Useful Links

Ethical and societal issues: Europa Science and Society site & Europa Ethics pages
European Commission looking for e-health best practices: The European Commission is to investigate the impact of e-health products and services – and of resulting gains in productivity – on the European economy.
i2010, a key policy initiative which provides a comprehensive strategy for the development of the digital economy and the information society over the next five years
INFSO projects impacting EU policies
Information Society Factsheets - This page lists all available factsheets on the EU's Information Society policies and activities
Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (IDABC)
Linking Information Society projects to European policies
Health Systems Working Party

CIP - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme: coherent and integrated response to the objectives of the renewed Lisbon strategy. Running from 2007 to 2013, it has a budget of approximately EUR 3.6 billion. It represents a 60 % increase in annual spending on actions related to competitiveness and innovation by 2013 compared to 2006.
CORDIS FP7
CORDIS FP6 Services provide up-to-date and comprehensive support for participation in FP6
Europa home page for Research, a gateway to news and information about Scientific Research and Technological Development in the European Union, including
Europa FP6 website
Information on FP6 instruments Europa - CORDIS
Information on consortium agreements and contract negotiation Model Contract Working group
Intellectual property rights - help and support IPR Helpdesk
Support for SMEs - CORDIS website: TechWeb FP6 page
Information on FP5 projects in Health: CORDIS Quality of Life & Europa FP5 Quality of Life site
EPIST intends to boost the EU New Member States and Associated Candidate Countries’ participation in FP6 calls for proposals related to eHealth and eInclusion