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INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES
Programme for Research, Technology Development and Demonstration under the Fifth Framework Programme

Work Programme 2002

7 GLOSSARY

3D: Three Dimensional
ACTS: Advanced Communications Technologies and Services (FP4 Programme)
AL: Action Line
Allowable costs: See Eligible Costs
"Ambient Intelligence": A concept in IST that presents what should come beyond the current "keyboard and screen" interfaces to enable ALL citizens to access IST services wherever they are, whenever they want, and in the form that is most natural for them. It involves new technologies and applications both for the access to, and for the provision of applications and services. It calls for the development of multi-sensorial interfaces which are supported by computing and networking technologies present everywhere and embedded in everyday objects. It also requires new tools and business models for service development and provision and for content creation and delivery.
Assessments: Type of Take-up measure. See definition in Annex 1.
ATP: Advanced Technology Program (US - NIST)
Best Practice actions: Type of Take-up measure. See definition in Annex 1.
Bursary: (international co-operation training bursary): Granted for training activities only e.g. to allow the applicant to learn a new scientific technique or to work on a particular experiment or set of experiments where the host institution has particular expertise and which cannot be performed in the home institution of the candidate.
Call for Proposals: As published in the Official Journal. Opens parts of the workprogramme for proposals, indicating what types of actions (RTD projects, Accompanying measures etc.) are required. A provisional timetable for such Calls is included in the workprogramme
CATV: Cable Television
CEN/CENELEC: Comite Europeen de Normalisation / Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (www.cenorm.be)
Certification (of a proposal): The process by which the Co-ordinator may apply a digital signature to the proposal, before it is submitted to the Commission.
Cluster: A group of RTD projects and/or other cost-shared actions and/or accompanying measures that address a common theme or area of interest.
CMOS: Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
COST: Cooperation europeenne dans le domaine de la recherche scientifique et technique (www.cost.esf.org)
Concerted Actions: Type of actions supported by the Programme: See definition in Annex 1.
Continuous submission: One having no fixed closure date, but with a periodic evaluation of received proposals.
Contractor: a project participant who has a wide-ranging role in the project throughout its lifetime
Convergence: One of the driving socio-economic forces necessitating research under the Fifth Framework Programme. Generic term that covers:1. Technological Convergence2. Market Convergence3. Regulatory Convergence4. Policy Convergence
Co-ordinator (Co-ordinating contractor): Lead contractor in a Community action, delegated by the consortium for the role of co-ordination with the Commission.
CPA or CPC or CPT: Cross-programme Action or Cluster or Theme (in IST Programme)
CRAFT (SME Co-operative research): Projects enabling at least three mutually independent SMEs from at least two Member States or one Member State and an Associated State to jointly commission research carried out by a third party.
DAVIC: Digital Audio-Visual Council (www.davic.org)
DVB: Digital Video Broadcasting
EC: European Commission (ec.europa.eu)
Eligible costs: Costs that are reimbursable in full or in part by the Commission, under the terms of the Contract that is the basis for the project.
ESA: European Space Agency (www.estec.esa.nl)
ESPRIT: FP4 Programme - European Strategic Programme for R&D in IT
ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute (www.etsi.org)
EU: European Union
EUREKA: A Europe-wide Network for Industrial R&D (www.eureka.be)
Evaluation: The process by which proposals are retained with a view to selection as projects, or are not retained. Evaluation procedures are fully transparent and published in the Evaluation Manual. Evaluation is conducted through the application of published Evaluation Criteria.
FP: Framework Programme (EU - Fourth FP is FP4, etc.. - cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html)
FPGAs: Field Programmable gate Arrays
Galileo: A constellation of 24 to 30 Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Satellites supporting a Global Navigation service. This primary vocation will, in time, permit the developmemnt of various Value Added Services.
GIS: Geographic Information System
GMES: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite Systems
GPL: General Public Licence
GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
GSDI: Global Spatial Data Infrastructure - www.gsdi.org
HFSP: Human Frontier Science Program (www.hfsp.org)
ICT: Information and communications technologies
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force (www.ietf.org)
IMS: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Initiative (www.ims.org)
IP: Internet Protocol
IP: Intellectual Property (in the context of Micro- and Opto-electronics)
IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6
ISO: International Standard Organisation - www.iso.org
IST: Information Society Technologies. The 2nd Thematic Programme of FP-5, addressing research issues towards a user-friendly Information Society.
ISTAG: Information Society Technologies Advisory Group
ISTC: Information Society Technologies Committee
ITU: International Telecommunications Union (www.itu.org)
JRC: Joint Research Centre (EC)
JTC: Join Technical Committee, an association between ISO and the IEC (Information Engineering Committee)
KA: Key Action (in FP5)
Marie Curie: Training fellowships supported by FP-5. Of these, IST itself only supports "Host" fellowships for young researchers.
MITI: Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MPT: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
MOEMS: micro-opto-electro-mechanical
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology (www.nist.gov)
NSF: National Science Foundation
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org)
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMG: Object Management Group (www.omg.org)
Pre - Registration: Procedure by which proposers notify the Commission of their intention to submit a proposal
Research Infrastructures: Facilities necessary for conducting research or for supporting the researchers. These may include research institutions, laboratories, test beds and other specialised research equipment, communications networks dedicated to research (including the Internet), libraries, learned bodies and other sources of knowledge.
Research Training Networks: Promote training through research especially of researchers at pre-doctoral and at post-doctoral level
RF: Radio Frequency
Roadmap: Part of the workprogramme indicating which Action Lines are opened in each Call for Proposals, and at which time. The roadmap provides a means of focusing attention on areas or sub-areas of the Programme in any specific Call, thereby optimising opportunities for launching collaborative projects and establishing thematic networks.
RDF: Resource Description Framework
RTD (R&D): Research and Technology Development. RTD is also used to indicate one of the "types of actions addressed" in the Action Lines description. It then refers to R&D, Demonstration or Combined projects as defined in the Guide for Proposers.
SiGe: Silicon Germanium
SiC: Silicon Carbide
SME Co-operative research (CRAFT): Projects enabling at least three mutually independent SMEs from at least two Member States or one Member State and an Associated State to jointly commission research carried out by a third party.
SOC: Systems on a- hip
SOI: Silicon on -insulator
Subcontractor: For specific tasks of a fixed duration, a proposal / project may include sub-contractors, who do not participate in the project and do not benefit from the intellectual property rights acquired through achievements of the project.
Submission Date: Equivalent to the closure date of a Call. The precise date and time by when proposals need to have been received by the Commission Services.
Take-up measures: Measures stimulating diffusion and utilisation of technologies developed under RTD projects. A specific form of Accompanying Measure
Trials (for users and suppliers): Type of Take-up measure supported by the Programme: See definition in Annex 1
Ubiquitous: Refers to "anywhere any time"
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
S-UMTS: Satellite-Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
VR: Virtual reality
WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
W3C: World-Wide Web Consortium
WDM: Wavelength Division Multiplexing
XML: Extensible mark-up language

INDEX OF ACTION LINES

IST2002 - I.1.1: Intelligent systems for the monitoring of health status
IST2002 - I.1.2: Systems for health professionals: creating a "Health knowledge info-structure"
IST2002 - I.2.1: Systems for independent living
IST2002 - I.4.1: Intelligent systems and services for civilian and environmental crises management
IST2002 - I.5.1: Systems for mobility: take up and clustering activities
IST2002 - II.1.1: Exploratory high risk/long term research
IST2002 - II.1.2: Strategic roadmaps for applied research
IST2002 - II.1.3: Addressing eEurope and eEurope+ objectives
IST2002 - III.5.1: KA3 specific Support Measures
IST2002 - III.5.2: Preparing for future research activities
IST2002 - III.5.3: KA3 pioneering research
IST2002 - IV.2.1: Cognitive vision systems
IST2002 - IV.2.2: Advanced control systems
IST2002 - IV.2.3: Networks and technologies for distributed services and applications
IST2002 - IV.2.4: Computing, communications and networks - Take-up measures
IST2002 - IV.3.1: Composability and dynamic adaptability in software, systems and services
IST2002 - IV.4.1: Simulation and visualisation technologies
IST2002 - IV.5.1: Towards technologies, systems and networks beyond 3G
IST2002 - IV.5.2: Validation of wireless and mobile systems and technologies
IST2002 - IV.6.1: Networked audio-visual systems and services
IST2002 - IV.7.1: Microsystems and miniaturised subsystem modules for portable applications
IST2002 - IV.7.2: Integration of sensors and actuators for increased intelligence, interaction and networking
IST2002 - IV.8.1: Microelectronics design and IP re-use
IST2002 - IV.8.2: Microelectronics technologies - processes, equipment and devices
IST2002 - IV.8.3: Optical and opto-electronic technologies
IST2002 - IV.8.4: Industrial micro- and opto-electronic technologies - take-up/ assessment actions
IST2002 - V.1.9: CPA9 : GRID Technologies and their applications
IST2002 - V.1.10: CPA10: Sensor technologies and applications
IST2002 - V.1.14: CPA14: Mobile applications and services
IST2002 - V.1.15: CPA15: Technology platforms for cultural and arts creative expressions
IST2002 - VI.1.1: Open domain
IST2002 - VI.2.1: Quantum Information Processing and Communication (QIPC)
IST2002 - VI.2.2: Presence Research: Cognitive sciences and future media
IST2002 - VII.1.1: Extending the reach of Research Networks
IST2002 - VII.1.2: Advanced experimental infrastructures
IST2002 - VIII.1.1: Clustering of Projects
IST2002 - VIII.1.2: Networks of Excellence and working groups in IST
IST2002 - VIII.1.3: Channelling of standardisation and interoperability initiatives
IST2002 - VIII.1.4: Improving human capital in IT by competence building (IHC)
IST2002 - VIII.1.6: Enabling RTD co-operation with Newly Associated States
IST2002 - VIII.1.7: Enabling RTD Co-operation with 3rd Countries
IST2002 - VIII.1.8: Dissemination and awareness of IST research results
IST2002 - VIII.1.9: Studies
IST2002 - VIII.1.10: Strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) in IST Domains
IST2002 - VIII.1.11: "Exploratory awards" specific measure