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This chapter introduces a number of complementary activities designed to facilitate increased interaction between developers and users, help build demonstrations, trial applications, widen dissemination of results and boost product adoption in the marketplace.
Objectives
These activities run concurrently with the R&D tasks and are employed to prepare (before), support (during) and facilitate the rapid take-up and transfer (after) of technologies, experiences and know-how gained in the execution of the R&D tasks.
Among the activities to be supported under this heading, proposers should distinguish between (a) those that are applicable throughout the whole programme and are described in this chapter and (b) the specific ones, which are listed and described in the respective domain's section.
0.2SME Cooperative Research - IT This task is designed to enable groups of SMEs - with no or inadequate research means of their own - to engage third parties to carry out research in information technologies on their behalf, to respond to specific user needs not addressed by commercial vendor products. Proposers should clearly demonstrate how the results can be integrated into existing products or processes.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.3Networks of Excellence A network of excellence brings together industry, users, universities and research centres with a common RTD objective. Networks of excellence can be particularly beneficial for groups and institutions in outlying regions through the channel they provide for training, technology transfer, and access to expertise and resources.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.4User Groups and Working Groups User groups are intended to co-ordinate specification of user requirements related to one or more ongoing projects. Working groups aim at improving the systematic exchange of information and the forging of links between teams which carry out research around a common theme, through short scientific visits and the organisation of seminars, workshops or conferences.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.5Concerted Actions Concerted actions aim to co-ordinate at a European level, RTD, technology transfer and best practice projects already funded by national public authorities or private bodies. They can also include the requisite co-ordination of thematic networks bringing together manufacturers, users, universities and research centres to work on the same technological or industrial objectives.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.6Dissemination and Awareness Actions These actions aim to stimulate and promote the rapid take-up of RTD results in industry and to enhance the awareness of RTD activities and results, the IT programme itself and the exploitation of its results.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.7Demonstration Actions Typically small actions aiming at the demonstration at user sites of technologies developed for example in one or more Esprit projects. Although such activities will often form part of RTD, demonstrations can also be proposed separately for new user environments. In addition, pilot demonstrations and best practice on the use of information technologies in enterprises, and pilot demonstrations illustrating the interactions between user-citizens and the information infrastructure, in close collaboration with the programmes on advanced communication technologies and services on telematics applications, and targeted socio-economic research.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
0.9Analysis of Possible Socio-Economic Consequences. These actions aim to understand societal and economic consequences of the application and use of information technologies developed within the programme.
A-Z index | Task is CLOSED from 17/03/98
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This document is located at /esprit/src/domzero.htm
It was last updated on 26 February 1998, and is maintained by Gerda Colling - gerda.colling@dg3.cec.be