Interesting links concerning IST, Quality of Life and Social Capital
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Commission
QoL page Good collection of projects on QoL funded by the EC |
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FP5
projects funded on QoL |
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High level Group on the Employment and Social Dimension of the Information
Society ESDIS supports the European Commission in the analysis of the impact of the information society on employment and on social cohesion. |
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i2010 Portal All about EU's new initiative on "A European Information Society for growth and employment" |
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EUROSTAT A wealth of statistical data. |
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European Foundation
Of Working And Living Conditions The Foundation is a tripartite European Union body set up in 1975 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions |
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The
European Agency For Safety And Health At Work The European Agency acts as a catalyst for developing, collecting, analysing and disseminating information that improves the state of occupational safety and health in Europe. The Agency is a tripartite European Union organisation and brings together representatives from three key decision-making groups in each of the EU’s Member States – governments, employers and workers’ organisations. |
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WWI - wireless world
initiative WWI provides a framework maximising the critical mass and global impact of the proposed technical work and ensuring the transfer of results into the global market by building on the work of the WWRF. |
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The Institute for Prospective Technological
Studies (IPTS) The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Its mission is to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-making process by researching science-based responses to policy challenges that have both a socio-economic and a scientific or technological dimension. |
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FP6 IP “Mobilife” MobiLife Integrated Project in IST-FP6 is to bring advances in mobile applications and services within the reach of users in their everyday life by innovating and deploying new applications and services based on the evolving capabilities of the 3G systems and beyond. |
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LSB University Centre
for studies on social capital and families Some good reports and projects |
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Project on social
capital measures at Manchester University This is the Li and Pickles project which produced their paper(s) |
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UK Audit office development of QoL indicators |
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UK Government QoL strategy documents |
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UK National
Statistical Office page on social capital Excellent source of reviews and data for the UK |
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UK Research
council funded research How satisfied are we with the lives we lead? As part of Social Science week, ESRC's new publication Seven Ages of Man and Woman reports research evidence from a variety of sources rich in detail on the changing lives of Britons of all ages. |
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Saguaro Seminar The Saguaro Seminar project focuses on expanding what we know about levels of trust and community engagement in America, and on developing strategies and efforts to increase this engagement. |
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Capitale Sociale.it Useful resources for researchers, students, and practitioners interested in social interactions and social capital |