The CHOICE project
Strengthening Chinese Collaboration on ICT R&D with Europe
Dr T J Owens
Email: [email protected]
Coordinator of CHOICE Departmental Director Teaching and Learning Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Brunel University London United Kingdom
Funded by the 7th Framework Programme
of the European Union
CHOICE Project - outline
!   FP7 Support Action Project – in order to Strengthening
Chinese Collaboration on ICT R&D with Europe
!   From 01 January 2014 for 2 years
!   EU contribution of EUR 735,000
Strengthening EU-China collaboration on ICT research Grant agreement #610578
The CHOICE Consortium
Par$cipant no. Par$cipant organisa$on name
Part. short name
Country
1 -‐ Coordinator
Brunel University
BRUNEL
UK
2 – Partner
Sigma Orionis
SIGMA
France
3 – Partner
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação
SPI
Portugal
4 – Partner
Torch High Technology Industry Development Centre
TORCH
China
5 – Partner
China Academy of TelecommunicaRon Research
CATR
China
6 – Partner
EU Project InnovaRon Centre
EUPIC
China
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In CHOICE emphasis is placed
on:
1)  Identifying obstacles to reciprocity and encouraging a
more balanced relationship with China based on
reciprocity
o  especially supporting European nationals, companies and
organisations willing to access Chinese research
programmes;
2)  Highlighting and showcasing both EU and Chinese
excellence in ICT R&D;
3)  Strengthening EU-China industrial ICT R&D cooperation
o  also with the view of preparing the ground for new
upcoming rules governing EU-China ICT R&D cooperation
under Horizon 2020 (H2020).
Presentation title | Date – Location Name | Organisation 4
Key distinguishing features of
CHOICE are that it 1):
!   Positions itself as a strategic forum on EU China science
and technology cooperation in ICT
!   Engages with the Chinese within the framework they have
adopted for managing their technological development o 
This framework plays careful attention to regulatory issues and
ensures subsequent developments are policies driven.
!   Focuses on cooperation in a context of policies driven
research
!   Focuses dialogues towards standardization and regulatory
initiatives that have the potential for initiating economic
sustainable cooperation with China outside of European
funded research programmes
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Achievements to date:
!   D1.1 E-book “Roadmap towards strengthened EU-China
ICT R&D cooperation” – preliminary version !   Contains: Roadmap and Action plan
!   There are actions proposed for EU stakeholders in EUChina ICT R&D in be proactive in pursuing collaboration
with China in ICT R&D and actions targeted at the EU (EC)
!   The greater part of D1.1 is its seven appendices six of
which are internal reports which are available on the
CHOICE website:
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D1.1 Appendices
!   CHOICE Internal report I-1 Examples of excellent EU China
collaboration in EU funded ICT R&D projects and support
actions
!   CHOICE Internal report I-3 EU member state cooperation
with China in ICT R&D&I: Bilateral cooperation in ICT
R&D&I
o  This establishes the Chinese concerns over the quality of EU ICT
R&D&I is with some EU funded projects not with European ICT
R&D&I as such. !   CHOICE Internal report I-5 Clustering for Success: Cluster
to establish EU-China collaborative ICT R&D&I
o  Provides the justification for the projects B2B match making
activities o  For 2014 the B2B match making activities are reported in D2.5 to
be followed up in WP2
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D1.1 Appendices (continued)
!   CHOICE Internal report I-2 Chinese regional and local
funding bodies for Scientific and Technical research !   CHOICE Internal report I-4 The current status of ICT
R&D&I for Chinese Eco-Cities: The implications for EUChina collaboration in ICT R&D&I
o  After the 1st phase cooperation on EU-China Green Smart City
cooperation supported by PDSF II Internal report I-4 was
provided to a member of the project’s technical experts group,
who is an active member of the CHOICE advisory board, ahead of
the proposal for the 2nd phase cooperation with a view to
informing the work of the proposal which was funded. !   CHOICE Internal report I-6 Support available for
innovation in ICT R&D&I in China: Protecting IPR
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D1.2 Post workshops reports linked to roadmaps
for sustaining EU -- China research cooperation
beyond FP7 – Preliminary report
!   CHOICE organised the 1st project thematic workshop on the
IoT in London to discuss IoT research excellence and R&D
collaboration mechanisms !   The intention being for proposals for collaboration
mechanisms arising out of the workshop to be submitted to
the 6th ICT dialogue meeting in 2015 in Europe !   This workshop led to the decision to organize the 1st CHOICE
Event/Matchmaking Event “Fostering EU--China
collaboration innovation in ICT” in Chengdu in October 2014
which took place 22-23 October 2014 and was focused on
fostering EU-China Collaborative Innovation in ICT
(Strengthening Chinese Collaboration on ICT R&D with
Europe) and included a specific session on IoT.
!   A report on the workshop is available from the project
website.
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D2.1 Online mapping of Chinese and
European ICT industrial associations –
Progress report
!   This provides an overview of Chinese ICT industrial
associations that are a Chinese priority for collaboration with
the EU. These priorities are described in D2.4.
!   It lists all the other Chinese ICT industrial associations that
the project is aware of.
!   It lists all EU level ICT industrial associations the project is
aware of.
!   It lists the ICT ETPs and PPPs.
!   It maps Chinese associations to EU associations and to ETPs
and PPPs based on subject area match. Strengthening EU-China collaboration on ICT research Grant agreement #610578
D2.2 and D2.3
!   D2.2 Information package for European researchers – First
end of year report – provides an analysis of relevant Chinese
national agencies and programmes in ICT R&D. !   This includes a set of links and a database of what should be
the best reference for European researchers. !   D2.3 Webinars on the ECs DAE, H2020 and future of EU-China
ICT R&D cooperation: Webinars in English with Chinese
subtitles illustrating key features of DAE, H2020 and future
EU- China R&D cooperation available from the project website
which also provides an ‘ask an expert’ facility. Strengthening EU-China collaboration on ICT research Grant agreement #610578
D2.4 Handbook for ICT Industrial
Support Services
!   Presents the current policy framework within which new
Chinese regulations and standards for emerging ICT
technologies are being developed. !   Financial support for such development is provided through
the annual Electronic Development fund.
!   With the move to a single Chinese funding body for ICT R&D&I
the future of this funding is not yet clear.
!   The China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) is
the organization in charge of drafting the standards of the
Chinese ICT industry.
!   Chinese ICT industry associations have a role in making policy
recommendations to the CCSA.
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D2.5 1st Annual Electronic Report on ICT
Industrial and Research Cooperation
!   Presents 10 cases of EU-China ICT Research and Development
and Innovation (R&D&I) collaboration that resulted from a
European Trip 2014 partly supported by the CHOICE.
!   The cooperation agreements involving Polish and Hungarian
partners highlight the benefits of clustering them with
Western European, in particular German partners, through the
organisation of the trip.
!   Reports that 52 potential cooperation agreements regarding
the ICT sector have been reached between 28 EU enterprises/
clusters/ organisations and 27 Chinese enterprises/ clusters/
organisations as of 15 December 2014 as a result of the ICT
related business to business (B2B) match making that took
place at 9th Edition of the EU-China Business & Technology
Cooperation Fair, in Chengdu, China, on 23rd October 2014,
with support from the CHOICE project.
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D3.1, D4.1 and D4.2
!   D3.1 Online database of China - EU MS/AC projects and
relevant EU projects: Collects the ongoing and concluded
China-EU member states and associated countries (EU MS/AC)
projects and relevant EU projects which promote the
cooperation between China and EU on ICT R&D, see http://
euchina- ict.eu/choice-online-database/ !   D4.1 Dissemination plan !   D4.2 First annual report on dissemination activities
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Motivation for this 1st CHOICE workshop in
China
!   From both the Chinese and European perspectives ICT
R&D excellence cannot exist in isolation from excellence in
innovation o  In this context this means innovation in design, processes and
organisational models in manufacturing and services.
!   This workshop seeks to identify opportunities to begin
processes leading to innovation in ICT through EU-China
collaboration: o  It will promote the identification of such opportunities by
highlighting through presentations examples of what potentially
could be done
o  Immersive/Interactive Media – NEM ETP and Interactive Media
Industry Alliance of China
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谢谢 Thank you