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FP7 ICT WORK PROGRAMME 2009
The EU Member States have earmarked a total of € 9.05 billion for funding ICT over the duration of FP7; making it the largest research theme in the Cooperation programme, which is itself the largest specific programme of FP7 (with 64% of the total budget).
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are critical to improve the competitiveness of European industry and to meet the demands of its society and economy.
ICTs have a catalytic impact in three key areas:
- productivity and innovation, by facilitating creativity and management;
- modernisation of public services, such as health, education and transport;
- advances in science and technology, by supporting cooperation and access to information.
The FP7 ICT Work Programme 2009-10
The Work programme 2009-2010 of the European Union's 7th Framework Programme was adopted by the Commission, with the assistance of the Programme Committee, following the adoption of the Cooperation Specific Programme and the Rules for Participation and Dissemination.
This work programme provides additional detail of the implementation of the Specific Programme, setting out information on the priorities, objectives and policy relevance of the research topics which will be implemented through calls for proposals in the latter half of 2008 and in 2009.
The Work Programme for ICT research in FP7 in 2009 and 2010 is available online:
This Work Programme defines the priorities for the calls for proposals to be launched and is divided into seven ‘Challenges’ of strategic interest to European society, plus research into ‘Future and emerging technologies’ and support for horizontal actions, such as international cooperation.
- Challenge 2 - Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics
- Challenge 3 - Components, systems, engineering
- Challenge 4 - Digital Libraries and Content
- Challenge 5 - Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare
- Challenge 6 - ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
- Challenge 7 - ICT for Independent Living, Inclusion and Governance
- Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
EU funding for the advancement of ICT
The objective of ICT research under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is to improve the competitiveness of European industry – as well as to enable Europe to master and shape the future developments of these technologies so that the demands of its society and economy are met.
The EU Member States have earmarked a total of € 9.05 billion for funding ICT over the duration of FP7; making it the largest research theme in the Cooperation programme, which is itself the largest specific programme of FP7. FP7 research activities will strengthen Europe’s scientific and technology base and ensure its global leadership in ICT, help drive and stimulate product, service and process innovation and creativity through ICT use and ensure that ICT progress is rapidly transformed into benefits for Europe’s citizens, businesses, industry and governments.
ICTWeb
These websites bring together information on:
- The FP7 ICT research programme and its objectives
- FP7 ICT: Find a call
- Participating in ICT research under FP7
- FP7: Calls for proposals
- Research and development projects carried out under FP6 and FP7
- The latest news on programme, projects and participation in the ICT Newsroom
- The IST Results service publishes regular news articles on research results and projects implemented under the Information Society Technologies (IST) programme of FP6
- Research e-Infrastructures to aid researchers will also be supported through the Research Infrastructures Work Programme of the FP7 Capacities programme
- Registration of Experts for Research Activities
- A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game
