Challenge 4, Objective 2: Intelligent Content and Semantics

FP7-ICT Call 3

The 3^rd ICT Call, objective 'Intelligent Content and Semantics' was puplished on 4 December 2007 and will close on 8 April 2008. The budget will be the same as for the first ICT Call (50 M euro). Further details on the scope of the call, individual research lines and planned budget allocation are provided in the Work Programme for ICT research in FP7 in 2007-2008, available online on CORDIS.

DRAFT - Call for proposals for indirect actions under the multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable

(The eContentplus Programme)

TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE

1. In accordance with decision No. 456/2005/EC of 9 March 2005 by the European  Parliament and the Council adopting a multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable, facilitating the creation and diffusion of information in areas of public interest, at Community level (hereinafter referred to as the eContentplus Programme), the European Commission hereby invites proposals for indirect actions to be financed under the programme.

2. In conformity with Article 3(4) of this decision, the European Commission adopted a Work Programme2 for the year 2008 to serve as the basis for implementing the programme. The objectives, priorities, indicative budget and types of indirect actions referred to in this call notice correspond to those set out in that Work Programme.

Geographic information

3.1 Best practice networks for geographic information

Priorities for action under Key Activity 3: ICT
3.1 Multilateral Projects
Priority will be given to the following topics:
3.1.1 Priority 1: Identifying and implementing innovative uses of ICT for lifelong
learning, in particular for groups at risk of exclusion
ICT enables individuals to enhance their social networking and this has the potential enhance their learning. Learning is mostly a social process. Self-learning and informal peer-learning are important ways of developing e-skills and competences. But they are also increasingly important skills in formal learning. A new generation of ICT-based social networking tools and platforms ('Web 2.0' and other relevant ICT developments) is rapidly growing in popularity. Examples are weblogs, wikis, podcasts, social software, virtual social sites, as well as tools such as mobile phones. These are easy to use, affordable and widespread, in particular among groups at risk-of-exclusion (early school-leavers, ethnic minorities, elderly people, etc), and so offer potential to (re)-connect groups at risk-of-exclusion to public services, learning and civic engagement.
Projects should cover:
– the development and implementation of experimental approaches related to these new trends and tools, including the analysis of their impact in learning outcomes;
– comparative analyses of existing practice to identify transferable good practice and success factors;

3.1.2 Priority 2: ICT as a catalyst for innovation and creativity in lifelong learning

Introduction

On 14 January 2005 the Commission adopted Decision 2005/56/EC setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. This Agency is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU’s programmes in the education, culture and audiovisual fields.