FP7 SPENDING PRIORITIES SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME BUDGET
May 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
INFORMATION technology has been identified as the top priority for targeted studies in the rewritten European Union (EU) seventh framework programme (FP7), commanding 16.7% of the overall budget. According to European Commission papers passed to the Times Higher Education Supplement, it is followed by health (11%), transport (7.6%) and nanotechnologies/materials/manufacturing (6.3%). The documents confirm that the Commission is now suggesting that the European Research Council is given Euro 7.4 billion over the programme's seven-year life. This ...
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