IST specific research topics
Compilation of Quads input (8 June 1998)

ANNEX. CROSS-INDEX

Comparison of the fiches with the Specific programme Action Line Titles.

Key Action 1

Quads fiches Specific programme Action Lines
HEALTH
1. Personal Health Support Systems and Services for Citizens Professional health care
2. Empowering Health Professionals with Advance Applications and Systems Personal health systems
3. New Generation Telemedicine Services (Take-up)
4. Healthcare Information Networks and Services for Continuity of Care
5. Support for Future Health Delivery Systems (Health Managers)
SPECIAL NEEDS
6. Design for all Design for all
7. IST tools, systems and support for independent living Adaptive systems
8. Adaptive or assistive technology devices for people with disabilities Daily living / social integration
ADMINISTRATIONS
9. Adapting Public Administrations to the Information Society Online support for democratic processes
10. Access to Public Administrations for all Citizens Access to information and services
11. On-line Support for the Democratic Process Transparency & accessibility of administrations

Adaptation of administrations to Info. society
ENVIRONMENT
12. Environmental Management and Information Systems and Services Monitoring, forecasting & decision support
13. Risk and Crisis Management System Risks & emergencies
14. IST Technologies for Environment and Sustainable development (Take-up)
TRANSPORT & TOURISM
15. IST Systems for Intelligent Transport Infrastructure Surveillance, positioning and guidance
16. IST Systems for Intelligent Vehicles Advanced traffic control
17. IST Technologies for Operators and Managers On-board human centred systems
18. IS Traveller (information, communication and mobility) services Telematics systems
19. Integrated Systems for Tourism (Take-up)

Key Action 2

FLEXIBLE,MOBILE WORKING ETC
2. Human Workspaces - work methods
3. Multi-Location Collaborative Working - organisation
4. Dynamic Virtual Enterprise Management - socio-economic issues

- take-up
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLIERS AND CONSUMERS
5. Digital Development of Intelligent Goods & Services - processes in development
6. Life-cycle Support for Customer-Product Relationships - marketing and sales
7. Electronic Trade & Service - financial services

- management

- consumer processes

take-up
INFORMATION SECURITY
13. Digital Object Life-cycle Management - electronic signature etc
10. Acceptable Security Architectures - fraud prevention etc
11. High Reliability Components, System & Services - privacy
12. Dependable Network Environments - secure electronic transactions

- critical systems management

- legal and regulatory

- confidence building

- take-up
IADS
See Cross-programme RTD
Cross- Key Action measures:
1. Work and Business in the Information Society
8. Organisational Learning & Knowledge Management
9. Business and Industry Operations Experiments & Best Practice

Key Action 3

INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
1. Efficient authoring and design for creative content in knowledge and media publishing - generating creative content
8. New forms of Content
9. Content assets management and access - managing digital content
2. Content Personalisation - personalising content delivery
DIGITAL HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CONTENT
6. Digital Representation and Preservation of Cultural Artefacts - integrated access

- improving the functionality of large repositories

- preservation and access
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
3. Instructional Management Systems and Reusable Learning Material - improving the learning process
4. Advanced Learning Environments - higher quality learning material
5. Re-engineering Life-Long Learning through ICT - broadening access to resources
HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES
7. Full Multilinguality - multilinguality
13. Natural Interactivity - natural interactivity
10. Active Content - active assimilation and use of digital content
INFORMATION ACCESS, CATEGORISATION, FILTERING, MANAGEMENT
11. Analysis, indexing, retrieval and filtering for visual, auditory and numerical media - mastering information
12. Information representation, visualisation and navigation - information management
14. Media Representations, Models and Standards - information categorisation, filtering etc

Key Action 4

INFORMATION PROCESSING, COMMUNICATIONS ETC
IPCN-01: All-Optical Networks and Terabit Transmission Concurrent systems
IPCN-02 : Networks and interoperability Real-time systems
IPCN-03 Technologies for Networked Services Broadband telecommunications
IPCN-04: Integration of high performance realtime communications and information processing systems Network integration

Interoperability and inter-working of networks

(take-up)
SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES ENGINEERING, STATISTICS
SSSE-01: Responsive, Emergent and Evolutionary Software Intensive Systems Engineering Software and systems engineering
SSSE-02: Intelligent and Emergent Services Engineering Service engineering
SSSE-03: Technologies for Knowledge and Intelligence sharing and reuse Software technologies
SSSE-04: R&D in statistics within the European Statistical System (ESS). (take - up)
REAL-TIME, LARGE SCALE SIMULATION AND VISUALISATION
RLSV-01 : Advanced, modular and integrated simulation and visualisation systems. Simulation and visualisation
RLSV- 2: Networked Virtual and Hybrid Environments for Tele– and Virtual Presence Distributed simulations

Shared virtual environments

(take up)
MOBILE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
MPCS-01: Terrestrial Wireless Communications Systems and Networks Broadband wireless
MPCS-02 : Satellite Communication Systems and Services Service mobility and terminal roaming
MPCS-03 : Enabling Technologies for Wireless Communications Technologies, services and applications
MPCS-04 : Software Re-configurable Radio
INTERFACES
IMVS-01: Intuitive self–adaptable multisensorial interfaces Interfaces

(take up)
PERIPHERALS ETC
PSSM-01: Improved sensing and displaying beyond reality Peripherals and terminals
PSSM-02 (still due): Intelligent computing/communications devices and network terminals Sub-systems
PSSM-03: Generic microsystems and subsystems designing, computational prototyping and manufacturing. Micro-systems

(take-up)
MICROELECTRONICS
MELE-01:Electronic Design and Semiconductor technologies for applications Hardware and software co-design
MELE-02: Advanced process technology, equipment and materials Semiconductor components
MELE-03: Opto-electronic and photonic technologies and devices Macrocells and support tools
MELE-04: Interconnections Optical technologies
Cross-Key Actions:
HORI-01: European Initiative on Dependability (take-up)
HOR-02: Integration and convergence of infrastructures for broadband services supporting Information Society applications.
HORI-03: Take-up actions for Essential Technologies
HORI-03bis: Take-up actions for software systems and services

Future and emerging technologies

OPEN DOMAIN
I. The Open FET Domain Open Domain
PROACTIVE INITIATIVES Pro-active initiatives
1. Quantum Computing and Communications (QCC)
2. Personal Bio-information Systems
3. Microelectronics Advanced Research Initiative (MEL ARI)
4. Global intelligent computing (n/a)
5. Intelligent information interfaces (n/a)

Research networks

BROADBAND INTERCONNECTION OF NRENS
1. Broadband Interconnection of National Research and Education Networks Broadband Interconnection of National Research and Education Networks
2. Concerted Actions on European Broadband Inter-connectivity.
ADVANCED EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTAL TESTBEDS
3. Interconnection of advanced communications testbeds, and related transmission experiments Advanced European experimental testbeds
4. Functional integration and systems validation within advanced communications testbeds

Cross-programme RTD

NO EQUIVALENT IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMME
1. Interoperability and multi-functionality of new generation cards
2. Integrated Application Platforms (Digital sites)
3. Ensuring User Acceptability of Applications and Services
4. Mobility – the un-tethered citizen
5. European Initiative on Dependability
6. Embedded Networks Initiative
7. Space Technologies and Applications
8. A European Geographical Information Infrastructure
9. Converging Information Society Technologies and Applications in the field of Networked Information and Digital Spaces
10. Personalisation (1) using Information Society Technologies
11. Usability and User-Centred Design (2) in Information Society Technologies
12. Building Virtual Places and Agent Worlds (3) with Information Society Technologies
13. Non-RTD Issues

N/A = not available yet


(1) A number of specific RTD projects relating to, software technologies, mobile and networked services, agents, profilin, payment, push, directory services, location information, distributed and networked content and advanced database techniques, etc. will be undertaken as generic developments at Key Action level.

(2) A number of specific RTD projects relating to, for example, user-centred design, usability and ergonomics, etc. will be undertaken for specific user communities at Key Action level.

(3) A number of specific RTD projects relating to, for example multi-user environments, distributed and networked content, visualisation, spatial analysis, virtual reality, advanced database techniques, etc. will be undertaken for specific user communities at Key Action level.


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