IST event in The Hague IST event in The Hague – November 2004
The annual IST Event was held this year 15th-17th November in the Netherlands Congress Centre in The Hague. It is part of the European Information Society Technologies Programme and this year, was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs in cooperation with the European Commission.
Each year, the European Commission organizes the European IST Event. The focus is especially on ICT (Information & Communications Technologies) and its application on a European and global scale. Because, for the second half of 2004 the Netherlands presides over the European Union, this year’s event, IST 2004, took place in the Nederlands Congres Centrum (NCC) in The Hague. Visitors
The IST 2004 Event was open to anyone taking part in ICT Research & Development (R&D) in Europe and for anyone wishing to use innovative R&D knowledge for renewing IST products and services. Participants and visitors included: Programme
The IST 2004 Event programme consisted of three parts: a conference, a networking event and an exhibition.
Focus of the IST 2004 Event
This year's edition of the event is especially relevant in the light of the newly initiated Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). On the basis of the Sixth Framework Programme the European Union is estimated to provide EUR 2 billion for ICT research in the FP7.
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