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>From: Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini@gmail.com>
>Date: 2008/8/18
>Subject: [igcbp-talk] call for proposals - Europe
>
>CIP ICT Policy Support Programme - 2nd Call for Proposals
>Deadline: 9 September 2008
>The second call for proposals of the CIP ICT Policy Support Programme
>will open on 29 April 2008. The evaluation of the proposals, assisted
>by independent experts, will take place in early October.
>Communication of selection results to proposers and start of
>negotiations are foreseen for November 2008. The draft work programme
>which has been approved by the programme committee can be downloaded
>from the ICT PSP website. The opening of this second call will follow
>the formal adoption by the European Commission of the Work Programme
>for 2008. On 23 April 2008 an Information Day on the ICT PSP call for
>proposals 2008 will be held in Brussels.
>
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>eParticipation: The Work Programme 2008 has been adopted and the call
>for proposals is open
>Deadline: 29 August 2008
>eParticipation is a Preparatory Action which aims at harnessing the
>benefits of the use of Information and Communications Technologies for
>better legislative and decision-making processes and enhanced public
>participation in such processes, at all levels of governmental
>decision making. The 2008 call for proposals is open until the 29th of
>August with a total budget of 4,7 million Euro.
>
>European directory of women and ICT
>Deadline: 1 September 2008
>The subject of the Contract is to prepare a European Directory of
>Women and ICT. The Directory will serve as a searchable database of
>all major stakeholders, their activities, interventions, good
>examples, statistics and indicators and will create a platform for
>interaction with regards to product, personal mobility, development of
>customised skills, entering or re-entering the labour market. Deadline
>for submission of tenders: 1/09/2008
>
>Study on i2010 e-Government Action Plan Progress (SMART 2008-0042)
>Deadline: 29 August 2008
>The aim is to undertake a qualitative analysis of the progress with
>respect to the goals of the eGovernment Action Plan, including
>improvements towards integrated eServices provided by governments to
>the public (specifically citizens and businesses). To this end the
>contractor is required to qualitatively measure (a) the progress, (b)
>the speed of progress and (c) the proximity to fully integrated and
>transparent services, meeting customers' satisfaction. The survey is
>to be carried out at national and European level, including the
>cross-border eServices involving common practices and interoperable
>systems (i.e. eProcurement)
>Contact: pascal.collotte@ec.europa.eu
>
>
>Study on "Exploiting the Digital Dividend", a European Approach
>Deadline: 1 September 2008
>The study will assist the Commission in identifying and assessing the
>options and possible scenarios to achieve the required EU coordination
>of the digital dividend as outlined in the Commission Communication
>COM(2007) 799 on 'Reaping the full benefits of the digital dividend in
>Europe: A common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the
>digital switchover'. This will include as the main tasks: — drawing up
>an inventory of national situations affecting the digital dividend, —
>performing a socio-economic analysis to determine the potential
>social, cultural and economic impact of the main possible uses of the
>digital dividend, — identifying and assessing external constraints
>affecting the process of a coordinated usage of the dividend in
>Europe, — developing the main options and scenarios for the EU
>coordinated approach, — proposing a 'roadmap' for implementation, —
>assisting the Commission in its consultation of the various
>stakeholders and interested parties.
>
>European Public Sector Information Platform
>Deadline: 4 September 2008
>The purpose of this call is to establish a European Public Sector
>Information (PSI) central platform to further stimulate action and
>monitor progress towards a stronger and more transparent environment
>for the growth of national and European markets in PSI re-use,
>following the 2008 review of the PSI Directive. The service will be
>built around an interactive web-based portal ("one-stop-shop"),
>providing news on European PSI developments, emerging good practices,
>examples of new products and services and legal cases around PSI
>re-use. The work will build on earlier activities supported through
>eContentPlus programme (notably the ePSIplus thematic network) and
>within Member States. Deadline for submission of tenders : 15/09/2008.
>The documentation will be available on the website until 04/09/2008.
>
>Trends and Evolution of the EU ICT Research and Deployment landscape
>(SMART 2008-0035)
>Deadline: 5 September 2008
>The main objective of the study is to assess the Trends and Evolution
>of the EU ICT research and deployment landscape and how EU ICT RTD and
>Deployment activities are contributing to the broader EU 'Eco-system'
>of Research and Innovation. It will assess whether and the extent to
>which ICT RTD in the EU 6th and 7th Framework Programmes and ICT PSP
>activities are contributing to 'eco-systems' of innovation and the
>deployment of Information Society initiatives at regional level.
>
>Towards a Future Internet : Interrelation between Technological,
>Social and Economic Trends - CORRIGENDUM
>Deadline: 15 September 2008
>This study is meant to investigate the interrelations between
>technological, social and economic trends related to the future
>Internet: at first, by analysing how the current Internet evolved
>until now, its main drivers and effects; then, by discussing the
>possible technological options and scenarios for its further
>development and their likely socio-economic impact; finally, by
>identifying risks/opportunities for Europe. Based on an overview of
>existing studies in this area, the study should consult the main
>authorities in the field of Internet developments, both at political
>and technological level, covering the whole range of different social,
>political and business positions. Visionary scientists and politicians
>should be duly identified and interviewed, personally or in ad-hoc
>events organised in order to stimulate brainstorming and public
>awareness on this new conceptual approach. A strong web presence is
>necessary to support the study and create public awareness on the
>topic. Deadline for submission of tenders: 22 September 2008. Deadline
>for request of documents: 15 September 2008
>
>Prior Information Notice - Study concerning on-line multi- territory
>licensing of audiovisual works in the European Union
>Deadline: To be announced
>The new Directive on Audiovisual Media Services will facilitate the
>cross-border development of on-demand services, notably for the
>services provided online. This study aims at assessing the economic
>and cultural consequences of the introduction of a system encouraging
>forms of multi-territory licensing of audiovisual works.
>See also:OJ S53-071336
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