1. Commercial and cultural imperatives 

There is a need for new researchers in CL. (CL 1)
CL must not forget that theory is also important, and the balance between theory and practice needs always to be there.  (CL 7)
CL and speech processing need to cooperate in building links to industry.  (CL 10)

We recommend the definition of agreed standards of cooperation with industry.  (NEL 8)
We recommend, as a matter of general policy, the broadening of European NEL actions to include other countries and to cease being overly eurocentric.  (NEL 14)
We recommend that cooperation should be sought with East European countries, which despite their expertise in NEL are too frequently excluded from the electronic arena.  (NEL 15)
We recommend the inclusion of non-European countries, in particular those whose languages are the object of study, in all actions. Cooperation with non-European countries should not take the colonial form of sending them finished products. Instead, they ought to be involved from the start in long term cooperative projects which allow them to choose their own destiny.  (NEL 16)

There is a need for new researchers in PHON for basic research in speech sciences and for applications in the field of speech technology and speech therapy. (PHON 1)

The introduction and the extension of updated curriculum on SLE education in universities to develop strategic needs across multilingual Europe (SLE 1)
To improve and to strength the links between industry (research and development laboratories) and universities in the area of SLE. (SLE 2)
The definition of a coherent system for acquisition of competencies and skills through dedicated training models addressed to various job profiles and to expected changes in the SLE market. (SLE 3)
The adaptation of educational technology infrastructure to current innovations imposed by the market or research imperatives. (SLE 7)
For universities in Central and Eastern Europe it is imperative to strength the links with similar institutions from EU in order to set up new curricula, to retrain the staff and to develop the educational and research infrastructure according to well recognized standards. (SLE 8)
Larger coordinated efforts are needed to continue the promotion of research an innovations in SLE for developing new applications using the integration of speech and language.  (SLE 9)
Industry, national and international bodies should continue to support projects for the development, testing and evaluation of advanced training modules for SLE, including ODL and LLL. ISCA-SIG on education can play an important role. (SLE 11)