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Rationale
Software technologies are of crucial importance for the development of all advanced products and services in modern economies.
The relative weight of software in the value of these products and services is constantly expanding to the point where it a strong factor for differentiation and competitiveness.
More than 59% of application software systems in Europe are developed internally by enterprises. Application software development is thus at the heart of European productivity, the fundamental Lisbon objective. A major step forward is urgently needed to meet the requirements arising from the following technological trends:
- Large-scale distributed systems (Internet, with emphasis on security)
- Large-scale software systems and applications (telecommunication, air traffic control, transport logistics, banking and e-commerce etc.)
Reference
Collaborative Basic Research in ICTs in FP7. Findings from a FET workshop held in Brussels on 21 and 22 April 2004. DG Information Society. European Commission ( http://www.cordis.lu/ist/fet/home.html)
This chapter contains the information regarding European Union policies (activities) and structure (institutions) related to 6th Framework program and particularly related to objectives 2.3.2.3. "Open development platforms for software and services" and 2.5.5 "Software and Services". Each objective is considered in terms of subjects, instruments, priorities and complement to other programmes.
There is information not only about FP6, but also about related European activities like EUREKA, ITEA etc.
There are shown the place, role and responsibilities of European Commission, its Commissioners, Departments and their Units in FP6 program realization.
It is given the review of ongoing projects from the objective 2.3.2.3.
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Commissioner - Janez Potocnik
"Research and knowledge are keys to our future. New ideas and innovations will help create
new jobs, will help in finding new methods of protecting our environment, ensuring safer food
and medicines, safer and sustainable energy resources etc, etc. At the same time, science is
becoming increasingly complex and costly. It is not something which can be done alone in a
laboratory without any contacts with the outside world. …"
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Directorate-General - Achilleas Mitsos
The Directorate General's mission is evolving as work on the European Research Area (ERA) continues.
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Joint Research Centre - Roland Schenkel
The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support
for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service
of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology
for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States,
while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.
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Other Directorates-General involved in research
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FP6
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FP6
The Sixth Framework Programme covers Community activities in the field of research,
technological development and demonstration (RTD) for the period 2002 to 2006.
FP6 is made up of three main blocks of activities grouped in two specific programmes.
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Specific Support Action (SSA)
Brochure
These projects aim to contribute actively to the implementation of activities
of the work programme, the analysis and dissemination of results or the preparation
of future activities, with a view to enabling the Community to achieve or define its
RTD strategic objectives. Therefore, a significant emphasis has been placed on Support Actions:
- to promote and facilitate the dissemination, transfer, exploitation, assessment and/or broad take-up
of past and present programme results (over and above the standard diffusion and exploitation
activities of individual projects);
- to contribute to strategic objectives, notably regarding the European research area (e.g. pilot initiatives on benchmarking, mapping, networking, etc.);
- to prepare future community RTD activities, (e.g. via prospective studies, exploratory measures. pilot actions etc.);
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2005-2006 Work Programme
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