Research

Commission gives green light to launch 30 new eTEN projects

On 16 November the European Commission launched 30 new eTen projects which will run over the next 3 years. These will validate and deploy electronic services in the public interest serving European citizens and businesses in areas including eHealth, eGovernment, eLearning, eInclusion, SME support, and Trust and Security.

ITRE reaches agreement on FP7

The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) has adopted, in a second reading, a set of comprise amendments on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), which were agreed upon in informal meetings with the Council.

Support for participation in FP7: New National Contact Points on CORDIS

A new section on local support networks for prospective participants in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is now available on CORDIS, the EU's official information service on research, technological development and innovation.

Putting the smarts into your mobile life

An EU project team is developing a new platform for delivering flexible services on your chosen communications device. And the technologies employed read like a hit-parade of what's hot in hi-tech, the semantic web, intelligent agents, peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and more.

EU programme leads the way in tackling illegal and harmful web content

An EU programme has been so successful in tackling illegal and harmful content on the internet that it is being used as a model by other regions of the world.

eHealth - making clear the legal context

eHealth services promise to improve the quality and provision of care while reducing costs. However questions exist over the legal and regulatory implications for particular eHealth services. One initiative, 'Legally eHealth', aims to help remove those doubts.

There is little current information available about the legal implications of eHealth. However growing interest in and implementation of eHealth systems is certain to bring this topic to the fore. Hence the interest in the Legally eHealth study.

ERC Scientific Council agrees 2007 work programme

The Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) has finalised the first draft of its work programme for 2007, outlining who will be eligible to apply for funding from the ERC, and how proposals will be evaluated.

The ERC is a new initiative, and is due to begin operating in 2007 as part of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). As the work programme explains, "The fundamental principle for all ERC activities is that of stimulating investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of excellence."

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