Whereas the Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management, as part of the Internal Security Fund, should support actions aimed at preventing and combating the trafficking of drugs and other types of crime, and in particular measures targeting the production, manufacture, extraction, sale, transport, importation and exportation of illegal drugs, including possession and purchase with a view to engaging in drug trafficking activities, the Programme should cover those aspects of dru ...[+++]gs policy that are not covered by the Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management, as part of the Internal Security Fund, or by the Health for Growth Programme and are closely linked to its general objective.

Therefore, they will build upon relevant existing tools and actions and, where this makes sense (e.g. for joint programming, lead markets, joint pre-commercial and commercial procurement schemes, regulatory screening), integrate them into a single coherent policy framework.

ACTIONS The Commission will: Key action 9: Leverage more private investment through the strategic use of pre-commercial procurement[36] and public-private partnerships[37], by using structural funds for research and innovation and by maintaining a pace of 20% yearly increase of the ICT RD budget at least for the duration of FP7; Other actions: Reinforce the coordination and pooling of resources with Member States and industry[38], and put greater focus on demand- and user-driven partnerships in EU support to ICT research and innovation; Starting in 2011 propose measures for ‘light and fast’ access to EU research funds in ICT, making th ...[+++]em more attractive notably to SMEs and young researchers in view of a wider implementation within the revision of the EU RTD Framework; [39] Ensure sufficient financial support to joint ICT research infrastructures and innovation clusters, develop further eInfrastructures and establish an EU strategy for cloud computing notably for government and science; Work with stakeholders to develop a new generation of web-based applications and services, including for multilingual content and services, by supporting standards and open platforms through EU-funded programmes.

The European Capability Action Plan (ECAP), which seeks to fill EU capability shortfalls, is likely to include off-the-shelf procurement and collaborative programmes as well as defence research and technology measures.

The European Capability Action Plan (ECAP), which seeks to fill EU capability shortfalls, is likely to include off-the-shelf procurement and collaborative programmes as well as defence research and technology measures.

This programme may include measures such as incentives to improve quality and hygiene, the marketing of quality products, sector structuring, the rationalisation of production and marketing structures providing for grouped purchases, local communication relating to quality products and the provision of technical assistance.