The overall technology in ICOS is a meta operating system for a continuum, a data- driven system built upon the principles of openness, adaptability, data sharing and a future edge market scenario for services and data. ICOS is a meta operating system designed for openness, adaptability, and extensive data sharing across a continuum of computing environments.
Moreover, ICOS will create a marketplace of models and solutions developed using the intelligence layer. The aim of this is to create a community of projects using and building intelligent applications for ICOS.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- To raise awareness and possibly influence policy
- Grants and Subsidies
- Collaboration
The ICOS project looks for technological collaboration and liaisons with other European initiatives.
- Public or private funding institutions
- EU and Member State Policy-makers
- Academia/ Universities
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
ICOS Platform is a modular system providing functionalities enough to manage service lifecycle in continuum environments, agnostic of the application domain. It is offered as a toolkit, integrating all Layers, allowing users to decide which functionalities best suit with their specific use cases.
The ICOS technology is based on open source technologies and custom developments. It is being already tested in 3 use cases. The business model includes tools and specific features (e.g., training, consultancy) for covering those.
