CoastGIS’99: geomatics and coastal environment
Fifth Framework Programme for Research and Development (5FP)
The 5FP is now the Commission’s major tool to stimulate the competitiveness of Europe, recently organized and fully integrated into four
theme-based programmes:
a) Quality of life and the management of living resources;
b) User-friendly Information Society;
c) Competitive and sustainable growth;
d) Energy, environment and sustainable development.
In addition to this first set, the 5FP organizes three other types of
activities:
1. Confirming the international role of Community research;
2. Promoting innovation ancl encouraging participation of small and
medium-sized enterprises;
3. Improving human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base.
GI neecis to be fully integrated into the overall EU strategy for the
Information Society. GI underpins manv of the activities within the four
theme-based programmes as well as socio-economic research in horizontal action on Improving Human Potential. Therefore much of the
R&D outlined below will be of benefit throughout the 5FP. The core
activity is currently situated in the theme-based programme “userfriendly Information Society” (IST Programme). This theme concentrates
on activities concerned with development, demonstration and takingup of information society technologies, including their deployment
and application specific integration research, as well as uses in specific
domains in the other theme-based programmes.
The IST Programme is organized into four key actions and generic activities:
- KA 1: Systems and services for the citizen;
- KA 2: New methods of work and electronic commerce;
- KA 3: Multimedia content and tools;
- KA 4: Essential technologies and infrastructures;
- cross-programme themes;
- future and emerging technologies;
- research networking.
All details about 5FP are available at http://www.cordis.lu/
• A market actor role
An efficient European Geographic Information Infrastructure (EGII)
will make the work of many European policy decision makers easier:
- environment, sustainable development;
- transport, GALILEO Programme with Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS);
- common agriculture policy;
- fisheries;
- space programme (Earth Observation, positioning systems);
- land planning, regional policy;
- European Statistical System.
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Fifth Framework Programme for Research and Development (5FP)
The 5FP is now the Commission’s major tool to stimulate the competitiveness of Europe, recently organized and fully integrated into four
theme-based programmes:
a) Quality of life and the management of living resources;
b) User-friendly Information Society;
c) Competitive and sustainable growth;
d) Energy, environment and sustainable development.
In addition to this first set, the 5FP organizes three other types of
activities:
1. Confirming the international role of Community research;
2. Promoting innovation ancl encouraging participation of small and
medium-sized enterprises;
3. Improving human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base.
GI neecis to be fully integrated into the overall EU strategy for the
Information Society. GI underpins manv of the activities within the four
theme-based programmes as well as socio-economic research in horizontal action on Improving Human Potential. Therefore much of the
R&D outlined below will be of benefit throughout the 5FP. The core
activity is currently situated in the theme-based programme “userfriendly Information Society” (IST Programme). This theme concentrates
on activities concerned with development, demonstration and takingup of information society technologies, including their deployment
and application specific integration research, as well as uses in specific
domains in the other theme-based programmes.
The IST Programme is organized into four key actions and generic activities:
- KA 1: Systems and services for the citizen;
- KA 2: New methods of work and electronic commerce;
- KA 3: Multimedia content and tools;
- KA 4: Essential technologies and infrastructures;
- cross-programme themes;
- future and emerging technologies;
- research networking.
All details about 5FP are available at http://www.cordis.lu/
• A market actor role
An efficient European Geographic Information Infrastructure (EGII)
will make the work of many European policy decision makers easier:
- environment, sustainable development;
- transport, GALILEO Programme with Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS);
- common agriculture policy;
- fisheries;
- space programme (Earth Observation, positioning systems);
- land planning, regional policy;
- European Statistical System.
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