Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme

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Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme
5th EU RTD Framework Programme
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European Union Framework Programmes

• RD policy for the information infrastructure
• Providing and demonstrating the building blocks
  for information society applications
• Led by user and market needs
• Emphasising access to information technologies,
  on usability and on best practice
• Focus on applicability
• Selective, focused, flexible
• Improving competitiveness of all industry
• Satisfying needs of society and citizen

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The Information Society-Triptych -
Global Networked Society
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The Fifth Framework Programme

• Fundamental Principle
• put ST progress at the service of the citizen
  and European competitiveness

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The structure of the 5th FP

• 7 specific programmes
• 4 thematic research programmes
• 3 horizontal programmes
• plus Euratom programme

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Thematic Programmes

• Quality of life and living resources
• Information society
• Competitive and sustainable growth
• Energy, environment sustainable development

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Horizontal Programmes

• The international role of Community research
• Innovation and SME participation
• Human research potential and socio- economics

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Fifth Framework Programme- thematic programmes -
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IST Programme Main Priorities

• Expand the technological basis of convergence
• Improve ubiquity of access to networks and
  interoperation of heterogeneous systems
• Build key, user-friendly applications
• Support new organisational schemes.

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Main characteristics

• A single integrated programme
• Flexibility in implementation
• Complementary set of activities
• Research drivers spanning across the programme

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IST Programme 3.6 BEuro
Multimediacontent tools
New methods of working Electronic Commerce
Systems services for the citizen
646 MECU
564 MECU
547 MECU
Essential technologies infrastructure
1363 MECU
Future emerging technologies
319 MECU
161 MECU
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Key Action I Systems Services For The
Citizen

• Health
• Elderly and disabled
• Administrations
• Environment
• Transport tourism

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Key Action II New Methods of Work Electronic
Commerce

• Working methods tools
• Management systems
• Electronic trade
• Information network security

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Key Action III Multimedia Content Tools

• Electronic publishing
• Cultural heritage
• Education and training
• Language technologies
• Information access handling

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Key Action IV Essential technologies

• Information processing, Communications and
  networking
• Software, systems and services
• Simulation and visualisation
• Mobile and personal communications and
  systems
• Interfaces
• Peripherals, subsystems microsystems
• Microelectronics

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Cross Programme Themes

• Cross Programme clustering
• At the initiative of proposers
• Should demonstrate added-value at a programme
  level
• Draw on several of the IST Support Measures

• Cross Programme Actions
• Explicit calls
• 4 areas in 1999
• Integrated Applications platform,
• Dependability
• Design for all
• Indicators and Statistics

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Future and Emerging Technologies

• High risk or longer term research
• Potential for breakthroughs and social or
  industrial impact

• Two types
• Open domain
• Pro-active initiatives

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Research Networking

• Interconnection of national research networks
• Testbeds for next generation computers
  Networking

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Support measures

• Take -up actions
• Specified for an action line in the call for
  proposals
• Trials, Best practise, First user, Assessment,
  Access, Support nodes
• Concerted actions
• Project clusters
• Networks of Excellence
• Working groups
• Accompanying measures
• Studies, Awareness, dissemination, training
• Stimulation Projects for SMEs
• Training Fellowships

Continuous submission
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Roadmap

• First call (Approximate budget 800 M Euro)
• Open 16/3/99
• Deadline 16/6/99
• Coverage RTD and Take-up
• Accompanying measures with no deadline
• Second call (Approximate budget 400 M Euro)
• Open 15/09/99
• Deadline 15/12/99
• Coverage RTD and Take-up

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Information on the Programme
IST helpdesk Fax [phone] E-Mail
ist_at_cec.be
http//www.cordis.lu/ist/
Official Journal Workprogramme Introduction for
Proposers Specific Guides for Proposers
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Fifth Framework Programmeof the European
Commission

• Ulrich BoesUlrich.Boes_at_dg13.cec.be
• European Commission
• DGXIII Information Society Telecommunications,
  Markets, Technologies - Innovation and
  Exploitation of Research