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Strategic Objectives
"IST Vision: anywhere anytime natural access to IST services for all"
These are the research activities that are eligible for funding under the IST priority.
The bullet points correspond to the IST 2005-2006 Work Programme and the Fourth Work Programme Update.
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Applied IST research addressing major societal and economic challenges
- Towards a global dependability and security framework
- ICT research for innovative Government
- ICT for Networked Businesses
- eSafety - Co-operative Systems for Road Transport
- Integrated biomedical information for better health
- Technology-enhanced Learning
- Access to and preservation of cultural and scientific resources
- Advanced Grid Technologies, Systems and Services
- ICT for Environmental Risk Management
- eInclusion
- Strengthening the Integration of the ICT research effort in an Enlarged Europe
- Collaborative Working Environments
- Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) for the Ageing Society (Call 6)
Communication, computing and software technologies
- Broadband for All
- Mobile and Wireless Systems and Platforms Beyond 3G
- Networked Audio Visual Systems and Home Platforms
- Software and Services
- Embedded Systems
- Research networking testbeds
Components and microsystems
- Nanoelectronics
- Micro/nano based sub-systems
- Technologies and devices for micro/nano-scale integration
- Photonic components
Knowledge and interface technologies
- Multimodal Interfaces
- Semantic-based Knowledge and Content Systems
- Cognitive Systems
- Advanced Robotics (Call 6)
- Search Engines for Audio-Visual Content (Call 6)
The following activities, although not incorporated as Strategic Objectives due to their wider scope, are complementary to the IST objectives of FP6.
International Co-operation
- International Cooperation on Digital TV Broadcasting and Interactive Applications
- International Cooperation on Digital Broadcasting/Mobile Convergence
- International cooperation on Grid Technologies
- International cooperation for eGovernment and eParticipation
- Early warning systems for geo-physical hazards
- Coordination Actions or Specific Support Actions