PlanetData Programs Calls 1 and 2

A. FenselUniversity of Innsbruck

1st year reviewLuxembourg, December 2011

PlanetData Programs Calls 1 and 2Andreas Fensel

University of Innsbruck1st year review

Luxembourg, December 2011

PlanetData Programs Calls 1 and 2

Dieter Andreas FenselUniversity of Innsbruck

1st year reviewLuxembourg, December 2011

Overview• Official reason: Open calls are being

issued to extend expertise and invite new partners to carry out certain tasks within the project

• Unofficial reason: They are a means to increase visibility of the project

• Selected partner(s) are eligible for funding

• Total funding is ca. 0.6 million €, distributed over two call rounds

Call 1: “Consuming Linked Data” (i)

We currently have vacancies in the consortium for partners with comprehensive research and technological expertise

in the area of "Consuming Linked Data.”

• Call open: The call was open for submissions from 1st January 2011

• Deadline for submission of proposals: 16th February 2011; 17h00 Brussels time

• Expected duration of participation in project: 4 to 12 months, starting earliest in June 2011

• Proposal format: proposals can include one or more organizations eligible for EU funding, and should have an indicative funding between €15,000 and €100,000

Call 1: “Consuming Linked Data” (ii)

We currently have vacancies in the consortium for partners with comprehensive research and technological expertise

in the area of "Consuming Linked Data.”

• More info: http://planet-data.eu/planetdata-programs

• Full call text: http://planet-data.eu/sites/default/files/Call_announcement%20full_final.pdf

• Guide for applicants: http://planet-data.eu/sites/default/files/Guide_for_applicants_v4.pdf

• The results are documented in detail in D8.2 1st PlanetData Program, issued March 31, 2011

Call 1: Results (i)• PlanetData Call 1 “Consuming Linked

Data” took place in 2011

• 37 proposals submitted… • … out of which 36 eligible for evaluation• proposers from 17 countries• 11 external to PlanetData evaluators took

part…• …in f2f evaluation meetings, for 3 days in

February 2011 in Innsbruck

Call 1: Results (ii)• 3 projects with 4 new full partners joined

the PlanetData consortium (from October 2011): • Consuming and Quality Assessment of Linked

Data in Urban Environments through Games with a Purpose (CEFRIEL)

• Consuming and ImprovingNorwegian Linked Open Data for Regional Development and Environmental Friendly Behavior (Computas and SINTEF)

• ParkMe: Linked Open Parking Data (Open University)

Call 2: Schedule

• Call open: Full details will be published on the PlanetData website by 12th August 2012. The call will be open for submissions from 22nd August 2012

• Deadline for submission of proposals: 26th September 2012; 17h00 Brussels time

• Expected duration of participation in project: 4 to 12 months

• Proposal format: proposals can include one or more organizations eligible for EU funding.

Call 2: Topics• Scope likely a combination of research and impact creation

topics, broader than Call 1

• A dedicated workshop with invited experts and the PlanetData consortium was held on November 14, 2011 in Vienna

• Further roadmapping workshops planned in 2012

• Currently there is no obvious hot topic.