Publications

Much of our work on EU research policy has been published by the European Commission and others. The following are links to recent reports:

• The Future of the Internet - Report of the Bled Conference: This high-profile event, held in Bled, Slovenia in March 2008, saw the launch of the European Future Internet Assembly.

• Information Society Policy Link: a series of brochures detailing the relevance of ICT-related projects to specific EU policy domains.

• Reports prepared with ISTAG, the Commission's high-level advisory group on EU ICT research:

  • Shaping Europe's Future Through ICT - a main input document to the March 2006 high-level meeting on European ICT Policy (“the Vienna process”).

  • Orientations for the FP7 Work Programme - a main input to the Commission's work programme for FP7.

  • ICT R&D and Globalisation - High-Level Event, Berlin, Apr 2007

• The Networked Future>: a series of brochures presenting an overview of EU-funded research in the area of Communication Networks in the context of convergence.

• Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures - Portfolio Analysis - report of an Expert Panel which analysed certain ICT proposals received under Call 1 of FP7.

• Reports of various EU meetings, workshops and reviews on ICT policies and research needs: FP7 Work Programme Consultations:

• European Research in ICT for Inclusion

• Proactive FET Initiatives

• Overlay Computing

• Web Science

• Services in the Future Internet

• Monitoring & Control: Boosting Innovation & Growth in Lead Markets

• Simulation, Visualisation, Interaction and Mixed Reality

• Conference Reports for the EU Hitachi Science & Technology Forum, an annual conference organised by Hitachi Europe to discuss the impact of technological developments on European society.

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