Translation of "Technology Systems and Architecture Group " (English → French) :

- Ubiquitous and large capacity communication networks: reconfigurable and flexible mobile and broadband network technologies systems and architectures including terrestrial and satellite networks; convergence of different fixed, mobile, wireless and broadcasting networks and services spanning from the personal area to the regional and global area; service-distribution infrastructure and architectures, interoperability of wired and wireless communications services and applications, managemen ...[+++]t of networked resources (including efficiency and quality of services (QoS)) , service reconfigurability; complex networking of ad-hoc intelligent multimedia devices, sensors and microchips.

- Software, Grids, service-distribution architecture, security and dependability: technologies, tools and methods for developing and validating high-quality dynamic and trusted software, architectures and middleware systems that underpin knowledge-intensive services, including their provision as utilities and for high-quality distribution services and technologies, tools and methods for development and validation; service-oriented, interoperable and s ...[+++]cale-free infrastructures, grid-like virtualisation of resources, including domain-specific platforms, network-centric operating systems; open source software; open platforms and collaborative approaches for development and validation of software including free, libre and open source software, services and systems; composition tools including programming languages; mastering emergent behaviours of complex systems; improving dependability and resilience of large-scale, distributed and intermittently connected systems and services; secure and trusted systems and services, including privacy-aware access control and authentication, dynamic security and trust policies, dependability and trust meta-models; introduction of software models in industry.

There is no fixed timing for either of these future phases, which depends on the evaluation of the first roll-out of the card, and the development of technological systems that allow exchange of information without changes to the architecture of national systems.

First, reform of the bookkeeping rules; second, adaptation of the supporting information and technology system; and third, the architecture of project management.

This group is of crucial relevance in the achievement of commercial results; 3. SMEs with limited research and development capacities which, however, need to incorporate in their production processes and products the advances made notably by the preceding groups as their survival and competitiveness depend on this; (d) also notes the need for SMEs in the traditional sectors, from any of the aforementioned groups, particularly in the Union's less favoured regions, to be involved in the process of technological innovation; (e) points out that in the conclusions adopted at its meeting on 7 April 1995 on High-Technology ...[+++] Industries and Enterprises, in which it stresses that amongst the latter SMEs play an important role, measures appropriate to such enterprises are specified; (f) notes that there is a need to create and strengthen more technology-based SMEs in Europe; (g) considers that both SMEs that use technology and those that have limited RD capacities should become more important in the Union's science and technology system and benefit more from the results achieved within it; II INVITES THE COMMISSION TO: (a) take into account, in its present work on the definition of SMEs, the particular problems faced by technology-based SMEs; (b) provide statistical studies on the participation of SMEs in the Union's programmes and, in particular, establish criteria that will help to distinguish independent SMEs from those that are subsidiaries of large enterprises; (c) assess and report on the progress of existing Community measures intended to facilitate access to technological innovation for SMEs.

A group of individuals, some from our organization and under the leadership of the RCMP, went to Quebec City to assess the information technology systems to be used by the participants.