Textiles in the ICT context refer to "Smart textiles". These materials incorporate molecules or electronics, for example to monitor health or track a person.See also e-Textiles in wikipedia
This topic is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 (p.42, 53)under the following challenges/ objectives:
Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems
Objective ICT-2011.3.2 Smart components and smart systems integration
Objective ICT-2011.3.6 Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics and Photonics
