RE: [kFW] Draft letter to DTI asking for support...

[Marcello Allegri <marcello.allegri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel

I'm happy to help Kendra out on the EU front, but we need to start with a 
clear positioning, to map the opp in FP6 or else.
Can we find some suitable dates for a chat, happy to see other folks 
involved.


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On Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:03 PM, Daniel Harris 
[SMTP:daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Hi Tim and All,
>
> At 09:19 29/07/2002 +0100, Tim Snape wrote:
>  >looks like a good start.
>
> Cool! I sent it out before heading off to Big Green Gathering, which was
> great, by the way.
>
>  >When you present to the DTI,  I'd suggest making the fruits of the 
kendra
>  >initiative available for other initiatives to use. ie A significant 
amount
>  >of UK gov. support is going towards content creation. The kendra 
initiative
>  >could provide the delivery vehicle for this content - once created.
>
> Yup. Good point to emphasise this. We have always said that the Kendra
> system is an open architecture and that any code coming from any Kendra
> project would be open source and have no cost. This system is intended 
for
> ALL content owners and ALL consumers.
>
> It is important to note that Kendra will not charge to for code but to
> actually use the system people will need to run it and these service
> providers may charge for their services, which is fair. By the way, I've
> always said that Kendra Initiative (or Foundation for that matter) will 
not
> be a service provider.
>
>  >I have been in talks with South West Regional Development Agency and 
the
>  >Gov. Office for the South West (DTI) and there is a clear need for a 
Kendra
>  >like delivery vehicle.
>
> Please do tell them about Kendra and get them involved and pushing for 
it.
> Get them to fund it!
>
>  >I would also suggest aiming a little higher. THe EU Commission is 
spending
>  >16 billion euros over the next 4 years on various R&D activities under
>  >Framework Programme 6. Kendra could fit very nicely into this.
>
> Seriously, how high do you think I'm aiming? I need feedback. Do you mean 
> aim higher than the DTI? Or aim higher in terms of project goals? Or 
amount
> of funding we're going for?
>
> I have been invited to a meeting of the eContent group in Luxembourg in
> November. Is this group connected with FP6? FP6 also has a conference is
> November but in Brussels.
>
> I really need help with this stuff. I am of far better use to the Kendra
> project when I am creating and promoting and not trawling through yards 
of
> documents or filling out forms to get funds in. I really don't want to 
get
> bogged down in fundraising. How do I get a fund raiser?
>
> Cheers Daniel
>
>