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Inspired by: FP7 » Smart self-improving personal pervasive computing spaces

version: 3 / updated: 2009-09-18
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Originally submitted by: Martin Fatun
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 3 - ICT - Information & communication technologies

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructure

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)

PERSIST (215098)

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)

Smart self-improving personal pervasive computing spaces

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)

Concept of pervasive or ubiquitous computing, where information processing is thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities, is more than 20 years old. But current trends in the design of pervasive systems have concentrated on the provision of isolated smart spaces via a fixed infrastructure, which is likely to lead to the evolution of islands of pervasiveness separated by voids in which there is no support for pervasiveness. To the contrary, the vision developed in FP7 PERSIST project is of a Personal Smart Space which is able to provide pervasiveness and context awareness to a user everywhere and all the time. Personal Smart Spaces will be adaptable and capable of self-improvement and they will be capable of learning and reasoning about users, their intentions, preferences and context. This approach may leed to new quality of pervasive computing implemantation and subsequently to improving quality of everyday life.

Keywords

pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing, personal space, self-learning, adaptability

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...

	issue	type of issue/development	potential impact on society	timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1	Pervasive computing implemantation increasing quality of everyday life in all fields (work, health care, education, entertainment etc.)	re-emerging	very beneficial	now-2015

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

Business as usual.

Importance

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Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

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