EXTENDING AND IMPROVING THE NETWORK TO MAINTAIN EASY AND EQUAL ACCESS FOR USERS IN ALL THE MEMBER STATES .
2 . TO DEVELOP A MARKET FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
THIS SECTION OF THE ACTION PLAN AIMS AT STIMULATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GENUINE , PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY INFORMATION MARKET , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EEC TREATY AND THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 24 JUNE 1971 , WITH THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF ATTENDING TO THE INTERESTS OF THE USER . MAJOR EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO :
_ PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN EXISTING INFORMATION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY , ESPECIALLY WITH A VIEW TO RATIONALIZATION , IMPROVED QUALITY AND REDUCTION OF OVERALL COST , WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF FREE COMPETITION ,
_ ASSIST THE USER TO EXPLOIT EFFECTIVELY THE VARIOUS TYPES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE , IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GOALS OF THE COMMUNITY ,
_ IMPROVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS SO THAT THE CREATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF A MARKET IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION LEADS ON THE ONE HAND TO HARMONIZED CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION , WHILST ON THE OTHER , IN THE COMMON INTEREST , IT RENDERS ALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FINDINGS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF UNDERTAKINGS .
ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN WILL INCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF USER NEEDS , USER SUPPORT BY RESEARCH SERVICES , PROMOTION OF THE NETWORK , PREPARATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SECTORAL INFORMATION SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES .
3 . TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVING INFORMATION SERVICES , WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING THOSE OF EURONET
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 24 JUNE 1971 WHICH CALLED FOR COORDINATION AMONG THE MEMBER STATES WITH REGARD TO TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF THE SCIENCE AND PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTATION , THIS PART OF THE ACTION PLAN AIMS PRIMARILY AT BUILDING ON CERTAIN IMPORTANT WORK ALREADY UNDER WAY AND AT ENSURING THAT USER INTERESTS ARE SAFEGUARDED IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SO FAR AS THEY AFFECT ON-LINE ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION . PARTICULAR AREAS CONSIDERED FOR ACTION INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR ASSISTANCE TO THE USER WITH REGARD TO USING THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE VIA THE NETWORK , SUPPORT FOR THE PREPARATION OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE STANDARDS , THE PROMOTION OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , STID ASPECTS OF MULTILINGUAL SYSTEMS AND COOPERATION WITH POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIONS IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR EURONET .
THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CARRIED OUT MAINLY ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACTS WITH COMPETENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MEMBER STATES AND COULD , IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS , BE EXTENDED TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THIRD COUNTRIES .
ANNEX II
DUTIES AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE ( STIDC )
1 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN ON BY THE COMMISSION IN CARRYING OUT THE SECOND THREE-YEAR PLAN OF ACTION IN