Título de la Revista: ANNUAL REPORT - JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Año........................:2001
Número..................:15
Volumen................: 0
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Foreword from the Commissioner for Research 4
Comments from the Chairman of the Board of Governors 5
Message from the Director-General 6
Observations from the Board of Governors 8
1. NEW STRUCTURE, NEW FOCUS..........................................................................10
2. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ............................................................................................11
2.1. Water is Essential........................................................................................................11
2.2. Climate Change...........................................................................................................11
2.3. Fire: A threat to European Forests..............................................................................12
2.4. BSE............................................................................................................................13
2.5. Animal Traceability ....................................................................................................13
2.6. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) .................................................................14
2.7. Safety of Chemicals ....................................................................................................14
2.8. Alpha-immunotherapy................................................................................................15
2.9. Nuclear Forensics .......................................................................................................16
2.10. Cybersecurity..............................................................................................................16
2.11. The electronic-Payment Systems Observatory...........................................................17
3. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JRC INSTITUTES..............................................................18
3.1. Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM)...................................18
3.2. Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) ................................................................18
3.3. Institute for Energy (IE)..............................................................................................18
3.4. Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) ..................................19
3.5. Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) ....................................................19
3.6. Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)................................................19
3.7. Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) .............................................20
4. SUPPORTING EU POLICY......................................................................................21
4.1. Thematic priorities......................................................................................................21
4.2. The Work Programme 2001 .......................................................................................22
4.3. Contributing to European standardisation ..................................................................22
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4.4. The quest for excellence .............................................................................................22
4.4.1. A benchmarked organisation ......................................................................................22
4.4.2. Research benchmarking in Europe .............................................................................23
4.5. Total Quality Management .........................................................................................23
4.6. Women and Science....................................................................................................23
5. CONTRIBUTING TO THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA ...............................24
5.1. Networking .................................................................................................................24
5.2. Research training and mobility...................................................................................24
6. PROGRESSING SUPPORT TO EU ENLARGEMENT...........................................25
6.1. Progressive opening up of the JRC programme .........................................................25
6.1.1. Hosting and training staff from applicant countries ...................................................25
6.1.2. Research collaboration................................................................................................25
6.1.3. Enhancing communication .........................................................................................25
7. STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS...........................................26
7.1. Global dimension........................................................................................................26
7.2. Nuclear issues .............................................................................................................26
8. MANAGING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ............................................................28
8.1. Spin-offs......................................................................................................................28
8.2. Descartes finalist.........................................................................................................28
9. THE JRC IN FIGURES (I).........................................................................................29
9.1. Statutory Staff .............................................................................................................29
9.2. Collaborative Staff with Member States and Third Countries ...................................30
9.3. Equal Opportunities ....................................................................................................30
9.4. Budget (budget and expenses - institutional activities) ..............................................30
9.5. Competitive Activities ................................................................................................31
9.6. Publications.................................................................................................................32
10. THE JRC IN FIGURES (II)........................................................................................33
Appendices 35
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