Policy

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Policy Research
In the Information
Society Per Blixt European Commission

• ICAT 2003
• In London 2-3 December

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Trends in society and technology

• The deepening and widening of the information
  society will force and promote accessibility for
  all citizens
• Demographic factors are leading to increasing
  numbers of persons with one or more disabilities
• In spite of an acquired disability - people want
  to stay active - and they expect technology to
  help them
• The number of elderly Europeans is steadily
  increasing, 25 in 2010

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Unit EPwD (F5)
EYPD2003
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e-Europe 2002 Action Plan
- Adoption of WAI guidelines - Publication
of Design-for-All standards - Review relevant
legislation - Policies to avoid
info-exclusion - Networking centres of
excellence andEuropean curriculum in Design for
All EDeAN, D4ALL, IDCnet

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eEurope2005 Action Plan eInclusion

• eEurope 2005 contains measures regarding
  eInclusion
• in all action lines
• Possible activities.
• - Support to eInclusion policies eGov.,
  eLearning, eHealth
• - Accessibility of new platforms  Digital TV,
  3G mobiles, - Accessibility criteria in public
  procurement
• - Recommendations for European curriculum in
  Design-for-All
• - Accessibility ombudsman function for
  empowerment
• - Monitoring benchmarking by the
  eAccessibility group

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Unit EPwD (F5)
EYPD2003
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INCOM (Inclusive Communications)
MS, NRA, Operators, Industry, Standardisation
orgs, Users (EDF) --------------------------------
----------------------- Opening of the telemarket
- - people with
disabilities. Recommendations end of year e.g.
- cross border communication for deaf persons
- digital TV - use of broadband
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eAccessibility Expert Group
Member States, experts in accessibility ----------
--------------------------------------------- The
focus will change to more research
orientation The group will follow eEurope 2005
and monitor eEurope 2002
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Unit EPwD (F5)
EYPD2003
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6FP open call final date 15 October

eInclusion

• Integrated projects
• Networks of excellence
• Specific targeted research projects
• Co-ordination activities
• Specific support actions

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6FP Work programme 2003-4

• eInclusion
• IST focus
• advanced interfaces in assistive devices, and
  information modelling and web semantics to
  improve web usability
• intelligent housing
• networking of research teams, in the domain
  of assistive technologies and the domain of
  design-for-all

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Technologies to tame for barrier-free
surroundings

• Advanced and adaptive interfaces
• Assistive technologies
• Enhanced interaction
• Context-sensitive technologies
• Ubiquitous, mobile wireless communications

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European Research Area

• No European policy for research
• Framework programme only covers 5 of overall
  RD volume in Europe
• Fragmented RD landscape across Europe-gt Need
  to increase impact of public RTD investments

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Steps towards ERA Coordination
Level of Commitment/Maturity
Cross-National EC Funding
Cross-National Funding

• Common Programmes
• Transnational funding in nat. programmes

• Coordinated Programme planning
• Coordinated Programme execution
• Transnational participation
• Sharing of Facilities, etc.

NoCross-National Funding

• Gap/Opportunity Analysis
• Joint Foresights/Roadmaps
• Sharing of Best Practice
• Exchange of Programme Managers, Evaluators, etc.

• Research Priorities
• Programmes/Funding
• Budgets
• Rules of Participation
• IPR schemes etc.

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More information

• eInclusion
• http//www.cordis.lu/ist/so/einclusion
• eAccessibility http//europa.eu.int/information_s
  ociety/eeurope/action_plan/eaccess/index_en.htm
• 6FP http//www.cordis.lu/