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Introduction to the ACTS ProgrammeThe ACTS Programme was established under the Fourth Framework Programme of European activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994-1998). The Programme supports research and development in advanced communications in order to facilitate economic development and social cohesion in Europe. Under the Programme, individual companies, public sector organisations, research institutes, schools and universities agree to work together as individual project consortia, pooling their knowledge and resources in pursuit of specific research objectives covered by the ACTS workplan. All ACTS research is conducted in the context of usage trials to ensure relevance of the results and to encourage a broadening of awareness of the benefits that advanced communications may bring. Twenty two National Host organisations support project experiments and act as a window to the many trials which are already being conducted within the countries concerned, and also internationally.The Programme has a budget of 671 million ECU, which is about 5% of the total budget available for European research under the Fourth Framework Programme. Given the global nature of the communications business, ACTS encourages participation from non-EU countries. Indeed organisations from anywhere in the world can participate in the Programme on a project-by-project basis without Community funding once their participation is shown to be of mutual benefit to the parties involved. Special funding arrangements presently apply to organisations from Central and Eastern Europe and from the countries of the former Soviet Union. The involvement of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Programme is also actively encouraged. | ||||||
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