In 2004, the Networked and Electronic Media (NEM) industrial sector launched the NEM European Technology Platform. Three years later, the NEM community has grown to more than 500 members.In the early time of FP7, the NEM platform intends to help to the birth of the NEM industry sector, develop its influence on the European organisations, and improve its presence on the international scene.The 4NEM SSA aims at giving the NEM platform the means to realise its ambitions. It includes the support to the following activities:•\tNEM secretariat : covering all necessary functions to ensure the normal operation of the NEM Initiative, including the coordination of activities, logistics assistance, website, informatics, communications,•\tStrategy Development, with the extension of the NEM Vision to a period beyond 2015, and related development of NEM Strategic Research Agenda, but also the production of positioning documents to provide answers to European and national bodies on strategic questions,•\tEuropean collaboration, in particular, with the European Commission and Parliament, other European Technology Platforms and European Initiatives, such as Eureka-Celtic, and relevant national initiatives,•\tLiaison ensuring that NEM is influential on the international scene. This includes professional publication and dissemination of achievements made by NEM community and briefing standards and regulatory bodies,•\tOrganisation of an annual conference, "NEM Summit", expected to attract 400 to 500 delegates from the NEM community and from the worldwide community of the organisations involved in the NEM sector,•\tStrategic analysis of how running projects are covering the FP7 networked media objectives and NEM Strategic research Agenda, including a wide consultation within and outside the NEM community, launching an open forum.The 4NEM consortium consists of Steering Board members of the NEM platform and reflects the operational organization of the platform.