Experts predict that by the year 2015 there will be one thousand electronic devices for every person on our planet. These devices contain different types of information and are able to share this information by networking with other devices.
The value of information increases when it is shared, and sharing also makes it possible to create new innovative applications. Through these applications, a vision of a smart environment is brought into being. These smart environments will, in turn, transform our lives.
The Diem (Devices and Interoperability Ecosystem) programme studies - amongst other things - the following:
• The compatibility and interoperability of devices
• The user interfaces of smart environments and the technology of interaction
• Practical applications in three different use-areas: building automation, in public spaces and in applications of augmented reality which combine virtual information with traditional media.
In the second research phase DIEM seeks to develop, improve and enhance the solutions it has already created in these three areas.
The total budget of the DIEM programme currently stands at 12 million euros and a wide range of groups are involved – with 25 companies and six scientific communities taking part in this programme.
Programme Director: Petri Liuha (Nokia) –
Email: petri.liuha (at) nokia.com
For more information please see the DIEM web pages .
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