Budget for the call:
2 mio euro

Each topic refers to a set of functionalities to be supported by GEs to be integrated in the FI-WARE Platform. Proposals should address the definition of open and royalty-free specifications, as well as the development of a reference implementation, of new GEs in the FI-WARE Platform that will cover these functionalities.

The FI-WARE project follows an Agile process to implement its work plan. Aligned with this, the set of functionalities to be covered by proposers to each topic are described in the form of Epics. Regarding the FI-WARE First Open Call, the topics to be covered are:

• Middleware for efficient and QoS/Security-aware invocation of services and exchange of messages.

This topic will be focused on a middleware GE that can overcome limitations of existing middleware technologies while still supporting backward compatibility to most widely used ones. Goal is to achieve the highest levels of performance, to keep specified QoS requirements, in the various networking environments making up the Future Internet, as well as to incorporate a number of relevant features such as management of credentials when handling messages or accountability and traceability functions. Last but not least, this component should enable a middleware-neutral definition of interfaces exported by FI-WARE components.

(Click here to find the Epics linked to this topic. A final version of Epics to be considered will be available by February 21st)

• Business Models and Business Elements (BM & BE) Definition and Simulation.

This topic will be focused on a GE that support application providers in the design of innovative Business Models based on the combination of the applications/services they offer and services provided by either FI-WARE GEs or complementary applications/services provided by third parties.  Definition of such Business Models would comprise the definition of the different offerings, policy rules to manage prices including promotions, bundling, etc as well as how SLAs violations will be managed/compensated. Last but not least, this GE should provide the ability to simulate Business Models so that application providers can anticipate how they could work.

(Click here to find the Epics linked to this topic. A final version of Epics to be considered will be available by February 21st)

Before responding an Open Call, it is recommended to:

• Analyze the FI-WARE Vision, where definition of main concepts (GE, FI-WARE Instance, FI-WARE Testbed and Open Innovation Lab, etc) are provided and the current chapters of FI-WARE are described.
• Understand how FI-WARE is applying Agile because new beneficiaries joining the FI-WARE Consortium will have to follow defined processes and tools.
• Analyze which Generic Enablers FI-WARE partners are currently implementing in their effort towards Materializing the FI-WARE Vision.

Three Open Calls have been finally planned with a total grant devoted to all of them of 12,3 M€ (Million Euros). The upper limit of funding for the two topics in the First Open Call will be 2 Million €, of which a maximum of 1,25 Million € will be devoted to the middleware topic and a maximum of 750 K€ will be devoted to the BM&BE topic. 7-8 M€ will be allocated for the second Open Call and the rest of the grant will be assigned to the third Open Call.

The following documents include helpful information to prepare your proposal:

• Guidelines for Applicants
• Form A template
• Form B template
• Consortium Agreement & Collaboration Agreement
• FAQ (to be published on March 1st, we encourage you to read it carefully at the time of its publication)

Source: http://www.fi-ware.eu/open-call/

Further information on the programme (e.g. links to programme website, Rules for Participation, Financial Guidelines, etc.):

You can download the announcement of the First Open Call here:

• FI-WARE First Open Call announcement

The planned schedule associated to the first Open Call is shown below.  Publication of the second Open Call is scheduled in April 2012.

Contact/additional support (e.g. Helpdesk, contact to NCPs in your country, partnering websites if available, further related links, etc.):

Project acronym: FI-WARE

Project grant agreement number: 285248
Project full name: FI-WARE: Future Internet Core Platform
Expected duration of participation in project: July 2012 to April 2014
Total EC funding available for new partners: up to 2 Million Euro.
Call identifier: FI-WARE: Open Call 1 for additional beneficiaries
Language in which proposals should be submitted: English
Web address for further information: this web page
Email address for submissions: ict@ec.europa.eu (subject: “FI-WARE: Open Call 1 for additional beneficiaries”)
Email address for further information: fiware-opencall-help@lists.fi-ware.eu