A 119 page brochure was published today by the European Commission for Information Society and Media, titled “Future Networks & Services – Developing the Future of the Internet through European Research”.

The publication presents the various ongoing European activities and future trends in network and service technologies. The European Commission is aware of the importance of the development of the Internet. “The imperative role of Europe is, and will be, in broadening the borders of information and communication technologies (ICT) and in promoting a wide-spread use of the Internet.” – says Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media.

The document defines four main research fields:

• NETWORK OF THE FUTURE (Future Internet Technologies, Next Generation Mobile Technologies, Converged and Optical Networks)

• INTERNET OF SERVICES (Service Front Ends, Service Architectures, Virtualised Infrastructures, Service/Software Engineering)

• INTERNET OF THINGS (Integrated Interoperable Services, Next Generation RFID)

• 3D AND MEDIA INTERNET (User Generated Content, 3D Networked Virtual Environment, Multimedia Search)

You can find out more at “The European Future Internet Portal” which serves as the central forum for European activities and discussions on the future of the Internet, and which provides an overview on European research projects in the Future Internet area as well as regularly updated information on important events and other news.


You can also download the 119 page brochure.