Commission calls for telecommunications proposals
The European Commission is launching a call for proposals aimed at the implementation of projects of common interest related to generic services and applications supported by trans-European telecommunications networks. The project proposals should demonstrate the commitment of the organisations or consortia to ultimately deploy the applications or services in a real market environment. The proposals may either address the study phase of the project, or the initial market deployment phase. Proposals must refer to one or more of the following projects for this call for proposals: - trans-European telecommunications generic service - trans-European telecommunications networks for education and training - trans-European telecommunications networks for access to Europe's cultural heritage - trans-European telecommunications applications and services for SMEs - trans-European telecommunications networks for transport and mobility - trans-European telecommunications networks for the environment and emergency management - trans-European telecommunications networks for health and consumer protection - trans-European city and regional information networks (as a combination of projects mentioned above) - trans-European telecommunications networks for new work methods and services for the job market. The indicative Community budget allocation for this call is 33.5 million euro, to be allocated from the 2001 budget.Proposals should be sent by registered mail to the Commission Services' offices on 29 January 2001 at the latest to the following address: European Commission Directorate General Information Society Directorate F TEN-Telecom, ref. 2000/2 Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 (BU29 7/30) B-1049 Brussels Or they may be hand-delivered or sent by courier to arrive before 29 January 2001, 16.00 local time to: European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Directorate F TEN-Telecom, ref. 2000/2 Avenue de Beaulieu / Beaulieulaan 29 (office 7/30) B-1160 Brussels E-mail: tentelecom@ec.europa.eu Fax: +32 2 296 1740 URL: http://www.ispo.cec.be/tentelecom