council resolutionof april mid term review esprit programm council european commun regard council decis eec februari european programm research develop inform technolog esprit articl thereof regard commiss commun novemb review assess initi result esprit programm note report independ high level bodi esprit review board submit commiss form mid term review esprit programm emphas commit esprit programm mean collabor research develop effort aim meet constitut specif european industri potenti field inform technolog combat increasingli sever intern competit field ii welcom consider progress achiev area transnat cooper field inform technolog iii confirm main object esprit programm remain promot european industri cooper pre competit research develop field inform technolog provid basic technolog requir european inform technolog industri ensur competit carri work preparatori standard field inform technolog iv believ pursuit object harmon norm standard european scale repres invalu contribut goal establish intern market take note commiss intent submit council octob latest supplementari report take account develop present report review board vi request commiss ensur implement esprit programm scope flexibl continu provid effect respons increas challeng inform technolog field vii invit commiss submit propos effect account fulli specif recommend set annex resolut specif council recommend futur esprit programm council recommend whilst pre competit natur futur research develop safeguard potenti industri applic econom impact result increasingli emphas context technolog object programm whilst seek reinforc strateg charact closer attent paid specif requir small medium size enterpris sme research institut view secur greater involv futur offer subcontract concentr effort resourc sought greater recours ambiti project detriment achiev area transnat cooper structur composit consortia review ensur optimum size project adequ number type partner fund arrang programm review view establish optimum contribut made commun type organ project complementari natur research develop nation commun level enhanc improv cooper exchang inform esprit similar programm oper nation level commiss ensur esprit manag committe access relev inform enabl discharg duti assist commiss strateg manag programm commiss develop comprehens strategi dissemin inform research result procedur mechan forc review overhaul success function vital ultim success programm guidelin set defin criteria detail arrang access organ efta countri esprit understood particip specif project depend agreement project partner supplementari report intend submit council octob commiss make assess technic result programm achiev assess cover area potenti econom impact industri applic project problem relat size composit consortia cost benefit function differ level financi support comparison human resourc involv esprit gener resourc situat commun problem relat particip sme oj