Objectives for a better life

摘要

An account is given of the progress of the 5th European Framework Programme for Scientific Research and Technological Development, which began in 1998 and will be completed by 2002, with special emphasis on its importance for Italy. The two priorities to be tackled in the programme are solutions for unemployment and improvements in the mental and physical health of European citizens, and the main four themes are quality of life and management of biological resources, telecommunications, transport and energy and the environment. The budgets allotted to (1) food products, nutrition and health, (2) control of infectious diseases, (3) biotechnology, (4) environmental effects on health, (5) sustainable developments in agriculture, fishing and forestryand the integrated development of rural areas (including mountain areas) and (6) the problems of an ageing population, amount to 290, 300, 400, 160, 520 and 190 million Euros respectively.