REEXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION INSTITUTING A SPECIFIC MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMME FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL EXPERT SYSTEMS ( DOSES )
Date: 1989-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: action programme, artificial intelligence, information processing, research and development, statistics

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM  (89) 249  final  SYN 149 

Brussels, 31  May 1989 

Reexamined  proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

instituting  a specific  multi^annual  programme 

for the research  and development of 

statistical  expert  systems  (DOSES) 

(presented  by the Commission  pursuant  to Article  149.2(d) 

of the EEC Treaty) 

6&n1"rlf' 

Part  I 

Reexamined  proposal  for  a Council  decision 

instituting  a specific  multiannual  programme 

for  the  research  and  development  of 

statistical  expert  systems  (DOSES) 

COUNCIL  DECIc,JON 

of 

instituting  a  spec i f i c 

programme  for  the  Research  and  Development 

of  Statistical  Expert  Systems  (DOSES) 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 

Community,  and  in  particular  Article  130  q(2)  thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission 

( 1 ) 

In  co-operation  with  the  European  Parliament 

, 

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and  Social 

Commit tee 

(1) OJ  No C 203, 4.8.1988, p. 5. 
(2)  Opinior  oe'.^ered  *r  18  January  1989  (not  yet  published  in  the 
(not  yet  published  in 

Official  journal)  a..u  Decision  of 
the  Official  J o u r n a l ). 

(3)  Opinion  delivered  on  14  December  1988  (not  vet  published  in  the 

Official  J o u r n a I ). 

EN 

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Whereas  the  Scientific  and  Technical  Research  Committee  (CREST)  has 

been  consulted, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION: 

Article  1 

A  specific  programme  on  research  into  and  the  development  of 

statistical  expert  systems  (DOSES)  for  the  European  Economic 

Community  as  defined  in  Annex  I  is  hereby  adopted  for  a  period  of 
. 
four  years  starting  on 

„  „. 

(x) 

Art i c le  2 

The  funds  estimated  as  necessary  for  the  Community  contribution  to 

the  execution  of  the  programme  amount  to  ECU  4  million,  including 

expenditure  on  a  staff  of  one. 

An  indicative  allocation  of  these  funds  is  set  out  in  Annex  II. 

Art i c le  3 

Detailed  rules  for  the  implementation  of  the  programme  are  set  out 

i n  Annex  I. 

(x)  Insert  date  of  adoption. 

EN 

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W h e r e as  it  is  ae  z  -at. we  to  f u r t h er  c h a n g es  and  t r a n s f e rs  of 

k n o w l e d ge  on  s t a t i s t i c al  e x p e rt  sy'terns  b e t w e en  the  M e m b er  S t a t e s. 

W h e r e a s,  in  the  p r e s e nt  s t ae  of  d e v e l o p m e nt  of  i n f o r m a t i on  s y s t e ms 

and  in  p a r t i c u l ar  s t a t i s t i c al  s y s t e m s,  the  d e v e l o p m e nt  of 

s t a t i s t i c al  t o o ls  a p p e a rs  a  u s e f ul  and  i n d e ed  e s s e n t i al  aid  to  the 

o p t i m um  use  of  i n f o r m a t i o n; 

W h e r e as  the  e n h a n c e m e nt  of  s t a t i s t i c al  t o o ls  w i ll  e n a b le  w o rk 

p r o d u c t i v i ty  to  be  i n c r e a s e d; 

w h e r e as  it  is  d e s i r a b le  for  s t a t i s t i c al  i n f o r m a t i on  to  b e c o me  m o re 

w i d e ly  u s ed  by  m a k i ng  a c c e ss  to  it  e a s i e r; 

w h e r e as  D e c i s i on  8 7 / 5 1 6 / E u r a t o m / E EC  s t i p u l a t es  that  a  p a r t i c u l ar 

aim  of  C o m m u n i ty  r e s e a r ch  m u st  be  to  s t r e n g t h en  t he  sr 4« » n t i f ic  and 

t e c h n o l o g i c al  b a s is  of  E u r o p e an  i n d u s t r y,  p a r t i c u l a r ly  in  s t r a t e g ic 

s e c t o rs  of  a d v a n c ed  t e c h n o l o g y,  and  to  e n c o u r a ge  i n d u s t ry  by  m a k i ng 

t  m o re  c o m p e t i t i ve  at  the  i n t e r n a t i o n al  l e v e l,  a nd  w h e r e as  the 

same  D e c i s i on  a l so  lays  d o wn  that  C o m m u n i ty  a c t i on  is  j u s t i f i ed  if 

it  c o n t r i b u t e s,  a m o ng  o t h er  t h i n g s,  to  t he  s t r e n g t h e n i ng  of  the 

C o m m u n i t y 's  e c o n o m ic  a nd  s o c i al  c o h e s i on  and  t he  p r o m o t i on  of  its 

o v e r a ll  h a r m o n i o us  d e v e l o p m e n t,  w h i le  at  the  s a me  t i me  b e i ng 

c o n s i s t e nt  w i th  t he  p u r s u it  of  s c i e n t i f ic  a nd  t e c h n i c al  e x c e l l e n c e; 

w h e r e as  t he  D O S ES  p r o g r a m me  is  p l a n n ed  to  c o n t r i b u te  to  t he  p u r s u it 

of  t h e se  o b j e c t i v e s; 

EN 

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A r t i c le  6 

1. 

The  r e p r e s e n t a t i ve  of  the  C o m m i s s i on  s h a ll  s u b m it  to  t he 

C o m m i t t ee  a  d r a ft  of  t he  m e a s u r es  to  be  t a k e n. 

T he  C o m m i t t ee  s h a ll 

d e l i v er  its  o p i n i on  w i t h in  a  t i me  limit  w h i ch  the  C h a i r m an  m ay  lay 

d o wn  a c c o r d i ng  to  u r g e n cy  of  the  m a t t e r,  if  n e c e s s a ry  by  t a k i ng  a 

v o te . 

2. 

T he  o p i n i on  s h a ll  be  r e c o r d ed  in  t he  m i n u t es  of  the  C o m m i t t e e; 

in  a d d i t i o n,  e a ch  M e m b er  S t a te  s h a ll  h a ve  t he  r i g ht  to  h a ve  its 

o p i n i on  r e c o r d ed  in  t he  m i n u t e s. 

3. 

T he  C o m m i s s i on  s h a ll  t a ke  t he  u t m o st  a c c o u nt  of  t he  o p i n i on 

d e l i v e r ed  by  t he  C o m m i t t e e. 

It  s h a ll  i n f o rm  t he  C o m m i t t ee  of  t he 

m a n n er  in  w h i ch  its  o p i n i on  h as  b e en  t a k en  i n to  a c c o u n t. 

A r t i c le  7 

1. 

T he  C o m m i s s i on  is  h e r e by  a u t h o r i z ed  to  n e g o t i a t e,  in  a c c o r d a n ce 

w i th  A r t i c le  1 30  n  of  t he  T r e a t y,  a g r e e m e n ts  w i th  E u r o p e an  t h i rd 

c o u n t r i es  a nd  i n t e r n a t i o n al  o r g a n i z a t i o n s,  in  p a r t i c u l ar  t he  O E CD 

and  its  m e m b er  c o u n t r i es  a nd  c o u n t r i es  p a r t i c i p a t i ng  in  E u r o p e an 

C o - o p e r a t i on  in  t he  f i e ld  of  S c i e n t i f ic  a nd  T e c h n i c al  R e s e a r ch 

( C O S T ),  as  w e ll  as  t h o se  h a v i ng  c o n c l u d ed  f r a m e w o rk  a g r e e m e n ts  in 

s c i e n t i f ic  a nd  t e c h n i c al  c o - o p e r a t i on  w i th  t he  C o m m u n i ty  w i th  a 

v i ew  to  a s s o c i a t i ng  t h em  w h o l ly  or  p a r t ly  w i th  t he  p r o g r a m m e. 

2. 

W h e re  frarr.ewor.v  a g r e e m e n ts  for  s c i e n t i f ic  and  t e c h n i c al 

c o - o p e r a t i on  B e t w e en  E u r o p e an  t h i rd  c o u n t r i es  and  the  E u r o p e an 

C o m m u n i t i es  h a ve  b e en  c o n c l u d e d,  o r g a n i z a t i o ns  and  e n t e r p r i s es 

e s t a b l i s h ed  in  t h o se  c o u n t r i es  m a y,  u n d er  c o n d i t i o ns  to  be  laid 

d o wn  in  a c c o r d a n ce  w i th  t he  p r o c e d u r es  set  out  in  -Article  6  a nd  on 

the  b a s is  of  the  c r i t e r i on  of  m u t u al  a d v a n t a g e,  b e c o me  p a r t n e rs  in 

a  p r o j e ct  u n d e r t a k en  w i t h in  the  p r o g r a m m e. 

A r ti c le  8 

T h is  D e c i s i on  is  a d d r e s s ed  to  t he  M e m b er  S t a t e s. 

• • >ine  at  B r u s s e l s, 

For  the  C o u n c iI 

T he  Pre'si^rrt 

Artjjc le__4. 

During  the  second  year  of  impli.i e m o t i o n,  the  Commission  shall 

review  the  programme  and  send  a  report  on  the  results  of  its  review 

to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council.  This  report  shall  be 

accompanied  where  necessary  by  proposals  for  the  amenaient  or 

extension  of  the  programme. 

At  the  end  of  the  programme,  an  evaluation  of  the  results  achieved 

shall  be  conducted  by  the  Commission  which  shall  report  thereon  to 

the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council. 

The  abovementioned  reports  shall  be  established  having  regard  to 

the  objectives  set  out  in  Annex  I  to  this  Decision  and  in 

accordance  with  Article  2(2)  of  Decision  87/516/Euratom/EEC. 

Art i c le  5 

The  Commission  shall  be  responsible  for  the  execution  of  the 

programme. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  committee  of  an  advisory 

n a t u r e,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  Committee"  composed  of  the 

representatives  of  the  Member  States  and  chaired  by  the 

Representative  of  the  Commission. 

Contracts  concluded  by  the  Commission  shall  govern  the  rights  and 

obligations  of  each  party,  in  particular  arrangements  for  the 

d i s s e m i n a t i o n,  protection  and  exploitation  of  research  results. 

EN 

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The  following  are  suitable  for  co-ordinated  projects: 

-  subjects  which  are  intrinsically  international  in  character; 

-  problems  arising  in  a  similar  manner  in  the  various  Member  States 

(and  possibly  within  the  Commission)  which  may  therefore  benefit 

from  a  co-ordinated  approach; 

-  problems  which  have  to  be  solved  for  purposes  of  harmonization; 

-  problems  arising  in  connection  with  the  processing  of 

confidential  data; 

The  main  feature  of  these  projects  is  that  a  mi ni mum"number  of 

participants  co-ordinate  their  work  in  fields  of  common  interest 

and  exchange  their  findings. 

The  emphasis  will  be  on  projects  able  to  produce  results  in  a 

relatively  short  time  (2-3  y e a r s ). 

Part  II:  Shared-cost  projects 

The  research  will  be  carried  out  by  means  of  shared-cost  research 

contracts  to  be  awarded  to  research  bodies,  companies  and  other 

organisations  in  the  Community. 

Community  financial  participation 

will  in  principle  not  exceed  50%  of  total  expenditure,  the  rest 

normally  being  borne  by  the  contractors.  Alternatively,  in  the 

case  of  universities  and  research  institutes  carrying  out  projects, 

the  Community  may  bear  up  to  100%  of  the  additional  expenditure 

involved.  Work  will  be  carried  out  in  the  following  areas: 

(ANNEX  I) 

EN 

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A N N EX  I 

P R O G R A M ME  O B J E C T I V ES  AND 

S U M M A RY  OF  THE  W O RK  P R O G R A M ME 

T he  a c t i o ns  c o n c e rn  t he  e x p l o i t a t i on  of  a d v a n c ed  i n f e r n a t i on 

t e c h n o l o g i es  in  the  f i e ld  of  s t a t i s t i c s:  in  p a r t i c u l a r,  the 

a p p l i c a t i on  of  e x p e rt  s y s t e ms  t e c h n o l o gy  to  the  w h o le  c h a in  of 

s t a t i s t i c al  d a ta  p r o c e s s i n g. 

The  a c t i o ns  are  o r i e n t ed  to  m e et  M e m b er  S t a t e s'  n e e ds  for  the 

d e v e l o p m e nt  of  k n o w l e d ge  and  e x p e rt  s y s t e ms  r u l e s,  w h i ch  can 

c o n s t i t u te  the  b a se  for  t he  d e v e l o p m e nt  of  e x p e rt  s y s t e ms  w i th  a 

C o m m u n i ty  d i m e n s i on  in  the  v a r i o us  d o m a i ns  of  the  s t a t i s t i cs  f i e l d. 

The  p r o g r a m me  s h a ll  c o n s i st  of  t wo  p a r t s:  P a rt  I  c o m p r i s es  the 

o r g a n i s a t i on  of  c o - o r d i n a t ed  p r o j e c t s;  P a rt  II  cc.r.prises  r e s e a r ch 

and  d e v e l o p m e nt  p r o j e c ts  r e g a r d ed  as  m e r i t i ng  p r i o r i ty  in  the  f i e ld 

of  o f f i c i al  s t a t i s t i cs  and  is  s u b - d i v i d ed  i n to  f o ur  t h e m e s. 

Part  I:  C o - o r d i n a t ed  p r o j e c ts 

T h is  p a rt  of  the  p r o g r a m me  d e a ls  w i th  t he  c o - o r d i n a t i on  at 

C o m m u n i ty  level  of  a c t i v i t i es  w h i ch  a re  of  g e n e r al  i n t e r e st  to  the 

M e m b er  S t a t es  and  s a t i s fy  t he  c r i t e r ia  set  out  b e l o w. 

T he 

C o m m i s s i on  s h a ll  p r o v i de  a  f r a m e w o rk  w i t h in  w h i ch  p r o j e c ts  c an  be 

s e l e c t ed  on  the  b a s is  of  p r o p o s a ls  s u b m i t t ed  by  t he  i n t e r e s t ed 

p a r t i e s * a rd  f i n a n c i al  a s s i s t a n ce  c an  be  p r o v i d ed  f or  t he 

o r g a n i s a t i on  of  t h e se  p r o j e c t s. 

(ANNEX  I ) 

EN 

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INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS 

Part  I : Co-ordinated  projects 

Part  II: Shared-cost projects 

Staff and administrative costs 

TOTAL 

ANNEX II 

millions of ecus 

0,5 

3,0 

0.5 

4.0 

(ANNEX  II) 

EN 

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Theme  1 : Vertical  :tudy:  Preparation  of  a  complete  system  for 

automated  information  proessinr;,  from  collection  to 

d i s s e m i n a t i o n,  in  a  spec.fie  field  (as  a  prototype  for 

other  fields  and  a  reference  framework  for  the  other 

t h e m e s ); 

Theme  2:  Documentation  of  data  and  statistical  methods; 

Theme  3:  Access  to  statistical  information; 

Theme  4;  Forecasting. 

: mplementation  procedures 

Contracts  under  Part  I  shall  be  awarded  by  means  of  restricted 

invitations  to  tender.  Participants  will  fund  their  ^  n  share  of 

the  work  to  be  done  and  will  be  informed  of  all  the  results. 

Contracts  under  Part  II  shall  be  awarded  by  means  of 

public  invitations  to  tender.  They  shall  involve  the  participation 

of  at  least  two  p a r t n e r s,  who  are  independent  of  each  other  and  who 

may  not  be  established  in  the  same  Member  State.  Public  invitation 

to  tender  shall  be  published  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the 

European  Communities,  and  summaries  shall  be  published  in  the 

scientific  journals  specialising  in  the  subject. 

(ANNEX  I) 

EN 

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Part  II - Annex 

Amendment  of  the  European  Parliament 

not  accepted  by  the  Commission 

Article  2 paragraphs  1 and  2 unchanged 

New  paragraph  3 

Each  year/  within  the  framework  of  the 

annual  budgetary  procedure, the  Commission 

shall  propose  to the budgetary  authority 

that  the  appropriations  for  the  programme 

be entered  with  due  regard  for  the  actual 

requirements  of  the  financial  year 

concerned  and  financial  forecasts  as 

provided  for  in the  Interinstitutional 

Agreement. 

Part  II 

The  Commission's  position  with  regard  to 

the  European  Parliament's  amendment 

which  it has not  accepted 

1.  At  its part-session  of  24 May  1989, while giving  a second  reading  to the 

common  position  on  a decision  instituting  a specific  multiannual  programme 

for the  research  and development  of  statistical  expert  systems  (DOSES), the 

European  Parliament  adopted  an amendment  which  the Commission  cannot 

accept.  The amendment  is attached. 

2.  The Commission  cannot  accept  the amendment.  It  is of  the opinion  that  the 

amendment  is not necessary  because  it  is covered  by  Article  130 P of the 

Treaty. 

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Re-examined  proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

instituting a specific multiannual programme for the research and devel 
opment  of  statistical expert  systems  (Doses) 

(presented  by the  Commission  pursuant  to  Article  149(2)(d)  of  the  EEC 
Treaty) 

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Re-examined  proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

instituting  a  specific  multiannual  programme  for 
the  research  and  development  of  statistical 
expert  systems  (Doses) 

(presented  by the  Commission  pursuant  to 
Article  149(2)(d) of  the  EEC Treaty) 

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