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NEO IDEAS AND INNOVATION SMART EUROPE A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) March 2015
INDEX
AN INNOVATIVE EUROPE: INVESTING TO UNLEASH THE POWER 3
OF SMART INFRASTRUCTURES
4
SMART INFRASTRUCTURES FOR THE ENERGY UNION
5
SMART EUROPEAN TRANSPORT, CITIES & PORTS
SMART INDUSTRY 7
SILVER ECONOMY & SMART HEALTH 8
SMART SECURITY FOR CITIZENS 9
SMART SPACE INFRASTRUCTURES & APPLICATIONS 10
CONCLUSION 11
SMART EUROPE: A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) 2
AN INNOVATIVE EUROPE: INVESTING TO UNLEASH
THE POWER OF SMART INFRASTRUCTURES
Decisive action is needed for a new deal The formidable European network of Within this context, Indra aims at
in Europe. We cannot wait and lag behind infrastructures can rapidly benefit contributing with constructive and concrete
other leading economies worldwide, so a from smart technologies. The increased proposals through a Smart Europe package
productive investment is required for solid connectivity between the digital world and with a double purpose:
competitiveness, sustainable growth and real life provides an unparalleled opportunity
• To strengthen the sense of ownership
new employment. This action should be to reshape our industry and modernize
of the European citizenship with
taken jointly and in a coordinated manner by fundamental services. ICT solutions are key
regards its common infrastructures and
the public and the private sectors. components of modern infrastructure.
assets.
Europe is well placed to take advantage of Given the increasing investment gap, boosting
• To foster efficiency and productivity
the digital revolution. Achieving the goal of investment in innovation should be a key
by means of digital technologies, boost
an innovative Europe requires a new paradigm priority. The Investment offensive lead by
competitiveness in key industrial sectors
of mobility, flexibility, adaptability and an the European Commission is a positive
and create sustainable and equitable
innovative demand of a full range of new step forward at EU level, although estimated
growth.
technologies that are reshaping our way of investment needs amount to 1,000 Billion
life. There is a large gap between the rhetoric EUR for the achievement of Trans-European
of preaching the knowledge society and the networks in the field of transport and energy
reality of little shift in preparing to engage and for the deployment of broadband alone.
with it.
SMART EUROPE: A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) 3
SMART INFRASTRUCTURES FOR
THE ENERGY UNION
A key objective of the European Union in infrastructure and (4) the end-customer • Deploying new solutions for the
relation to Energy is to promote secure, as a key element in the operation of the optimal operation and maintenance of
affordable and climate-friendly energy for energy system (customers will become energy infrastructures. These solutions
European citizens and businesses. Achieving “prosumers” – producer + consumer). should consider a predictive approach
this goal requires allowing a free flow of Managing all this will require investing in to the management of assets and an
energy across national borders within the the concept of edge computing applied intensive use of advanced analytic
Union, as well as bringing into the system new to the management of smart grids and in techniques and IT-OT integration. From
technologies and renewed infrastructures to advanced analytic platforms. a technological perspective, they must
promote energy efficiency and ensure security ensure the application of strict cyber-
• Fostering energy efficiency, through
of supply. security standards and should interact
investing in client engagement
fluently with new technologies like
In this context, there are several types of platforms that support (1) the interaction
augmented reality or drones.
valuable investments that Europe should with the new “prosumer” of energy and
pursue: (2) the development of new concepts
like demand management or multi-
• The implementation of smart With a vision of an integrated continent-
utility business models based on a
technologies to ensure a resilient wide energy system where energy flows
new generation of bi-directional smart
power system. The new system will freely across borders in mind, Indra is among
metering infrastructure. These platforms
have to support and integrate (1) top European ICT companies that shall
should also consider the interaction with
the growing distributed renewable contribute to develop the new technologies
the new “connected” elements that
generation, (2) energy storage as a needed to deliver smart energy for Europe.
smart cities will bring (contributing to
critical game-changing piece of future
the evolution of the “Internet of Things”
power systems, (3) electric mobility
technologies).
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SMART EUROPEAN TRANSPORT,
CITIES & PORTS
Good transport connections are vital for model and facilitate a better use of the infrastructure in Europe and equivalent land
Europe’s growth and competiveness. existing infrastructure. and waterborne transport management
Innovative Intelligent Transport Systems systems. Furthermore, air, land or rail traffic
Shifting from capacity to connectivity −
will play a significant role in determining our management systems developed in Europe,
achieving a cooperative, better interconnected
transport compositions for the future as such as SESAR technologies and ERTMS, can
transport system − is a priority and it has
long as they increase efficiency. Sustained be exported outside Europe, reinforcing the
to be done by means of the deployment
investments are therefore needed to competitiveness of their European users and
of the modernised air traffic management
transform the current European transport manufacturers.
A EUROPEAN AIR The Single European Sky Air Traffic contribute to ensure a timely, synchronised
Management Research Programme (SESAR) is and successful SESAR deployment, helping
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT contributing to the Single European Sky (SES) Airlines, ANSPs and Airports to tackle the
ADVANCED MODEL implementation by developing technologies needed investments and bear its related risks.
and procedures for a new-generation system
It has been estimated that SESAR deployment
capable of ensuring a high level performance
would require 3 Billion EUR in EU funds
over the next 30 years.
over the period 2014-2024 to mitigate
Further and fast progress on SESAR risks related to unsynchronised deployment,
deployment –industrialization and negative business cases and to leverage
implementation- as well as on the global private and other investments. EU financial
interoperability between SESAR and intervention should focus on performance
developments outside Europe are of essential sensitive projects in line with the priorities
importance for the Single European Sky, its identified in the Master plan.
operators and final users as well as for the
competitiveness of manufacturing industry.
The European Investment Plan should
SMART PORTS Smart Ports are key hubs in global supply facilitate the integration of all processes and
chains. 90 % of Europe’s international cargo operators in the multi-modal logistical chain of
trade and 40% of the intra-Community trade in the hinterland.
goods passes through EU ports.
A high level of investment on smart
Smart Ports can strengthen local economies technologies should lead to growth,
and EU trade by addressing the core business competitiveness and the attraction of
needs of port managers and operators, knowledge-intensive companies to the port
(advanced landlord) port or maritime authorities and city.
and the stakeholders of their logistical
communities, Investments on solutions that
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Smart European Transport, Cities & Ports
STATE-OF-THE-ART Currently there are more than 20 train control Modern intelligent rail traffic systems could
systems across the European Union. Each also consider to invest in:
EUROPEAN RAIL TRAFFIC system is stand-alone and non-interoperable,
• The deployment of broadband WIFI
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS and therefore requires extensive integration,
Networks for the monitoring of rail assets
engineering effort, raising total delivery costs
and safe gauge train monitoring for
for cross-border traffic. This hampers the
enhanced safety in transnational train
competitiveness of the European rail sector
services.
by creating technical barriers to international
journeys. • The deployment of Integrated Intermodal
Traffic Management and Intermodal
As a unique European train control system,
Passenger Information systems.
ERTMS is designed to gradually replace the
existing incompatible systems throughout The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking, a new
Europe. The full deployment of European public-private partnership in the rail sector
Train Control Systems (ETCS) level 2 and the established under Horizon 2020, can be a
progressive use of satellite-based solutions relevant step forward to help the European
shall consolidate more productive performance rail industry to retain and consolidate its
of rail infrastructures. leadership on the global market. Ensuring
that R&I activities and results can provide a
Such systems will bring considerable
competitive advantage to EU industries is
benefits to the railway sector in terms of
a first step to stimulate and accelerate the
higher speed, maintenance costs savings,
market uptake of innovative technologies
safety, reliability, punctuality and traffic
through a coordinated investment action
capacity in addition to interoperability. They
which can be reinforced through deployment
will boost international freight and passenger
at national and EU level.
transport:
SMART CITIES Efficient information and communication Key drivers for new investment would be:
technologies -Cooperative ITS, Multimodality,
• The implementation of automated
Big Data- can help people move around more
real-time information systems geared
easily, safely and economically, in a more
towards accident prevention, managing
environmentally friendly manner. At the
adaptive speed and volatile traffic flows.
same time, they can provide smarter mobility,
Cooperative ITS solutions will foster
transport options as well as other benefits to
automation for intermodal transport:
Smart Cities.
trams, metros and road vehicles.
One of the most interesting trends of
• Digital services to fleet managers and
urbanization is the rise of the mid-size city.
consumers within “pay as you drive”
About 400 of these, which on average count
schemes to optimize risk assessment
less than 2 million inhabitants, are poised to
insurance schemes, more effective
generate nearly 40 per cent of global growth
maintenance programs and increase
over the next 15 years. In a world that is ever
safety.
more interconnected through technology and
cheaper travel and in which state borders are • Citizens will demand real time personalized
rapidly fading, the city is the entity that will transport ticketing solutions and
shape the future. contactless payment technologies
based on Near Field Communications
Smart cities will soon become a new paradigm
(NFC) for both public and private services
for new ways of driving where the smart car
turning any smartphone into a payment
and safer mobility shall prevail. Europe has an
terminal promoting interoperability and
outstanding position as the leading player
intermodality.
to provide with smart platforms and value
added real-time information services. • Optimizing social media tools can help a
better delivery of post-sales services and
strengthen the second hand market.
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SMART INDUSTRY
Europe needs to adopt a comprehensive intelligent object networking and independent Indra is aware of the challenges ahead and
vision and take coherent action on the process management, with the interaction is willing to invest on cross smart platforms
fourth industrial revolution. The aim of the real and virtual worlds representing a to provide seamless mult-device semantic
would be to connect classic manufacturing crucial new aspect of the manufacturing and interoperability between multiple systems
competences with innovative software based production process. with the purpose to allow the exchange of
tools for setting up Industry 4.0. information from the real world between
Industry 4.0 connects embedded system
smart applications, in every sector of activity
Smart industry or Industry 4.0 refers to the production technologies and smart
and through the Cloud.
technological evolution from embedded production processes to pave the way to a
systems to cyber-physical systems. It new technological age which will radically
represents the coming revolution on the way transform industry and production value
to an Internet of Things, Data and Services. chains and business models (e.g. “Smart
Decentralized intelligence helps create Factory”).
SMART EUROPE: A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) 7
SILVER ECONOMY & SMART HEALTH
Citizens over 55 already represent 25% of services for ageing well are developing - the The EU has already launched a number of
Europe’s population. People in Europe aged so- called Silver Economy. measures to stimulate the Silver Economy and
65+ will almost double, from 85 million help European industry take the driving seat.
On the other hand, the combination of
today to 151 million in 2060. Germany and They include the Active and Assisted Living
public-sector budget constraints and the
Italy already have the 2nd and 3rd highest Joint Programme, the eHealth Action Plan, the
fragmentation of the healthcare systems have
median ages in the world. European Innovation Partnership on Active
resulted in a backlog of investments that is
and Healthy Ageing as well as dedicated
While this demographic shift brings challenges, difficult to quantify.
parts of Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge
it also brings significant opportunities. Older
PPP models could be more broadly used 1 on Health, Wellbeing and Active Ageing.
people can be major assets for communities
solutions if they can provide Value for Money. Despite the increasing appreciation of the
and ageing populations can be drivers of
At the same time, investments aimed at potential opportunities in this area, a number
economic growth. Large new public and
improving the efficiency and performance of of challenges remain.
consumer markets of ICT products and
the entire healthcare system are needed.
OVER 55 ALREADY REPRESENT 25%
OF EUROPE’S POPULATION
PEOPLE IN
2015 2060
EUROPE
80 mill. 151 mill.
65 +
Indra aims at focusing on transforming • Integrated information and management • Smart room
these challenges into opportunities. The system for clinical end epidemiological
• Secure digital hospital and preservation
following specific actions could help optimize data for research
of clinical information
the use of innovative technology based
• Integrated system for digitalization,
solutions to promote smart health: • Pattern mining systems for detection
indexation and management of clinical
of adverse drug reactions from social
• Digital Hospital at home and Multi- information
networks
specialty telecare products
• Smart management system in emergency
• Open data systems to determinate the
• Smart home accessible to healthcare services
most efficient usage of the healthcare
services
• Integrated traceability system for resources
• Smart multilevel alert system patients and resources
• Advanced medical simulation centre • Hospital robotics
• Computer-aided and genetically driven • Integrated patient management system
personalized diagnosis systems
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SMART SECURITY FOR CITIZENS
We are at a significant decision point for the set up a roadmap for their development and threats in the short, medium and long
European Security Model. The nature and deployment in the near, medium, and long term should concentrate on 2 Flagship
intensity of emerging and evolving threats term. The creation of a single security market comprehensive investment programmes
can differ from country to country, yet, no would indeed be key to foster in parallel high on Cyber security and Integrated Border
single one will be able to respond effectively skilled jobs and new niches for growth, thus Management which should aim at filling
in isolation anymore. An effective response contributing to the Re-industrialisation of the investment gap and provide technology
requires public-private cooperation for a swift, Europe. autonomy to Europe.
flexible and operational approach, taking into
A more rationale use of EU funds dedicated Pilot projects could focus on:
account risks of any kind to the freedom and
to Security (H2020 and Internal Security
security of European citizens. • Integrated Border Management:
Fund) won’t be enough. Additional investment
development of a EU smart border
Raising levels of security for citizens and should be adequately channelled. Furthermore,
capability based on data fusion platforms
businesses in cyberspace, and modernizing a successful security industrial policy cannot
and evidence-based investigative tools
the EU external border management by hinge only on either a Security Research
for a common external border situation
means of an integrated approach are among Program or on national driven deployments.
awareness and response infrastructure.
the strategic objectives to be achieved at a EU Europe needs a strategy for a fast track
scale. deployment of innovative solutions at an • Cyber security: set up of a in cloud
European Union scale. cyber security as-a-service EU platform
For that purpose, the EU needs to identify
oriented to provide added value security
which technologies would be critical, which Within this context, Indra advocates that
tools to improve information sharing and
are the investment gaps to be filled in and efforts to respond to current and future
mutual trust among national authorities.
SMART EUROPE: A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) 9SMART SPACE INFRASTRUCTURES &
APPLICATIONS
Galileo and Copernicus, the two European
satellite programmes, are advancing Europe’s
march into the 21st century helping a
multitude of sectors take off, from agriculture
to transport. Both will act as a catalyst for a
variety of economic activities and, as a result,
underpin sectors throughout the European
economy: power grid synchronisation; air
and sea traffic management; mobile phone
networks, or a broad range of environmental
and security applications.
The ‘spill-over’ effects are expected to be
immense. Accordingly, their potential for
jobs and growth creation go far beyond the
physical infrastructure itself:
• Satellite communications systems will airspace within the Single European Sky • Space Surveillance & Tracking (SST):
be soon an enabler to better integrate is both a challenge and a opportunity Space debris has become the most
infrastructures and create knock-on if an ambitious level of investment is serious threat to the sustainability
benefits in seemingly unrelated parts of achieved. of our space activities. Building up an
the economy. For instance, all transport integrated European SST infrastructure
• The EU space Industry has an
modes will benefit from the deployment mostly based on ground-based sensors
outstanding position to export its
of dedicated satellite networks for Traffic such as radars would be key to provide
know-how and products to regions (i.e.
Management Systems both land and air. strategic technological autonomy
Latin America) aiming at strengthening
Indra is ready to seize the opportunity to Europe, unleash the potential of a
their strategic partnership with the
offered to exploit the vast potential of new array of critical services and foster
EU. The European Investment Plan
a downstream market of applications the competitiveness of the European
could envisage innovative funding
and services based on cutting-edge Industry throughout the world.
instruments to foster not only the global
technologies with regards all transport
competitiveness of this new industry
modes.
but also the optimisation of the return
As regards Air Traffic Systems, the on current investment in European space
integration of RPAS in a non-segregated infrastructures
SMART EUROPE: A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTMENT PLAN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (2015-2018) 10CONCLUSION
Between now and the end of 2017, the ambition of business propositions. Europe should be at the
the European Commission is to mobilise at least EUR forefront of the design and implementation
315 billion public and private investment into the real of Industry 4.0. Smart Energy, Smart Transport,
economy. Smart cities, Smart Health or Smart Security are
Indra welcomes this level of ambition and advocates all relying on digital infrastructure.
for smart funding and sustained investment to • To this end, investment plans should address
unleash the power of smart infrastructures. the need to build a strong foundation ensuring
• An appropriate combination of private and that the appropriate skills are developed and
public sources, duly coordinated, would assure an disseminated across Europe.The aim is to reap
optimized financial support adapted to the nature the benefits of game changing paradigms
of the challenge. such as big data, cloud technologies, cyber
physical systems, robotics or internet of
• Massive adoption of digital technologies will have things to foster total factor productivity and help
a transformative effect on all industrial sectors, achieve a leading Smart Europe.
changing internal processes, design concepts,
ways and means of collaboration between
companies, definition of supply chains and
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