More than €400 million will support research into how ICTs can address challenges such as a lower-carbon economy, an ageing society, and adaptable and sustainable factories. €90 million is also earmarked in 2011 for the Future internet Public Private Partnership to make key European infrastructures "smart"
2011. aastal on ette nähtud ka 90 miljoni euro eraldamine tuleviku-interneti avaliku ja erasektori partnerluse tarbeks, et muuta Euroopa tähtsaimad infrastruktuurid „arukaks”.