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Issue number 218, 7 April 2003
Scientific and technical research
Target audience: Specialised/Technical

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• Periodical publication
• RE/Search
• Research and development
• Sciences et techniques

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-ENTERPRISE-AND-INDUSTRY
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• Langue: English

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ISSN 1022-6559 B a s e d o n i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m C O R D I S N e w s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e Whet tbpa: /t/ w w w . c o r d i s . l u / n e w s IN THIS ISSUE Commission keeps ear to the Being an EU evaluator offers huge ground with NEST programme rewards, says UK researcher With the European Commission active T ly he new and emerging science and technology (NEST) programme is an opportunity for the res seeking more women evaluators to re c a o ch mmunity to tell us what is important, said William Cannell, head of unit for NEST in the Commiss t Fr h a e  m 4 e 0 w % o  t r a k  r P g r e o t g  s r t a ip m u m la e t   e (F d  P f 6 o ) r ,     t C h O e  R S D ix I t S R h esearch DG, in an interview with CORDIS News. News spoke to an experienced evalua N to E r ST is a new feature of the European researcPhart of the rationale pays particular attention t about the ‘challenge’ of evaluating EU project proposals page l 3 andscape and is aimed at exploring new avenuemsultidisciplinary activities. Mr Cannell referred to FP6 through the eyes of the national of science and technology as well as consolidatinnganotechnology as an example of a research activ contact points and accelerating the devel-  ity that has been successfully While research consortia across Europ o e  at the interface developed pment of European capa- keenly await the result of the first calls b   i f li o t r ies in emerging research  of several scientific areas and proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), another group of r fo aser crae ‘h.ffDienert . hsan woe merged a e s l   d a s  maj f o i individuals, the national contact points C , era e-mp ihe isd emtnmonot ni g niseiclp eoch vao-me t are also anxious to know the outcome  Mrtus of th amme, page 5 e progr Italy and Germany reach agreement Cannell said that NEST re-  gether and there has been a on Galileo contributions alere ppor- tun ase in o su eeppoti yebac cnedyh s e t   t t a v a e n  o fr l e lr nc ae   n i   i t c lfcest An agreement has been reached betw o e f e th n e Sixth Framework Pro-  to think from the per- able Italy and Germany on contributions to FP6 which has the Galileo programme, which, if  )gramme ( moved towards an opportu- wsS NeORDI© l C  nnle maCllaiWi thr heat resinpl’.eno na  twoe ofctivspe-s ic  eidhtero  r acceptable to the other countries involved, will pave the way for the offi n ci i a t l y-led programme rather launch of the Galileo joint undertaking t ’ h s  areas of research, according to Mr Cannell an a purely demand-led one.  Such activities page 6 Global security a key priority for emonstrate the perlayld  e ers haTh‘ trs  iSTylaitnetoEN taht  stive t aenbey ncdeeno xif otcejbo ru European space policy, says Busquin accng tordiemn  oos nfotooi twichars erwheress reseeby enssh rarpco : a oc sl ia t d o   g a   no i n n eccimo Current global tensions underline the ni sah  rer sae ca ttoehand attrborders rc s ssoibmanoitw ne s of course extr h m e ele i   n y   a t v o i   l j   o d a u s b     t t era hcraeser tneerff d d e i e n n   i   h i w r   s i h   e h r c c need for an effective space programme r sion to which meets the EU’s security needs, the past tended to give the imp es research- Commissioner for Research Philippe  erchtren weaeet   c t i h p a l  e d r i s sines w ohelno dota iehtrp r.[ t ]..t usspreecoj mts or mdnf ,sa cosepr Busquin has said page 1 s 3 whica evah htelpmoc couny elontiennvlac aha e rc et.r diivfefse.rentr ioebsj eocft  Europe needs more researchers  fi-is i with entrepreneurial spirit, says rM Cannell describN se TSEh sanivatwg moo sde f   p m   o i d o   t o   n e e h i r o f n m : o e n r e a   t t o e b v t e t m l a e c   h y i p a   n r t u    esi c eerwhp  uo - m mCof  oewvif  ont pmroihkni  tI ts a ingiSEN si Ty saatthnttao  t Deniozos o op More researchers with business heads m a u re e c a r e a s ese r r ytin  emoc nac srehcrw s i e t   h f   o t r h   e t f h o e r   w f a i r r d s   t e   g htsaret c y   g a b h   l c l e n u e amit e needed if Europe is to become the mo w st  iniblei t s n a i c     e s r a a b   lfx t e s ll e   r y e tiactyvihi w ich eevah na  adnt nituesti oheorppt yeknihaht ht t competitive knowledge-based econo i m m y  The projects for consideration in this area are plementation,’ stressed Mr Cannell.  ing. by 2010, said Dimitris Deniozos, the   Greek General Secretary for Research, on He added that instea inin re 24 March page 14 tsecfo, ner opw DATNEV ERUjorp could in princip optrnutiei shtta d m n a a t     , h e a c   n w e m i e c c s o   d n   i w   e esncvaade g   n a i k r   u m d  l y e gfo dfed opics whi search t ebf loolhcm su t the course of the Framework Programme, NEST I ’s NSIGHT projects, designed to look at possible new Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m . 2 ni  na o e r t b a   d t   h s g i u   rtopoes tndopo o p p o t r r e n t u a t o i i e s i     c s e n n a o     d d  n w e i e l d l s  ben t a h l e   y m   o h d a e p nediifitir sksirse T . eh d siocevientificed by sc News from the Greek Presidency . 8 as pen. 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