Prior information of open calls for tender in 2000 for the Information Society DG
The Information Society Directorate-General intends to launch calls for tenders for service contracts on some or all of the following issues: - editorial support for promoting the homogeneity of the information society technologies (IST) web. IST web is the public face of the IST programme for any information relating to its calls for proposals, its projects and its technical activities. - IST publication services: will cover part of the IST programme's strategic implementation plan for publications about its activities and major achievements. This will include paper publications of fact sheets (to provide basic information about the projects), an annual publication (achievements at programme level), and the issuing of a brochure and video productions. - information services stimulating innovation: will provide an operational environment for professional users to ensure that the largest possible extent all benefits form the IST programme's activities are reaped in terms of innovation, social, economic and political impact and to inform the broad public about the IST programme, its actions achievements and impacts. Its financial scope will comprise two main lines of service: - a web based valorisation system; - market intelligence service for emerging IST products an services, including statistical and new indicator data. Each contract should run for two years with the possibility of an extension for a maximum duration of 4 years. Some 9,800,000 euro will be available to fund this work.