Together with Phare and SAPARD one of the three pre-accession instruments. ISPA stands for Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession and finances environment and transport projects.

Available to the countries applying for EU membership, this provides part financing for transport infrastructure projects to interconnect national networks in those countries with each other and with trans-European networks, as well as environmental projects. (See also PHARE.)

Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession. ISPA was designed to address environmental and transport infrastructure priorities identified in the Accession Partnerships with the 10 applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

International Society of Professional Aromatherapists

International Spa Association, a professional organization representing all aspects of the spa industry: club spas, cruise ship spas, day spas, destination spas, resort/hotel spas, medical spas, and mineral springs spas.

International Society of Parametric Analysts; ISPA is a professional society dedicated to the improvement and promotion of: parametric cost modelling techniques and methodologies, risk analysis, econometrics, design-to-cost, technology forecasting and cost management. www.ispa-cost.org Keyword(s): ISPA

The Internet Service Providers' Association.

a contract between a user and an INTERNET services provider that contains terms and conditions governing the use of the INTERNET services

a recently established trade association representing the interests of the Internet industry