4NEM

The NEM Platform is supported by the European Commission through the (FP7) contract n° 213696:

4NEM-Support action for the NEM European Technology Platform

The 4NEM SSA aims at giving the NEM platform the means to realise its ambitions. It includes the support to the following activities:

• NEM secretariat : covering all necessary functions to ensure the normal operation of the NEM Initiative, including the coordination of activities, logistics assistance, website, informatics, communications,
• Strategy Development, with the extension of the NEM Vision to a period beyond 2015, and related development of NEM Strategic Research Agenda, but also the production of positioning documents to provide answers to European and national bodies on strategic questions,
• European collaboration, in particular, with the European Commission and Parliament, other European Technology Platforms and European Initiatives, such as Eureka-Celtic, and relevant national initiatives,
• Liaison ensuring that NEM is influential on the international scene. This includes professional publication and dissemination of achievements made by NEM community and briefing standards and regulatory bodies,
• Organisation of an annual conference, “NEM Summit”, expected to attract 400 to 500 delegates from the NEM community and from the worldwide community of the organisations involved in the NEM sector,
• Strategic analysis of how running projects are covering the FP7 networked media objectives and NEM Strategic research Agenda, including a wide consultation within and outside the NEM community, launching an open forum.

The 4NEM consortium consists of Steering Board members of the NEM platform:

Thomson (Coordinator), Alcatel-Lucent, British Broadcasting Corporation, Eurescom, France Telecom, G.A.M.E, Sigma Consultants, Intel IRT, JCP-Consult, Philips, Rose Vision, ST Microelectronics, Telefonica, Nokia

The 4NEM project started 1st Oct 2007 and will last until 30 Sept 2009.

Some 4NEM deliverables are public and are available below.