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July 2011: The ISTAG Report on "Orientations for EU ICT R&D and Innovation beyond 2013" has been published.
In its 10 key recommendations the ISTAG reaffirms the importance of pursuing and strengthening EU investment in ICT research and innovation. Indeed, ICT has become a key transformative force in social innovation processes enabling and facilitating socio-economic and human development. ICT infrastructure is also a critical resource in today's globalised economy whose reliable and dependable operation is absolutely essential.
In order to deliver the expected impact, ISTAG considers it essential to develop a more comprehensive view of the whole value chain of ICT and ICT-enabled services, bridging the gap between pre-competitive research, product development and service deployment.
The funding of high risk research on FET (Future Emerging Technologies) should be complemented with more flexible forms of participation offering new paths for innovation that could lead to rapid exploitation of research results.
The ISTAG is also in favour of partnerships for the development of EU-wide services and platforms leading to pilot implementations and test-beds with funding from Member States.
Feedback on the 10 key recommendations and the full report is welcome. It can be sent to the ISTAG Secretariat (INFSO-ISTAG@ec.europa.eu) until the 20 October 2011.