They cover physical networks, services and applications alike. Establishment of a high-speed communication network. This infrastructure is necessary for the development of multimedia services. This would extend the integrated services digital networks to be established throughout the Community by the year 2000. Initiation of three programmes to develop electronic services.
Projects are already under way in the Member States.
The Community would support pilot programmes on the establishment of a trans-frontier network for the management of human resources. By the year 2000 multimedia links are to be established between the main cancer research centres, bone marrow banks and social security centres. The estimated funding needed over the next ten years will be ECU 150 billion. Some ECU 67 billion will be needed between 1994 and 1999 for the priority projects selected. They will be covered mainly by private investors.