Technological Innovation and Social Change

BISER
- Benchmarking the Information Society in European Regions

will define, develop and pilot a set of statistical indicators for
benchmarking the progress of European regions in respect of the
eEurope Initiative and the emerging Information Society.

URL: http://www.biser-eu.com

ECATT
- Benchmarking Progress on Electronic Commerce and New Methods of
Work

generated representative information on the prevalence and spread
of electronic commerce and new forms of work in Europe.

URL: http://www.ecatt.com

E-LIVING
- Life in a Digital Europe

created and co-ordinated a set of pan-European longitudinal household
panel studies to generate quantitative data on time-use, uptake
of IST's, IST competencies, environmental impact and perceived quality
of life.

URL: http://www.eurescom.de

MUTEIS
- Macro-Economic and Urban Trends in Europe's Information Society


intends to analyse, explain and understand functional and spatial
diversity in Europe's digital economy both from a macro and local/urban
perspective.

URL: http://muteis.infonomics.nl

NESIS
- New Economy Statistical Information System

was designed to contribute to the continuing elaboration and evaluation
of European benchmarking indicators, as successive phases of the
Lisbon strategy unfold and are implemented.

URL: http://nesis.jrc.it

NewKind:
New Indicators for the Knowledge Based Economy

The project has developed indicators for assessing the significance
of changes in the knowledge-base underlying economic, industrial
and firm performance.

URL: http://www.researchineurope.org/newkind/index.htm

PRISMA


The project has analysed good practice across a range of eGovernment
service areas, used scenarios to understand future development requirements,
and published a series of strategic guidelines for eGovernment policy
makers and practitioners.

URL: http://www.prisma-eu.net

STAR
- Socio-economics Trends Assessment for the Digital Evolution

examines the socio-economic impacts of new technologies and services
on the nature of work and business enterprise in the next decade.


URL: http://www.databank.it/star

SEAMATE
- Socio-economic analysis and Macro-modelling of Adapting to Information
Technologies in Europe.

URL: http://www.seamate.net

SENIORWATCH
- developed a European Observatory and Inventory on the specific
IS needs of older and disabled people to guide industry, RTD and
policy.

URL: http://www.seniorwatch.de

TERRA
- has developed scenarios for the ways in the Networked Society
might evolve and their implications for sustainability.

URL: http://www.terra-2000.org