Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
 Main objectives: Providing a sound scientific base for the management of the transition towards
a European knowledge based society, conditioned by national, regional and local
policies and by decision making by individual citizens, families and other societal
units.
Thematic
areas:
:: Knowledge based society and social cohesion
- improving generation, distribution and use of
knowledge
- options and choices for the development of a knowledge-based
society
- variety of paths towards a knowledge society
:: Citizenship, democracy and new forms of governance
- implications of European integration and enlargement
- new forms of governance
- resolution of conflicts and restoration of peace
- new forms of citizenship and cultural identities
Budget:
The indicative budget allocated to the Thematic Priority Citizens and
governance in a knowledge-based society for the duration of FP6 is
EUR 247 million. Links
to previous activities:
Work undertaken on FP5 related to this area can be found
under the Horizontal Programme Improving human research potential & the
socio-economic knowledge-base at
/improving/socio-economic/home.htm
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