COST TIST - European research cooperation in telecommunications and information science and technology

Abstract

In 1971, the Ministerial Conference of the European Union opened for 19 European countries the possibility of cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research, by formally establishing the framework of COST (Cooperation Scientifique et Technique).COST-TIST covers all COST activities in the field of telecommunications and information science and technology, from fundamental research to services and applications. TIST Actions have successfully contributed to the aims of the European Research Area by bringing a large set of national, industrial, and university research in the field together into a common framework of research objectives