AND THE SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES ,
- RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS OF OTHER SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION ,
- IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING THROUGH CONCERTATION AND COOPERATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROGRAMMES IN THE MEMBER STATES , AND PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH AND BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITIES ,
- CONSIDERATION OF HOW THE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF THE RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS IN EUROPE MAY BE ENHANCED BY THE APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ,
- PROMOTING IN COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS THE PURSUIT OF THE SAME TASK ( SEE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH ) WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS ,
- MONITORING AND ASSESSING DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY BEARING ON SAFETY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE " SOCIAL DIMENSION " ,
- DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NATURE AND POTENTIAL AND RISKS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE LIFE SCIENCES ,
- ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC SYSTEM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INTERESTS AND CAPABILITIES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY , SO CREATING NETWORKS , AS INFORMAL AND FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE , ADAPTED TO THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS UNDER STUDY : THE NETWORKS TO HAVE THE TRIPLE FUNCTION OF PROVIDING AN ACTIVE INPUT INTO THE PROGRAMME , ENCOURAGING COORDINATION THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANTS , AND ASSISTING THE BROADER DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION ENVISAGED IN THE PRECEDING TASK .
IMPLEMENTATION
ESSENTIALLY THROUGH IN-HOUSE WORK , THE SETTING-UP AND THE EXPLOITATION OF AN ORGANIZED INFORMATION BASE AND THROUGH MISSIONS , BUT WILL INCLUDE AS NECESSARY THE COMMISSIONING OF STUDY REPORTS , THE ORGANIZATION OF WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS , SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REPORTS AND DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION .