THE WORK ANTICIPATED TO START IN 1984 AND THE NEW WORK REQUIRED TO BE STARTED IN 1985 AND FURTHER YEARS .
0.4 . THE ESPRIT APPROACH
THE APPROACH OF ESPRIT IS TO CREATE THE TECHNOLOGICAL BASIS WHICH ENABLES THE COMMUNITY TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , TO FOSTER COOPERATION AND TO PAVE THE WAY TO STANDARDS OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN .
ESPRIT IS THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR R AND D WHERE COLLABORATION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IS PURPOSEFUL AND WHICH IS PRE-COMPETITIVE . COLLABORATION IS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE CRITICAL MASS EFFORTS , OR TO BRING TOGETHER THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE OTHERWISE SCATTERED IN THE COMMUNITY , OR TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL TO ENLARGE MARKETS . IN ADDITION BY PROVIDING THE FRAMEWORK FOR CONCURRENT TECHNICAL APPROACHES ESPRIT INVOLVES COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMPANIES AND BETWEEN COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES .
ESPRIT'S PRECOMPETITION REQUIREMENT IS FOR AREAS WHERE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE SEIZED WITHIN 5-10 YEARS , AND IN DOING SO ESPRIT STANDS BETWEEN BASIC RESEARCH , AND APPLIED INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK . THE FORMER IS NOT NORMALLY DETERMINED BY INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES AND THE LATTER RESPONDS TO SPECIFIC SHORT TERM NEEDS .
IN THE SELECTION AND DEFINITION OF IT AREAS THAT ESPRIT SHOULD ADDRESS , TWO CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT :
( I ) TO HAVE SUFFICIENT COMMAND OF BASIC TECHNOLOGIES ;
( II ) TO HAVE SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES WHICH ARE ADAPTABLE TO CHANGING MARKET NEEDS THEREBY PERMITTING THE KNOWLEDGE OF MARKETS TO HAVE FURTHER INFLUENCE ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .
FIVE AREAS OR SUBPROGRAMMES ARE OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY .
SUBPROGRAMME 1 - ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS
THE MAJOR THRUST IS TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGIES OF SILICON METAL OXIDE AND BIPOLAR DEVICES AND GALLIUM ARSENIDE DEVICES . EACH HAS DIFFERENCE MERITS FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS . ASSOCIATED CAD , CAM AND OTHER MANUFACTURING METHODS ARE ALSO ADDRESSED .
INTERRELATION WITH OTHER SUBPROGRAMMES WILL ENSURE RAPID DEFINITION OF REQUIRED VLSI DEMONSTRATOR CIRCUITS .
SUBPROGRAMME 2 - SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
THE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUBPROGRAMME AIMS AT MAKING AVAILABLE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY SOFTWARE , AND IS INTENDED TO LEAD TO MORE RAPID INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS AND A REDUCTION OF LIFE-CYCLE COSTS IN SOFTWARE .
WORK IN THE SUBPROGRAMME ADDRESSES THEORIES , METHODS AND TOOLS TO PUT SOFTWARE PRODUCTION ON A SOUND ENGINEERING BASIS , PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS TO PUT THESE INTO THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT , A COMMON INTEGRATED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW SOFTWARE PRODUCTION METHODS .
SUBPROGRAMME 3 - ADVANCED INFORMATION PROCESSING
THIS SUBPROGRAMME IS SEEKING MEANS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS BY MAKING USE OF ADVANCES IN FOUR KEY AREAS , NAMELY , KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING , INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION , REPRESENTATION AND MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES ; EXTERNAL INTERFACES , DEALING WITH THE RECOGNITION , UNDERSTANDING AND SYNTHESIS OF SIGNALS ; INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE STORAGE , THESE ADVANCES ARE THE DEVELOPMENTS IN DATA