Fraunhofer Alliance for Information and Communication Technology ICT Prof' Dr' Dieter Rombach Chair,

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Fraunhofer Alliance
for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)

Prof. Dr. Dieter Rombach
Chair, Fraunhofer ICT Alliance
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• Content
• Fraunhofer ICT Alliance
• Importance of Ambient Intelligence
• Importance of international cooperation
• Support from Fraunhofer ICT Alliance

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• Fraunhofer Alliances
• Information Communication-Technology (ICT)
• Life Sciences
• Materials Components
• Microelectronics
• Production Technology
• Surfaces Photonics
• Defense Security

58 Institutes appr. 12 800 employees appr. 1.2
Billionresearch budget

• 13 Institutes
• appr. 2800 Employees
• appr. 170 M Budget

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• ICT-Security and Security / Safety with ICT
• Usability Engineering
• Ambient Intelligence
• Digital Entertainment
• Data Analysis and Information Extraction
• ICT for Production and Engineering
• Simulated Reality
• Software Engineering
• Next Generation Networks
• Grid Computing

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What is Ambient Intelligence?

• Interaction between people and intelligent
  devices with the objective to provide pro-active
  support independent of location, time and
  situation
• Satisfaction of needs for information,
  communiation, mobility, security, orientation,
  health, entertainment, etc.

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Ambient Intelligence Focus within the ICT
Alliance

• RD Focus Areas
• Innovative Sensors
• Open Communication platforms
• Middleware for ad-hoc networks
• Software Architecture and Engineering Standards
  for Applications
• Information Management, Context/Situation/Goal
  recognition
• Markets and Applications
• Working Living
• Shopping, Leisure Entertainment
• Emergency Assistance, individualized medical
  servcies Assisted Living
• Logistics, Transport Traffic
• Production Maintenance

Assisted Living The population continues to
age. New technologies such as Ambient
Intelligence will provide the possibility for
aging people to live longer and independently at
home. In addition, health costs are expected to
be lowered.
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The Fraunhofer ICT Alliance at a Glance
Chair Deputy Chair Managing Director
Prof. Dieter Rombach Prof. Matthias Jarke Dipl.
Inform. Boris Groth

• Founded in 2001
• 13 2 (Guest) Institutes
• 10 Locations
• appr. 2.800 Employees
• appr. 168 Mio. Budget
• Head Office in Berlin

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Growing Importance of ICT in all Sectors of
Industry Society
Primary ICT Sector
Sekundary ICT Sectors
Financial Sector
Logistics Sector
Automotive Sector
Health Sector (e.g., AL)
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ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT Suppliers
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Prof. Dr. E. Reinhardt, Managing Board,
Siemens In Medical Technology ICT is responsible
for more than 80 of all innovations.
Dr. S. Dais Managing Board Robert Bosch More
than 80 of all Innovations in Automotive
Industry are based on ICT.
Dr. J. Helbig Managing Board, Deutsche
Post More than 80 of innovations in Logistics
are driven by ICT.
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Application Example Assisted Living

• Medical services can be moved into the home
• Ambient technology enables this paradigm shift
• Example Projects Recognition of emergencies _at_
  home, and intelligent application of counter
  measures (BMBF-BelAmI, EU-EMERGE)
• New Challenges
• Low cost (for everybody)
• Support of all information needs (beyond medical)

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Importance of international Collaboration
USA
Japan
China
South-Korea
Singapore
Indonesia
Portugal !
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• Support from ICT Alliance
• Assisted Living within Fraunhofer
• High Technology Potential
• Many Applications (incl. Assisted Living)
• Establishment of a Fraunhofer Assisted Living
  Alliance
• We welcome Fraunhofer Portugal as a member of the
  new Alliance
• Assisted living at low cost, homing for the poor
• Additional test centers

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• Support from ICT Alliance (continued)
• As ICT Alliance chair I personally pledge my
  support for the activities in Portugal
• Member of the Steering Committee
• Offer exploration for further collaborations with
  other Fraunhofer (ICT) institutes

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Best Wishes! Welcome in the Fraunhofer Family!