THE POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIONS . THIS CHANGE WILL REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF TARIFF AGREEMENTS FOR A PERIOD LONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE USERS AND TO HELP IN PROMOTING THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE DIANE HOSTS .
THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS OBJECTIVE IS 4 500 000 ECU .
2 . ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES IN EUROPE
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPPLY OF BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR EUROPEAN USERS IS A MAJOR TARGET TO BE ACHIEVED UNDER THE THIRD PLAN OF ACTION , IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE CONDITIONS FOR THE CREATION OF FURTHER HIGH-QUALITY INFORMATION SERVICES . MEASURES CARRIED OUT IN THIS FIELD SHOULD :
- CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF FURTHER HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND COVER EXISTING GAPS WHERE THIS IS OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY ;
- BE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , CONTAIN ELEMENTS WHICH REQUIRE EUROPEAN COOPERATION ;
- TAKE ACCOUNT OF NATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND ENSURE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MEMBER STATES , WHERE POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE .
THE COMMISSION , WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STIDC , WILL DEFINE BY 1 JANUARY 1982 THE CRITERIA , PROCEDURES AND MACHINERY FOR SPEEDING UP SUCH DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS PLAN OF ACTION ( ESPECIALLY FOR THE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ).
THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS OBJECTIVE IS 7 500 000 ECU ( 1 ).
3 . USER SUPPORT AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR IN POINTS 1 AND 2 , A SERIES OF ANCILLARY MEASURES IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT COMMUNITY LEVEL TO EVALUATE THE PRESENT SITUATION AND TO PREPARE FUTURE SUPPORT POLICIES AND ACTIONS AIMED AT :
- STIMULATING A WIDER AND MORE TRANSPARENT MARKET FOR EUROPEAN INFORMATION SERVICES AND , IN PARTICULAR , THOSE OF THE DIANE NETWORK , WHERE INCREASING INVOLVEMENT BY HOST COMPUTERS , DATABASE PRODUCERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IS PLANNED , WITH RESPONSIBILITY DEVOLVING INCREASINGLY UPON THEM ;
- IMPROVING THE INFORMATION MARKET IN EUROPE ON THE BASIS OF METHOD ANALYSES ;
- FOSTERING THE EXPORT OF INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND OF SERVICES FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES AND TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , INCLUDING THOSE PARTY TO THE LOME CONVENTION , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH SEMINARS , STUDIES , WORKSHOPS AND OTHER MEANS ,
- EVALUATING USER NEEDS AND SUPPORTING THEM IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER , IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE SERVICES ;
- FOSTERING EFFICIENT DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES , WITH DUE ACCOUNT FOR EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS IN MEMBER STATES ;
- DEVELOPING SUITABLE MULTILINGUAL TOOLS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS FOR THE USERS ;
- GIVING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS AND ENCOURAGING THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF INTERMEDIARY AND OTHER SERVICES WHICH WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CONSTRAINTS OF SUCH UNDERTAKINGS ;
- CONSIDERING USERS ' INTERESTS WHEN EUROPEAN OR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE DEFINED OR IMPLEMENTED .
THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO