The European Commission, DG XIII, has published an invitation to tender for the completion of a study examining the development of the digital television market throughout the European Union. The report will look at the development of digital technology services, including technical an commercial developments with regard to conditional access to digital television services. The contracting party will concentrate essentially on data, and the analysis and presentation of this data. The study should be completed within 36 months of the signature of the contract. Requests sent by facsimile must be confirmed by letter before the specified deadline.
Service providers can tender for all or any area of the services concerned.
The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for applications relating to the annual monitoring exercises for the specific RTD programmes within the Fourth Framework Programme. The Commission is inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals or companies for inclusion on the lists of experts for monitoring the specific RTD programmes. The aim of the annual monitoring exercises is to monitor progress in relation to the objectives set out for the programmes, and in their work programmes. Applicants must provide evidence of their capacities in the field of activity concerned, and should have held posts of senior responsibility in the public or private sector. To ensure the impartiality of the exercises, applicants must not be, or have been at any stage in the current specific programme, a contractor, member of a programme committee or an expert associated with a committee.