THIS OBJECTIVE IS 2 000 000 ECU .
4 . NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES
THESE MUST BE SELECTIVELY MONITORED AND DESIGNED TO IMPROVE QUALITY , INCREASE EFFICIENCY , LOWER COST , DEVELOP THE COMPETITIVENESS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN EUROPE AND BROADEN THEIR SCOPE . IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENTS BE INTRODUCED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER SO AS TO ENABLE INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND USERS TO SHARE IN THE BENEFITS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY . THE THIRD PLAN OF ACTION IS NOT INTENDED TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES BUT TO PROMOTE THEIR APPLICATION AND ADAPTATION AS RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY . INITIALLY , THIS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE :
- MONITORING OF EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ;
- ESTABLISHMENT OF A COORDINATED STRATEGIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENTS WHICH HAVE A POTENTIAL IMPACT ON INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION ;
- EXECUTION OF SPECIFIC STUDIES , FOR EXAMPLE IN THE FIELDS OF MORE USER-ORIENTATED INFORMATIONRETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING ;
- IDENTIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF ACTIONS WHICH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL .
THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS OBJECTIVE IS 1 000 000 ECU .