World Internet Research Project call for proposals

FYI, the EU 8th call for proposals under the IST programme calls is based on the following goals, which fit in nicely with our research objectives:

• Encourage visionary high risk/long term research in all Key Action II (New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce)areas;
• Prepare the ground for future large-scale RTD activities under the next Framework Prog
• ramme (FP6) by bringing together key actors to develop consensus on RTD challenges, their roadmaps, constituencies and implementation models;
• Support activities to progress the eEurope and eEurope+ initiatives in areas related to Key Action II (New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce)

In this fast-moving domain of IST it is important to maintain a long-term perspective so as to strengthen European leadership and to support activities likely to lead to exploitable RTD results in 5 to 7 years.