CORDIS focus 82. 10 March 1997

Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

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ISSN 1022-6559 10 March 1997 The tontenis of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases THE DAVIGNON REPORT A five-year assessment of the Community's RTD Framework Programmes A five-year assessment of the Community's Framework Programmes for research and technological development has been carried out, at the request of the European Commission, by an independent panel of experts chaired by Viscount Etienne Davignon, former Commissioner for research and industry. The assessment report, officially presented to the Commission on 26 February 1997, calls for a "new leap forward" and makes a series of recom­mendations which it wishes to see implemented under the Fifth Framework Programme. Despite finding much to congratulate in the content and achievements of the many research programmes sup­ported by the EU over the past five years, the "Davignon" panel finds that the Framework Programme is not fulfilling its promise, lacks focus and is underachieving. They stress that "This is not the fault of individuals but of a structure which inhibits the formulation of real strategy and makes effective implementation difficult". They also note that the present structure of the Programme is not flexible enough to respond to new challenges and opportunities.

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• Marketing et communication

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• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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