49. Supports the introduction of more e-administration and IT tools and, in particular, the development of a research participant portal and the introduction of the e-signature; calls on the Commission to establish an integrated and user-friendly online system; supports making all electronic information on programme management available (identification, application, negotiation and report); supports making this online system available on day one of the programme and accessible at all stages; takes the view that videoconferencing should be promoted to replace face-to-face meetings; recommends that e-administration services use open p ...[+++]rotocols and formats when communicating so as to ensure transparency, accessibility and interoperability;

49. Supports the introduction of more e-administration and IT tools and, in particular, the development of a research participant portal and the introduction of the e-signature; calls on the Commission to establish an integrated and user-friendly online system; supports making all electronic information on programme management available (identification, application, negotiation and report); supports making this online system available on day one of the programme and accessible at all stages; takes the view that videoconferencing should be promoted to replace face-to-face meetings; recommends that e-administration services use open p ...[+++]rotocols and formats when communicating so as to ensure transparency, accessibility and interoperability;

49. Supports the introduction of more e-administration and IT tools and, in particular, the development of a research participant portal and the introduction of the e-signature; calls on the Commission to establish an integrated and user-friendly online system; supports making all electronic information on programme management available (identification, application, negotiation and report); supports making this online system available on day one of the programme and accessible at all stages; takes the view that videoconferencing should be promoted to replace face-to-face meetings; recommends that e-administration services use open p ...[+++]rotocols and formats when communicating so as to ensure transparency, accessibility and interoperability;

Under the SIAP a wide spread system of hotlines all over Europe in nearly all Member States and Candidate Countries has been developed, coordinated by INHOPE, the International Association of Internet Hotlines.

36. Demands that the Commission follow up on the recommendations of its Internal Audit Service (IAS) and establish a system of reporting lines between the designated control and audit functions within each DG and their counterparts (i.e. the IAS) having the same responsibilities for the Commission as a whole; notes that such reporting lines are a necessary complement to the existing normal operational reporting lines;

35. Demands that the Commission follow up on the recommendations of its Internal Audit Service (IAS) and establish a system of reporting lines between the designated control and audit functions within each DG and their counterparts (i.e. the IAS) having the same responsibilities for the Commission as a whole; notes that such reporting lines are a necessary complement to the existing normal operational reporting lines;