eWORK 2000 - European Telework Week

New Ways to Work 2000European Telework6.3 Key Action II - New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce“The aim of this work is to develop information society technologies to enable European workers andenterprises, in particular SMEs, to increase their competitiveness in the global marketplace, whilst at thesame time improving the quality of the individual's working life, through the use of information societytechnologies to provide the flexibility to be free from many existing constraints on both working methodsand organisation, including those imposed by distance and time. Specific attention will be paid to thesocial implications of new working methods, in particular their impact on equal opportunities and qualityof life”For the sake of brevity, eWork is the term used to describe IST-enabled work practices: It encompassestelework and the more flexible work in new office environments, in which new information and communicationtechnologies play a major role.The Key Action involves a three-pronged approach:• Promoting Innovative and Visionary RTD: Support the research, development and demonstration ofnovel solutions and practices for eWork and eCommerce.• Promoting Early Adoption and Exploitation: Facilitate the rapid exploitation of research results;• Promoting Broad Adoption: Promote early and broad adoption of novel solutions across Europe.The broad interplay of technical, economic, social, legal and policy issues is addressed through integratedsocio-economic and technological research. This helps to orient and focus work in the Key Action as well asassess the implications of IST developments.A total of 11 Action Lines have been identified for Calls for Proposals in 2000. They form a coherent set ofRTD, take-up, support and socio-economic analysis activities, as depicted in the figure below.Organisation of Key Action II in 2000ActionLinesII.1.1New Perspectives for Work and Business: Vision,Policy Contributions, Socio-Economic AnalysisCross ProgrammeActionsII.1.2II.1.3II.2.1II.2.2II.3.1II.4.1II.1.4II.4.2II.1.6II.1.5SustainableWorkplaceDesignKnowledge ManagementMobility and UbiquitySmartOrganizationsDynamicValueConstellationsTrust &SecurityEarly Exploitation & Adoption - Testbeds & Trials(e.g. digital economy testbeds, large-scale trust&confidence)Specific Support Measures (e.g. clusters, training,interoperability, dissemination)Broad Adoption in Regional & Sectoral SettingsCross-ProgrammeAccompanying MeasuresActivities focused on eWork development are now supported in the following Action lines, and are describedin more detail in Annex 3- 118 -