Find the most recent information on EU Funding activities in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by visiting our ICT in FP7 website, which covers ICT in the 7 th Framework Programme (FP7) 2007 - 2013.
Publications
The IST Publication section provides access to general IST Programme documents, reports and presentations which can be downloaded and, where available, browsed in HTML.
Information on the Strategic Objectives can be found on the IST Activities page, accessible via this web site.
IST Advisory Group (ISTAG) Reports published in the context of FP6 and in preparation for FP7 are available in PDF format.
Legislative Documents
- The legislative documents page contains official texts on the Sixth Framework Programme, the FP6 Specific Programmes, the Rules for Participation and the Instruments.
- Treaty establishing the European Community (Article 163-173 Research and Technological Development).
Reports and Publications
2006
- Task-Force on ICT Sector Competitiveness & ICT Uptake, 27 November 2006
- Collaboration@Work: the 2006 report on new working environments and practices, October 2006
- User Needs in ICT Research for Independent Living, with a Focus on Health Aspects, 2006
- Report: R&D and Internationalisation, October 2006
- IST 2005-2006 Strategies for Leadership (Current Research Priorities and Successes in IST Research), 2006 Part 1 (PDF, 192KB), Part 2 (PDF, 5.632KB), Part 3 (PDF, 4.119KB)
- Statistics in Focus: High tech industries and knowledge based services - The importance of R&D and Human Resources in Science and Technology August 2006 (PDF, 113KB)
- Communication: Dialogue, partnership and empowerment: A Strategy for a Secure Information Society, May 2006
- Overview of European Technology Platforms in Information and Communication Technologies, March 2006 (PDF, 4.323KB)
- i2010 Annual Progress Report, 2006
- Pre-Commercial Procurement of Innovation: a missing link in the European innovation cycle, 03/2006 (PDF, 323KB)
- 2006 Aho Group Report: Creating an Innovative Europe, January 2006
- The Priorities of the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006: Information Society Technologies, pages 8-9. (PDF, 956KB)
2005
- Dynamic Action Plan for the EU Co-ordination of Digitisation of Cultural and Scientific Content, 2005
- Making i2010 Work: creating value from research and innovation, November 2005
- Collaboration@Work Report, October 2005
- Coordination of National and European R&D Policies and Programmes in ICT: Overview Report, December 2005 (PDF, 104KB)
- Annex: Overview of IST ERA Coordination Projects
- Leaflet: Strengthening Competitiveness Through Cooperation: European Research in ICT, 2005 (PDF, 344KB)
- Key Figures 2005 on Science, Technology and Innovation 2005 Report
- COPRAS Project: Generic Guidelines for IST Research Projects interfacing with ICT Standards Organisations, July 2005 (PDF, 426KB)
- Science, technology & innovation in Europe: statistics in focus, August 2005 (PDF, 306KB)
- R&D Expenditure and Personnel in the European Regions, June 2005 (PDF, 475KB)
- EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) 2005 Report
- i2010 - the next five years in Information Society, February 2005 (DOC, 195KB)
- Annex 1 (DOC, 260KB)
- Annex 2 (DOC, 7.324KB)
- Annex 3 (Part 1 (PPT, 3.470KB) - Part 2 (PPT, 2.535KB) - Part3 (PPT, 2.938KB))
- Five-Year Assessment: 1999-2003, RTD in IST: Final Panel Report, January 2005 (PDF, 640KB)
- ISTAG reports, 1999 - 2005
2004
- Collaboration@Work Report, September 2004 (PDF, 5.423KB)
- Survey of eGovernment Services: User Satisfaction and Usage, December 2004 (PDF, 1.058KB)
- Business-related services: a key driver of European competitiveness. An enhanced economic analysis (Enterprise DG Working Paper), December 2004 (PDF, 737KB)
- Strengthening Competitiveness Through Co-operation: European Research in Information and Communication Technologies, September 2004 (PDF, 271KB)
- Report: The Future Impact of ICTs on Environmental Sustainability, August 2004
2003
- Five-Year Assessment: Interim Panel Report for 1999-2003 (PDF, 1MB)
- IST2003: The Opportunities ahead (PDF, 2.113KB)
- Wireless Tags Workshop, IST 2003, Milan (PDF, 25KB)
- Wireless tags - prospects and obstacles. Workshop report. Brussels, 09 July 2003. (PDF, 40KB)
2002
Brochures
- FP6 Instruments (Zipped PDF, 372KB)
- Integrated Projects - leaflet (Zipped PDF, 68KB)
- Networks of Excellence - leaflet (Zipped PDF, 66KB)
- Living in a World of Converging ICTs
Newsletters
- A comprehensive list of newsletters produced by DG Information Society and Media
Presentations
- How to make a proposal in IST, IST 2002 Event, Copenhagen (Zipped PPT files, 3.660KB)
- Evaluator briefing for IST Call 1, 24 April 2003 (Zipped PDF files, 501KB)
See also IST publications in FP5.