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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(78)213 final
Brussels,26May1978
Amended
Proposaifora
COUNCIL DECISION<*■"-A,;:
adoptingasecondthree-yearplanofaction
inthefieldofinformation anddocumentation
onscienceandtechnology
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission
pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle149
oftheEECTreaty) ,
C0MC78)213final

Communication from theCommission "totheCouncil
On13July 1977 "theCommission forwarded ,totheCouncil aproposal fora
Council decision adopting asecond three-year plan ofaction inthefield
ofscientific and technical information and document ation.
Atthat time |theopinion oftheScientific andTechnical Research Commit­
tee (CREST ),whose contribution inthefield ofscientific andtechnical
information anddocumentation wasprovided forinthe Council resolutions
of24June 1971 and14January 1974 »hadnotyetbeen officially formul­
ated ;asisnowknown from CREST 'sopinion No.R/2921/77(RECH 40)of
25November 1977 »itsrecommendation isthat theCommittee forInformation
andDocumentation onScience andTechnology (CIDST )should function onthe
lines ofanadvisory committee onprogramme management (ACPM );this new
definition appears tohave twoadvantages :
-first iteliminates certain ambiguities andprovides abetter definition
ofCIDST *srole |
–secondly ,itbrings theprocedure forthefield ofscientific andtech­
nical information anddocumentation into line with those already in
operation forvarious other fields ofresearch anddevelopment and
applicable toseveral programmes already decided uponbytheCouncil *
Theproposal foraCouncil decision hastherefore been amended inthelight
ofthe above *

Atitsplenarysessionfrom13to17March1978,theEuropeanParliament
expressedafavourableopiniononthesecondthree-yearplanofaction,
subjecttotheadditionofathirdindenttoparagraph 2ofannex1to
theCommission'sproposal,wordedasfollows:
1toimproveaccesstoinformationforsmallandmedium-sized undertak­
ingssothatthedevelopment ofacommonmarketinscientific andtech­
nicalinformation ontheonehandproducesmoreequalconditionsof
competition ,whileontheotheritisinthecommoninterestforall
scientificandtechnicalfindingstobeavailablefordevelopment and
exploitation bythegreatestpossiblenumberofundertakings .1
Thisamendmentconsolidates thearrangements whichtheCommissionintends
tomakeforthebenefitofsmallandmedium-sized undertakings ,and,for
thisreason,ithasbeenincorporated intotheproposalforaCouncil
decision.
AcertainnumberofthirdcountriesinEuropehaveunofficially informed
theCommissionoftheirintentiontojoinEURONET(Europeantelecommuni­
cationsnetworkfordatatransmission );inparticular,theSwissConfe­
derationhasrecentlybegunexploratorytalkswiththeconsortiumofPTT
administrations commissioned tosetupEURONETonbehalfoftheCommunity,
togainabetterappreciation ofthetechnicalconditionspertainingto
possibleSwissmembershipofthenetwork;itisknownthatinprinciple
theconsortiumislargelyfavourabletothemembershipofcountrieswhose
administrations aremembersoftheEuropeanConferenceofPostaland
Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT).Theparticipation ofSwitzer­
land,orotherthirdcountrymembersofCEPT,wouldclearlybetothe
advantageoftheCommunity,firstsinceitwouldallowimproveduseof
networkcapacityasaresultoftheincreasednumberofusersandsecondly
becauseoffurtherdatathatthesecountriescouldcontribute fromtheir
owndatabases,andthesedatawouldthenbeaccessibletoCommunity
users.
Thenewarticle4oftheproposalforaCouncildecisionisintendedto
enablesuchagreementstobenegotiated andconcluded.

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TheCommission,therefore,inaccordancewitharticle149(2)oftheEEC
Treaty,modifiesitsabovementionedproposalof13«7»77*Theamended
textisattached-
Arealsoattachedtheopinionsof:
theCommitteeforInformation andDocumentation onScienceand
Technology(CIDST)of7April1977and
theScientificandTeohnicalResearohCommittee(CREST)of
7/8November1977*

Amended
Proposai for a
COUNCIL DECISION
adopting asecond three-year plan ofaction inthefield of
information anddocumentation onscience andtechnology
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 233thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas aresolution wasadopted bytheCouncil andtherepresenta­
tives oftheMember States meeting -within theCouncil on24June 1971 for
the coordination ofthe activities ofMember States inthe field ofinfor­
mation anddocumentation onscience andtechnology (IDST );
Wher«as under Article 2oftheTreaty ,theCommunity hasas
oneofitstasks topromote throughout theCommunity aharmonious develop­
ment ofeconomic activities and acontinuous andbalanced expansion ;
Whereas theproliferation ofinformation systems andtheir rapid
butdisparate progress asaresult ofthecompetition among both public
andprivate ventures make theestablishment oftheEuropean network proposed
intheResolution of24June 1971 amatter ofurgency ;
Whereas theresults achieved bythefirst three-year plan ofaction in
thefield ofinformation anddocumentation onscience andtechnology ,adopted
bytheCouncil on18March 1975 »justify thesetting upofthisnetwork
which would effectively contribute totheachievement oftheabove mentioned
objectives oftheTreaty ;

Whereas theTreaty hasnotprovided thenecessary powers
Whereas theCouncil adopted aResolution on14January 1974
concerning aninitial outline action programme fortheEuropean Communities
inthefield ofscience andtechnology ;
Whereas theCIDST andtheCREST have given their opinion on
theCommission proposal ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Asecond Community plan ofaction inthefield ofinformation
anddocumentation onscience andtechnology ,assetout inAnnex 1,
ishereby adopted foraperiod ofthree years from 1January 1978 .
Annex 1forms anintegral part ofthis Decision .
Article 2
TheCommission shall implement theplan ofaction }assisted by
the Committee for Information and Documentation onScience and Tech­
nology (CIDST )|thefunctions andmethod ofoperation oftheCIDST
are setout inAnnex 2.This Committee and the Scientific and Tech­
nical Research Committee (CREST )shall bekept regularly informed of
theprogress ofthework .TheCommission shall also submit each
year tothe Council andtheEuropean Parliament afull report onthe
subject which will beincluded intheGeneral Report .
Article 3
TheCommission shall decide onthedetailed activities tobecarried
outunder the plan ofaction after consultation with CIDST andCREST .
Onthis basis ,theCommission sha11determine theestimates ofexpen­
diture andpayments forthe1979 and1980 financial years ,inaccordance with
thebudgetary procedure .

Article4
InaccordancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,theCommunity
mayconcludeagreementswiththirdcountriesparticipating inthe
EuropeanConferenceofPostalandTelecommunications Administra­
tions(CEPT)withaviewtoextendingtheframeworkoftheaction
plancoveredbythisDecisiontotheactivitiescarriedoutin
thosecountries.
TheCommissionshallheauthorizedtonegotiatetheagreements
referredtoinparagraph 1*
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,

Annex1
SECOND3-YEARCOMMUNITY PLANOPACTIONINTHEFIELD
OPSCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL INFORMATION ANDDOCUMENTATION
ThePlan'smajorobjectivesarethefollowing:
1.ToturnEURONETintoapublicoperational on-lineinformation network
BringingintofruitiontheCommunitynetworkwhichwillenableusers
togaindirectaccessviatheirownterminalstoinformationofallkinds
indatabasesmountedonanumberofcomputersatcentresofexpertise
widelydistributedinMembercountries,istobeatoppriorityaction
intheperiod1978-1980.Amongtheessentialactivitiestobeunder­
takenare:
-startingoperationofthetelecommunications facilities
-connectionofhostcomputersanduserterminals
-fulfilmentofoperationalresponsibilities ,includingfinancial
andtechnicalmanagement
-makingarrangementsforconnectionstoothernetworks
-developingcooperationwiththePTTadministrations .
Prioritywillbegiventotheexpansionandupgradingofthenetwork
inordertomaintaineaseandequalityofaccessbyusersinallMember
States.
2.Todevelopacommonmarketforscientificandtechnicalinformation
ThissectionoftheActionPlanaimsatmergingthemanydifferent
interestsinvolved,inordertostimulatethedevelopmentofatrue
andhealthyCommunityinformationmarketwiththeover-ridingobjective
ofprovidingconcretebenefitsfortheuser.Majoreffortswillbe
made:
-toensureimplementation offormallydefinedcooperationwith
mutuallyagreedrightsandcommitmentsbetweenexistinginform­
ationservicesintheCommunity,especiallyxvithaviewtorat-
ionalisation,improvedqualityandreductionofoverallcost,
withinaframeworkofopencompetition ;_

–toassist theuser tomake effective useofeaoh type andsource ofIn­
formation ,inorder tocontribute tothesocial andeconomio goals ofthe
Community ;
–toimprove access toinformation forsmall andmedium –sized undertakings
sothat the development ofacommon market inscientific andtechnical in­
formation ontheonehand produces more equal conditions ofcompetition ,
while onthe other itisinthe common interest for all scientific and
technical findings tobeavailable fordevelopment andexploitation bythe
greatest possible number ofundertakings .
Activities tobeundertaken will Include investigation ofuser needs ,
user support ,training ofusers andspecialists ,promotion ofthenetwork ,
development ofinformation systems andservices ,including sectoral activi­
ties ,andcontributing tointernational information services .
Topromote technology and methodology for improving information services ,
with special emphasis onthose ofEURONET
Inaccordance with the Council Resolution of24June 1971 which called
forcoordination among theMember States with regard totechnological progress
inthescience andprocessing ofdocumentation ,this part oftheAction Plan
aims primarily atbuilding oncertain important work already underway and at
ensuring that user interests aresafeguarded inthecontext ofemerging tech­
nological developments insofar asthey affect on-line access toscientific
and technical information .Particular areas foraction include cooperation
with thePTTadministrations indeveloping standards andnewapplications for
EURONET ,assistance totheuser with regard tousing thedifferent systems
available viathenetwork ,support forinformation exchange standards ,pilot
projects inapplying advanced information technology ,thepromotion ofin­
formation exchange oninformation technology ,IDST aspects ofmultilingual
systems .
Theaction tobetaken toachieve theabove objeotives will becarried
outmainly under contract with competent organisations intheMember States
andmaybeextended toorganisations tothird countries under appropriate
conditions .

Annex 2 •
DUTIES ANDMETHOD OFOPERATION OFTHE
SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL INFORMATION ANDDOCUMENTATION
COKKITTEE (CIDST )
Without prejudice totheresponsibility assumed bythe
Commission incarrying outthesecond three-year plan ofaction in
thefield ofinformation anddocumentation inscience andtechnology
theCIDST shall contribute byitsopinions totheoptimum execution
oftheplan .
Under thesecond plan ofaction ,theCommission shall consult
the CIDST onall measures which itintends totake for :
(a)turning EURONET into apublic operational on-line information
network ,
(b)thedevelopment ofacommon market inscientific andtechnological
information ,
(c)thepromotion oftechnology andmethodology inorder toimprove
information services ,inparticular those ofEURONET .
The Commission shall also seek the opinion ofthe CIDST on:
(a)preparing forfuture work inthis field ,
(b)co-ordinating thesecond plan ofaction with related programmes ,
andwith themultilingual programme inparticular ,
(c)conducting negotiations with non-Community institutions ,such as
institutions inthird countries and the responsible tele­
communications bodies under contract toset UT>EURONET .

The CIDST should also beasked togive anopinion on:
(a)the'working -.outofpolicies indetail ,with priorities ;
(b)the determination offinancial needs andallocation ofapproved
funds ;
(c)thedetermination oftheaims of,andbudgets forprojects ;
(d)thespecification ofwork tobedone andthedetermination of
criteria fortheselection ofcontractors ,
(e)thechoice ofcontractors andthesupervision oftheprojects .
The CIDST shall give opinions which areprepared bythe
Secretariat andsubmitted fortheapproval ofthe Committee .Any
member ofthe Committee nay request that hispoint ofview beset
forth inthese opinions .These opinions shall beforwarded tothe
Commission and acopy sent tothe Council .
The CIDST shall lay down ,inagreement with theCommission ,
theprocedure forexamining themeasures referred tounder 2,3and
4.This procedure should not interrupt the carrying out oftheplan
ofaction ,particularly inthe case ofemergencies .Inorder to
provide forflexible management ,certain tasks shall bedelegated to
working parties .
The Commission shall periodically submit areport tothe CIDST
onthe measures taken and the results obtained .
The CIDST shall consist oftwo representatives from each Member
State ,appointed forthree years .TheMember States may also appoint
two alternates .
The CIDST shall adopt its ownrules ofprocedure .
•••/•••

TheCommissionshallprovidetheSecretariatoftheCIDST.
TheprovisionsofthisAnnexshallnotmodifytheothertasks
assignedtotheCIDSTintheResolutionof24June1971»norits
advisoryrelationship toCREST.

Annex3
PlanofAction197°–80tDetailedProposals
1.Motivation
AkeyfactorfortheeconomicsuccessoftheEuropeanCommunity
mustbeimprovedfacilityoftransferofinformation onscientific,
technical,economicandsocialmattersavailableintheMember
States.Viewedtogether,themassofinformationalreadyexisting
orbeingcreatedrepresents anenormouslypowerfulresourcefor
Europeanindustry,commerceandgovernment ,andforthecitizen.
Thetaskofoptimisingthedistribution andexploitation ofthis
resource,coveringthewholerangefromwholesalingtoretailing
andpersonalisation ofinformation ,canbecomparedinscale,
importanceandcomplexitywiththatforenergyorrawmaterials.
Indeed,therearestronggroundsforbelievingthattheinformation
fieldmaybeoneofEurope'smainlinesofresourcedevelopment in
thecomingyears.Poorinrawmaterialsandfacingever-increasing
low-costmanufacturing competition fromthedevelopingcountries,
theCommunityhastolookmoreandmoretoitsownresources.The
wealthofintellectual capability ,typifiedbyscientificresearch,
givestheCommunityarichsourceof'rawmaterial 1forinformation
processing.Scientific,technical,economicandsocialinformation
isneededtoprimeprogresswithintheCommunityitself,butatthe
sametimegivesasignificant opportunityforachievingamajor
positionintheworldasawholewithregardtotheCommunity's
externalcommerceofthisresource.
InaccordancewiththegeneralgoaloftheCommunitytopromote
harmoniousdevelopment ofeconomicactivities ,thefirstessential
steptowardstheexploitation ofthispotentialCommunitystrength
isthereforethecreationofatruecommonmarketofinformation
withintheCommunityitself.Theaimsofthiscommoninformation
marketaretomakeavailableallthedifferentinformation sources
toallpotentialusers(engineers,economists,administrators ,

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agriculturalists ,doctors,researchworkers,etc.)throughoutthe
Communityvoiderfavourableandnon-discriminatory conditionsof
access*Frontastrong,rationalCommunitymarketcanhehuilt
theextensionstotheworldatlarge.
2.Goalsandobjectivesdefined "bytheCouncil
Theaboveconsiderations werethekeyissuesunderlyingthe
CouncilofMinisters 1Resolutionof24June1971whichaddressed
itselftocoordinating theactionoftheMemberStatesinthe
fieldofscientificandtechnicalinformation anddocumentation .
TheResolutiondefinedtheneedforspecificactionincertain
areas,including:
-theestablishment ofaEuropeandocumentation andinformation
networkforallpersonswhoneedsuchinformation ,usingthe
mostmodemmethodsandunderthemostfavourableconditions
regardingspeedandexpense;
-thedrawingupofrulesandproceduresaimedatensuringthe
cohesiveness ofsuchanetwork;
-theencouragement ofthetrainingofspecialists andthe
educationofusers;
-theencouragement oftechnological progressinthescience
andprocessingofdocumentation .
Theaimsandprinciplesofthe1971Resolutionweremadeconcrete
bytheelaborationofaCommunity"First3-yearplanofactionin
thefieldofinformation anddocumentation inscienceandtechnology",
whichwasapprovedbytheCouncilofMinisterson18March1975*
ThisActionPlan,whichrunsuntilDecember19771isbasedonthree
broadstrategicelements:
•Creationanddevelopmentofsectoralinformation systems
•Creationofthenetwork
.Developmentandpromotionofthetoolsandinfrastructure "
necessaryforprogressininfonnationtechnology.

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Theinitiativesundertakenwithinthesethreefieldsofactivity
havealreadyproducedresultsinanumberofareas.
3»Achievements ofthe1stActionPlan.1975-77
Thefollowingsummarypresentsanoverviewofmajorresultsachieved
duringthefirsttwoyearsoftheActionPlant
•Policyguidelineshave"beenworkedoutincooperationwith
the>CIDST,relatingtotheprovisionanduseofinformation
servicestobemadeavailableviatheCommunitynetworknow
beingimplemented.Theseguidelinesspecifically recognise
thedifferentinterestsofthemanypartiesinvolved(users,
PTTsfhostcomputeroperators,databasesuppliers,the
Commission,equipmentsuppliers,etc.)andhavetheaim
ofpresentingabalancedsetofprincipleswithinwhicha
commonmarketofinformation candevelop.Theprinciples
dealwithsuchtopicsasuserrights,voluntarystandard­
isation,freecompetition andtherightsandtherespons­
ibilitiesofservicesuppliers.Theguidelinesare
expectedtohaveanimportantinfluenceinpromoting
cooperation amongtheMemberStatesinthefieldof
scientific andtechnicalinformation .
•Severalimportantdatabasesarebeingcreatedthrough
cooperativeeffortatCommunitylevel.Notably,the
criticalfieldsofenvironment ,energyandagriculture now
havethebenefitofcomprehensive filesonsuchtopicsas
environmental andagricultural researchprojects,andthe
economicsofenergy.Furthermore ,cooperation among
existingnationalserviceshasbeenencouragedandamong
theinitiatives nowunderwayinwhichtheCommunityhas
playedaleadingrolearejointeffortsinthefieldsof
drugbanksandphysics.

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•Theoriginalcontract(of15Decanter1975)withthe
CommunityPTTstoprovideatelecommunications network
forEURONETmustrackasamilestoneinEuropean
telecommunications .Firstly,thecontract at
overcomingacriticalEuropeanproblemintheprovision
ofscientificandtechnicalinformationservices,lay
establishinginternationalfacilitiesspecificallyfor
datatransmission *Secondly,thecontractforthe
firsttimebringstogetheralltheninePTTsofthe
MemberStatesinimplementingacommonsolution,vising
acommontechnology.Thirdly,thecontractmakesspecific
provisionfortheEURONETteleoomnunications networkto
providethebasisofageneralpurposePTT-operated
Communitydatatransmission network.Fourthly,•important
additionalbenefitsareemergingfortheindustrial
marketwithregardtothestandardisation ofcomputer/
teleoamnmicationsequipmentandprocedures.Notably,
theEURONETprojecthasplayedakeyroleinthe
developmentoftheX25interfaceandisthemajor
influenceinbringingaboutastandardterminalprotocol,
ESP(32).
•TheActionPlanforthefirsttimesystematically appraised
andproposedpracticalmeasuresforalleviatingthespecial
problemoftheCommunityarisingfromthemultiplicity of
languages.Asaresultoftheworkundertakenwithinthe
firstActionPlan,aspecific,separateprogrammeofactions
hasbeenpreparedtodevelopandtestmultilingual tools,
suchasthecompilationofmultilingual vocabularies in
selectedsubjectfields,thecreationofterminologydata
banksandthedevelopmentofautomatedtranslation systems.
•First,yetimportant,stepshavebeentakentoprovide
improvedsupportfortheuserofscientificandtechnical
information.Enphasisonthisgeneralareaofuserneeds

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correspondsparticularly totheviewsoftheUniondes
IndustriesdelaCommunaut6EuropSenne (UNICE),whichin
welcoming EURONETinapublicstatement,gavemanyhelp­
fulrecommendations intheinterestsoftheuser.Actions
sofarundertakeninthisareahaveincludedafeasibility
studyforacommoncommandlanguagefortheon-lineuseof
databases.Theresultsofthestudyhaveindicatedthat
suchalanguageisfeasibleandthatitwouldbringbenefits
toawiderangeofusers.Asecondexampleofthemeasures
initiatedtohelpusersisthecollaboration oftheCommission
withtheEuropeanAssociation ofScientificInformation
Dissemination Centres,whichhasinitiatedaEuropeanproject
(EUSIREF)forthepurposeofadvisingusersontheavailability
ofinformation services.
•ThelevelofinterestinaCommunityapproachtoscientific
andtechnicalinformationservicesiswellillustrated by
thefactthatbytheendof1976some27hostcomputers
offeringover100databaseshadbeenproposedbythe
MemberStatesforconnectiontoEURONET.Thesenumbers
arefarhigherthanthoseforeseenwhentheActionPlanwas
originallyformulated.Majoreffortstobuildonthis
interestbydevelopingspecificmeansofcooperationare
alreadyunderway.Forexample,thetechnicalproblemsof
connectingthecomputerstothenetworkarebeingstudied
jointlywhereverpossiblewithmanufacturers ,PTTs,the
Commissionandhostoperators(primarilydependingonthe
computermodelsconcerned).Aworkinggroupcomposedof
membersoftheCommission,CIDSTandtheInternational
CouncilofScientificUnionsAbstractingBoard(representing
manymajordatabasesuppliers)hasalreadyprepareddraft
guidelinesfordatabasesupply,thuspromotingvoluntary
harmonisation andrationalisation .

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Theabovepointsareintendedtoindicatethesubstantial
effectswhichhavealreadybeenmadenoticeablebythefirst
ActionPlan.However,onamoregenerallevelthemajorimpact
ofthePlanhasbeenitseffectinbringingaboutaunityof
purposeandfocusforpolicymakingintheCommunityinthe
fieldofscientificandtechnicalinformation.Thefirst
ActionPlanthereforeprovidesabasisforfurtheractionin
thefieldofscientificandtechnicalinformation inthe
Community *
4*Guidelinesforproposedaction
SCheentryintoserviceofEURONETisnotagoalinitself,but
ratherapointofdepartureforamoreglobal,long-termeffort
toprovidethecooperation andsharingofresourcesspelledout
bytheCouncilofMinistersintheir1971Resolution ,including
notonlycomputerised butalsonon-computerised information.
HencetheaimsofthesecondActionPlanare:
•toturnEURONETintoapublicoperational on-lineinformation
network,thereby
-overcomingnationalbarrierstoinformation flow,
notablybydevelopmentofthedatanetwork,and
-improvingaccessibility toexistingservices,for
examplebypromotingreferralservices;
-developingonthisbasisapublicnetworkatthe
earliestpossibledate;
.todevelopacommonmarketforscientificandtechnical
information ,thereby
-promotingformallydefinedcooperationwithmutually
agreedrightsandcommitmentsbetweenexistinginform­
ationservicesintheCommunity,especiallywithaview
torationalisation ,improvedqualityandreductionof
overallcost,withinaframeworkofopencompetition ;

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-assistingtheusertomakeeffectiveuseofeachtype
andsourceofinformation ,withtheaimofachievingtest
possibleuseofknowledgeresourcesinordertocontribute
tothesocialandeconomicgoalsoftheCommunity;
.topromotetechnology andmethodology forimprovinginformation
services,withspecialemphasisonthoseofEURONET.thereby
-ensuringthatadvantageistakenoftechnological develop­
mentsinthefieldofinformationhandling,forexample
bythepromotionofemergingstandardsandbyselective
applicationofpilotstudieswhereCommunity-wide benefits
arelikelytoaccrue;
-ensuringthatIDSTaspectsarecateredforinthemulti­
lingualfield.
Themainareasforactionwithinthisstrategicframeworkarepresented
inoutlineinFigure1anddetaileddescriptions aretobefoundin
section5«Aseparateprogrammehasbeenpreparedtodealwiththe
broaderissuesconnectedwithlast-nameditemabove(languagebarriers),
buttheCIDSThasexpressedthewishtobeassociatedwithIDSTaspects
ofpoliciesandapplications inthemultilingual fieldand.thestunof
300,000u.a.hasbeenproposedforthispurposeunderthePlanofAction.
Thebroadbudgetarystrategyisforexpendituretoachieveastable
amountofaround3MAUperannum(1976prices)forthethreeyearsof
thesecondActionPlan.Whenthenetworkcommencesoperational
running,therevenueaccruingfromuseofthenetworkisunlikelyto
coverrunningcostsandhenceanoperationaldeficitisforeseen,
declininggraduallyinthecourseoftime.Thedevelopmentofthe
Community'sinformation market,ontheotherhand,isexpectedto
requirearelativelyconstantleveloffinancialsupportduringthe
periodofthesecondActionPlan.Thepromotionoftechnologyand
methodologies forimprovinginformationservices,withspecial
emphasisonthoseofEURONET,requiresconsiderably morethanthe17%
ofthebudgetallocatedintheproposedActionPlan.Becauseofthe
Commission'sdesiretokeeptheexpenditureto9MA.Uforthethree–
years,thesumsallocatedunderChapter3aremanifestlyinsufficient.

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ItisclearthatduringthesecondActionPlanthemajorpartofthe
fundsmustgoto"bringingtheongoingnetworkprojecttofruition,
"butitisrecognisedthatthisdoesstarvelonger-termactivities,
particularly thoseinChapter3,inthemeantime.Atadetailed
projectallocationlevel,heavyemphasiswillheplacedonthe
relationship of"benefitsatCommunityleveltotheexpenditure
involved.Inthisregard,closeconsultation withCIDSTandits
WorkingGroupswill"bethekeymechanismforprojectselection.
Thedetailedplansofactionwhichfollowremainflexible.They
reflecttheexistingdiscussions andconsensusofopinioninthe
CIDST,"butaresubjecttofurtherdiscussionand,ineverycase,
tofurtherdevelopment ormodification inthecourseofnegotiations
withourpartnerswhomustcarryoutthebulkofthework,andin
particularwiththescientificandtechnicalinformationcentresof
theMemberStates.

Figure1
MainProgrammeAreasunderthe
SecondCommunityAotiohPlanintheFieldof
ScientificandTechnicalInformation.1978-80
i
.i:
Chapter1tTurningEURONETintoapublidOperationalon-lineinformation
network '.•?•
1.1Startingoperationofthetelecommunications network
i* '1■
1*2Connectionofhostdofeputersandteriliinals
1*3Operationalresponsibilities
*
1.4Connectionstootherinformation networks
1*5CooperationwiththeFHfeonthirdpartytraffio
i*
Chapter2tDeveloping &commonmarketfofrscientificandtechnical
Information
2*1Investigation ofuserneedsandmonitoringuse
2.2Userreferral,guidanceandsupport
'*• *1,j''
2*3Traininguser*andspecialists A
2*4Promotionalactivities
i
2*5Developmentofinformation systemsandservices,including
sectoralactivities
, i -
Î: * '
2.6Contributingtointernational informationServices
2*7Commission'shostcomputerfofrStJ&QHifl'aadrelatedinformation
systems(p.m.) *

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Chapter3tPromotionoftechnologyandmethodologyforimproving
informationservices *withspecialemphasisonthose
ofEUR0NET
3.1Standardisation oftechnicalinterfacesforEURONEThost
computersandterminals ■>■
3*2DevelopingnewIDSTusesofEURONET
3.3Commoncommandlanguage
3.4Standardsforinformation exchange .
3.5Pilotprogrammesinapplying'advanced -iitformationtechnology
3*6Information exchangeoninformationtechnology
3.7Multilingual toolsforIDgT

DetailedActivities
Chapter1:TurningEURONETintoapublicoperationalon-line
information network
Thedevelopment oftheCommunity'sfirstpublicinternational
on-lineinformation networkhasbeenamajorfeatureofthe
firstActionPlan.Daetoenterintoservicebytheendof
1978,i"trepresentsakeystepinovercomingtheproblemsof
borderswithintheCommunityandwillallowuserstogain
accesstoinformation sourceswherevertheyarelocated.The
networkwillassistprogresstowardsthegeneralgoalofthe
Communitytoachieveharmoniousdevelopment ofeconomicactivities
andfurthermorewillplayanimportantroleinenablingthe
rapidlygrowingpressureofcompetition fromoutsidetheCommunity
tobemet.BringingtheCommunitynetworktofruitionisthere­
foreseenasatoppriorityactionintheperiod1978-80.
1.1Startingoperationofthetelecommunications network
Underthetermsofthecontractof15December1975»
concludedbetweenthePTTadministrations oftheMember
StatesandtheCommission ,thePTTsareimplementing and
willoperateatelecommunications packet-switched network
forEURONET.TheTechnical Annextotheabove-mentioned
Contractforeseesthesettingupandinterconnection ,via
leasedlines,ofnodesinFrankfurt,London,Parisand
Rome,towhichbothuserterminalsandhostcomputerscan
beconnecteddirectlyorvianationalnetworks.Further­
more,fiveconcentrators ormultiplexers whichwillallow
terminalstobelinkedtothesystemandwhichwillserve
asregionalconnectionpointsformultipleuserandhost
lines,willbesituatedinAmsterdam,Brussels,Copenhagen,
DublinandLuxembourgandwillbelinkedtothenearest
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networktobecomeself-funding ,throughcost-recovery
fromusercharges,"butduringthestart-upperioditis
expectedthatanoperatingdeficitwill"beincurred
beforewidespreaduseofthenetworkhasdeveloped.It
isplannedthattheCommunitywillshare,uptoadefined
maximum,inthecoveringofapossibledeficitinthe
operationofthenetworkthatmayariseinthefirst
yearsofoperationandthusensurethenetwork's
operationduringthiscriticalperiod.Itisforeseen
thatduringthisperiodsomefurtherinvestmentata
reducedlevelwill"berequiredtoincreasereliability "by
additionalback-upequipment,tocompleteterminalandhost
connections ,especiallyinthosecountriesforwhichsuchhost
connectionswillnotbemadeintheinitialperiod,andto
provideforenhancementofthenetworkinresponsetogrowth
indemand.Thespecialaspectofpotentialsparecapacity,
pendingtheestablishment ofafullypublicCommunitydata
transmission network,isconsideredunderpoint1.5*
1.2Connectionofhostcomputersandterminals
Thepolicywithregardtotheconnectionofhostcomputers
andterminalstoEURONETisthattechnicalrequirements
imposeduponuserterminalsandhostcomputersshouldbe
reducedtoaminimum.Themainresponsibility foradapting
andconnectingahostcomputertoEURONET,includingthe
associatedfinancing,necessarilylieswiththecentreitself.
However,theCommission,advisedbyCIDST,mayundertake
developmentprojectsofvaluetoanumberofhostcomputers
inMembercountriesorofvaluetogroupsofusersofEURONET.
AsthePTTsareresponsibleforadvisingusersoncompatibility
withthenetworkprotocols,theCommissionwillconcentrate
onproblemsarisingoutofspecialrequirements regardinguser

terminalprotocolsforusingEURONET.
Operational responsibilities
TheEURONETtelecommunications networkwill"bemanagedby
thePTTs.However,arrangements mustbemadefor
dischargingvariousmanagementresponsibilities :
-overallfinancialecruilibrium .includingmanagement
oftheamortization fund,thecontingency fundand
theportfolioofrightsemergingfromEURONET(e.g.
networksoftware,interfacesoftware,multilingual
tools,etc.);
-monitoringofthePTTcontract,inordertoensure
overallplanningofhostconnections andbalanced
growthoffacilities,andtheswiftpassagetopublic
networkswiththepreservation ofestablishedrights
ofdifferentcategoriesofEURONETpartners;
-interfacing andcooperatingwiththePTTs.especially
withregardtomarketresearchandnetworkpromotion
(bothwithinandoutsidetheCommunity),studyingnew
sourcesoftraffic,monitoringuseofthenetwork,
usersupport,tarification,supplyofinformation ,
publicityandpublicrelations;
-representation function,bothwithinandoutsidethe
Community,includingnegotiations withregardtoexport
marketsandoutsideconnectionstoEURONET(e.g.
Switzerland,SCANNET,etc.)
Ajointworkinggroupcomposedofrepresentatives ofCIDST
andtheCommissionwillstudytheneedforandthemeansof
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1*4Connectionstootherinformationnetworks
TheCouncilofMinisters'Resolutionof24June1971
specificallycallsfortheassociationofthecentresof
otherEuropeanStatesintheestablishment ofinformation
systemsor,whereappropriate,facilitatingtheiraccess
tosuchsystems.WiththeemergenceofEURONETasa
powerfultoolforprovisionofinformation,itwillthere­
fore"benecessarytoevaluateand,whereappropriate,make
arrangements ,subjecttofairandequitableconditionsfor
thepossibleextension/connectionofEURONETtothose
countrieswhichhaveacloserelationshipwiththeCommunity,
includingthoseoftheLom€Convention.
1.5Cooperation withthePTTsonthirdpartytraffic
TheEXJRONETtelecommunications networknowbeingestablished
inaccordance withthetermsofthecontractbetweenthe
CommissionandtheCommunityPTTadministrations willhave
somesparecapacityoverandabovethatrequiredforthe
initialyearsofEURONEToperation.ThePTTadministrations
havealwaysinsistedontheirintentionthattheEURONET
telecommunications networkshouldactastheembryonicpublic
international datacommunications networkfortheCommunity.
Itisthereforetobeanticipatedthattheywillatanearly
dateofferthefacilitiestothirdpartytraffic,itbeing
understoodthatthisthirdpartytrafficshouldnotbe
detrimentaltoIDSTtraffic.TheCommunityitselfhowever
hasarangeofneedsfordatatransmission ,suchasthe
interlinking ofEuropeanparliaments,theexchangeof
economic,monetary,employmentandsocialdatawithand
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthe
linkageoftheCommissiontoitsdelegationsinthenational
capitals,etc.Sinceitisclearlytothefinancial

advantageoftheCommunitythatthesurpluscapacitybe
usedtoamaximum,itisintendedtocooperatewiththe
PTTadministrations inmarketingandadministering this
surpluscapacity,atthesametimeinsistinguponacertain
priorityforCommunityuse.
Thequestionfurthermorearisesastothenatureofthe
longer-termpartnership ,i.e.whatkindofco-responsibility
atCommunitylevel,ifany,shouldtherebeforthegeneral
provisionofinternational datacommunications facilities
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Chapter2tDevelopingacommonmarketforscientificandtechnical
information
TheCommunityhasagreatvarietyofinformationneedsfembracing
widelydifferingtypesofusergroups.Potentiallytherearemany
waysofmeetingtheseneedsthroughavailableCommunityresources,
bybothcomputerised andnon-computerised means.Ithas,however,
beenamajorstumblingblocktoprogressintheuseofscientific
andtechnicalinformationwithintheCommunitythattherehasexisted
nocohesiveefforttomatchthespectrumofuserneedswiththe
servicesavailable.Asadirectbenefitoftheexperiencegained
underthefirstActionPlan,thereisnowauniqueopportunityto
bringtogetherthevariouselementsoftheCommunity'sinformation
scenesoastoallowthedevelopment ofatruecommonmarketof
information .Promotingsuchamarketcallsforabalancebetween
manyinteractingactors,notablytheprincipleoffreecompetition ,
userrights,voluntarycoooperation andtheneedtobuildonwhathas
alreadybeenachieved.Chapter2oftheproposedActionPlanaims
atmergingsuchvaryinginterestsinordertostimulatethedevelop­
mentofahealthyCommunityinformation marketwiththeoverriding
objectiveofprovidingconcretebenefits fortheuser.
2.1Investigation ofuserneedsandmonitoring use
Theestablishment ofthetelecommunication networkwillprovide
fortheretrievalandtransmission ofresponsestoenquiriesfor
sourcesofspecificscientificandtechnicalinformation froma
widenumberofexistingdatabases.Auniqueopportunitywill
thenbeprovidedfortheCommunityfortheimprovementofservices
andthedevelopmentofnewones,soastomaximisetheutilisation
ofknowledgeresourcesandthusenabletheeconomicandsocial
growthoftheCommunitytobemetmoreeffectively.
Inordertodevelopsuchservices,investigation ofthefullrange
ofpossibleneedsisrequired.Thereisfirsttherequirement
toanalysetheneedsofdifferenttypesofuser,notonlyonasec­
toralbasisbutalsoastofunctionalactivities,forexampleme­
diumandsmallindustries,industrialandotherappliedresearch.
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involvenotonlyscientificandtechnicalinformation ,but
alsoacomplexmixtureofscientificandtechnical,com­
mercial,legalandstatisticalinformation anddata.To
meettheseneeds,servicesmayberequiredwhichprovide,
eitherbyon-lineorbyothermeans,immediatelyapplic­
ableinformation anddatawhichhasbeenanalysedandeval­
uated.Suchservicesmaytaketheformofdatabanks,in­
formationanalysiscentres,published'stateoftheart1
reviews,industrialextensionormarketingservices,etc.
Fortheeffectivedevelopment oftheIDSTdatatransmis­
sionnetwork,itwillbenecessarytomonitortheusemade
ofthevariousservicesbydifferenttypesofuser.The
effectofdifferenttypesofmarketingactivities onthe
levelofuseinMemberStateswillbestudiedtodiBcern
thewaysinwhichfurtherdevelopment andimprovement can
bemade.Surveyswillbemadeatregularintervalsdetail­
ingtheinformation flowwithinsectorsand,whereverpos­
sible,thesewillincludestatisticsandanalysesavailable
fromMemberStates.Thisworkwillbecloselycoordinated
withthatoftheFTTmanagementcentreforthetelecommu­
nicationsnetwork.Inthisway,theCommission ,theCIDST
andtheFTTsshouldbeinaposition,whilepreserving com­
mercialconfidentiality ,tobecognizantofboththecurrent
andforeseeable statusofderaajidandtrafficforEURONET
relatingtoIDST.
2.2Userreferral,guidanceandsupport
Basedoncomputerised indicesandinventories ofinformation
sourcesintheCommunityandworld-wideinventories maintained
byinternational organisations ,areferralandguidancesystem
forEURONETwillbedeveloped.Abasicfunctionoftherefer­
ralsystemwillbetoguidetheusertothe100orsodata
bases,includingdatabanks,whicharemostlikelytoprovide
ananswertohisqueryinEURONETorelsewhere.Themain
taskswillthereforebe*
–tostudytherequirements foruserreferralandguidance
-toinitiatethecreationoftheappropriatereferralsystem

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-todisoussandcoordinate -thisactivitywithinterested
organisations suohasCOLATA,EUSIDIC,FID.ICSU-ABand
IFLA
todisseminatetheinformationgatheredtotheMember
States.
Inadditiontothisreferralandguidanceactivity,support
foruserswillbeneededinavarietyofotherareas,notably
theprovisionofmanuals(onamultilingualbasis),adviceon
terminals,etc.
2.3Trainingusersandspecialists
Itisrecognisedthattheresponsibility fortrainingusers
andspecialistsliesprimarilyatthenationallevel.However,
thereisanimportantneedforencouragement andsupportin
developingappropriatetrainingcourses,inaccordancewiththe
CouncilofMinisters'Resolutionof24June1971*Inaddition,
therewillbeacontinuingrequirementforforecasting and
evaluatingthechangingeducationalneedsofpeoplewhowillbe
employedininformation work.
(1)
CODATA iCommitteeonDataforScienceandTechnology
EUSIDIC tEuropeanAssociationofScientificInformation
Dissemination Centres
FID :FédérationInternationale deDocumentation
ICSU-AB tInternational CouncilofScientificUnions
Abstracting Board
IFLA tInternational FederationofLibraryAssociations

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2.4Promotionalactivities
Thepromotionandthesaleofspecificservicesoffered "bya
givenservicesupplierwillbethedirectresponsibility of
thatsupplier.However,generalinformation concerning
EURONETwillneedto"beassuredbytheCIDSTandtheCommission.
Furthermore ,supportforpromotionalactivitiesoftheEURONET
servicesuppliersisforeseenfor:
-marketresearch(e.g.followingrequestsbyservice
suppliersforidentification ofpotentialusergroups
incountriesotherthan'thatwheretheservicesuppliers
arelocated);
-jointactivitieswiththePTTs(e.g.publicrelations,
tradefairs,etc.);
-preparation ofbasicdocumentsforpromotionofthe
overallnetwork(includingbrochuresjointlyprepared
withthePTTs);
-marketanalysis(e.g'.monitoringofEURONETshareof
overallmarket,analysisofoveralltrends);
-liaisonwithhostsonpromotionalactivities(e.g.
information onservicesforgeneralbrochures,start-up
datesofnewservices,availabilityofdemonstrations ,etc.),
especiallyduringlaunchperiod.
Suchactivitieswillbecarriedoutincloseconsultation with
thepartiesconcerned,notablyservicesuppliers,CIDST,PTTsand
databasesuppliers.
2.5Developmentofinformation systemsandservices,including
sectoralactivities
EURONETwillprovideabasicCommunity-wide mechanismforgaining
on-lineaccesstoalargerangeofinformation.However,notall
potentialuserswillwanttomakedirectuseofthenetwork
themselves(forexample,becauseoflackoffamiliaritywithon­
lineservices,financialconstraints,etc.).Animportant

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elementthereforeinaCommunityapproachtoassistingthe
userofscientificandtechnicalinformationistocaterfor
supportofusersofbothcomputerised andnon-computerised
information.A"blendofsuchservicesisrequired,taking
intoaccountthewiderangeofusers'needsandthetypesof
servicesavailable.Small-andmedium-sizeindustry,for
example,hasaconsiderable needforscientificandtechnical
information ,buttypicallyatthepresenttimefindsitconvenient
toworkthroughintermediate servicesofferingrepackagingof
information ,ratherthanitselfmakingdirectaccesstoon-line
systems.Furthermore ,theoverallmixoffacilitiesavailable
totheuserincludesthekeyservicesoflibraries,whichin
thecontextofEURONETwillhavetheadditionalimportanceof
beingtheprimarysourceofhard-copydocumentation .The
basicaimofthispartofthePlanofActionisthereforeto
encouragethedevelopmentofabalancedmixofservicestocater
fortheneedsofthefullspectrumofusers.
Intheareaofnon-computerised information ,itisenvisagedto
promotecooperativeactioninsuchareasas:
–informationanalysisservices
-repackagingofinformation
-informationmarketingservices
–back-updocumentarysupplyforEURONETservices#
Withregardtocomputerisedinformation,itisplanned:
–topromotecooperationinareaswhereapparentgapsexist
orwherethereisaspecialinterestoftheCommunity(e.g.
agriculture,theeconomicsofenergy)f
–toprovideforoperationandupdatingofexistinginventories
ofresearchprojectsandexpertise,(e.g.AGREP,ENREP,ENDOC,

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ENEX*^,andtomakethei&availableon-lineviathe
network,wherethisisnotensuredwithinthecontextof
otherCommunityprogrammesorbyotherinstitutions ;
-toextend,inclosecollaboration withtheappropriate
CRESTsub-committee ,compilationofcomputerisedinventories
ofresearchprojectsandexpertisetoothersubjectareas;
-tostudythetechnicalandeconomicfactorsaffectingthe
2)feasibilityofdatabanksv'inrelationtothebenefits
attainableforusers.Theresultsofsuchanalyseswould
provideinformationfortheplanning,development and
managementofdatabanksthroughouttheCommunity.
Whereverpossible,thedatabases,includingdatabanks,
developedwillbemadeavailableforaccessviaEURONET.Where
thisisnotpossibleorwhereusersarenotabletomakedirect
useofEURONET,measureswillbenecessarytomakethedata
D
2)AGREPiAgricultural ResearchProjects
ENREPiEnvironmental ResearchProjects
ENDOC:EnvironmentalInformation/Documentation
Services/Centres
ENEX:Environmental Expertise
Forthepurposesofthispaper,databanksaredefinedas
databasescontainingfactual,i.e.primary,data,asdistinct
frombibliographic databaseswhichpointviareferencesand
abstractstofulltextinformationinjournalsandother
documents.

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availablethroughotherservicesofferingintermediate enquiry -
facilities,informationrepackaging ,etc.,asindicatedabove.
2.6Contributing tointernational information services
TheincreasingactivitiesoftheCommunityinventuresoutside
theMemberStatesmakeincreasingly urgentthedefinitionand
implementation ofaCommunityinformationpolicywithregardto
thirdcountries.TheCouncilofMinisters' Resolution of
24June1971expresslystatedthattheMemberStatesshould
harmonisetheirpointsofviewwithregardtothirdcountries
inthefieldofscientific andtechnicalinformation anddoc­
umentation.Amongtheinternational projectstowardswhicha
concertedattitudeamongCommunityMemberStatesmayneedtobe
developedare:AGRIS,INIS,SPINES,DEVSIS,INPADOC,UNEP/
IRS^^.Furthermore,thegrowinginternationalnatureofmany
informationactivitiesmakesitincreasingly importantforthe
Communitytoplayitsfullroleintherelevantworkofsuch
organisations asUNESCOandOECD,andtocollaboratewithsuch
1
AGRIS
INIS:Agricultural Information System
:International NuclearInformation System
SPINES ScienceandTechnologyPoliciesInformation
ExchangeSystem(UNESCO)
33EVSIS Development ScienceInformation System
INPAIOC :International PatentDocumentation Center
UNEP/lRS:UnitedNationsEnvironmental Programme/
International ReferralSystem

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establishments asthefuture European Patent Organisation ,
which isplanned tocommence operation inJanuary 1978 *
2.7 .Commission 'shost computer forEURONET andrelated information
systems (p.m .)
Theinstitutions oftheCommunity have aunique role toplay in
providing information services toEURONET users inawide range
offields .Many valuable data bases ,including data banks ,have
been created originally forin-house purposes and ,where appropriate ,
itisplanned tomake these available tothegeneral user whohas
paid forthem through histaxes .Examples include information on
import /export regulations atCommunity level ,statistical data on
industry ,economics ,social developments intheCommunity (such as
those available through theCRONOS system )andCommunity legislation
(CELEX ).
Within theframework ofthe first Action Plan adedicated computer
hasbeen installed forthis .purpose attheLuxembourg Computer
Centre ,which will provide aservice toEURONET users throughout
theCommunity ,byoffering access tosuch information services
developed bytheCommunities' institutions andwhich represent a
public interest .Inaccordance with thewish ofthemajority of
delegates totheCIDST that theCommission itself respect the
principles laid down forother host computers elsewhere inthe
present document ,itisintended tocontinue this operation on "the
basis ofcomplementary financing rather than within thepresent
Action Plan .Thematter istherefore treated here and inthe
accompanying budgetary plan promemoria only .

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Chapter3tPromotionoftechnologyandmethodologyforimproving
informationservices,withspecialemphasisonthoseofEURONET
TheCovincilofMinisters'Resolutionof24June1971statedthat
"theMemberStatesshallcoordinatetheiractionregarding
theencouragement oftechnological progressinthescienceand
processingofdocumentation".Actioninpromotingtechnological
progressininformationservicesmusthestrictlygearedtotheneeds
oftheuserandthereforethecomponentsofthispartoftheAction
Planareallaimedatbringingaboutimprovedlevelsofservicefor
theuser.Importantworkinthisregardisalreadyunderway,
relatingtotheimplementation ofthetelecommunications network,
whereclosecooperationexistsbetweenthePTTsandtheCommunity
insuchareasasstandardsforconnectionofhostcomputersand
terminalstoEURONET.Otherimportanttechnological areasfor
collaboration withthePTTsincludethestudyofnewusesforEURONET.
Thecommoncommandlanguagerepresentsamajoropportunityfor
progressininformation technologyforthebenefitoftheuser,as
doesthatofpromotinginformation exchangestandards.The
Communityhasavitalroletoplayinthegeneralareaofstandard­
isationtoensurethatsolutionsemergewhichmeetuserneeds.It
isrecognisedthatstandardisation isagoalwhichmustbeapproached
graduallybyvoluntarycooperationbetweentheCommission(advised
byCIDST),theprovidersofservicesandequipmentandthePTT
administrations .Anyrecommendations ofstandardsforEURONETwill
bemadebytheCommissionandCIDSTinclosecooperation withrele­
vantorganisationssuchasISO,UNISIST,EUSIDIC,IFLA,ICIREPAT^and
(1)
ISO tInternational StandardsOrganisation
UNISIST tUnitedNationsInternational SystemforInform­
ationinScienceandTechnology
ICIHEPAT tInternational CooperationinInformationRetrieval
andExaminingPatentOffices

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ICSU-AB,andprovisionmast"bemadefordissemination efsignif­
icantresults.Furthermore ,thischapterofthePlanofAction
takesaccountofthoseaspectsofmultilingual systemdevelopment
whicharerelatedtoIDST*
3.1Standardisation oftechnicalinterfacesforEURONEThost
computersandterminals
Theclosecooperation betweenthePTTadministrations and
theCommunityintheimplementation ofEURONETmeansthat
theCommunityhasanimportantroletoplayintheareaof
tele-informatics standards.TheEURONETprojectwasalready
akeyfactorinthedevelopmentoftheX25interfaceandis
themajorinfluenceintheworkontheESP(32)terminal
protocol.Otherstandardisation workinthisareainwhich
theCommunityshouldcooperatewherenecessarywiththePTTs
inthelightofEURONETinterestsisthedevelopmentofhigher
levelterminalprotocols(notablyscreen-oriented terminals)
andfiletransferprotocols.Theprimarymotivationisthat
ofgainingsatisfactory standardsfromthepointofviewofthe
EURONETuser,butsuchworkhasimportantimplications toofor
theindustrial sector.
3.2Developing newIDSTusesofEURONET
Thenetworknowbeingimplementedisfoundedessentially on
theneedtoprovidegreatlyimprovedCommunity-wide accessto
existinginformation systems.However,itisbelievedthat
therearenewandimportantcategoriesofpotentialusers,who
wouldbenefitconsiderably bythenewfacilities,forexample
intheareaofcomputertocomputerapplications .Such
additionaluserswouldassistthefinancialequilibriumofthe
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theCommunityPTTs.Itisthereforeproposedtoundertake
systematicmappingofnewapplicationsforthenetwork,in
closecooperationwiththePTTsandwithqualifiedresearch
centresinthemembercountries.
3.3Commoncommandlanguage
OfspecialinteresttoEURONETuserswillhethepossibility
toaccessmultipleinformationsystemsthroughasinglenetwork.
Experienceshows,however,thatusersfinddifficultyin
changingfromoneinteractive systemtoanother.Withinthe
frameworkofthefirstActionPlan,astudyhasshownthata
commoncommandlanguageforon-lineinterrogation ofdatabases
isfeasible.Amajoropportunity nowexiststoassistusers
and,inconjunctionwithcomputermanufacturers ,hostcomputer
operatorstoimplementtheproposedcommoncommandlanguage
withinEURONET.Thistaskwillplayakeyroleinhelping
theusermakefulluseofdifferentinformation services
availabletohimthroughHJRONET.
3.4Standardsforinformation exchange
Theaccelerated growthofinformationprocessingoverthepast
twodecadeshasledtoanincreasingneedforthedevelopmentof
standardsforawiderangeofinformationhandlingactivities,
suchasretrievaltechniques,trainingabstracting ,libraryser­
vices,etc*Itisproposedtoinitiatestepstocoordinatethe
developmentofsuchworkatCommunitylevel,therebypromoting
standardisation ofmethodologies andtechniquesandencouraging
thediffusionofbenefitstoaCommunity-wide professional
population.Amongthespecificareasinwhichsuchstandard­
isationworkcanbeencouragedundertheActionPlanarebiblio­
graphicexchangestandards,cataloguing ,abstractingand
indexingrules,andstandardformatsfordatabanks.

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3.5Pilotprogrammesinapplyingadvancedinformationtechnology
Promthecontinuousstudyofdevelopments ininformation
technology,specificprogrammeswill"beselectedonastrict
cost-benefit basisinrelationtousers'needswithinthecontext
ofEURONETobjectivestoactaspilotprojectsforpossiblelater
widerapplication.Thisactionisessentialforthesafe­
guardingofusers'interests.Thefieldwouldotherwisebe
leftalmostentirelytothemanufacturers ofequipment,withthe
consequentdangerthatuserneedswouldbeoverlooked.For
example,withregardtotheimpendingnewdevelopments in
facsimiletransmission ,theuser'sinterestmustprevailifthe
wide-ranging benefitsofthistechnologyaretobegained.In
selectingspecificareasforaction,thenormalprocessesof
systemsanalysiswillbeappliedfincludingmonitoringand
definitionofrequirements !feasibility study,detailed
analysis,systemdefinitionanddesign,leadingtoimple­
mentationwithregardtolimited,definedobjectives onapilot
schemebasisonly.Amongsuchpossibleprojectswouldbe:
-portablesoftwarepackagesfordatabanks
-applications ofgraphicterminalstoscientificandtechnical
information
-on-lineinputforupdatingdatabasesanddatabanks.
Animportantelementintheapproachtosuchtopicswouldbe
recognitionofthedifferingrolesandinterestsoftheuser,
theequipmentmanufacturer ,thehostoperatorandthedatabase
supplier.
3.6Information exchangeoninformationtechnology
Thereisneedtoensurethatexperiencesgainedwithemerging
informationtechnologyaresharedrapidlywithalltheMember
States.Information ondevelopments ininformationtechnology
willthereforebecontinuously channelledtoallMemberStates
andexchangeofknow-howbetweennationalcentresindifferent
MemberStatesbepromotedby:. ~

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–publishing anddistributing Community documents inthe
field ofinformation technology
–continuing toorganise bi-annual congresses onthe
subject ofinformation systems andnetworks (according to
previous practice ,the4thand5thCongresses will "bedue
in1979 and1981 respectively )
–organising round-table discussions onboth general and
specialised topics ininformation technology inorder to
provide aplatform forinformation exchange .
3.7 *Multilingual tools for IDST
This topic wasanintegral part ofthefirst Action Plan ,but as
thefield ofdevelopment hasexpanded into more general multilingual
areas aseparate programme hasbeen established .
However ,theCIDST hasexpressed itswish tocontinue tobe
associated with IDST aspects ofpolicies andapplications inthe
multilingual field andprovision forsome specifically IDST -
related work istherefore made within the context ofthis Plan of
Action .Among thework foreseen isthecompilation ofmultilingual
vocabularies andthesauri inselected subject fields .

:-ΐΛΐΐ6χΔ.
(MAU)
BudgetaryPlan
for2ndPlanofAction,1978-80197819791980TOTAL
Chaptar–g–IJiTURNINGEURONETINTOAPUBLICOPERATIONAL
ITON-LINEINFORMATION NETWORK1.401.501.204.10
1.1Startingoperationofthetelecommuni­
cationnetwork1.10
1.2Connectionofhostcomputersandterminals 0.15
i
1
i
1.3-1.5EURONET-relatedrequirements 0.15
Chapter2:DEVELOPING ACOMMONMARKETFOR
SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL INFORMATION0.951.101.203.25
2.1-2.2Userneedsandusersupportaspects 0.15
2.3Trainingusersandspecialists 0.05
2.4Promotional activities 0.20
2.5-2.6Information systemsandservices,including
sectoralactivities0.55
2.7Commission'shostcomputerforEURONETand
relatedinformation systemsp.m.
Chapter3«PROMOTION OFTECHNOLOGY ANDMETHODOLOGY
FORIMPROVING INFORMATION SERVICES0.500.50
I0.501.50
3.1-3.3Technological development ofEURONETservices 0.25 !
1
3.4-3.6Information technologyaspects 0.15
1
3.7Multilingual toolsforIDST 0.10
CONTINGENCY 0.15 0.15
TOTAL 3.003.102.909.00

Annex5
OPINIONOPCIDSTONSECONDPLANOPACTIONFORIEST7.4.1977
1978-1980
TheCommitteeforScientificandTechnicalInformationandDocumentation (CIDST)
HavingregardtotheCouncilResolutionsof24June1971and14January1974,
Takingaccountoftheprogrammesdevelopedandresultsachievedsincethe
launchingofthefirstActionPlan,1975-1977»decidedbytheCounoilon
18March1975,
TakingaccountoftheagreementwiththeFTTadministrations ofthenine
MemberStatestoimplementandoperateatelecommunications networkfor
EURONET,
TakingaccountofthereadinessoftheMemberStatestolinkavailableinform­
ationresourcesinEURONETtothenetworkforCommunity–wideaccess,andefthe
desirabilitythattheCommissiendoeslikewise.
TakingaccountofthelargeconsensusofopinionreachedbyMemberStates
onthepoliciesandprinciplesasexpressedinDoc.CIDST/250/76finalfor
thesharingofinformationresources,asameansofcontributing toeconomic,
industrialandsocialprogressintheCommunity,
Takingaccountoftheextensivediscussionsatits21stand22ndmeetings,
includingexaminationofDocs.CIDST/266/76andCIDST/275/77wellasits
partsAandB,
–ConsidersitessentialthatasecondCommunityActionPlaninthefield
ofscientificandtechnicalinformationtocovertheyears1978–1980
isimplemented,buildingontheresultsandactionsinitiatedunderthe
firstActionPlanandsupplementing thembynewapproachesasrequired;
–Considersthatthehighestpriorityshouldbeattachedtoi
.turningEURONETintoanoperationalon-linescientificandtechnical
informationnetwork,tobeintegratedassoonaspossibleintoa
Europeanpublicdatatransmission networkj

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•developing theinformation markets intheCommunity ,with special
consideration forthevaried user needs andforsupport ofthevarious
categories ofusers ;
•promoting technology andmethodology forimproving information ser­
vices ,with special emphasis onthose ofEURONET ;
-Stresses theneed forefficient information systems andservices
(data bases ,data hanks andother information tools ,including refer­
ralservices )inorder toprovide theusers intheCommunity with the
information they require ;
-Recommends totheCommission topropose asecond Plan ofAction along
these lines tothe Council immediately ;
-Considers that theimplementation ofthis 3year Plan will require
provision forexpenditure of9*0MAU ;
-Wishes toheassociated with STIaspects ofpolicies andapplications
inthemultilingual field forwhich anamount of300,000 AUisrecom­
mended under thePlan ofAction ;
-Decides totransmit thepresent opinion totheCommission oftheEu­
ropean Communities aswell astotheCommittee forScientific and
Technical Research (CREST ).
(German proposal forrewording thelast "butoneindent ofCIDST 'sopinion )
-wishes toforesee anannual expenditure of0,3MAUformultilingual projects in
Γ'Λ 1theframework ofthetotal expenditure ofthe2ndAction Plan inorder to
overcome thelinguistic "barriers existing intheinformation anddocumentation
field oftheCommunity andconsiders itnecessary that allprojects relevant to
IH3T within thePlan ofAction fortheimprovement ofthetransfer ofinformation
"between European languages should "beexamined "byCIDST iftheir incorporation
into the2ndAction Plan forIDST should nolonger "bepossible .
Inthecase that ayearly expenditure ofonly 0,1MAUisforeseen formultilingual
projects within the2ndAction Plan ,theoverall expenditure of9MMJshould be
reduced by0,6MAU.)

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COMMENTS BYNATIONAL DELEGATIONS
Belgium :Pending effective rationalisation oftheoffer ofinformation services via
EURONET ,theBelgian delegation reserves itsposition onCIDST 'sopinion on
the2ndAction Plan andthedocuments CIDST 275/77+A+Bdescribing this
plan andtherelated badget .Ifsuch rationalisation isnotachieved ,the
Belgian delegation considers itnecessary tomodify substantially thecontent
andbudget ofthe2ndAction Plan .
Denmark :Approves fully thewording ofCIDST 'sopinion .
France :Infull agreement with thewording ofCIDST 's©pinion ,theFrench delegation
maintains itsreservations astoitsrequest forthesetting upofanew
controlling mechanism (management committee )distinct from CIDST .This problem
will besubmitted toCOREPER bytheFrench authorities .
'.R.Germany :Approves inprinciple the2ndAction Plan andCIDST 'sopinion .Proposes tosay
approximately 9MAUandanewwording forthelast butoneindent .
Ireland :Approves inprinciple CIDST 'sopinion ,butreserves itsoverall approval on
theprogramme until satisfactory information onthetelecommunications network
isreceived .
Italy :Approves fully thewording ofCIDST 'sopinion .
Luxembourg :Approves fully thewording ofCIDST 'sopinion .
Netherlands :Approves fully thewording ofCIDST 'sopinion .
U.K. :Accepts theneed fora2ndAction Plan ,butreserves itsposition ontheformal
proposals until theassurances which ithas sought initsopening statement
on23March ,1977 »have been given inwriting .Italso reserves itsposition
onthe3year budget ,pending consultation with national authorities .
Furthermore ,theU.K. delegation considers atotal figure ofabout 2,8MAU
including thecontingency fund andtheamount formultilingual projects
sufficient forthe1978 budget .F.R. Germany :
Ireland :

Annex 6
FINANCIAL SHEET
PART OHE
(information tobeprovided forallprojects :
existing andnew)(l)
Identification ofthe sheet :legal and administrative data
1.0.Number ofthe sheet (tobecompleted byD.G. XIX)..
1.1.Date ofthesheet (version of )
1.2 .Budget heading :chapter 36
1.3*Financial years :1978-1979-1980
1.4 *Legal basis
1.4*0 Council Decision of••••*••.•., 0J
1.4*1 Commission Décision of
(iftheCommission hassole power )
1*4*2 Proposal forwarded totheCouncil on•••••••; OJ
1*4*3 Proposal forwarded totheCommission on: June 1977
1.4*4 Proposal being drawn upbythedepartments ,other
1*5 *Authorizing department :D.G. XIII
Title ofthe pro.iect :Second Community Plan ofAction inthefield of
scientific and technical information and docu­
mentation .
•Part two' ofthis sheet contains theadditional data tobeprovided
fornewprojects only .

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3.Descriptionoftheproject/personsconcerned
3.0.Description
a)conversionofEUBONETintoanon-linepublicinformationnetwork
t>)developmentofacommonmarketinscientificandtechnicalinformation
c)promotionofthetechnologyandmethodologyrequiredtoimprove
informationservices,withspecialemphasisonthoseofEURONET.
3.1.Personsconcerned
3.1.0Category*Officials.
Beneficiaries *CommunityInstitutions whichareusers
ofthescientific andtechnicalinformation ofMember
States,industry,scientists,researchworkers,general
public,administrations.
3»1«1Number*25A,13B,20Cplusavariablenumber(50to100)
ofexpertsandpersonsemployedundercontract.
3.1.2Geographical location *Luxembourgand,inthecaseofthebene­ficiaries.allMemberStates.

Objectives ofthe pro.iect
4*0.General objective(s )laid down bytheTreaties orbyother decisions
(ifpossible ,preliminary quantification )
Coordination ofthe activities ofMember States inthe field of
information anddocumentation inscience andtechnology (IDST )and
theestablishment ofaEuropean network ofIDST (Resolution ofthe
Council andoftheRepresentatives oftheMember States meeting
within the Council on24June 1971 »andtheCouncil decision of
18March 1975 relating tothefirst Plan ofAction inthefield of
scientific andtechnical information )
4.1 .Themore specific objective oftheproject andthecontribution it
makes towards thegeneral objective :annual
prices inmillion EUA »(l)estimates atconstant
a)EURONET network1978
1.401979
1.501980
1.20
b)common market forIDST 0.95 1.10 1.20
c)methodology andtechnology 0.50 0.50 0.50
5.Justification ofthepro.ject selected toattain theobjective (2)
Thefirst Plan ofAction made itpossible todefine ,andtotally orpartly
attain ,acertain number offirm -objectives (especially thetelecommunications
network forEURONET ,setupunder contract bythe9national PTTs )ornew
services (especially acertain number ofsectoral information systems )whose
development must becompleted .Italso made itpossible todraw upavery
precise programme for each oftheprojects tobeundertaken inorder to
finalise theobjectives ofthesecond Plan ,which isdesigned togive the
public access toacomplete Community tool .
(1)Themain aimistoestablish alink between :
-anobjective which isasprecise aspossible (year-by-year figures )
and
–theproject selected (itscontribution towards thegeneral objective ).
Where several projects aredirected towards thesame general objective ,
anattempt should bemade tospecify theindividual contribution ofeach
project (problem which mayhave toberesolved with D.G. XIX)
(2)Ifitisanewproposal ,theadvantages anddisadvantages oftheproposed
project ascompared with other possible means ofaction should beassessed .
Inthecase ofthecontinuation ofaproject ,consideration should be
given astothevalue ofpursuing theactivity initspresent form .

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o.Expenditure
6*0.Overallexpenditurefortheprojectforthewholeofitsexpectedduration
6.0.0ExpenditurechargeabletotheCommunitybudget
For1978-1900»(i.e.totalexpenditure)
9millionEUAatconstantprices,thatis10.392millionEUAat
currentprices.
6.0.1Expenditurechargeabletonationalbudgets
Nil.
6.0.2Expenditurechargeabletoothersectorsatnationallevel
Nil.
6.1.Appropriations authorized,commitmentsandpayments
6.1*0Commitments(Commitmentappropriations )(l)
See6.1.1
Previousfinancial
years
(commitmentsundertaken)Currentfinancial
year
(appropriations
authorized)Subsequentfinancial
years
(estimatesof
commitments )
1975 1976 1977197819791980
Amounts
Newproject
Previousproject
Total
Rateofincrease1.840
O.484
.2.3242.152.654.82.82.792
6.1.1Payments(paymentappropriations )(l)
Previousfinancial Currentfinancial Subsequentfinancial
years year years
(paymentsmade)(appropriations (estimâtesof
authorized)payments)
197819791980
Amounts 2.854»852.692
Rateofincrease
(l)Atthepresenttime,thebudgetgenerallycontainsappropriations ofan
annualnature.Commitmentsappropriations (orcommitmentauthorizations )
andpaymentappropriations onlyapplyinthefieldsofEuratom,theRegional
FundandtheSocialFund.

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6.2*Sizeofappropriations requested:appropriations requestedasaper­
centageofthetotalappropriations for1975(to*>ecompletedby
D.G*XIX).
6*3*Explanationofoverallcostandappropriations requested
6*3*0Methodofcalculation
Thefiguresquotedaretheresultoffeasibilitystudiesand
consultations withexpertsfromtheMemberStates,inparticular
thoseofCIDST*
6*3*1Detailsofanyconnectionbetweenthecostandbasichypotheses
regardingthegeneraleconomicsituation
Expenditurerelatingtothevariousaspectsoftheprojecthas
beencalculated onthebasisofpricesattheendof1976and
theircostsadjustedasafunctionoftheplannedtimetablefor
paymentandthebasichypothesesoftheCommissionforthees­
timationofcostsinfutureyears.
6*3.2Mainfactorsofuncertainty
6.3.2.0Uncertaintyoftheestimatesbecauseofprices,pro­
ductionrisks,•••••indicationofthebracketfor1975/1976/1977
Nil
6.3*2.1Uncertaintywithregardtotheapplicationprocedures
(differentratesofCommunityparticipation ,etc)
Nil
6*3.2.2Other
Technological progress(computer,telecommunications ,etc)
couldaffectthecostoftheprojecttosomeextent.
6.4.Timetable(projectedrateofpaymentduringthe1978financialyear)
ifpossible
lstquarter 2ndquarter 3rdquarter
500.000 750,000 1,600,000
(Progressionduetotheneedtonegotiatecontracts).

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PARTTWO
(Additionaldataforanewproject)(l)
9.Informationregardingstaffingandtheappropriations foradministrative
expenditure necessaryfortheimplementation ofthepro.iect
(Fortheexpecteddurationoftheprojectandatleastforthecurrent
financialyearandthreesubsequentyears)
9.0.Staffandappropriations required
9*0.0Totalnumber(andgrade)ofstaffrequiredfortheproject
25A,13Band20C
9*0.1Numberofadditionalstaffwhichmightprovenecessary
(numberandgrade;purposetobestated)
16A,9Band14Cformarketingandthecomplexmanagement
oftheEURONETnetworkandforthedevelopment andinstal­
lationofnewinformation systemstobeincorporated into
EURONET.*
9*0.2Appropriations forstaff(Titlel)
(tobeestablishedbyDCsIXandXIX).
(l)TheCommissiondecisionof28November1973onnewguidelinesonbudgetarymattersreferstotheneedtoestablisha'financialmemorandum *madeup
ofthetwopartsofthefinancialsheet*foranynewproject.

Annex 7
OPINION
ofthe Scientific and Technical
Research Committee (OHBST )
ontheproposal foraCouncil Decision
adopting asecond three-year
plan ofaction inthe field of
information and documentation inscience and
technology
TheScientific andTechnical Research Committee (CBEST )examined
thea^ove proposal atitsmeetings on6and7October and7and
8November 1977 andadopted thefollowing opinion :
1.SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICAL CONTENT OPTHEPROPOSALS ANDGENERAL '
.COMMENTS
The Committee notes with satisfaction the results achieved
since theimplementation ofthefirst plan ofaction inthefield
ofIDST (1975-1977 )adopted bytheCouncil on18March 1975 .
Inview ofthe need toshare the substantial information
resources existing intheMember States oftheCommunity ,CREST
stresses theurgency ofturning EURONET into apublic operational
information network giving users on-line access toIDST anddestined
tobeintegrated assoon aspossible into aEuropean public data-
transmission network *
However ,itrecommends theCommission and theCIDST topersevere
intheir efforts torationalize the information services offered via
EURONET while ensuring freeandfaircompetition within theCommunity
asregards theprovision ofservices inaccordance with the
guidelines established byCHEST£"seeCHEST/250/76,paragraphs 2*1,
2*3and2*47,andinaccordance with theCouncil Resolution
R/2921 e/77(HECH 40)

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of24June 1971 which states that :"theMember States shall
co-ordinate their action regarding theencouragement ofinitiatives
ofwhatever origin forthecreation andrational development of
scientific andtechnical information anddocumentation systems ,so
that through their permanent association aEuropean network will be
established •*••'•TheCommittee asks theCIDST tosubmit ,within
five months ,afirst report ontheresults oftheefforts undertaken
towards rationalization *
TheCommittee issatisfied with thescientific andtechnical
content andwith thepriorities adopted intheCommission proposals
which itconsiders tobeofinterest totheCommunity *
2.FONDS
TheCommittee considers that thebudget allocation for
implementation ofthesecond plan ofaction should befixed by
decision oftheCouncil ataceiling of9MUAforaperiod of
three years ,3MUAofwhich would befor1978 ^fsee text ofthe
proposal foraCouncil Decision annexed hereto ^/*
3*TMPT.wwngy TriqDETAILS
TheCommittee considers that inimplementing thesecond plan
ofaction ,particular attention should bepaid totheadministration
oftheplan ,andthat afundamental role should beplayed byGIDST *

TheCommitteeapprovestheobjectiveofconverting EURONET
intoapublicdata-transmission network*However,itconsiders
thattheCommunityshouldbeinapositiontocontroltheoperation
anddevelopmentofthenetworkduringtheinitialstages.The
Communityshould,inparticular yensurethat:
-Communityinvestmentsgrantedshouldprimarilybeforthebenefit
ofIDSTusers;
-thetransmission ofcommunications onEURONETforthirdparties
doesnotinterferewiththeuseanddevelopment ofthenetworkforIDSTrequirements whichshouldcontinuetohavepriority#
TheCommitteealsorecommendsthattheCIDSTdutiesshouldbe
definedasindicatedinAnnex2totheproposalforaDecision#
TheCommitteeaskstheCommissiontopropose,asquicklyas
possibleandafterconsultation oftheCIDST,appropriate management
machineryforEURONETandtoreporttotheCREST#
LINKSWITHTHEPLANOFACTIONFORTHEIMPROVEMENT OFTHETRANSFER
OFINFORMATION BgTWEENEUROPEANLANGUAGES
2~R/49/77J ~
TheComnvittfift.inviewofthelinksbetweenthesecondplanof
actiononIDSTandtheactionplanforthetransferofinformation
betweenEuropeanlanguages,recommendsthattheCommissionensure
co-ordination betweenthetwoactionplansinconsultation with
CIDSTandCETIL(CommitteeofExpertsfortheTransferofInformation
betweenCommunityLanguages)#