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Europe's Fifth Framework Programme
These pages are presented by European Telework Development with support from European Telework Online to assist wider understanding and participation in Europe's forthcoming actions to develop a "user-friendly information society" - Europe's Fifth Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development - which was launched in February 1999.
Although there is background on the overall programme our main focus is the IST (Information Society Technologies) Programme.
Key news items are notified from day to day in the European Telework Online discussion and announcement lists. Events are listed in the Open Events Calendar
(Amended 19 Mar 99) The first call for proposals in the IST Programme was launched on 19th March 1999. There are calls for both fixed deadline and continuing submission proposals. "Fixed deadline" proposals must be submitted by 19th June 1999.
Copies of the English language documents are provided here. Some of the documents are also available in other languages at the IST Programme website.
News we learn about the IST programme is published through the announcements mailing list at http://webboard.eto.org.uk/~telework.
IST Programme Information Day - Paris - 22 February 1999
New, 25 Feb 99 - we will publish a short report here soon.
Also in Paris, 23 February 1999, European Telework Development supported the Telework Chain in a focus day on the New Methods of Work theme of the IST Programme - presentations from the day will be online here soon.
You can register an interest in participation in the IST
Programme, the forms for this are online at http://www.cordis.lu/ist/eoi.htm
Warning: the CORDIS site is always busy and you should allow plenty of time, if you pay for your own online time its may be best to download the forms and look at them offline before trying to complete them online.
Call for experts to support the programme
Your opportunity to support and influence the programme - and get paid for doing so!
Invitation to tender for contract specialists to assist with management of contracts and projects in the Fifth Framework Programme - online information at http://www.cordis.lu/nppr-candidature
Launch conference, Essen, 25-26 February 1999
(Note: a general event covering the whole programme)
European Telework Online support opportunities
Identifying the ways in which the eto network of websites can assist with proposals, projects and initiatives
Fifth Framework Programme overview.
Targeted Socio-Economic Research
The Commission (DGXII-G) has opened a web page for this particular aspect of the Fifth Framework Programme and an associated discussion forum. The discussion is moderated and web-based.
Activity 2: IST Programme: Creating a User Friendly Information Society
Please note that these pages include interpretation of published and working documents of the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council, together with inputs from people and projects who have been and are engaged in the process of shaping the programme. They are provided for initial information only and companies or individuals considering participation in the programme should consult the published Calls for Proposals and other official documents as they become available. ETD is not able to answer individual questions, but welcomes suggestions and ideas for pojects from those intending to participate. There will be a separate section of these pages outlining the support for projects available from ETD and its associates.
The Commission's CORDIS information service has created a web site for the Fifth Framework Programme at http://www.cordis.lu/fifth/home.html. Those with a serious interest in participation are srongly advised to track the official documentation. We hope these pages will help with understanding and interpretation and perhaps with ideas for projects and initiatives in the particular aspects listed above.