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(2003). The current report is the final report on the benchmarking of Internet use in R and D and includes the most important outcomes of the study. The first three chapters of the present report give an overview of the main outcomes (Executive summary), the context (Introduction) and the indicators developed Identification of the indicator framework ). Chapter 3 focuses on the analysis of the indicators for which data is presently available. The final chapters Further developments,(Conclusions) summarise the outcomes of the study and outline areas where future research might be necessary. Annex 1 consists of tables and graphs which provide the reader with access to the data referred to in the report. Annex 2 contains the estionnaire used to carry out a survey among European scientists which provided the majority of the data used in this report. (AU)