I det fjerde rammeprogram viste det sig, at det var nødvendigt at øge den mere tematiske tendens og den interne konsistens og at sørge for, at det blev mere markedsorienteret, og at resultaterne af COST og EUREKA-projektet blev anvendt.
During the fourth framework programme it became clear that it was necessary to increase thematic orientation and to ensure that there would more market orientation, using the results of Cost and the Eureka project.