CORDIS focus 99. 1 DECEMBER 1997

Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

Description

ISSN 1022-6559 1 December 1997 The contents of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. CONVERGENCE: CREATING THE FUTURE The European Information Technology Conference and Exhibition The 1997 European Information Technology Conference and Exhibition (EITC 97) was held in Brussels, from 24 to 26 Novem­ber 1997. Organized by ESPRIT, the European Union's Information Technologies research programme, this year's EITC fo­cused on convergence and its impact on the future development of the Information Society. Some 2,000 participants attended the three days of presentations and workshops, as well as visiting the exhibition where 80 stands presented concrete examples of new technologies and applications illustrating Europe's ability to respond to the devel­opment of the Information Society. In both the conference and the exhibition the increasing trend towards convergence was clearly demonstrated, echoing the conference theme. Earlier convergence between the telecommunications and information technologies sectors is now being followed by convergence of content providers and service suppliers. Sessions during the conference provided updates on the latest developments in basic technologies and encouraged discussions on several current issues.

Sujets

• Marketing et communication

Informations

• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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