EVIMAR The European Virtual Maritime Institute

1. EVIMARThe European Virtual Maritime Institute Bruxelles, 2000.09.28 Erik Styhr Petersen, R&D Manager, DMI

2. Presentation Overview • Virtual Institute – Q & A; • The Why, Who, What, How of EVIMAR: • Why – The need for a virtual maritime institute; • Who – The project partners; • What – The project objectives; • How – The project contents; • Rounding off... DMI 2000

3. What is a Virtual Institute? • Oxford Concise Dictionary - Virtual: • that is such for practical purposes though not in name or according to strict definition (example: NN is the virtual manager of the business; take this as a virtual promise); • [Computing] not physically existing as such but made [by software] to appear to do so (example: virtual memory); • effective, essential; practical, understood, accepted; • Oxford Concise Dictionary - Institute: a society or organization for the promotion of science, education, etc. DMI 2000

4. This may be a Virtual Institute...! • Given the definitions of ’Virtual’ and ’Institute’, a probable definition of a Virtual Maritime Institute may be a ’non-physical, but nevertheless fully functioning and capable organism promoting the development and use of maritime science & technology’ DMI 2000

5. Why – The Need for a Virtual Maritime Institute • EVIMAR ’Description of Work’: ’Only through the creation of a technology forum, looking at industry needs over a longer time horizon, can the opportunity to forge long-term solutions and subsequently transfer that know-how to the relevant consumers be manifested. Such possibilities do not presently exist. Furthermore, future technological development must also be harnessed to accommodate social and political requirements’ DMI 2000

6. What – The Project Objectives • Since EVIMAR is to become a Virtual Maritime Institute, the purpose of the project is to prepare the ground for that, including (in business terms): • Organisation: Define and establish the VI organisation; • Communications: Define and establish the VI infrastructure and knowledge management procedures; • ’Product’: Define and establish ways and means of maintaining and improving the VI competance; • ’Sales’: Define and establish the dissemination of VI services DMI 2000

7. Danish Maritime Institute, DK British Maritime Technology Ltd, UK CETENA SpA, IT Forschungszentrum des Deutschen Schiffbaus; DE Institut de Recherches de la Construction Navale, FR Landwell, DK Marintek, NO Marin, NL Maritime Development Center of Europe, DK Sjöfartens Analys Institut, SE Scenario Management International AG, DE SIREHNA, FR SSPA Sweden AB, SE VTT Manufacturing Technology, FI WEGEMT, UK National Technical University of Athens, GR Who – The project Partners DMI 2000

8. Who – The Project Partners • Consortium composition: • One major trans-european legal advisor (commercial); • One maritime development organisation (membership); • Two futurist analysis companies (commercial); • Two universities (actually, one university and one association of universities); • Ten maritime advisors (towing tanks, marine consultants, simulation centers; Almost all commercial) DMI 2000

9. How – The Project Plan - Overview • All told, EVIMAR consists of 6 work packages: • Work package 0 – coordination of project; • Work package 1 – establishment and management; • Work package 2 – infrastructure; • Work package 3 – knowledge management & sharing; • Work package 4 – facilitation of technology transfer; • Work package 5 – dissemination. DMI 2000

10. How – The Project PlanWP0 - Coordination • Work package 0 – EVIMAR Coordination, consisting of only one task; • Main objective: To ensure that the project is performing in accordance with the EC Contract, and hereunder, the ’Description of Work’ – schedule-wise, scope/performance-wise and quality-wise. DMI 2000

11. How – The Project PlanWP1 Organisation • Work package 1 – EVIMAR establishment and management, consisting of: • Task 1.1 – EVIMAR legal establishment • Task 1.2 – EVIMAR management & administration • Main Objective: Define and establish the VI organisation and management routines – and especially overcoming the legal challenges. DMI 2000

12. How – The Project PlanWP2 - Communications • Work package 2 – EVIMAR infrastructure, consisting of: • Task 2.1 – concept and specifications of the infrastructure; • Task 2.2 – technical solutions and associated costs; • Task 2.3 – development of the infrastructure; • Task 2.4 – deployment and validation; • Task 2.5 – training and operation; • Task 2.6 – external users portal. • Main objective: to establish an effective infrastructure supporting both internal and external cooperation. DMI 2000

13. How – The Project PlanWP3 – Data-bank • Work package 3 – management and sharing of knowledge, consisting of: • Task 3.1 – web-based research result and project database; • Task 3.2 – identification of profiles and experts; • Task 3.3 – design of knowledge centre; • Task 3.4 – development of methods and routines. • Main objective: to secure corporate knowledge – and especially ensure corporate memory! DMI 2000

14. How – The Project PlanWP4 - Competence • Work package 4 – facilitation of knowledge transfer, consisting of: • Work package 4.1 – forecast of operational environment for maritime technology; • Work package 4.2 – tactical and strategic requirements to technology; • Work package 4.3 – initiatives required to implement technologies. • Overall main objective: to gather and process VI core knowledge; To aid the rapid transfer and implementation of technology. DMI 2000

15. How – The Project PlanWP5 - Dissemination • Work package 5 – EVIMAR dissemination, consisting of only one combined task. • Main objective: to ensure that end-users in general are made aware of the potential of maritime technology,and in particular, how the virtual institute may help and support in achieving end-user business goals. DMI 2000

16. Rounding off... • Main EVIMAR challenges – at least one in each work package: • WP0 – Getting 16 partners to perform as they are supposed to – on time; • WP1 – Especially legal & formal aspects – finding a proper setup that will allow effective VI management and no-quarrel operations within a suitable legal framework; • WP2 – Creating an infrastructure that properly will both alleviate the drawbacks of working physically apart and support efficient internal and external communications; DMI 2000

17. Rounding off....finally! • Main EVIMAR challenges – at least one in each work package: • WP3 – Providing smooth overview and easy access to rapidly growing masses of unstructured or not directly related data; • WP4 – Gaining the tools required to provide the right advice and support to the industry – taking the gestation period of technology properly into account; • WP5 – Disseminating the potential of the virtual institute in such a manner that even the more conservative clients will realize the benefits! DMI 2000