In the light of the security fears that have come to the fore
since the September 11th 2001 atrocities, governments worldwide
have been beefing up their security legislation and arrangements.
But this is leading to fragmentation and duplication, according to
the Commission. What is needed, it says, is a unified and
Europe-wide co-ordination.
The Communication, "Towards a programme to advance European
security through Research and Technology", calls for "Preparatory
Action" to address the needs of potential users of relevant
technologies. Users will mainly come from the public sector, namely
government, security agencies and non-governmental
organisations.
Research projects will include protection of networked systems,
protecting against terrorism and crisis management.
