History
The IAP programme was launched for the first time in 1987 and this action has been developed in 6 phases of 5 years each.
For the 6 phases the Belgian federal authority invested some 515 million EUR.
| IAP-phase | Period | Budget | Number of networks |
| Phase-I |
1987 - 1991 | 40 million EUR |
14 |
| Phase-II + prolongation |
1990 - 1995 1995 - 1996 |
50 million EUR 10 million EUR |
23 |
| Phase-III | 1992 - 1996 | 50 million EUR |
16 |
| Phase-IV | 1997 - 2001 | 110 million EUR |
35 |
| Phase-V | 2002 - 2006 | 112 million EUR |
36 |
| Phase-VI | 2007 - 2011 | 143 million EUR |
44 |
