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April 2005


The workshop "How can SMEs get involved in collaborative research projects to develop innovative businesses using GMES, GALILEO or Telecom space infrastructures?" will take place in Brussels. It will present innovative SMEs the means, the financial support schemes and the challenges awaiting them as well as testimonials of other SMEs already involved in aerospace industry. .../...


In a proposal for decision by the European Parliament and the European Council, the Commission proposes a simplified, significantly restructured, thematically and financially extended successor to the FP6 (6th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration activities) due to expire in December 2006. .../...


The concept of setting-up a Technology Platform for Electricity Networks emerged during the 1st international Conference on the integration of renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources, which took place in 2004. This project is now developed by the European Commission Directorate General for Research, in partnership with the research cluster IRED. The 1st draft of the Platform should be delivered at the beginning of 2006 under the form of a Strategic Research Agenda. .../...