Twenty-four new research projects are being launched by DG INFSO following the result of the first call for proposals in the area of 'secure, dependable and trusted infrastructures', which is part of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) theme. Most of the projects started on 1st January 2008 and all will be operational within the next few months.

The European Commission endorsed the work of the European Digital Library Foundation when high level EC officials met members for the formal handover of their statutes on 27 November 2007.