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An
Integrated, Coherent Programme
Cross-Programme
Themes co-ordinate research relevant to the entire Programme
- and indeed the entire Information Society. Cross-Programme
Themes are the most practical manifestation of both the integrated
nature of the Programme and of the underlying convergence of
information processing, communications and media technologies.
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There
are some Information Society Technologies which are important to
several key actions - satellite communications and user interface
design, to name just two examples, will both find applications in
areas as diverse as personal communication systems, vehicle telematics,
logistic management and environmental monitoring.
The Information Society Technologies (IST) programme will establish
Cross Programme Themes to co-ordinate research into such fields.
These Themes will not only ensure that the programme does not reinvent
the wheel in several different projects - they will bring together
people working on the same problem from different angles, foster
the cross-fertilisation of ideas, results, tools and technologies
and promote the interoperability of different systems. The result
will be a stronger European industry promoting a co-ordinated, interoperable
and user-friendly suite of technological solutions.
There are two sorts of initiative: 'Actions',
which call for projects that are themselves cross-programme in nature,
and 'Clustering
and concertation', which reinforce the complementarity of projects
and the synergies derived from their work. |
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Cross-Programme
Actions |
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Home environments
- Multimodal
and multisensorial dialogue modes
- Use
of Geographic Information
- Towards
dependable and survivable systems and infrastructures
- Smart
cards
- Next
generation networks
- Socio-economic
analysis and indicators for the information society
- eLearning
for European youth in a digital age
- Grid
test beds, deployment and technologies
- Next
generation micro- and nano-technologies
- Regional
and sectoral pilot actions and demonstrations for the
digital economy
- Application
services provision
- Advanced
signal processing systems and applications
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