ICT-ENSURE – A 7th Framework Program Support Action for Building the European Research Area in the Field of ICT for Environmental Sustainability

Abstract

ICT-ENSURE is the leading European project for establishing a coherent European Research Area in the context of ICT for environmental sustainability. As a Support Action funded within the 7th Framework Program it aims at structuring a yet unstructured and distributed field. One central part in achieving this aim consists of extending existing networks to a far reaching central network including leading experts from EU27. Regular workshops in different member states and the annual conference EnviroInfo will nurture community building. The expert knowledge on development and trends, needs and demands will flow into a roadmap outlining the direction of future European research in the field. Moreover, the network will drive synergies and thus build the basis for new cooperation and research. From a technical perspective, a concept outline for a Single Information Space for the Environment in Europe, short SISE, will be developed, whereby conditions for a single point of access shall be created.