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Calls in 2001

In 2001 two IST calls for proposals are foreseen: The 6^th IST call, published the last 27th of January 2001, and the 7^th to be published in June 2001.

Both calls will be based on the IST Workprogramme 2001 and will integrate socio-economic aspects.

Participation:

The IST Programme is implemented by calls for proposals that are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Interested parties can participate by responding to calls for proposals that describe which action lines or research objectives of the valid IST work programme are open for submitting proposals and what are the deadlines to be met.

The IST work programme is updated on an annual basis. In the current IST work programme 2001 the integration of the socio-economic dimension is mainly encouraged in two ways:

through a number of action-lines explicitly geared towards socio-economic problems;
through encouragement to proposers to integrate a socio-economic dimension and socio-economic research in their projects.

The socio-economic dimension in the IST Workprogramme 2001 by quoting examples

Quotations listed hereafter are examples of an explicit mentioning of socio-economic aspects in the text of the IST Workprogramme 2001 in order to give a better understanding of what the socio-economic dimension can be. With regard to point 2 above, this list is however not a comprehensive overview of all socio-economic research in the IST programme.

The IST programme in general:

"Information Society technologies (IST) are increasingly transforming our lives. Their social and economic impact is far reaching and represents key opportunities and challenges for individuals, industry and governments"

"The IST Programme supports EU policies, notably in employment, economic and social cohesion and competitiveness; in fostering the convergence of information processing, communications and media; and in ensuring interoperability and coherence at a global level. The Specific Programme therefore foresees "close articulation between research and policies needed for a coherent and inclusive Information Society".

"In addition, these priorities will be complemented by a stronger focus on social and economic policy objectives. This will increase the European added value of work conducted in the Programme by strengthening synergy between strategic technology developments and priority policy areas such as employment, competitiveness (particularly of SMEs), equal opportunities, social cohesion and sustainability in the Information Society."

"Establishing sufficient research momentum to contribute to future European policy development e.g. in telecommunications, enterprise, e-Commerce and social and economic affairs."

Key Actions and Action Lines:

Key Action 1:

"The needs and expectations of the typical users in all fields will be addressed and special attention will be given, in particular, to the usability, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of the new application systems, including the security and privacy of information and the socio-economic and ethical aspects"
i Several Action Lines of Key Action 1 are planned to open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Key Action 2:

"Considerations of the global context, in particular the rapid evolution of the marketplace, and socio-economic factors will guide the work, and the objective will be to develop and demonstrate world-best work and business practices, exploiting European strengths such as electronic payments, smart cards, mobile systems, software for business process modelling and enterprise management and consumer protection"
i Several Action Lines of Key Action 2 are planned to open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - II.1.1: Socio-economic analysis
"Objectives: To understand better the social, economic, industrial, technological and legal aspects of e-Work & e-Commerce and to develop models and scenarios that can help shape future policy, technology development and deployment strategies"
i Action Line IST2001 II.1.1 is planned to open in the 7^th IST Call only (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Key Action 3:

"An important research dimension will be new socio-economic and technological models for representing information, knowledge and know-how"

i Several Action Lines of Key Action 3 are planned to open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - III.2.1: Self learning for work
"Objectives: The research will evaluate the added value of the new way of learning and its socio-economic impact, demonstrating the benefits for the various actors (learner, tutor, sponsor, etc) "
i Action Line IST2001 III.2.1 is planned to open in the 6^th IST Call only (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - III.2.2 e-Learning futures
"Focus: Intended as longer term research, well beyond the state of the art, for initial and adult learning. Proposals should specify"
" The intended learning aims and the associated theoretical basis, and how they relate to the prevailing and expected future social and economic realities"
i Action Line IST2001 III.2.2. is planned to open in the 6^th IST Call only (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - III.5.3 KA III specific support measures
" Surveying the state of the art in the fields addressed by the Key Action, including technology foresight and market watch. This can be combined with benchmarking of research results and progress towards strategic goals, based on a (small) set of performance indicators measuring quality, effectiveness and impact along technical, economic and social dimensions"
i Action Line IST2001 III.5.3 is planned to open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Key Action 4

Action Line IST2001 - IV.3.3: Free software development: towards critical mass
"Focus: (iii) Socio-economic studies on technology assessment, economic assessment and derived business models"
i Action Line IST2001 IV.3.3 is planned to open in the 7^th IST Call only (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Cross-programme Actions

Action Line IST2001 - V.1.7 CPA7: Socio-economic analysis and indicators for the information society
"Objectives: To develop a better understanding of the challenges, impacts and opportunities associated with the transition to the knowledge based economy and society, and of the conditions under which sustainable economic development, favourable employment conditions and secured social inclusion and protection can develop and prosper.
The Action Line focuses in particular on the fundamental economic, societal and social issues highlighted by the Presidency Conclusions of the Lisbon European Council and by the eEurope initiative"
i Action Line IST2001 V.1.7 CPA7 is planned to open in the 6^th IST Call only (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

IST Support Activities

Action Line IST2001 - VIII.1.4 Improving human capital in IT by competence building (IHC)
"Objectives: Funded actions should aim to reduce the qualitative and quantitative skills gap in technological and non technological disciplines in order to stimulate economic and societal progress on the way to the Information Society..."
i Action Line IST2001 VIII.1.4 is planned to open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - VIII.1.8: Dissemination and awareness of IST programme results
"Objectives: To stimulate and promote the dissemination and awareness of the IST programme activities and to help maximise the exploitation of results and their socio-economic and policy implications"
i Action Line IST2001 VIII.1.8 is will be open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

Action Line IST2001 - VIII.1.9: Studies
"Objectives: To provide both technology and market analysis to the research community, with a view to matching the research activities with international and socio-economic trends.
Focus: Projections and roadmaps of future development of information society technologies and applications and their socio-economic impact including benchmark studies and socio-economic analysis."
i Action Line IST2001 VIII.1.9 will be open in the 6^th and 7^th IST Calls (see Workprogramme 2001, Scope of the Call)

For further information on the work foreseen in the IST programme in year 2001, please consult the IST Work programme 2001 that can be accessed at: /ist/workprogramme.htm

This page is maintained by unit F4 "International Aspects of the programme; Innovation and SMEs" of DG Information Society and was last updated on 22.01.2001

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