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History of the Technology Platform - events and evolution

• November 2007: Publication of Revision 6 of the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• 14 Nov 2007: General Assembly 3
   
• 25 Sep 2007: 2nd Workshop on "Shaping the Future of Mobile and Wireless Communications"
   
• 14 Nov 2006: General Assembly 2
   
• August 2006: Publication of Revision 5 of the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• 22 May 2006: Workshop "Shaping the Future of Mobile and Wireless Communications"
   
• 11 May 2006: A public Workshop on progressing the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• 23 November 2005: General Assembly 1
   
• November 2005:: Publication of Revision 4 of the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• March 2005: Publication of Revision 3 of the Strategic Research Agenda.
   
• November 2004: Publication of Revision 2 the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• 22 November 2004: Decision to organise an open invitation to join the Platform following its planned formal announcement in February 2005.
   
• 9 November 2004: An Expert Group of academics starts its work on contributing to the Strategic Research Agenda.
   
• 1 November 2004: Publication of the Kok report pointing to the key role of a strong ICT sector in Europe as an enabling factor for economic growth and success in other sectors of science and technology.
   
• 6 July 2004: Service Providers and Industry set up a Steering Board to prepare the launching of the Technology Platform. The work addressed the articulation of specific plans and the progressive involvement of other interested sector actors.
   
• June 2004: Publication of Revision 1 of the Strategic Research Agenda
   
• June 2004: A Commission Communication on Mobile Broadband Services was adopted, in which the Commission reaffirms the view that the complexity and magnitude of the technological challenges ahead requires a major cooperative R&D effort involving a critical mass of resources, strengthening excellence, exercising a catalytic effect on national initiatives and improving the coordination of the activities of the Member States in the sector. An increased effort at EU level will have a powerful and specific leverage effect on private investment in research and respond to the competitive challenges presented by similar large-scale R&D initiatives in other regions of the world.
   
• 9 June 2004: Final Report delivered by the High-Level Group to Commissioner Liikanen.
   
• February-June 2004: the High-Level Group developed initial proposals for a large-scale research programme.
   
• February 2004: The Communication "Connecting Europe at High Speed", COM (2004) 61 final, addressed the state of the mobile communications sector including broadband and 3G deployment in Europe. It referred to the recommendations from the Platform.
   
• January 2004: Report delivered by the High-Level Group to the Commission, setting out the vision for a sustainable development of the sector and the main regulatory issues to be addressed in order to achieve that vision.
   
• October 2003: The Communication "Initiative for Growth", COM (2003) 690 final, sets out a number of "Quick start" projects, including the Mobile Communication & Technologies Platform with a continued focus on research activities in the sector.
   
• October 2003: Establishment of a High-Level Group on Mobile Communications, which set the parameters for developing a vision for a sustainable development of the mobile communications sector in Europe and beyond.