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Subject: Information Society Newsroom Update 20-01-2004
INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isind/index_
en.htm
-- NEWS ARTICLE
Commission Staff Working Document profiles role of wide-screen and high
definition in global digital TV roll-out (19/01/2004)
Promised in the Commission's recent Switchover Communication, this
Commission Staff Working Paper argues that the wide-screen (16:9) format can
help accelerate the transition to digital television. Broadcasters can use
wide-screen to differentiate the quality of digital television from analogue
TV, with its traditional old movie screen format using the 4:3 ratio. The
document also notes that the time is ripe for a revival of high definition
television (HDTV) in Europe.
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isres/index_
en.htm
-- EVENT
4 - 6 February 2004
13th NID Workshop
Athens, Greece
The workshop will gather participants in the projects funded within the
Nanotechnology Information Devices (NID) pro-active initiative. The workshop
will stage the review meetings of 20 projects in the NID initiative, plenary
presentations from invited speakers, and working group meetings on advanced
research topics in nanotechnology and nanoelectronics. The NID initiative is
part of the Information Society Technologies priority of the 5th Framework
Programme of the European Union. It focuses on the application of a broad
range of nano-scale technologies to information processing and on the
perspectives for replacing mainstream approaches, such as CMOS, when they
will reach the expected physical limits for miniaturisation.
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-- NEWS ARTICLE
Call for proposals shows high interest in IST research programme
(19/01/2004)
The high interest of the European research community in the Information
Society Technologies (IST) priority of the 6th Framework Programme of the
European Union is clearly shown by the results of the evaluation of the
second call for proposals. 1079 proposals were evaluated and of those 276
proposals representing a total request of 1.054 MEUR have passed all
eligibility and evaluation thresholds. The EU has allocated an indicative
525 MEUR for the call.The response to the call reflects both a high interest
in the IST priority among the European research environments and a very good
overall quality of the proposals. The electronic submission was very popular
with more than half the applications using this way of submitting proposals
and it is now being considered to make the next IST call the first
all-digital call under the European Framework programmes. The call targets a
number of key research areas to improve European competitiveness and improve
the quality of life for European citizens. Among the areas covered by the
call are open development platforms, applications for mobile workers and
users, embedded systems and advanced displays. It is expected that the last
contracts will be finalised for projects to start in summer 2004. Call 3 for
the FP6 IST priority will be published in May 2004.
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-- 23 January 2004
The Digital Divide: Opportunities and Threats at the Verge of EU Enlargement
Brussels, Belgium
The European research project JANUS (Joint Analytical Network for Using
Socio-Economic Research) is organising the third in a series of workshops on
challenges for socio-economic research into the Information Society.The
workshop gathers high-level experts on the Digital Divide and E-Inclusion
from IST research projects, the European Commission and public authorities.
It aims to address the issue of a geographical digital divide between
members and new members of the European Union, explore ways to influence the
hard and soft factors leading to a Digital Divide and derive policy
recommendations that help to bridge this divide.
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-- 26 January 2004
Public hearing on draft document on appropriate remedies
Brussels, Belgium
The public hearing is part of the consultation on the document about a draft
joint approach between the European Commission and the European Group of
Regulators on appropriate remedies in the new regulatory framework. Both the
Commissioner for the Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, and the
Commissioner for Competition, Mario Monti will take part in the event.
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-- 29 - 30 January 2004
HealthGrid 2004
Clermont-Ferrand, France
The aim of this conference is to reinforce and promote awareness of the
possibilities and advantages linked to the deployment of Grid technologies
in health. In this context "Health" does not involve only clinical practice
but covers the whole range of information from the molecular level (genetic
and proteomic information) through cells and tissues, to the individual and
finally the population level (social healthcare). The event is organised in
collaboration with the European Commission's Directorate General Information
Society. Jean-Claude Healy, Head of Unit eHealth, will be speaking at the
welcome session.
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