2. Implementation of the ACTS Programme2.1 Scope of RTD in ACTS2.1.1 Interactive Digital Multimedia Services2.1.2 Photonic Technologies2.1.3 High-Speed Networking2.1.4 Mobility and Personal Communication Networks2.1.5 Intelligence in Networks and Services2.1.6 Quality, Security and Safety of Communication Systems and Services2.1.7 Horizontal Actions2.2 Results of the three Calls for Proposals2.3 Present scale of ACTS RTD
3. Present Participation in ACTS3.1 Geographic distribution3.2 Participation from Central and Eastern Europe3.3 SME involvement3.4 Participation by industry sector3.5 Participation of Visiting Scientists
4. ACTS as an integrated programme4.1 Operational goals and administration4.2 ACTS concertation4.3 Trials and practical experimentation4.4 The role of National Hosts4.5 Guidelines and the communication of Programme results4.6 The Impact and Exploitation of Individual Project's Results
5. ACTS as a major contributor to International Consensus5.1 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)5.2 European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Telecommunications (EURESCOM)5.3 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)5.4 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)5.5 Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)5.6 Digital Audio Video Council (DAVIC)5.7 Telecommunication Information Network Architecture Consortium (TINA-C)5.8 Object Management Group (OMG)5.9 ATM Forum
6. Future Perspectives
Annex A: Tabulated Overview of the ACTS ProjectsAnnex B: Index of Organisations Participating in ACTSAnnex C: Glossary of technical terms and abbreviationsAnnex D: BibliographyAnnex E: Alphabetical listing of NUTS Codes and Regions
