IST Information Society Technologies

The objective of the Key Action 'Systems and services for the citizens' is to foster the creation of the next generation of interoperable general interest application systems in the following five areas:

• healthcare,
• special needs groups, 
• administrations, 
• environment,
• transport and tourism.

Each of the five areas includes two or more clusters of projects.

In the transport area there are two clusters:

1. 'Mobility and intelligent infrastructure for transport' ranges across all modes, road, air, rail and maritime. Research in the cluster is expected to contribute to safer, cleaner and more efficient transport, as well as to rationalise energy use - thereby reducing environmental pollution, according to the general goals of the EU transport policy. In addition to this, people on the move will enjoy increasing access to a range of info-mobility services in line with IST's objective of having ubiquitous access and ambient intelligence.

2. 'Intelligent vehicles' ranges across all modes. Research in the cluster is expected to contribute to safety, security, efficiency and comfort.

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