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Sixth Ministerial eGovernment Conference and Exhibition

Borderless eGoverment Services for Europeans

The Polish Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission organised in close co-operation the sixth Ministerial eGovernment Conference, entitled "Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans", from 17 – 18 November 2011 in the City of Poznań.

The Conference attracted about 800 top-level stakeholders, government leaders and officials from national, regional and local levels, industry representatives, civil society and experts.

The main theme of the Conference was the development and take-up of eGovernment services in Europe and the implementation of the Malmö Ministerial Declaration 2009, the Digital Agenda for Europe and the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015.
More particularly, the three plenary and fifteen parallel sessions addressed policy issues related to the development of eGovernment services, including social and economic ones, interoperability strategies and people's concerns
In parallel to the conference, an exhibition showcased the most recent European developments in the field of eGovernment – both at national and European level. The European Commission stand hosted the first stop of the Large Scale Pilots’ road show which will travel throughout Europe to demonstrate the importance of the implementation of cross border services in Europe offering concrete benefits for citizens, businesses and governments.