Preliminary announcement of a call for proposals for projects in trans-European telecommunications networks
The European Commission has issued a preliminary announcement of a call for proposals for projects of common interest in the field of trans-European telecommunications networks - generic services and applications. Following a proposed revision of Annex 1 to a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on a series of guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks adopted in June 1997, the European Commission intends to adopt an updated work programme. The programme will specify the content of projects of common interest and to launch a call for proposals for the implementation of projects of common interest related to generic services and applications supported by trans-European telecommunications networks. The exploitation pf broadband mobile networks is of particular interest, as it allows the upgrading of existing services and applications and the development of entirely new ones. Individual organisations or consortia responding to the conditions defined for the present call will be invited to submit their proposals concerning the projects as defined in the TEN-Telecom work programme and listed below. The project proposals should demonstrate the commitment of the organisations or consortia to ultimately make the applications or services available to the public. The proposals may either address the study phase of the project (business plan and commercial validation, or equivalent for services to be funded from public resources), or the initial market deployment phase, as defined in the guide for proposers. Proposals must refer to one or more of the following projects for this call for proposals: - Trans-European generic advanced mobile services; - Trans-European generic trust and confidence services; - Trans-European telecommunication networks for health; - Trans-European telecommunications networks for health; - Trans-European telecommunications networks for the disabled and elderly; - Trans-European telecommunications networks for learning and culture. The proposed indicative community budget allocation for this call is 12 million euro from the 2002 budget.For further information, please contact: European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Directorate F TEN - Telecom ref. 2002/1 (BU 31 2/74) B-1049 Brussels