The final project Conference “DEVELOPING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN THE REGIONS: BENCHMARKING INDICATORS, LEADING PROJECTS AND POLICY SUPPORT”, will take place in Wielkopolska - Poland, on the 22-23rd of June, at the Poznan International Fair premises.
The objective of the final project conference will be focused on:
1. The results of two year research activities in the four thematic fields (Social Infrastructure, e-Government, Broadband, e-business showing the importance of measurement tools in the process of managing the Information Society development.
2. The presentation of leading ICT projects implemented at the regional level to illustrate what is behind benchmarking indicators and how concretely the Information society is implemented in the participating regions.
3. The description of the potentiality of benchmarking indicators in supporting policy making by their elaboration through complex research techniques (factor analysis) and their current usage in the regions.
The conference benefits from the honourable patronage of Mrs Danuta Hübner – EU Commissioner for Regional Policyon Information Society, to provide new ideas and suggestions.
The event is targeted to National Authorities, Regions (in particular from New Member States); Development Agencies; Research Institutions, Public administration; Statistical Offices (National and Regional), EC officers (DG Regio and Information Society).
Working languages: To be defined
IMPORTANT: Because of security policy, registration is mandatory to access the conference building.
PLEASE REGISTER TO THE CONFERENCE [REJESTRACJA] - Deadline 14th June.
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
Conference partners:
1. Cities on Internet Association
2. Institute of Logistics and Warehousing
3. Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Centre
4. Wielkopolska Centre for Education and Self-Government Studies
5. Polish Telecommunication S.A.
6. Poznan Science and Technology Park
Media patronages:
1. TV BIZNES
2. COMPUTERWOLD
3. WSPÓLNOTA
4. e-Fakty
DAY 1, 22 JUNE 2006
Opening lecture: The information Society in the Regional Policy - Benchmarking and evaluation in the New Programming Period 2007-2013
Mr Reiner Kneifel-Haverkamp, European Commission, DG Regio
The Understand project: measuring the development of the Information Society in the regions - Understand overview
Chiara Mancini, Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna
Presentation of the benchmarking results in partner regions:
* Broadband infrastructure
Chiara Mancini, Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna
* E–government
Victor Prieto, Valencian Office for the Information Society
* E-business
Olaf Juptner, HA Hessen Agentur
* ICT usage by citizens
Chloe Chadderton, University of Wales
Building on benchmarking: how data can be used to support policy making
Indicators in the process of regional strategy development
Sandra Lotti, Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna
Experiences from New Member Regions
Wojciech Sadowicz, Cities on the Internet Association - POLISH VERSION
From policy inputs to sectoral changes: the TRANSFORM project
Karsten Gareis, Empirica
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DAY 2, 23 JUNE 2006
What lies behind benchmarking indicators: best practices to develop the Information Society in the Understand regions. (parallel sessions )
Social infrastructure: CHAIR:
Karsten Gareis - Empirica
* Regional Digital Libraries 1 -
Regional Digital Libraries 2
Marcin Werla, Project Leader, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
* A rural lifestyle with good ICT access
Charlie Wallin, Project Manager Association of local authorities in the county of Vasternorrland
* Using ICT for social inclusion: examples from Wales
Miranda Morton, Research Manager, Welsh Assembly Government
E-government: CHAIR:
Wojciech Pelc - Poznań City
* e-Formación and Canal GV Project, bringing near the e-administration to citizens
José Vicente Monfort, Project Manager, Generalitat Valenciana
*The e-gov services by the Regional Local Authorities Unified Network (RUPAR-2)
Chiara Valerio, Project Manager, Technopolis
*Applications and services for local government
Marek Bigosiński, Deputy Director, Wielkopolska Center of Education and Local Government Studies - POLISH VERSION
*IRIDE: user identification as a success factor for e-government services
Silvana Ponsero, Project Manager, CSI Piemonte
Broadband: CHAIR:
Cristoforo Morandini, Between Spa
* Broadband metropolitan and national network – services for education
Piotr Grzybowski, Deployment Manager, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center - POLISH VERSION
* Development of broadband infrastructure for provision of e-gov services
Sławomir Partyka, Director, Polish Telecommunication S.A. - POLISH VERSION
* Lepida the Broadband Network of Emilia Romagna Region
Marco Calzolari, Head of the regional ICT infrastructure management and development department, Region Emilia-Romagna
E-business: CHAIR:
Freek Posthumus NORMAPME/UEAPME
*TRADE POINT POZNAŃ – platform for matching offers
Marcin Kraska, Deputy Head of e-Commerce Center, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing
* Booking engines for direct selling and electronic distribution in the tourism sector
Miguel Angel Chacón, Project Manager, IBIT Foundation
*The program hessen-it and activities resulting from the benchmarking data
Dieter Kreuziger, CEO, HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
* E-business training for SMEs and in social infrastructure
Charlie Wallin, Project Manager Association of local authorities in the county of Vasternorrland
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