All Future Internet PPP phase 1 projects presented their achievements via an exhibition stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 25 to 28 February 2013. Their results achieved in phase 1 were shared in presentations, videos, and interactive demos. Thus, the FI-PPP conveyed the value of engaging in such an ecosystem based on open interfaces. This ecosystem enables third party services and applications to emerge and develop into new markets, enhancing the future competitiveness of Europe by strengthening its scientific and technological foundations in the ICT sector.

The FI-PPP community and multiple stakeholders representing cities, regions, SMEs and research met afterwards at the Palau the Congressos de Barcelona on Feb 28th and Mar 1st in a 2-day event, with the objectives of celebrating and communicating phase 1 results, engaging stakeholders towards phase 2 and phase 3, developing the FI-PPP community, and providing detailed information about the technological foundations of the programme (FI-WARE) and the Future Internet Infrastructures (INFINITY).

Mario Campolargo (Director Net Futures, European Commission DG Connect), Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster (Chairman of the FI-PPP Advisory Board), Mr. Manel Sanroma (Director del Insitut Municipal de Informatica. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) and Mr. Carles Flamerich (Director General Telecomunicacions i Societat de la Informacion. Generalitat de Catalunya) opened the event with a series of Keynotes that covered the broader European Picture where the FI-PPP has a role to play, provided insights of what the PPP is doing, and offered the city and regional view of the Future of the Internet. Peter Fatelnig (Deputy Head of Unit Net Innovation – DG Connect) provided details of the more concrete elements of the FI-PPP, covering different aspects of phase 1 and the upcoming phase 2 and phase 3. All the phase 1 projects presented their achievements during this first phase of the programme.

The second day of the FI-PPP event was organized in two interesting workshops (FI-WARE workshop and INFINITY workshop), a panel with users of the FI-PPP and it was closed with a engagement session very much focused on the opportunities on phase 2 and phase 3.

All the videos and photos of the FI-PPP presence at MWC 2013 and the FI-PPP event are available in our FI-PPP portal and social media channels.