SENSORS AND MICROSYSTEMS IN THE 6TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAM FOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH: RTD IN A STRUCTURING CONTEXT

摘要

The concept of the European Research Area -ERA, the RTD within the 6th FW performed alongside major focused initiatives with a structuring context, the notion of Ambient Intelligence, the micro and nanotechnologies passed and present strategy are synergic aspects of a complex strategic program aiming to achieve a new vision for the research at the European level. This new vision has been considered very important and necessary to improve the European industry competitiveness in old and in emerging new sectors, while improving its effectiveness in using all the available economic resources and its capacity to transform, more quickly and efficiently, the RTD results into innovation.