International / EU

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development, is the official source of information on the seventh framework programme (FP7) calls for proposals.
It offers interactive web facilities that links together researchers, policymakers, managers and key players in the field of research.

COST is a European research initiative in the field of science and technology. European research projects are implemented and coordinated within the framework of COST. These actions are networks open to national research projects contributed by the Member States.

Austria contributes 2.3 percent to the mandatory science programmes of the European Space Agency (ESA) and participates in optional ESA Programmes with a special focus on satellite-based telecommunication as well as earth observation for environmental monitoring and meteorology.

The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) is the European Union’s main instrument for funding research in Europe. FP7, which applies to the years 2007-2013, is the natural successor to the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), and is the result of years of consultation with the scientific community, research and policy making institutions, and other interested parties.

Since their launch in 1984, the Framework Programmes have played a lead role in multidisciplinary research and cooperative activities in Europe and beyond.

Green Paper on Satellite Navigation Applications

The Galileo Green Paper sets out the frame in which satellite navigation applications are being developed. In particular, it intends to stimulate a discussion among interested parties and prompt new ideas on the possible tasks of the public sector to support the development of such applications.