Study of strategy and requirements for IST research in the Sixth Framework Programme

Brussels, 13 Aug 2003

The European Commission's Information Society DG has published a call for tenders relating to a study of strategies and requirements for the information society technologies (IST) programme within the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).

The study forms part of the response to the monitoring panel's recommendations and aims to support IST programme management in its efforts to improve programme effectiveness and efficiency. In certain cases it will help to redesign and readjust programme activities and processes and set new priorities. To this end, the study will examine two specific and substantively distinct areas of action. These are set out as two separate themes of the study:

- Study theme 1: an assessment of the use of the FP6 instruments (both new and traditional) and development of best practice guidelines to assist IST programme participants in understanding the best ways to develop and manage the new instruments;
- Study theme 2: analysis of potential key performance indicators (KPIs) to support the IST monitoring, evaluation and impact assessments notably at the 'Strategy Objectives' level.

Tenderers will be expected to address the requirements of each of these study themes separately in one single proposal. Clearly, where overlaps exist these should be detailed in terms of data collection, work-plan scheduling and analysis of results.

For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Directorate-General Information Society
Attn: Mr Costas Paleologos/Ms May Pettigrew
Office BU 33 04/85
B-1049 Brussels
Tel +32-2-296 34/+32-2-299 3146
Fax +32-2-296 6613
E-mail: infso-a4@cec.eu.int

To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address:
http://ted.publications.eu.int/static/do ccur/en/en/139799-2003.htm
Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 8.9.2003.
The deadline for submitting tender documents is 10.9.2003.

Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European Union at the reference below.

Document Reference: OJ No S-154-139799 of 13. 8.2003

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