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European IST Projects Relevant to Teleworking

For more details of these projects and how they relate to SUSTEL see the summary table in the conceptual paper.

ASSIST - a study of the potential substitution of IST for material consumption.

ATTRACT - advanced teleworking techniques for insurance agents and customers.

Beep (Best eEurope Practices)- cases and other informmation on good practice in the Information Society.

Digital Europe - case studies and research findings on the contribution of e-business to sustainable development.

ECATT - research on the prevalence of teleworking in Europe and case studies of teleworking organisations.

Emergence
- estimation and mapping of employment relocation in a global e-economy.

Families - research on the impact of ICT on work-family interactions.

FlexWork - encouraging and supporting flexible working amongst SMEs in more remote and rural regions through development of services and tools.

INTELCITY - a 'road map' of how ICT can contribute to sustainable urban development over the next 30 years.

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KISEIS - examining ways in which disadvantaged groups can be helped to participate in the information society.

PROTELEUSE - fostering the introduction of teleworking tools in the services sector within 7 European countries.

SASKIA - a 'road map' of sustainable ICT development over the next 30 years.

SANE- has developed a unified framework for the design of a sustainable workplace.

SIBIS - statistical indicator development for 9 areas of the e-economy, one of which is "work".

STAR - examining the socio-economic impacts of new technologies with specific reference to economic and employment opportunities.

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

THINK - the issues facing the physically handicapped in IST work and how their capabilities might be used.

WWW-ICT - pathways to improve equal opportunities, women's participation and their quality of life in or through ICT.

WISTCIS - promotion of IST in 7 CIS countries including information demonstration centres.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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