COMMISSION
Call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technoÜ
logical development and demonstration on a "UserÜfriendly information society (1998 to 2002)’
(The IST programme)
(1999/C 76/07)
1.ÙIn accordance with Decision No 182/1999/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 22December 1998, concerning the fifth framework
programme of the European Community for research,
technological development and demonstration (RTD)activities (1998 to 2002)Ø(˛) (hereinafter referred to asthe fifth framework programme), and with Council
Decision 1999/168/EC of 25 January 1999, adopting
the specific programme for research, technologicaldevelopment and demonstration on a "UserÜfriendlyinformation society (1998 to 2002)’Ø(ˇ) (hereinafter
referred to as the specific programme), the European
Commission hereby invites proposals for indirectRTD actions under the specific programme.
In conformity with Article 5 of the specific
programme, a work programmeØ(—) specifying detailedobjectives and RTD priorities and an indicativetimetable for their implementation, was drawn up by
the European Commission to serve as the basis for
implementing the specific programme. The objectives,priorities, indicative budget and types of indirect RTDactions referred to in this call notice correspond to
those set out in the work programme.
2.ÙThis call relates to:
-Ùproposals, specified under part 1 of point 4 of this
call, called by a fixed deadline following whichevaluation will take place. Proposals not having
met this deadline will not be considered under this
call notice,
-Ùproposals, specified under part 2 of point 4 of this
call, called under a continuous submission scheme,
under which proposals will be evaluated atintervals that depend on the number received, butwhich will not exceed three months. Proposals
under this scheme may be submitted at any time
up to the date of closure of the scheme.
(˛)ÙOJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.
(ˇ)ÙOJ L 64, 12.3.1999, p. 20.(—)ÙCommission Decision C(1999)Ø586: The information society
technologies (IST) 1999 work programme.Proposals are invited to be submitted in one step,
except when clearly marked, under point 4, as beinginvited to be submitted in two steps. The deadline
applicable to the second step is given in writing to
those successful in the first.
3.ÙThe specific programme is implemented through
indirect RTD actions as provided for in Annexes II
and IV of the fifth framework programme and inAnnex III of the specific programme.
Evaluation and selection criteria and modalities
relevant to this call are given in the fifth framework
programme, the specific programme, CouncilDecision 1999/65/EC of 22 December 1998,concerning the rules for the participation of underÜ
takings, research centres and universities and for the
dissemination of research results for the implemenÜtation of the fifth framework programmeØ(Ñ) (hereÜinafter referred to as the rules for participation and
dissemination), and the work programme. The fifth
framework programme Manual of proposal evaluationproceduresØ(Ò), along with its annex on this specificprogramme, and the European Commission ReguÜ
lation on the implementation of the rules for particiÜ
pation and disseminationØ(Ó), provide further details.
Information on these rules and on how to prepare
and submit proposals is given in the Guide for
proposers, which can be obtained, along with thework programme and other information relating tothis call, from the European Commission using one of
the following addresses:
European Commission
The IST Information DeskDirectorateÜGeneral XIII
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
BÜ1049 Brussels
EÜmail: ist -cec.be
Fax (32Ü2) 296Ø83Ø88Web: http://www.cordis.lu/ist
(Ñ)ÙOJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 46.
(Ò)ÙCommission Decision C/1999/.Ø.Ø.(Ó)ÙCommission Decision C/1999/.Ø.Ø.C 76/18 19.3.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities EN
For specific information relating to the Marie Curie
Industry host fellowship scheme, proposers should usethe following addresses:
European Commission
Marie Curie fellowships (Unit XIIÜF2)DirectorateÜGeneral XII
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
BÜ1049 Brussels
EÜmail: Improving -dg12.cec.be
Fax (32Ü2) 296Ø99Ø26Web: http://www.cordis.lu/improving
4.ÙThose eligible to participate in indirect RTD actions
under the specific programme are hereby invited tosubmit proposals that address the following parts of
the work programme:
Part 1a (proposals for RTD projects)
(Call part identifier: ISTÜ99Ü1Ü1A)Key action I
Action lines I.2.1, I.2.2, I.2.3, I.3.1, I.4.1, I.5.1,
I.5.2, I.6.1, and I.6.2 (road and air transport only);
Key action II
Action lines II.1.2, II.2.1, II.2.2, II.2.3, II.3.1, II.3.2,
II.3.3, II.4.1, II.4.2, and II.4.3;
Key action III
Action lines III.2.1, III.2.2, III.2.3, III.3.1, III.3.2,
III.3.3, III.4.1, and III.4.2;
Key action IV
Action lines IV.1.1, IV.2.1, IV.2.2, IV.2.3, IV.2.4,
IV.2.5, IV.3.1, IV.3.2, IV.3.3, IV.3.4, IV.4.1,IV.4.2, IV.5.1, IV.5.2, IV.5.3, IV.5.4, IV.6.1,IV.7.1, IV.7.2, IV.7.3, IV.8.1, IV.8.2, IV.8.3, andIV.8.4;
Others
Action lines V.1.1 (CPA1), V.1.2 (CPA2), V.1.3
(CPA3), V.1.4 (CPA4 - tools and methods andapplications only), VI.2.1 FET P1, VI.2.2 FET P2,and VI.2.3 FET P3.
Deadline for proposals: 16 June 1999 at 5 p.m.
(Brussels local time).Part 1b (proposals for takeÜup actions)
(Call part identifier: ISTÜ99Ü1Ü1B)Key action IV
Action lines IV.7.2Ø(˛), IV.7.3Ø(ˇ), IV.8.1Ø(—),
IV.8.3Ø(Ñ), and IV.8.4Ø(Ò).
Deadline for proposals: 16 June 1999 at 5 p.m.
(Brussels local time).
Part 2a (proposals for RTD projects)
(Call part identifier: ISTÜ99Ü1Ü2A)
Action line VI.1.1 FET OØ(Ó).
Closure of scheme: 15 September 1999 at 5 p.m.
(Brussels local time).
Part 2b (proposals for support measures)
(Call part identifier: ISTÜ99Ü1Ü2B)
Action lines VIII.2.1, VIII.3.1, and VIII.5.1.
Closure of scheme: 15 September 1999 at 5 p.m.
(Brussels local time).
When submitting a proposal for an RTD project, a
demonstration project, a combined project or a
concerted action, proposers may include anapplication for a Bursary for young researcher fromdeveloping countries. Further information on this
scheme is given in the Guide for proposers.
SME specific measures (Action line VIII.4.1, i.e.
exploratory awards, cooperative research) are impleÜ
mented through the continuous submission scheme
for support measures. More information on this can
(˛)ÙIncluding takeÜup "assessment of advanced equipment’ and
"access to advanced subsystem integration technologies’.
(ˇ)ÙIncluding takeÜup "assessment for advanced prototype
equipment’ and "access to prototyping and small volumemanufacture, design and customer support services, researchand development networks’.
(—)ÙIncluding takeÜup "access to advanced technologies for
prototyping and small volume manufacture, access to CADtools for learning, and access to advanced CAD tool supportinfrastructures for researchers’.
(Ñ)ÙIncluding takeÜup "assessment for advanced prototype
equipment’.
(Ò)ÙIncluding takeÜup "acces to advanced microelectronics techÜ
nologies for researchers’.
(Ó)ÙFET Open will follow the twoÜstep submission procedure,
see Guide for Proposers for further information.19.3.1999 C 76/19 Official Journal of the European Communities EN
be obtained from the SME Helpdesk (website:
www.cordis.lu/sme; eÜmail: sme -cec.be; fax (32Ü2)
295Ø71Ø10).
The indicative budget available for this call is EUR
800 million of Community contribution.
5.ÙProposals must be sent before the deadlineØ(˛)
applicable to that type of indirect RTD action by one
of the following methods:
-Ùpost, preferably registered, as confirmed by the
postmark, to:
European Commission
The Research Proposal Office (ORBN 8)
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
BÜ1049 Brussels
-ÙcourierØ(ˇ) or handÜdelivery, as confirmed by
acknowledgement of receipt, to:
European Commission
The Research Proposal OfficeSquare Fr/com27re Orban/Fr/com27re Orbanplein 8
BÜ1040 Brussels
-Ùelectronic submission, the details of which are
given in the Guide for proposers. When packaging
a proposal for electronic submission, two files are
created. The first is a small validation file whichprovides basic information on the proposal and aunique identification code. This validation file
must be received by the European Commission
before the deadline specified above. The secondfile contains the proposal and must be receivedunmodified, as verifiable from the unique identifiÜ
cation code, not later than 48 hours after this
deadline.
(˛)ÙFor the case of the continuous submission scheme, the date
and time associated whith the closure of the schemecorresponds to the deadline applicable.
(ˇ)ÙFor courier services that require a telephone number for the
recipient, please use (32Ü2) 296Ø02Ø45.Proposals must be posted before the relevant deadline.
Proposals received by the European Community up to10 working days after this deadline will be accepted if
both sent by post and clearly postmarked before the
deadline. Proposals sent by courier service or handÜdelivered must be received before the deadline.
Proposers are requested to use only one of the
methods described above to submit proposals, and tosubmit only one version of any given proposal. In thecase of an eligible proposal being received in bothpaper and electronic formats, only the electronic
version will be evaluated.
6.ÙIn all correspondence relating to this call (e.g. when
requesting information, or submitting a proposal)
please make sure to cite the applicable call partidentifier.
In submitting a proposal, either on paper or elecÜ
tronically, proposers accept the procedures andconditions as described in this call and in the
documents to which it refers.
All proposals received by the European Commission
will be treated in strict confidence.
According to the rules for participation and dissemiÜ
nation and the European Commission regulation for
implementing them, Member States and Associated
States may have access, on presentation of a reasonedrequest, to useful knowledge which is relevant topolicyÜmaking. This knowledge must have been
generated by those RTD actions supported as a result
of this call and which addressed a part of the workprogramme specified as eligible for such access.
The European Commission pursues an equal opporÜ
tunities policy and, in this context, women areparticularly encouraged to either submit proposals or
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