ISSN 10226559 Issu« n°39 · 2 June I 995 The contents ef this bulletin are based en RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. Dnjofmaììon Technologies Cooperation witk tkird countries «Unterview wiik JsAr, ]s/\e.\a\<\ae,s The Information Technologies programme (ESPRIT) plays an Programme, published on 15 December last year. The outcome of the important role in the development of the information society, networks calf is being evaluated against a budget of ECU 30 million strengthening industry's competitiveness and broadening cooperation available to fund selected projects." with third countries. ■ The Information Technologies programme and industry: In a recent conversarion with RTDNews, Mr. Metakides, Director of "The main new feature of the programme with respect to industry is its the Commission's Information Technologies programme under the orientation towards users and markets, where our focus now very Fourth Framework Programme for research and technological definitely lies. development and demonstration (19941998) outlined how the programme relates to the information society, industry and cooperation 1 should stress that we do not want to be responsible for producing with third countries. technological white elephants.