At the European Telework Development Initiative website
ACTS Telework Chain (GAT: General Access - Telework)
The ACTS programme: Advanced Communications Technologies and Services
The ACTS Telework/Telecooperation Chain
ACTS is one of the European Union's main programmes supporting research
and technology development. The ACTS Telework/Telecooperation Chain links
the ACTS programme to users and suppliers of relevant products and services
in the context of telework and telecooperation, and to the relevant policy
processes supporting Europe's development towards an Information Society.
Objective
The Chain seeks to support beneficial development of telework and telecooperation
by Europe's citizens, enterprises and institutions by strengthening understanding
of user needs among the ACTS projects, and by helping users and others to
understand and prepare for future technologies, products and services. Among
other things this means
- Increasing user awareness and understanding of what can be achieved
using today's technologies;
- Increasing supplier awareness and understanding of the problems and
issues encountered by users;
- Providing timely input to policy and programme development processes.
Participation
The main participants in the Chain are ACTS projects that
have a particular interest in telework and telecooperation or whose results
are likely to have a high level of significance of telework and telecooperation
users. A list of the projects currently participating in the work of the
chain is at http://www.eto.org.uk/gat/gat-proj.htm
As the work of the Chain develops, we also seek to connect with and involve
a wider group of interested parties. To keep informed about the work of
the Chain there is a mailing list that you can join.
Guidelines
An important aspect of the Chain's activities is the creation of Guidelines
that will assist users, suppliers and policy makers to understand and respond
to critical issues associated with Europe's adoption telework and telecooperation
methods.
Current Workplan
The current workplan, dates of meetings and other background information
can be found at the Chain's website - http://www.eto.org.uk/gat.
Other ACTS Chains
The Telework and Telecooperation Chain is one of a series of ACTS Chains
working in the general area of General Access to Technologies and Applications
(GA = General Access, the Telework and Telecooperation Chain is therefore
GAT). There are also other groups of Chains focused on other aspects of
technologies and the Information Society, for a complete list of these and
other ACTS Programme activities see the ACTS
Information Window (InfoWin).
ACTS Telework Chain Index Page
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Page address http://www.eto.org.uk/gat/descr.htm
Last updated 30 October 1996