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Selected Highlights
	The socio-economic dimensions of Ambient Intelligence
	Why longitudinal social surveys matter
	Interview with sociologist Leslie Haddon
	Interview with OECD experts

Eurescom mess@ge 2/2004 (June)

The socio-economic dimension of telecoms

Socio-economic questions have become ever more important for the telecoms industry.

What difference do information and communication technologies make to our everyday life? What are the usage and adoption patterns of communications technologies? How is the telecommunications sector impacting the global economy?

The answers to these questions are of crucial importance for society and the telecoms business. Companies in the telecoms sector are increasingly focusing their attention on the socio-economic implications of innovative product and service developments. Today, it has become normal that engineers work together with sociologists and economists in multi-disciplinary projects.

Issue 2/2004 of our quarterly R&D magazine "Eurescom mess@ge" presents the latest insights by selected research projects and leading experts on a number of socio-economic aspects. The articles feature a report from Eurescom project PROFIT on the socio-economic dimension of Ambient Intelligence, the results of a longitudinal social survey by EU project e-Living as well as an interview with sociologist Leslie Haddon on the impact of information and communication technologies on our life and an interview with OECD experts Sam Paltridge and Dirk Pilat about economic aspects of telecoms.

The socio-economic dimensions of Ambient Intelligence

Why longitudinal social surveys matter

Interview with sociologist Leslie Haddon

Interview with OECD experts

The socio-economic dimension of telecoms
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PROJECT REPORTS

RFID - Opportunities for telcos
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is currently widely discussed as a high potential enabling technology and a radical means of enhancing data handling processes. This article summarizes the results of Eurescom study P1346 �Potential of the RFID Technology for Telecom Operators�.
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TUTORIAL

Innovative procurement in the European Union
A recent report to the European Commission by an independent expert group on raising EU R&D intensity singles out innovative public procurement as a particularly effective demand-side mechanism for increasing private sector R&D activity, expenditure and output. Procurement expert Leif Hommen from Lund University gives an overview on the current discussion about innovative procurement.
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EUROPEAN ISSUES

Eureka cluster CELTIC - Rich harvest in Call 2
Eureka cluster project CELTIC is gaining momentum. Its second call for new Proposal Outlines has already brought a rich harvest. By the submission deadline on 28 April, 35 PO applications were registered. CELTI Office Director Heinz Br�ggemann presents the results of the first phase of Call 2 and an outlook on the further progress of CELTIC projects.
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A BIT BEYOND

Instant spamming - The spim wave is growing
If you think spam is the ultimate nuisance, try spim. Instant messages containing unsolicited commercial content are on the rise. This year their number is expected to triple, and the spim wave has just begun.
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