Memorandum between COST and the ESF
Brussels, 29 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 262/02 10 October 2002 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Subject: Memorandum between COST and the ESF Delegations will find attached the final version of the...
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Commission reports show more work needed by candidate countries in field of research
Brussels, 29 Oct 2002 Reports on the EU candidate countries' progress on the road to accession show that they are ready to participate in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) on an equal footing with...
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Scientists recommend ban on cod fishing
Brussels, 29 Oct 2002 A ban on fishing in many of the EU's waters could be implemented following advice from scientific advisors on 25 October. Scientists have, for a number of years, been warning...
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ESA highlights space in Europe's cars
Paris, 29 Oct 2002 Advanced space technology is being found more down-to-earth uses - even within the cars driven on Europe's roads. The ESA conference 'Technology Exchange between Space and...
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Aerospace industry gets ready for FP6
Brussels, 29 Oct 2002 Europe's aerospace industry is already preparing for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), and has begun to evaluate potential project partners. At two recent events, the...
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Italy launches FP6
Brussels, 29 Oct 2002 The University of Genoa will play host to Italy's national launch event for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) on 18 November. The event, organised in collaboration with the...
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Universities threaten to go private Britain’s elite universities are threatening to lead a breakaway from state-funded higher education if the government waters down plans allowing them to charge top...
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Breakthrough in DNA fingerprinting An invisible dusting of dandruff or a sweaty palm could be enough to identify criminals, by using a revolutionary DNA technique developed by an ߣߣÊÓƵn...
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Presidency questionnaire on telecoms traffic data retention and member states' replies (links)
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 Presidency questionnaire (August 2002) Member states' replies (September 2002) Bits of Freedom
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Page of links to documents on telecommunications data retention (link)
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 Resource page (Text in Dutch with many document names in English) Bits of Freedom
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US industry group white paper says geolocation technologies are not precise enough to identify taxing jurisdiction reliably, rendering EU VAT rules unworkable
Arlington, VA, 15 October 2002 A new paper released today by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) finds that geolocation software, used to identify location of e-commerce...
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Debugging biotechnology: First STOA Annual Lecture
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment), announces its first annual lecture, 'Risks and opportunities in the biotechnology era', will take place on 5 November 2002....
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Renewable energy for Europe is in the wind
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 In a recent interview with the New York Times, Romano Prodi describes his vision of Europe in a "post-fossil-fuel" era. Mr Prodi spoke of a future where European homes would...
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'Broadband subsidies make sense,' argues Commission
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 Representatives from the European Commission have defended the policy of subsidising the introduction of broadband infrastructure in certain areas at a high-level panel meeting...
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Open Conference to discuss Web Services, Grid Services and the Semantic Web
Brussels, 28 Oct 2002 The final conference of the Commission funded IST (information society technologies) Diffuse project will tackle the question of 'Convergence of web services, grid services and...