INTEREST
INTEgrating REsearch and STandardisation

www.interest-fp6.org

The INTEREST consortium comprises

The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research [Co-ordinator] is an institute of the Fraunhofer Society devoted to socio-economic research in the fields of science and technology. FhG-ISI has a long experience in the management of international consortia.

Dialogic is a small research and consultancy firm in the field of innovation processes and innovation policy. Its research focuses on how innovations take place and the role of users in the innovation process.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a major National Metrology Institute (NMI) responsible for operating the National Measurement System in the UK, and co-ordinating its activity at a European level via EUROMET, and at world levels through the CIPM. NPL has wide experience in prospective studies and in the formulation of strategies and programmes for standards development.

NIFU-STEP is a national resource centre for studies of the relationships between competences and technological development on the one hand and cultural, social and economic change on the other. It was established on May 1st. 2004, as a merger of the Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education and STEP Centre for Innovation Research.

Aachen University (RWTH) is the largest Technical University in Germany. Its Computer Science department has been recognised as one of the leading departments in its field in Europe. Areas of research interest and expertise include mobile networks, distributed systems, network security, and standards research.