Useful contact
Maria Buciova
H2020 ICT NCP
maria_buciova@stuba.sk
Useful contact
Maria Buciova
H2020 ICT NCP
maria_buciova@stuba.sk
and to some extent
rovan@dcs.fmph.uniba.sk
Thank you for your attention