ISSN 1022-6559 updated every day, and other CORDIS databases The contants of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, j\e.vj &Å p^ocjtamme. to stimulate Êu^opearv multimedia content industry: IMFO2000 On 30June 1995 the European Commission formally approved the proposal for a multiamomi Community programme, INFO2000, to stitnukte the development of a European multimedia content industiy and to encourage the use of multimedia content in the emerging information society. INFO2000 is a programme of DG XIII (Telecommunications, Europe's cultural heritage. It helps to mitigate the risks of a twotier Information Market and Exploitation of Research) to encourage society composed ofinformation rich" and "information poor". Europe's information providers to develop new multimedia products INFO2000 has three longterm strategic objectives: and services and to stimulate user demand for these products and ■ To facilitate the development of the European content industry; services. It will focus on the transition from print to electronic ■ To optimize the contribution of new information services to growth, publishing and on the interactive multimedia services that are currently emerging. competitiveness and employment in Europe; ■ To maximize the contribution of advanced information services to The programme will be managed by DG XIII/E in Luxembourg and the professional, social and cultural development of the citizens of will run for a period of four years (19961999).