Future Internet Research and Experimentation
Encyclopedia
Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE) is a program funded by the European Union
with the objective to do research on the internet
, its prospects, and its future.
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
with the objective to do research on the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, its prospects, and its future.